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Wilson's Disease
go.drugbank.com/conditions/DBCOND0032702Synonyms: Copper storage disease, Iron &/or copper &/or magnesium disorder (& [haemochromatosis] or [Wilson's disease])Iopromide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09156Approved[A260751] Approved by the FDA in 1995 and Health Canada in 1994 under the brand name ULTRAVIST, iopromide is used in radiological diagnosis, including, but not limited to, intra-arterial digital subtraction … It functions as a contrast agent by opacifying blood vessels in the flow path of the contrast agent, permitting radiographic visualization of the internal structures until significant hemodilution occurs
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: N,N'-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-5-[(methoxyacetyl)amino]-N-methylisophthalamideMelatonin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01065ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalVet approvedIn mammals, melatonin is produced by the pineal gland. … Reduced melatonin production has also been proposed as a likely factor in the significantly higher cancer rates in night workers.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: 5-methoxy-N-acetyl tryptamine, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptaminePhenformin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00914ApprovedWithdrawnAlthough it is generally considered to be associated with an unacceptably high incidence of lactic acidosis, often fatal, it is still available in some countries. … (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p290)
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesFramycetin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00452ApprovedInvestigationalOn hydrolysis it yields neamine and neobiosamine B. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Mixtures: Soframycin Skin Ointment, Soframycin Skin OintmentInternational brands: Leukase NTerazosin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01162ApprovedInvestigationalTerazosin blocks adrenaline's action on alpha-1 adrenergic receptors, causing relaxation of smooth muscle in blood vessels and the prostate[A176837].
Categories: Drugs Used in Benign Prostatic HypertrophyLofexidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04948ApprovedInvestigationalLofexidine is a non-opioid centrally acting alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist that was first approved for the treatment of opioid withdrawal in the United Kingdom in 1992. … [A33084] It was first studied for use as an antihypertensive in 1980, but its researched was stopped as it was found less effective for the treatment of hypertension than clonidine.
Categories: Drugs Used in Opioid Dependence, Drugs Used in Addictive DisordersArbutamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01102ApprovedArbutamine, administered through a closed-loop, computer-controlled drug-delivery system, is indicated to elicit acute cardiovascular responses, similar to those produced by exercise, in order to aid in … diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary artery disease in patients who cannot exercise adequately .
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingXylitol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11195ApprovedInvestigationalIt is widely used as a sugar substitute and in "sugar-free" food products. … It works by inhibiting the growth of the microorganisms present in plaque and saliva after it accummulates intracellularly into the microorganism [A32423].
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingInfluenza B virus B/Phuket/3073/2013 hemagglutinin antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14407ApprovedInvestigationalInactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.
Mixtures: Efluelda Tetra Injektionssuspension in einer Fertigspritze