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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Radiat Res. 2018 Oct 3;190(6):654–658. doi: 10.1667/RR15138.1

TABLE 1.

Repurposed Drugs and Device

Drug Manufacturer Original indication Date of approval, licensure or clearance Repurposed indication(s)
Neupogen (filgrastim) Amgen Inc. Neutropenia 1991 Licensed for H-ARS in 2015
Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) Amgen Inc. Neutropenia 2002 Licensed for H-ARS in 2015
Xigris (Drotrecogin alfa; activated protein C) Eli Lilly and Co. Sepsis 2002; withdrawn 2011 BARDA-funded for H-ARS
Silverlon (calcium alginate dressing) Argentum Medical First- and second-degree burns Clearance 1998 BARDA-funded for Cutaneous radiation injuries
Mozobil (plerixafor) AnorMED Mobilize CD34+ mesenchymal stem cells 2008 NIAID-funded for H-ARS, tissue repair
Surfaxin (lucinactant) Discovery Labs Neonatal respiratory distress 2012 NIAID-funded for radiation-induced lung injury
Prinivil® (lisinopril) Merck & Co. Inc. Hypertension 1987 NIAID-funded for radiation-induced lung injury
Vasotec® (enalapril) Merck & Co. Inc. Hypertension 1981 NIAID-funded for radiation-induced lung injury
Capoten® (captopril) Bristol-Myers Squibb Hypertension 1981 NIAID-funded for radiation-induced kidney and lung injury
Ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolone) Bayer Corp. Antibiotic 1987 NIAID-funded for radiation combined injury