Double‐Duty Drugs: Repositioning Antipsychotics to Combat Bacterial Infections
These challenges highlight the need for extensive in vivo and clinical studies to evaluate the antibacterial potential of antipsychotics, ensuring safety and efficacy. Careful monitoring and a balanced risk-benefit analysis are essential when considering antipsychotics for antimicrobial purposes.
Authors
- Sercan Karav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-1673)
- Prashant Kesharwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0890-769X)
- Negar Ebadpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6679-8786)
- Navid Faraji
- Amirhossein Sahebkar
- Mohammad Abavisani
Institutions
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi (TR)
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Biotechnology Research Center (IR)
- Chitkara University (IN)
- Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cns.70724
- Primary Topic
- Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00