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Antihemophilic factor (recombinant), PEGylated

PEGylation decreases factor VIII clearance and allowing for an increased duration of drug circulation in the plasma [L1529]. … Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), PEGylated, was approved by the FDA in December 2016 as the product _Adynovate_ [FDA label].

Pyruvic acid

(From Stedman, 26th ed) … An intermediate compound in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. In thiamine deficiency, its oxidation is retarded and it accumulates in the tissues, especially in nervous structures.

Polysorbate 20

It is also an excipient that stabilizes emulsions and suspensions in pharmaceutical products and lubricant in ophthalmic solutions. … Polysorbate 20 is a wetting agent in food products, as well as washing agent, stabilizer and solubilizer in labratory assays and industrial applications.

Linaclotide

Linaclotide was first approved by the FDA on August 30, 2012.[A260271] It gained EMA and Health Canada approval on November 26, 2012 [L47216] and December 3, 2013,[L47221] respectively. … Linaclotide is a synthetic 14-amino acid cyclic peptide [A260271] and first-in-class guanylate cyclase-C (G-CC) agonist.

Benfluorex

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended withdrawing all benfluorex containing medicines on 18 December 2009. … This recommendation was based on the risks (especially fenfluramine-like cardiovascular side-effects) outweighing the benefits.

Infliximab

In clinical trials, multiple infusions of infliximab displayed in a reduction of signs and symptoms of inflammatory diseases and induction of remission in patients who have had an inadequate response to … Infliximab was first approved by the FDA in 1998 under the market name Remicade as an intravenous injection.

Tolfenamic acid

[A31824] It was discovered by scientists at Medica Pharmaceutical Company in Finland. It is used in the UK as a treatment for migraine under the name of Clotam. … [L1292] In the US, it presents a Status class I by the FDA. By the European Medicine Agency, it was granted in 2016 with the status of orphan for the treatment of supranuclear palsy.[L1291]

Fentanyl

[A179542] In 2017, 47600 overdose deaths in the United States involved some opioid (over 2/3 of all overdose deaths).[L6748] Opioid overdoses kill an average of 11 Canadians daily. … [L6751] Fentanyl was FDA approved in 1968.[Label,L6598,L6601,L6604,L6607,L922,L6610,L6613]

Raltegravir

Raltegravir is an antiretroviral drug produced by Merck & Co., used to treat HIV infection. It received approval by the U.S. … Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 12 October 2007, the first of a new class of HIV drugs, the integrase inhibitors, to receive such approval.