Old drugs, new tricks: Medications approved for other uses also have antibiotic action
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 13:44
in Health & Medicine
A number of drugs already approved to treat parasitic infections, cancers, infertility and other conditions also show promise as antibiotic agents against staph and tuberculosis infections, according to a new study by University of Illinois chemists and collaborators. Because these agents act against multiple targets within the bacteria, it may be harder for bacteria to develop resistance.