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  1. Drug

    Azathioprine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00993
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Azathioprine is a prodrug of 6-mercaptopurine, first synthesized in 1956 by Gertrude Elion, William Lange, and George Hitchings in an attempt to produce a derivative of 6-mercaptopurine with a better therapeutic

  2. Drug

    Favipiravir

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12466
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A191688,A191772,A191775] Not only does favipiravir inhibit replication of influenza A and B, but the drug has shown promise in the treatment of avian influenza, and may be an alternative option for … Discovered by Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. in Japan, favipiravir is a modified pyrazine analog that was initially approved for therapeutic use in resistant cases of influenza.

  3. Drug

    Tesamorelin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08869
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Lipodystrophy is a metabolic condition characterized by insulin resistance, fat redistribution, and hyperlipidemia associated with antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection.

  4. Drug

    Fosphenytoin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01320
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It works by slowing down impulses in the brain that cause seizures.

  5. Drug

    Rimegepant

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12457
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L38814] The current standard of migraine therapy involves abortive treatment with "triptans", such as [sumatriptan], but these medications are contraindicated in patients with pre-existing cerebrovascular … Rimegepant is an oral antagonist of the CGRP receptor developed by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals.

  6. Drug

    Levobupivacaine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01002
    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    Levobupivacaine hydrochloride is commonly marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Chirocaine. … It is approximately 13 per cent less potent (by molarity) than racemic bupivacaine.Levobupivacaine is indicated for local anaesthesia including infiltration, nerve block, ophthalmic, epidural and intrathecal

  7. Drug

    Cobicistat

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09065
    ApprovedInvestigational

    agents that are metabolized by CYP3A enzymes. … Although it does not have any anti-HIV activity, cobicistat acts as a pharmacokinetic enhancer by inhibiting cytochrome P450 3A isoforms (CYP3A) and therefore increases the systemic exposure of coadministered

  8. Drug

    Potassium perchlorate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09418
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers has been revoked by the FDA following the use being abandoned by the industry [L2365]. … Potassium perchlorate acts as a competitive inhibitor of iodine uptake by the thyroid gland and attenuates the production of the thyroid hormone.

  9. Drug

    Strontium ranelate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09267
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    This agent presents an atypical mechanism of action in which it increases deposition of new bone by osteoblasts and, simultaneously, reduces the resorption of bone by osteoclasts. … and microstructural changes by which anti-fracture efficacy is enhanced.

  10. Drug

    Potassium citrate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09125
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    It contains 38.3% potassium by mass. In the monohydrate form it is highly hygroscopic and deliquescent. Potassium citrate is used to treat a kidney stone condition called renal tubular acidosis.