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Golodirsen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15593ApprovedInvestigationalOften, patients succumb to this condition by age 30 or younger due to cardiac and respiratory complications. … This is an X-linked condition leading to progressive muscle degeneration that begins in early childhood, rendering many patients wheelchair-bound by age 12.
Levosimendan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00922ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnLevosimendan increases calcium sensitivity to myocytes by binding to troponin C in a calcium dependent manner. This increases contractility without raising calcium levels. … It also relaxes vascular smooth muscle by opening adenosine triphosphate sensitive potassium channels. Levosimendan is used to manage acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.
Tuxobertinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB21508InvestigationalTuxobertinib is under investigation in clinical trial NCT04209465 (A Study of BDTX-189, an Orally Available Allosteric ErbB Inhibitor, in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors.).
Pancrelipase protease
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11066ApprovedInvestigational[L2509] The pancrelipase protease is a mix of enzymes, formed by trypsin and chymotrypsin, that proteolytically cleave peptide bonds and are involved in food digestion. … [A32742, L2543] The pancrelipase mixture, including pancrelipase protease, was developed by Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc and FDA approved on April 12, 2010.[L2510]
Calcium gluconate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11126ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedIt can also be taken by mouth but is not recommended by injection into a muscle.
Tenofovir alafenamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09299ApprovedInvestigational[T239] Tenofovir alafenamide is an alanine ester form characterized for presenting low systemic levels but high intracellular concentration. … [L4388,L9010] Tenofovir alafenamide was developed by Gilead Sciences Inc and granted FDA approval on 5 November 2015.[L6271]
Polihexanide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12277ApprovedInvestigational[A1351,A273908] Polihexanide is approved in Europe under the name Akantior for the treatment of _Acanthamoeba_ keratitis, an ocular infection caused by the _Acanthamoeba_ parasite. … Structurally, it consists of repeating biguanide units linked by hexamethylene hydrocarbon chains, conferring both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties that enhance its interaction with microbial membranes
Sulfasalazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00795ApprovedInvestigational[A255582] Sulfasalazine fell out of favor as the drug of choice for RA due to poorly designed clinical trials in 1950 but regained interest from the clinical community in the late 1970. … [A255582] Although sulfasalazine is only approved by the FDA for ulcerative colitis, research have shown that sulfasalazine is also beneficial for patients with Crohn's disease.
Ustekinumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05679ApprovedInvestigationalUstekinumab biosimilars are available in some markets, including Wezlana,[L49071] Yesintek,[L52815] Selarsdi,[L52820] Otulfi,[L52825] and Pyzchiva[L52810] in the US, Jamteki (AVT04),[L49076] Steqeyma,[ … In October 2019, it was also approved by the FDA for use to manage moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults.
Tizanidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00697ApprovedInvestigationalInitially approved by the FDA in 1996, tizanidine is an Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist reducing spasticity by the presynaptic inhibition of excitatory neurotransmitters that cause firing of neurons … It may also be caused by musculoskeletal injury [A177583]. Regardless of the cause, muscle spasticity can be an extremely painful and debilitating condition.