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Mepolizumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06612ApprovedInvestigationalMepolizumab was first approved by the FDA on November 4, 2015, as an add-on therapy for severe asthma and marketed under the brand name Nucala by GlaxoSmithKline. … The pathogenesis of eosinophilia is complex, but IL-5 is recognized as a key cytokine involved in the differentiation, recruitment, activation, and prolonged survival of eosinophils in peripheral tissue
Categories: Interleukin-5 AntagonistProducts: NUCALA SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN 100MG/ML, NUCALA SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE 100MG/MLNorgestimate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00957ApprovedInvestigational[A191068] It was developed by Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation as part of an effort to develop new hormonal contraceptives with reduced adverse effects. … [A191068] It is commonly formulated with [ethinylestradiol] as a combined oral contraceptive that can also be used to treat moderate acne vulgaris.
Mixtures: TriNessa Lo, TriNessa LoCategories: P-glycoprotein inhibitors, Cytochrome P-450 SubstratesTafenoquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06608ApprovedInvestigationalTafenoquine is an 8-aminoquinoline analogue of primaquine which varies only on the presence of a 5-phenoxy group. … [A35671, A35690] It was discovered by the scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in 1978 as a substitute for primaquine that would be more effective against relapsing vivax malaria.
Categories: MATE 1 Inhibitors, MATE 2 InhibitorsSecukinumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09029ApprovedInvestigational[A249840] Following its first global approval in Japan in December 2014, secukinumab was approved by the European Commission on January 15, 2015, and by the FDA a few days after (January 21, 2015). … [L39600] By blocking the actions of IL-17A, secukinumab works to inhibit the pro-inflammatory pathways that drive immune-mediated inflammatory disorders.
Products: COSENTYX SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PREFILLED SYRINGE 150MG/ML, Fraizeron 150mg/ml solution for injection in pre-filled penCongenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
go.drugbank.com/conditions/DBCOND0033416Drugs: Betamethasone · Bupivacaine · Cortisone acetate · Crinecerfont · Dexamethasone · Hydrocortisone +7 moreSynonyms: CAH - Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
go.drugbank.com/conditions/DBCOND0032937Synonyms: CAD, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)Gemcitabine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00441ApprovedInvestigationalGemcitabine is a nucleoside analog and a chemotherapeutic agent. It was originally investigated for its antiviral effects, but it is now used as an anticancer therapy for various cancers. … [L32960] The structure, metabolism, and mechanism of action of gemcitabine are similar to [cytarabine], but gemcitabine has a wider spectrum of antitumour activity.
Categories: P-glycoprotein substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index, P-glycoprotein substratesSynonyms: 2'-Deoxy-2',2'-difluorocytidine, 4-amino-1-((2R,4R,5R)-3,3-difluoro-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-oneVibrio cholerae CVD 103-HgR strain live antigen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14443ApprovedInvestigational[L12801] Cholera is an acute bacterial disease of the small intestine caused by _Vibrio cholerae_, which is gram-negative bacteria. … [A244494] Vaxchora was later approved by the European Commission in April 2020.[L39729] It is indicated for individuals aged two years and older.[L12801]
Difenoxin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01501ApprovedIllicitIt works mostly in the periphery and activates opioid receptors in the intestine rather than the central nervous system (CNS). [3] Difenoxin is also closely related to loperamide, but unlike loperamide … Motofen(R) is a brand mixture which combines atropine sulfate and difenoxin hydrochloride. It is approved by the FDA to treat acute and chronic diarrhea.
Categories: Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingSynonyms: 1-(3-cyano-3,3-diphenylpropyl)-4-phenylisonipecotic acidImdevimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15940ApprovedInvestigational[L23524] In November 2021, the same indication was approved by the EMA. … Casirivimab and imdevimab are investigational recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibodies that, at this time, are not officially approved by the FDA.