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Acetazolamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00819ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedIt is sometimes useful also as an adjunct in the treatment of tonic-clonic, myoclonic, and atonic seizures, particularly in women whose seizures occur or are exacerbated at specific times in the menstrual … Its antiepileptic effect may be due to its inhibitory effect on brain carbonic anhydrase, which leads to an increased transneuronal chloride gradient, increased chloride current, and increased inhibition
Synonyms: N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]acetamide, N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,5-thiadiazol-2-yl]acetamideMilnacipran
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04896ApprovedInvestigationalimportant role in the mitigation of pain signals in the descending inhibitory pain pathways in the brain and spinal cord [A175759, A175843, A175846]. … Milnacipran is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) and like many agents in this category was originally developed for and continues to be approved and indicated for the treatment
Ethiodized oil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00965ApprovedInvestigationalEthiodized oil is used by injection as a radio-opaque contrast agent. The composition of the oil is comprised of iodine combined with ethyl esters of fatty acids of poppyseed oil. And although these esters are primarily as ethyl monoiodo...
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingMetyrosine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00765ApprovedInvestigationalIt is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with pheochromocytoma. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed) … An inhibitor of the enzyme tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines.
Avatrombopag
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11995ApprovedInvestigational[F95] Avatrombopag was first approved by the FDA in May 2018 for use in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a procedure. … Avatrombopag (_Doptelet_), is an orally administered, small molecule thrombopoietin receptor (c-Mpl) agonist that increases platelet number without increasing platelet activation,[A33097,L2824] thereby
Ofatumumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06650ApprovedInvestigational[L12612] Ofatumumab works by recognizing antigens that are expressed on the tumour cells in certain cancers; however, the antigen is not tumour-specific and can also be found in normal B-cells. … [L12771] It is used in the treatment of recurrent, progressive, or recurrent chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or CLL in treatment-naive patients in whom fludarabine-based therapy is considered inappropriate
Products: KESIMPTA SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN 20MG/0.4ML, Bonspri 20mg/0.4mL Solution for Injection in Pre-filled syringeSolifenacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01591ApprovedInvestigational[L7511] Solifenacin was granted FDA approval on 19 November 2004.[L7511] … Solifenacin is a competitive muscarinic receptor antagonist indicated to treat an overactive bladder with urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency.
Categories: Drugs Used in Benign Prostatic HypertrophyPolidocanol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06811ApprovedInvestigationalPolidocanol is a sclerosing agent indicated to treat uncomplicated spider veins (varicose veins ≤1 mm in diameter) and uncomplicated reticular veins (varicose veins 1 to 3 mm in diameter) in the lower … The formula for Polidocanol has the structural formula C12H25(OCH2CH2)nOH, a mean extent of polymerization (n) of approximately 9 and a mean molecular weight of approximately 600.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEliglustat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09039ApprovedInvestigational[L41404,A7634] Eliglustat was approved by the FDA in August 2014 as an oral substrate reduction therapy for the first-line treatment of type 1 Gaucher disease. … [A3752,L41404] Gaucher disease is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the deficiency of acid β-glucosidase, an enzyme that converts glucosylceramide into glucose and ceramide.
Synonyms: N-[(1R,2R)-1-(2,3-Dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-6-yl)-1-hydroxy-3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-2-propanyl]octanamideAlogliptin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06203ApprovedInvestigationalIt undergoes little or no chiral conversion in vivo to the (S)-enantiomer. FDA approved January 25, 2013.
Categories: Drugs Used in Diabetes