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Finasteride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01216ApprovedInvestigational[L6244,L10565] In 1998, it was approved by the FDA to treat male pattern hair loss. … It works in a similar fashion as [dutasteride], which is another 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, by exerting antiandrogenic effects.
Categories: Drugs Used in Benign Prostatic HypertrophyAminolevulinic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00855ApprovedInvestigationalA compound produced from succinyl-CoA and glycine as an intermediate in heme synthesis. It is used as a photochemotherapy for actinic keratosis. [PubChem]
Categories: Sensitizers Used in Photodynamic/radiation TherapyJoubert Syndrome
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0000582DiseaseThe symptoms affect a variety of body parts in the patient, including apnea, ataxia brought on by hypotonia, abnormal eye movements and intellectual disability. … Joubert syndrome is a condition in which brain development is not completed as it should be, including the lack or underdevelopment of the part of the brain that regulates balance and coordination and
Enzymes: Activating molecule in BECN1-regulated autophagy protein 1Joubert Syndrome
smpdb.ca/view/SMP0125809DiseaseThe symptoms affect a variety of body parts in the patient, including apnea, ataxia brought on by hypotonia, abnormal eye movements and intellectual disability. … Joubert syndrome is a condition in which brain development is not completed as it should be, including the lack or underdevelopment of the part of the brain that regulates balance and coordination and
Enzymes: Activating molecule in BECN1-regulated autophagy protein 1Acarbose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00284ApprovedInvestigationalAcarbose is therefore used in conjunction with diet, exercise, and other pharmacotherapies for the management of blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. … Acarbose is a complex oligosaccharide that acts as an inhibitor of several enzymes responsible for the breakdown of complex carbohydrates in the intestines.
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesTetrofosmin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11180ApprovedTetrofosmin is used in conjunction with technetium Tc-99m as a radiopharmaceutical.[A7788] … It presents a molecular formula of 1,2-bis(bis(2-ethoxyethyl)phosphino)ethane. Tetrofosmin is part of the group of diphosphines.
Mixtures: Tetrofosmin ROTOP 0,23 mg Kit für ein radioaktives ArzneimittelTuberculin purified protein derivative
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11601ApprovedTuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) is a sterile aqueous solution of a purified protein fraction for intradermal administration as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. … The purified protein fraction is isolated from culture media filtrates of a human strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is included in the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingGalactose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11735ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnAs a naturally occurring sugar, it may be found in a number dairy products. Even then, however, it is not generally used as a sweetener considering it is only about 30% as sweet as sucrose. … There are even proposals for its use in accelerating senescence in mice, rats, and Drosophila, for its association with ovarian cancer, or even for the potential treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Mixtures: Levovist - Pws IV (4g Granules /vial)Attapulgite
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01574ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnWhen used in medicine, it physically binds to acids and toxic substances in the stomach and digestive tract. For that reason, it has often been used in antidiarrheal medications. … Attapulgite is a magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate which occurs in a type of clay soil common to the Southeastern United States.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingCasimersen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14984ApprovedInvestigationalon further verification in confirmatory trials. … Casimersen was granted accelerated FDA approval on February 25, 2021, based on data showing an increase in dystrophin levels in skeletal muscle of patients treated with casimersen; this approval is contingent
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting