Drug repurposing (also known as drug repurposing, repurposing, repurposing, or change of therapeutic indication) refers to the repurposing of an approved drug for a disease or medical condition different from that for which it was developed initially.
Ubadilishaji wa dawa (pia inajulikana kama kutumia dawa vingine, kuweka umbo mpya, kusababisha kufanya kazi mpya au kubadilisha dawa) ni kutumua dawa iliyoidhinishwa vingine kwa ajili ya matibabu ya ugonjwa tofauti au hali ya matibabu badala ya kuitumia kwa sababu iliyotengenezwa hapo awali.