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Dutasteride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01126ApprovedInvestigationaltrials in androgenetic alopecia. … Dutasteride was approved by the FDA in 2001 for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men as monotherapy or in combination with the α-adrenergic antagonist [tamsulosin] to
Categories: Drugs Used in Benign Prostatic HypertrophySynonyms: (5α,17β)-N-(2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-oxo-4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamideTechnetium Tc-99m succimer
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09436Approvedfunction in patients with renal parenchymal disorders. … It works by binding to the cortical region of the kidneys. Technetium Tc-99m succimer is used with gamma scintigraphy or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEnzalutamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08899ApprovedInvestigational[L40639, A252667] Although androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the first-line treatment of prostate cancer and remission can be achieved, arising resistance is inevitable, becoming castration-resistant … [A252667,A252642] Due to a favorable pharmacological profile, a phase 1 study of enzalutamide was initiated in July 2007.
Calaspargase pegol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14730ApprovedInvestigationalAsparagine is incorporated into most proteins, and the synthesis of proteins is stopped when asparagine is absent, which inhibits RNA and DNA synthesis, resulting in a halt in cellular proliferation. … This forms the basis of asparaginase treatment in ALL [A40270], [A40273], [F2432].
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingRamucirumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05578ApprovedInvestigationalRamucirumab is indicated for us in advanced gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma as a single agent or in combination with paclitaxel after prior fluoropyrimidine- or platinum-containing … VEGFR stimulation also mediates downstream signalling required for angiogenesis and is postulated to be heavily involved in cancer progression, making it a highly likely drug target.
Simeprevir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06290ApprovedWithdrawnor second-line threapies for treatment-naïve patients as adjunct to sofosbuvir treatment for genotype 1 or PEG-Interferon/ribavirin combination therapy for genotype 1 or 4. … According to 2017 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and 2015 consensus guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), simeprevir can be used as first-line
Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09160ApprovedTechnetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin is a drug used in nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging. … It is a lipophilic technetium phosphine dioxo cation that was formulated into a freeze-dried kit which yields an injection.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingGalactose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11735ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnAs a naturally occurring sugar, it may be found in a number dairy products. Even then, however, it is not generally used as a sweetener considering it is only about 30% as sweet as sucrose. … There are even proposals for its use in accelerating senescence in mice, rats, and Drosophila, for its association with ovarian cancer, or even for the potential treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Mixtures: Levovist - Pws IV (4g Granules /vial)Acarbose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00284ApprovedInvestigationalAcarbose is therefore used in conjunction with diet, exercise, and other pharmacotherapies for the management of blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. … Acarbose is a complex oligosaccharide that acts as an inhibitor of several enzymes responsible for the breakdown of complex carbohydrates in the intestines.
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesMifamurtide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13615ApprovedInvestigationalWhile about 90% of patients with newly diagnosed osteosarcoma may achieve complete remission from first-line therapies, the prognosis is still poor for patients with non-metastatic osteosarcoma with lower … Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor that usually arises in the metaphyses of long bone in children and adolescents [A31744].