Table 4.

Examples of drugs successfully repurposed or repositioned.

Drug	Original Indication	New Indication
Amantadine	Influenza	Parkinson’s disease
Amphotericin B	Fungal infections	Leishmaniosis
Aspirin	Inflammation, pain	Antiplatelet
Duloxetine	Depression	Fibromyalgia
Finasteride	Prostate hyperplasia	Hair loss
Gabapentin	Epilepsy	Neuropathic pain
Minoxidil	Hypertension	Hair loss
Thalidomide	Morning sickness	Leprosy, multiple myeloma
Sildenafil	Angina	Pulmonary hypertension, erectile dysfunction
Zidovudine	Cancer	HIV/AIDS