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  1. Drug

    Triamterene

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    Approved

    [L6163] Triamterene was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. in 1964. … It works by promoting the excretion of sodium ions and water while decreasing the potassium excretion in the distal part of the nephron in the kidneys by working on the lumenal side.

    Mixtures: TRIAMETERENO E HIDROCLOROTIAZIDA CAPSULAS
  2. Drug

    Polyethylene glycol 400

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    In addition, PEG is available as a bowel preparation for colonoscopy procedures and as a laxative [L1788]. … It is used in ophthalmic solutions for the relief of burning, irritation and/or discomfort that follows dryness of the eye [L1785].

    Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
  3. Drug

    Ulipristal

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    debated due to ethical concerns related to abortion (Rosato et al, 2016). … A recent systematic review proclaimed that the majority of available evidence demonstrates an inhibitory effect on ovulation rather than a post-fertilization effect on the endometrium, which has been heavily

  4. Drug

    Peginesatide

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Peginesatide is a synthetic peptide attached to polyethylene glycol for the treatment of anemia. The polyethylene glycol moiety helps make the drug less immunogenic and prolongs its plasma half-life. Chemically, peginesatide is designed ...

    Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
  5. Drug

    Larotrectinib

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14723
    ApprovedInvestigational

    an important role in tumor cell growth and survival. … of cell growth in tumors that overexpress Trk.

  6. Drug

    Colesevelam

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It works by binding bile acids in the intestine. Bile acids are made when cholesterol is broken down in the body. Removing these bile acids helps to lower blood cholesterol. … Colesevelam is used with exercise and diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in the blood.

  7. Drug

    Sipuleucel-T

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    The treatment initially cost $93,000 at the time of FDA approval, but rose to over $100,000 in 2014. … Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 29, 2010, to treat asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer (HRPC).

  8. Drug

    Porfimer sodium

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00707
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is the first drug to be approved in the use of photodynamic therapy in the United States. … It is used in photodynamic therapy (hematoporphyrin photoradiation); to treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent.

    Categories: Sensitizers Used in Photodynamic/radiation Therapy
  9. Drug

    Thymidine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04485
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A274683, A274688] As of now, its primary role is in research and as a sensitizer or modulator in experimental chemotherapy regimens, rather than a standalone, approved therapeutic agent. … [A274683] While it lacks significant anti-tumor activity on its own,[A274688] it has been extensively investigated for nearly a decade as a biochemical modulator to enhance the efficacy and reduce the

  10. Drug

    Benralizumab

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12023
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is an afucosylated IgG which gives it high affinity for the FcγRIIIα receptor in natural killer cells, macrophages and neutrophils. … [A31293] Benralizumab was FDA approved on November 14, 2017, and was developed by MedImmune, AstraZeneca's global biologic research and development arm.[L1019]

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