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Health Spotlight: Drug repurposing saves time, money and lives

Health Spotlight: Drug repurposing saves time, money and lives

(WISH) — It takes an average of 10 to 12 years and billions of dollars before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new drug.

But what if that time and money could be much less?

News 8’s Brittany Noble in her video report tells how doctors are finding new ways to use old drugs to save lives.

This story was created from a script aired on WISH-TV. Health Spotlight is presented by Community Health Network.