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What is drug repurposing?
Drug repurposing means finding new uses for existing medicines. In this story, drugs already used for glaucoma might be able to treat certain aggressive cancers. This approach can speed up the drug development process significantly because the drugs have already been tested for safety in humans, making it a more efficient way to find new treatments.
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