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Fomivirsen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06759ApprovedWithdrawnIt is an antiviral agent that was used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV) in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS. … As a complementary nucleotide to the messenger RNA of the major immediate-early region proteins of human cytomegalovirus, it disrupts the replication of the virus through an antisense mechanism [L1428]
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingTechnetium Tc-99m disofenin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09164ApprovedWithdrawnIt is available as an intravenous injection in a preparation kit under the name Hepatolite. … Technetium Tc-99m disofenin is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in hepatobiliary imaging for diagnostic purposes.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingClonidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00575ApprovedInvestigationalClonidine is an imidazole derivate that acts as an agonist of alpha-2 adrenoceptors.[A180559] This activity is useful for the treatment of hypertension, severe pain, and ADHD. … [L7237,L54536,L7240,L7243,L7246] Clonidine was granted FDA approval on 3 September 1974.[L7237]
Synonyms: 2,6-Dichloro-N-2-imidazolidinylidenebenzenamineCategories: Sympathomimetics in Glaucoma TherapyStreptococcus pneumoniae type 33f capsular polysaccharide antigen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10341ApprovedInvestigationalIt is an active immunization for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection against pneumococcal disease such as pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal bacteremia.
Mixtures: PNEUMOVAX 23 Injektionslösung in einer Fertigspritze, PNEUMOVAX 23 Injektionslösung in einer DurchstechflascheRaloxifene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00481ApprovedInvestigational[A4977] Available in many countries worldwide, raloxifene was initially approved by the FDA in December, 1997 under the market name Evista® for the management and prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal … women and reduction in risk for invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or those who are at high risk for invasive breast cancer.
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06789ApprovedFood and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1956 and withdrawn from marketing in 1999.[L46118] The U.S. … In April 2023, the FDA withdrew its approval of Makena and its generics given an unfavorable risk-to-benefit assessment.[L46113]
Synonyms: 17alpha-Caproyloxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dioneMechlorethamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00888ApprovedInvestigationalThe hydrochloride is used as an antineoplastic in Hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. It causes severe gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage. … ) in patients who have received prior skin-directed therapy.
Synonyms: 2,2'-dichloro-N-methyldiethylamine, N-methyl-bis(2-chloroethyl)amineCategories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEnalaprilat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09477ApprovedInvestigationalUsed in the treatment of hypertension, enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that prevents Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) from transforming angiotensin I into angiotensin II. … Removal of the problematic thiol group from captopril resulted in enalaprilat, which was then modified further with an ester to create the orally available pro-drug enalapril.
Categories: Agents Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin SystemVamorolone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15114ApprovedInvestigational[L48671,L48676] In December 2023, it was approved in the EU for the treatment of patients ≥4 years of age.[L49505] … [L48676] Vamorolone was approved by the FDA in October 2023 for the management of DMD in patients ≥2 years of age.
Lindane
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00431ApprovedWithdrawnLindane has been banned in California, United Kingdom, Australia, and many western countries due to concerns about neurotoxicity and adverse effects on the environment. … An organochlorine insecticide that has been used as a pediculicide and a scabicide.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting