Drug repurposing screen using phenotypic assays has the potential for rapid drug discovery and

development that may not need the prolonged preclinical drug development. The development
time and cost in this approach can be much lower compared with the traditional drug
discovery. (d) Drug repurposing screen can also be used for new target identification because many
active drugs have known mechanism(s) of action. The identified lead compounds that may not be
used immediately as a drug for a new indication may point out a new target and direction for drug
discovery.