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Avatrombopag

[F95] Avatrombopag was first approved by the FDA in May 2018 for use in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a procedure. … Avatrombopag (_Doptelet_), is an orally administered, small molecule thrombopoietin receptor (c-Mpl) agonist that increases platelet number without increasing platelet activation,[A33097,L2824] thereby

Dasiglucagon

[L39190] Severe hypoglycemia is an acute, life-threatening medical condition resulting from a profound drop in blood glucose levels. … [L39195] In March 2021, the FDA approved dasiglucagon to treat severe hypoglycemia in patients six years and older with diabetes. It is available as a subcutaneous injection marketed as ZEGALOGUE.

Difelikefalin

Difelikefalin (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

Miglustat

It has recently been approved for treatment of progressive neurological symptoms in adult and pediatric patients in the European Union, Brazil, and South Korea. … Miglustat was first developed as an anti-HIV agent in the 1990s.

Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)

Diphenoxylate

A meperidine congener used as an antidiarrheal, usually in combination with atropine. At high doses, it acts like morphine. … This medication is classified as a Schedule V under the Controlled Substances Act by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the DEA in the United States when used in preparations.

Phenelzine

[A15753] It was developed by Parke Davis and originally FDA approved on June 9th, 1961. It is currently approved under prescription by the name of Nardil. … Phenelzine, with the formula β-phenylethylhydrazine, is a monoamine oxidase inhibiting antidepressant that is effective in the treatment of panic disorder and social anxiety disorder.

Dacarbazine

An antineoplastic agent. It has significant activity against melanomas. (from Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p564). … Dacarbazine with Oblimersen is in clinical trials for the treatment of malignant melanoma.

Setmelanotide

[A224449] Imcivree was granted EMA orphan designation on November 19, 2018 [L24559] and FDA approval on November 25, 2020.[L24429] On May 4, 2023, it was approved by Health Canada.[L46327] … [L24474] It is an agonist of the melanocortin 4 receptor.

Catumaxomab

Catumaxumab was initially authorized for market by the European Medicines Agency in April 2009 for the treatment of malignant ascites [L1122]. … Its market authorization was withdrawn in the EU in June 2017 at the manufacturer's request due to the company's insolvency.