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Lauric acid

Lauric acid is a solid at room temperature but melts easily in boiling water, so liquid lauric acid can be treated with various solutes and used to determine their molecular masses. … Lauric acid is an inexpensive, non-toxic and safe to handle compound often used in laboratory investigations of melting-point depression.

Remoxipride

[A215422] It gained approval in the UK in 1989 but was withdrawn in 1993 after it was found to be associated with an increased incidence of aplastic anemia.[A215422,A215512]

Sofosbuvir

Sofosbuvir (tradename Sovaldi) is a direct acting antiviral medication used as part of combination therapy to treat chronic Hepatitis C, an infectious liver disease caused by infection with Hepatitis C … Approved in October 2014 by the FDA, Harvoni is indicated for the treatment of HCV genotypes 1, 4, 5, and 6 with or without [DB00811] depending on the level of liver damage or cirrhosis [FDA Label].

Tiagabine

Though the exact mechanism by which tiagabine exerts its effect on the human body is unknown, it does appear to operate as a selective GABA reuptake inhibitor.

Cystine

A covalently linked dimeric nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine. Two molecules of cysteine are joined together by a disulfide bridge to form cystine.

Chlorphenesin

Esketamine

[L5596,A175462] On March 5, 2019, the nasal spray drug, _esketamine_, also known as _Spravato_ (by Janssen Pharmaceuticals), was approved by the FDA for treatment-resistant major depression. … [L5593] Esketamine may prove to be a promising treatment for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who have not experienced an improvement in symptoms despite treatment with various medications

Dipyrithione

Dipyrithione, a bactericidal and fungicidal pyrithione derivate, was formulated as Crimanex anti-dandruff shampoo, but is no longer available. … [L2615] Dandruff is a common scalp disease affecting >40% of the world's adult population, and may be caused by fungi such as _Malassezia globosa_ and _M. restricta_.[A32162]

Cefroxadine

As part of its drug class, it shares structural properties to [cefalexin] as well as its activity spectrum. It was used in Italy but has since been withdrawn.

Velmanase alfa

[L39744] It was granted marketing authorization by the European Commission in March 2018 under the market name Lamzede [L39754] as the first human recombinant form of alpha-mannosidase for the treatment … [L45295] Velmanase alfa is currently not approved in Canada.