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Digitoxin

(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p665) … A cardiac glycoside sometimes used in place of digoxin. It has a longer half-life than digoxin; toxic effects, which are similar to those of digoxin, are longer lasting.

Hydroquinone

As a result of these concerns, hydroquinone has been banned in the EU and UK. … It can be used alone, but is more frequently found in combination with other agents such as alpha-hydroxy acids, corticosteroids, retinoids, or sunscreen.

Methadone

[A185888,A185891,A185897] Compared with [morphine], the gold standard reference opioid, methadone also acts as an agonist of κ- and σ-opioid receptors, as an antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA … ) receptor, and as an inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine uptake.

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, adjuvanted

[L46352] It was also later approved by Health Canada on August 4, 2023,[L47666] and the EMA in March 2025.[L52380] … [L46347] On May 3, 2023, it was approved by the FDA for immunization against lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) as the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved in the United States

Streptococcus pneumoniae type 15b capsular polysaccharide antigen

It is an active immunization for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection against pneumococcal disease such as pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal bacteremia.

Topiroxostat

While [DB00437] is considered a first-line therapy in treating hyperuricemic conditions, it is often associated with side effects and ineffective in reducing uric acid levels under recommended dosing regimens … Approved for therapeutic use in Japan since 2013, topiroxostat is marketed under the name Topiloric and Uriadec and is orally administered twice daily.

Nitrous acid

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medications needed in a basic health system. … Nitrous acid (as sodium nitrite) is used as part of an intravenous mixture with sodium thiosulfate to treat cyanide poisoning.

Diphenidol

Diphenidol is an antiemetic agent used in the treatment of vomiting and vertigo. Diphenidol overdose may result in serious toxicity in children.

L-arginine

Troglitazone

Troglitazone was withdrawn in 2000 due to risk of hepatotoxicity. It was superseded by [pioglitazone] and [rosiglitazone].