title: Drug rediscovery to prevent off-label prescription reduces health care costs: the case of tioguanine in the Netherlands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. cjmulder@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: Chris J J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dirk P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: van Asseldonk
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nanne K H
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: de Boer
mesh_terms: D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics; D058492:Drug Repositioning / Q000191:economics; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D056687:Off-Label Use / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013866:Thioguanine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D013866:Thioguanine