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June 9, 2026Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical SciencesOpen Access

Old drugs, new weapons: current trends in repurposing therapies against antimicrobial resistance

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GSGatadi SrikanthNKNiggula Praveen KumarBSBhima Sridevi

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Overview

Review highlights trends in repurposing existing drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance, suggesting effective strategies.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore current trends in repurposing existing therapies for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
  • Review of strategies in drug repurposing for AMR.
  • Utilization of non-antibiotic drugs and agents that enhance conventional antibiotics.
  • Evaluation of systems pharmacology and in silico screening methods.
  • Repurposing shows promising potential for extending the lifespan of existing antimicrobial drugs.
  • Identified barriers include regulatory challenges and economic disincentives for repurposing efforts.
  • Highlighted advances indicate progress in identifying candidates for effective repurposing.

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Srikanth et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a27ad11a963992e162676cdhttps://doi.org/10.3389/jpps.2026.16158
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