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Nafcillin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00607ApprovedInvestigationalIt may be used as a first-line therapy in Methicillin-Sensitive *Staphylococcus aureus* infections [A20360]. … It is a beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin that is indicated for the treatment of Staphylococcal infections caused by strains that are resistant to other penicillins, except those caused by MRSA.
Tegafur
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09256ApprovedInvestigationalIt is a pyrimidine analogue used in combination therapies as an active chemotherapeutic agent in conjunction with [DB09257] and [DB03209], or along with [DB00544] as [DB09327]. … When converted and bioactivated to 5-FU, the drug mediates an anticancer activity by inhibiting thymidylate synthase (TS) during the pyrimidine pathway involved in DNA synthesis. 5-FU is listed on the
International brands: ESUEEW AN TOxyquinoline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11145ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedIt is used as a stabilizer for hydrogen peroxide, where it is sometimes added in cosmetic products. … Oxyquinoline is a heterocyclic phenol and derivative of quinoline with antiseptic, disinfectant, and pesticide properties.
Mixtures: INDIO (111-IN) OSSINA CURIUM NETHERLANDS, Sulpak IIPotassium Iodide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06715ApprovedInvestigationalSaturated solution of Potassium Iodide (SSKI) is used pharmaceutically for emergency use in patients experiencing acute symptoms of severe hyperthyroidism (also known as thyroid storm or thyrotoxic crisis … SSKI can also be used for radioiodine-contamination emergencies or in preparation of thyrotoxic patients for thyroidectomy.
Mixtures: Tracel Injektionslösung in einer Fertigspritze, Vc IIArtesunate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09274ApprovedInvestigationalArtesunate is indicated for the initial treatment of severe malaria.[L14099] The World Health Organization recommends artesunate as first line treatment for severe malaria. … [A203948] Artesunate was granted FDA approval on 26 May 2020.[L14099]
Mercuric chloride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13765ExperimentalMercury chloride (HgCl2) is a highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. … Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern medicine has since deemed it unsafe for use. [T112]
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: Mercury(II) chloride, Quecksilber(II)-chloridGemfibrozil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01241ApprovedInvestigational[A185777,L8525] Gemfibrozil is not a first line treatment and is prescribed to patients who have not responded adequately to weight loss, diet, exercise, and other medications. … Gemfibrozil is a fibric acid agent, similar to [clofibrate], used to treat Type IIb, IV, and V hyperlipidemias.
Racemethionine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13972ApprovedA preparation of methionine that includes a mixture of D-methionine and L-methionine isomers.
Mixtures: Card-floe II Tab, Nephramine Liq IVDegarelix
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06699ApprovedInvestigationalChemically, it is a synthetic linear decapeptide amide with seven unnatural amino acids, five of which are D-amino acids. FDA approved on December 24, 2008. … Reduction in testosterone is important in treating men with advanced prostate cancer.
Sulfamethoxazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01015ApprovedInvestigational[L11830] It is generally given in combination with [trimethoprim], which inhibits a sequential step in bacterial folic acid synthesis - these agents work synergistically to block two consecutive steps … Sulfamethoxazole is a bacteriostatic sulfonamide antibiotic that interferes with folic acid synthesis in susceptible bacteria.
Synonyms: 4-Amino-N-(5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl)benzenesulfonamideMixtures: Bactrim Roche Inj, SEPTRIN IV 5 ML 10 AMPUL