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Methyldopa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00968ApprovedInvestigational[A232224] First introduced in 1960 as an antihypertensive agent, methyldopa was considered to be useful in certain patient populations, such as pregnant women and patients with renal insufficiency. … [A231784] It is an analog of DOPA (3,4‐hydroxyphenylanine), and it is a prodrug, meaning that the drug requires biotransformation to an active metabolite for therapeutic effects.
Probucol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01599ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnA drug used to lower LDL and HDL cholesterol yet has little effect on serum-triglyceride or VLDL cholesterol. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p993).
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingMiglustat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00419ApprovedInvestigationalMiglustat was first developed as an anti-HIV agent in the 1990s. … It has recently been approved for treatment of progressive neurological symptoms in adult and pediatric patients in the European Union, Brazil, and South Korea.
Synonyms: N-(n-Butyl)deoxynojirimycin, N-ButylmoranolineVepdegestrant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB19006ApprovedInvestigationalVepdegestrant is a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera (PROTAC) small molecule estrogen receptor (ER) degrader. … [A275508, A275509] On May 1, 2026, the FDA granted approval for vepdegestrant tablets under the trade name VEPPANU.
Avacopan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15011ApprovedInvestigational[A240254, A240259, A240264, A240269] Avacopan (formerly CCX168) is an allosteric C5aR antagonist indicated for use in AAV. … fragment C5a and its cognate C5aR receptor in AAV.
Gefapixant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15097ApprovedIt received approval in both Japan and Switzerland in 2022 for the treatment of adult patients with RCC and UCC, and received subsequent approval in the EU in September 2023 for the same indications. … [L48596,L48591] It is the first therapy to be approved for the treatment of RCC or UCC in the EU.[L48601]
Pirbuterol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01291ApprovedWithdrawnIn vitro studies and in vivo pharmacologic studies have demonstrated that pirbuterol has a preferential effect on beta-2 Adrenergic receptors compared with isoproterenol. … in a concentration between 10-50%.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingLifitegrast
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11611ApprovedInvestigationalThe ophthalmic solution was approved in July, 2016 under the trade name Xiidra. … It has shown to protect the corneal surface and alleviate the symptoms of dry eye syndrome with fast onset of action and well tolerated profile in both local and systemic setting [A18805].
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPlerixafor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06809ApprovedInvestigationalSince CXCR4 and SDF-1α are involved in the trafficking and homing of CD34+ cells to the marrow compartment, blocking this interaction leads to an increase in CD34+ cell circulating levels. … [A7115] Plerixafor has orphan drug status in the United States and European Union and was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on December 15, 2008.[A7117,L45678]
Difelikefalin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11938ApprovedInvestigationalDifelikefalin (CR845) is an agonist of kappa opioid receptors (KORs) useful in the treatment of pruritus secondary to chronic kidney disease. KORs were first associated with itching in 1984. … [A237615,A237620] The clinical burden of uremic pruritus in this patient population is being increasingly recognized as contributing to a significant reduction in patient quality of life, poor outcomes