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Flavin adenine dinucleotide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03147Approved(Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p972) Flavin adenine dinucleotide is approved for use in Japan under the trade name Adeflavin as an ophthalmic treatment for vitamin B2 deficiency.
Mixtures: EnlGlymidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01382ApprovedThe mechanism of action of glycodiazine in lowering blood glucose appears to be dependent on stimulating the release of insulin from functioning pancreatic beta cells, and increasing sensitivity of peripheral … This increase in intracellular calcium ion concentration induces the secretion of insulin.
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesBexagliflozin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12236ApprovedInvestigational[A256423,L44758] In January 2023, bexagliflozin was approved by the FDA for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. … Its use is not recommended in patients with type 1 diabetes since it may increase their risk of diabetic ketoacidosis.[L44758]
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesPitavastatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08860ApprovedInvestigational[A181087, A181406] Pitavastatin and other drugs from the statin class of medications including [atorvastatin], [pravastatin], [rosuvastatin], [fluvastatin], and [lovastatin] are considered first-line … clinical studies to result in a 45.8% to 54.6% decrease in LDL cholesterol levels.
Viloxazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09185ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn[L41685] For decades, an immediate-release formulation of viloxazine has been used in Europe as an antidepressant. … In the US, viloxazine was assigned an orphan drug designation in 1984 under the brand name CATATROL: while this product was intended to treat cataplexy and narcolepsy, the drug was never approved for these
Cysteine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00151ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalA thiol-containing non-essential amino acid that is oxidized to form cystine.
Mixtures: Numeta G 13 % E Emulsion zur Infusion, Numeta G 16 % E Emulsion zur InfusionTechnetium 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 settingFomivirsen
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 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]
Categories: Sympathomimetics in Glaucoma TherapySynonyms: 2,6-Dichloro-N-2-imidazolidinylidenebenzenamineRaloxifene
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.