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Tipiracil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09343ApprovedInvestigationalTipiracil is a thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor. It is used in combination with trifluridine, in a ratio of 1:0.5, to form TAS-102. … The main function of Tipiracil in TAS-102 is to increase trifluridine bioavailability by inhibiting its catabolism.
Choline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00122ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalIt is important as a precursor of acetylcholine, as a methyl donor in various metabolic processes, and in lipid metabolism. … A basic constituent of lecithin that is found in many plants and animal organs.
Synonyms: Choline ion, N,N,N-trimethylethanol-ammoniumMixtures: Multi II IV Vi Tab, Multipack IIFenretinide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05076InvestigationalA synthetic retinoid that is used orally as a chemopreventive against prostate cancer and in women at risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. It is also effective as an antineoplastic agent.
Synonyms: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)all-trans retinamideCategories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingVigabatrin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01080ApprovedInvestigational[A202037] It was first introduced as an antiepileptic agent in the United Kingdom in 1989 and was used extensively until 1997, when an association with vision loss became apparent. … Vigabatrin is an analog of gamma-aminobutyric acid ([GABA]), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, used in the treatment of refractory seizures and infantile spasms.
Poliglusam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11234ApprovedInvestigationalPoliglusam, or chitosan, is a linear polysaccharide consisting of D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. … In comparison, commercial poliglusam is derived from deacetylation of chitin contained in the shells of various sea crustaceans such as shrimps [L999].
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingValsartan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00177ApprovedInvestigational[A174124,A173869] Valsartan was initially approved in 1996 in Europe for the treatment of hypertension in adults. Shortly after, in 1997, this drug was approved in the United States. … [A174157,A174160,A174163] Improvements in chronic kidney disease with valsartan include both clinically and statistically significant decreases in urinary albumin and protein excretion in patients diagnosed
Mixtures: CARDIK - IN® 160/2.5, CARDIK - IN® 160/2.5Categories: Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, Angiotensin II Antagonists and DiureticsVildagliptin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04876ApprovedInvestigational[A232488] Oral vildagliptin was approved by the European Medicines Agency in 2008 for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus in adults as monotherapy or in combination with [metformin], a sulfonylurea … [L32813] Vildagliptin is currently under investigation in the US.
Categories: Drugs Used in Diabetes, DPP-IV InhibitorsLenvatinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09078ApprovedInvestigationalThese receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) located in the cell membrane play a central role in the activation of signal transduction pathways involved in the normal regulation of cellular processes, such as … In particular, VEGF has been identified as a crucial regulator of both physiologic and pathologic angiogenesis and increased expression of VEGF is associated with a poor prognosis in many types of cancers
Cemiplimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14707ApprovedInvestigational[A39201,A254177,L4615] It was later approved to be used in basal cell carcinoma and non-small non-small cell lung cancer. … [L43867] The EMA then approved Libtayo (cemiplimab) for that indication later in the same year. [L43872]
Idursulfase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01271ApprovedInvestigationalIdursulfase is a purified form of human iduronate-2-sulfatase, a lysosomal enzyme. Idursulfase is produced by recombinant DNA technology in a human cell line. … Idursulfase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes the 2-sulfate esters of terminal iduronate sulfate residues from the glycosaminoglycans dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate in the lysosomes of various cell types