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Chlorobutanol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11386ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnSimilar in nature to chloral hydrate, it is formed by the simple nucleophilic addition of chloroform and acetone. … It also elicits sedative-hypnotic and weak local anesthetic actions in addition to antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPepsin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13198ApprovedWithdrawnPepsin is a potent enzyme in gastric juice that digests proteins such as those in meat, eggs, seeds, and dairy products [L2358]. … Pepsin is approved by the FDA and is used in food at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice [L2363].
Moxisylyte
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09205ApprovedMoxisylyte, denominated as thymoxamine in the UK, is a specific and orally active α1-adrenergic antagonist. … [T45] According to the WHO, moxisylyte is approved since 1987[T91] and in the same year, it acquired the denomination of orphan product by the FDA.
Categories: Drugs Used in Erectile DysfunctionTrovafloxacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00685ApprovedWithdrawnIt exerts its antibacterial activity by inhibiting the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. … Trovafloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic that has been commonly marketed under the brand name Trovan by Pfizer.
Categories: Topoisomerase II InhibitorsBexarotene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00307ApprovedInvestigationalBexarotene (Targretin) is an antineoplastic agent indicated by the FDA for Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. It has been used off-label for lung cancer, breast cancer, and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEdoxudine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13421ApprovedWithdrawnIt was later recognized to be effective in vivo in a preclinical model of keratitis caused by herpes virus. … The obtained product is an antiviral ointment.[L2407] The activity of edoxudine against herpes simplex virus was first recognized in 1967.
Amisulpride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06288ApprovedInvestigationalIn the US, the intravenous formulation of amisulpride is used to treat and prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults, either as monotherapy or in combination with another antiemetic agent of … [A6752, L32764] Oral tablets of amisulpride is used in European countries as a treatment for acute and chronic schizophrenic disorders, as well as secondary negative symptoms in mental health disorders
Synonyms: 4-Amino-N-((1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl)-5-(ethylsulfonyl)-O-anisamide, 4-Amino-N-((1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl)-5-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-methoxybenzamidePorfimer sodium
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00707ApprovedInvestigationalIt is the first drug to be approved in the use of photodynamic therapy in the United States. … It is used in photodynamic therapy (hematoporphyrin photoradiation); to treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent.
Categories: Sensitizers Used in Photodynamic/radiation TherapyInternational brands: Photofrin IITrimethoprim
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00440ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved[L11893] Trimethoprim is often used in combination with [sulfamethoxazole] due to their complementary and synergistic mechanisms but may be used as a monotherapy in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of … Trimethoprim is an antifolate antibacterial agent that inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), a critical enzyme that catalyzes the formation of tetrahydrofolic acid (THF) - in doing so, it
Mixtures: Bactrim Roche Inj, SEPTRIN IV 5 ML 10 AMPULFludrocortisone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00687ApprovedInvestigationalFludrocortisone is a synthetic mineralocorticoid used in conjunction with [hydrocortisone] to replace missing endogenous corticosteroids in patients with adrenal insufficiency. … [A187169,A187187] It is functionally similar to [aldosterone], the body's primary endogenous mineralocorticoid, and is structurally analogous to [cortisol], differing only by a fluorine atom at the 9-position