Melodía Rubí Castro-Pérez

Drug Repurposing in Parasitology: New Uses for Old Drugs to Be Used Through the Host–Parasite Interface

Drug repurposing in parasitology gives existing medications new applications, such as using antibiotics for malaria, antimalarials for worms, and antifungals/cancer drugs for protozoa. This strategy saves time and money by passing early-stage safety testing for established human compounds. Although advances in genomics...