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Methadone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00333ApprovedInvestigational[A185888,A185891,A185897] Compared with [morphine], the gold standard reference opioid, methadone also acts as an agonist of κ- and σ-opioid receptors, as an antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA … ) receptor, and as an inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine uptake.
Categories: Drugs Used in Opioid Dependence, Drugs Used in Addictive DisordersFomepizole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01213ApprovedVet approvedFomepizole is used as an antidote in confirmed or suspected methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning. … Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingInfluenza B virus B/Washington/02/2019 antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15620ApprovedInvestigationalInactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.
Mixtures: VaxigripTetra Injektionssuspension in einer Fertigspritze, Influvac Tetra Injektionssuspension in einer FertigspritzeDimercaprol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06782ApprovedIn addition, it has in the past been used for the treatment of Wilson's disease, a genetic disorder in which the body tends to retain copper. … It was developed as an experimental antidote against the arsenic-based poison gas Lewisite. It has been used clinically since 1949 in arsenic, cadmium and mercury poisoning.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingInternational brands: Bal In Oil InjectionIvacaftor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08820ApprovedInvestigational, an ion channel involved in the transport of chloride and sodium ions across cell membranes. … It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on January 31, 2012[L768], and by Health Canada in late 2012.
Synonyms: N-(2,4-di-tert-butyl-5-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamideAluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11149ApprovedWithdrawnAluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly is a common active ingredient in personal care products as an antiperspirant agent.
Mixtures: Ban Ultra Antiperspirant Roll-ONProducts: Arrid for Men Glide-ON Wild Breeze, Degree Roll-ON AntiperspirantMivacurium
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01226ApprovedWithdrawnIt binds competitively to cholinergic receptors on the motor end-plate to antagonize the action of acetylcholine, resulting in a block of neuromuscular transmission.
Lactitol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12942Approved[A190915,A190918] Pizensy, an oral lactitol powder for solution, was approved by the FDA for use in chronic idiopathic constipation in February 2020.[L11803] … [A190912] Clinically, lactitol has been investigated for use as an osmotic laxative and, along with other non-absorbable disaccharides such as [lactulose], in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPegaspargase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00059ApprovedInvestigationalHowever, leukemia cells have low levels of this enzyme and depend on exogenous sources. Therefore, the use of pegaspargase results in leukemic cell death. … [L44667] Asparagine is an amino acid that is vital for cell survival. In humans, most normal tissues can produce asparagine through the action of asparagine synthetase.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingDonidalorsen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB18751ApprovedInvestigational[L53788] Donidalorsen was approved by the FDA in August 2025 for prophylactic use to prevent HAE attacks.[L53783,L53788] It is the first RNA-targeted therapy approved for HAE.[L53783]
Categories: Drugs Used in Hereditary Angioedema