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Mephentermine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01365ApprovedWithdrawn(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1248) … A sympathomimetic agent with mainly indirect effects on adrenergic receptors. It is used to maintain blood pressure in hypotensive states, for example, following spinal anesthesia.
Lorlatinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12130ApprovedInvestigationalIt was subsequently approved by the EMA in 2019 for the treatment of select patients with previously treated advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer, followed by an expanded approval in 2022 to … include lorlatinib as a first-line treatment option in advanced ALK-positive NSCLC.
Molsidomine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09282ApprovedWithdrawnInterestingly, it is being studied as being a preventive measure in cerebral infarction [A31932]. … Molsidomine is an orally active, long-acting vasodilator, which belongs to the class of medications known as syndnones.
Categories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac DiseasesInfluenza A virus A/Hong Kong/2671/2019 NIB-121 (H3N2) antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15710ApprovedWithdrawnInactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.
Mixtures: Fluarix Tetra Injektionssuspension in einer FertigspritzeTenofovir alafenamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09299ApprovedInvestigationalTenofovir alafenamide is a novel [tenofovir] prodrug developed in order to improve renal safety when compared to the counterpart [tenofovir disoproxil]. … [A178219] It has been reported to produce a large antiviral efficacy at doses ten times lower than tenofovir disoproxil.
Categories: Antivirals used in combination for the treatment of HIV infections, Vitamin B ComplexVandetanib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05294ApprovedInvestigationalOn April 6 2011, vandetanib was approved by the FDA to treat nonresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in adult patients. … Vandetanib is an oral once-daily kinase inhibitor of tumour angiogenesis and tumour cell proliferation with the potential for use in a broad range of tumour types.
Synonyms: N-(4-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-6-methoxy-7-((1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)methoxy)-4-quinazolinamine, N-(4-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-6-methoxy-7-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)methoxy)quinazolin-4-amineLevoketoconazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05667Approvedchanges in body composition, neuropsychiatric effects, changes in blood pressure and chemistry, and opportunistic infections. … [A244083] Levoketoconazole is one of two enantiomers present in racemic [ketoconazole].
Rilpivirine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08864ApprovedInvestigational[L1031] Rilpivirine in combination with [cabotegravir] was granted FDA approval on 21 January 2021. … [L31193] While previously administered once-monthly only, this combination product was granted FDA approval for dosing every two months on February 01, 2022 [L40084] and without the need for an oral lead-in
Categories: Antivirals used in combination for the treatment of HIV infectionsSynonyms: 4-{[4-({4-[(E)-2-cyanovinyl]-2,6-dimethylphenyl}amino)pyrimidin-2-yl]amino}benzonitrilePentastarch
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09111ApprovedWithdrawnPentastarch is an artificial colloid (hydroxyethyl starch derivative). Pentastarch is characterized by presenting five hydroxyethyl groups, which signifies an approximate 50% hydroxyethylation. … When administered, pentastarch remains mainly in the circulatory system and hence, it is considered a plasma expander.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPiracetam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09210ApprovedWithdrawnIn the UK, piracetam is prescribed mainly for myoclonus, but is used off-label for other conditions such as learning difficulties in children, memory loss or other cognitive defects in the elderly, and … Its efficacy is documented in cognitive disorders and dementia, vertigo, cortical myoclonus, dyslexia, and sickle cell anemia although the clinical application in these conditions is not yet established
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting