research Medication Repurposing: New Uses for Old Drugs
Old drugs can be used for new treatments, saving time and money, but there are challenges like needing more evidence and legal concerns.
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research The Pharmacologic Treatment of Muscle Pain
The document concludes that more research is needed to understand how to treat muscle pain with drugs.
research Hair Loss in Psychopharmacology
Some psychiatric medications can cause hair loss, but it usually grows back after adjusting the medication.
research Treatment Strategies for Pediatric Trichotillomania: State‐of‐the‐Art Review on Progress and Persistent Challenges
Behavioral interventions, especially habit reversal training, are most effective for treating trichotillomania in children.
research Expert Opinion: Migraine, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and Treatment
People with migraines often have mental health conditions, and treatment should be personalized to address both issues safely.
research Drug Repurposing Patent Applications July–September 2025
New drug uses show promise but need more research.
research Agglomerative clustering-based drugs graded for the risk signals of drug-induced cognitive disorder: a study on the FAERS database
Finasteride is high-risk for cognitive disorders, while Carbidopa/Levodopa, Topiramate, and Clonazepam are moderate-risk.
research Novel modulatory effects of neurosteroids and benzodiazepines on excitatory and inhibitory neurons excitability: a multi-electrode array recording study
Neurosteroids and benzodiazepines reduce neuron excitability, with lasting effects on inhibitory neurons.
research Drug-induced hair pigmentation: Clinical perspectives and updates
Certain drugs can change hair color, either lightening or darkening it.
research Reporting on Adverse Clinical Events
Certain medications can reduce mortality risk in COPD patients, but others can increase risks of cardiovascular issues, postoperative delirium, and other adverse effects.
research 1. 2年間の低負荷レジスタンストレーニングが高齢者の筋機能に及ぼす効果(第134回日本体力医学会関東地方会)
Blocking 5α-reductase can reduce sleep deprivation-related behavioral issues in rats.
research Adverse Cutaneous Reactions to Antipsychotics
Some patients taking antipsychotic medications experience skin reactions, ranging from mild to severe.
research Recent advances in the treatment of trichotillomania (hair‐pulling disorder)
New drugs like N-acetylcysteine and dronabinol show promise for treating hair-pulling disorder.
research The 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride increases suicide-related aggressive behaviors and blocks clozapine-induced beneficial effects in an animal model of schizophrenia
Finasteride raises suicide-linked aggression and stops clozapine's positive effects in schizophrenia animals.
research Pharmacotherapy of polycystic ovary syndrome - an update
New treatments for PCOS show promise, but no current medication treats all aspects of the condition.
research Off-label Prescription and Challenges in Clinical Practice: An Abridged Review
The review suggests doctors should carefully weigh risks and benefits of off-label drug use, involve patients in decisions, and calls for better regulations and monitoring.
research SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind
Pharmacist-led care significantly improved post-COVID symptoms.
research Non-surgical interventions for androgenetic alopecia in men
research Non-surgical interventions for androgenetic alopecia in men
research Improvement of General Symptoms in a Chronic Psychotic Patient Treated with Finasteride: Case Report
Finasteride improved symptoms in a schizophrenia patient.
research Finasteride as a model for personalized medicine
Finasteride treatment should be personalized to individual mental profiles.
research PSYCHOCUTANEOUS MEDICINE: PRESENT STATUS AND TRENDS OF INQUIRY
The current state and future directions of the field that studies the connection between the mind and skin are discussed.
research Repurposing FDA approved drugs for psoriasis indications through integrated molecular docking, one-SVM algorithm, and molecular dynamics simulation approaches
Pioglitazone, Trimipramine, and Dimetindene may be repurposed to treat psoriasis.
research Drug repurposing: Clinical practices and regulatory pathways
Drug repurposing offers faster, cheaper drug development but faces challenges like safety, ethics, and funding.
research Alopecia Due to Psychotropic Medications
Some psychotropic medications can rarely cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs usually reverses the condition.
research Decision letter for "Repeated finasteride administration promotes synaptic plasticity and produces antidepressant‐ and anxiolytic‐like effects in female rats"
research Decision letter for "Repeated finasteride administration promotes synaptic plasticity and produces antidepressant‐ and anxiolytic‐like effects in female rats"
research Drug-associated insomnia: A pharmacovigilance study based on FDA adverse event reporting system
Certain medications, especially nervous system drugs, can cause insomnia, with risks varying by age and gender.
research Recent Insights in Multi‐Target Drugs in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
Multitarget drugs are needed to better treat complex diseases.
research The involvement of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone in the antihyperalgesic effect of paroxetine in a rat model of neuropathic pain
Paroxetine relieves pain by increasing allopregnanolone levels.