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Diethyltoluamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11282ApprovedDiethyltoluamide (DEET) is the common active ingredient in many insect repellent products. It is widely used to repel biting pests such as mosquitoes and ticks. … recommended dosages and routes of administration have generally proven to be safe - even when most DEET products are largely designed to be applied directly to human skin, where the exact mechanisms of actions in
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: 3-methyl-N,N-diethylbenzamide, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamideMethscopolamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11315ApprovedMethscopolamine bromide is the most common form of the active ingredient in oral pharmaceutical products. … The oral tablets are used as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of peptic ulcer and is shown to be effective in decreasing the rate of recurrence of peptic ulcers as well as preventing complications.
Mixtures: Allergy DN II, Allergy DN IIEugenol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09086ApprovedInvestigationalEugenol is a naturally occurring phenolic molecule found in several plants such as cinnamon, clove, and bay leaves. … It has been used as a topical antiseptic as a counter-irritant and in dental preparations with zinc oxide for root canal sealing and pain control.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingHydrogen peroxide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11091ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedHydrogen peroxide is an unstable compound in the presence of a base or catalyst, and is typically stored with a stabilizer in a weakly acidic solution. … Hydrogen peroxide is formed in the body of mammals during reduction of oxygen either directly in a two-electron transfer reaction [L2024].
Mixtures: BANEN Rinse-free Hand Sanitizer (II)Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingCarbopol 974P
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05384ApprovedWithdrawnThe compound, known as BufferGel, was in advanced clinical trials for its ability to prevent pregnancy, but was discontinued. … It was under development by ReProtect LLC. It is a gel that may help both block the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce unwanted pregnancies.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPoliglusam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11234ApprovedInvestigationalPoliglusam, or chitosan, is a linear polysaccharide consisting of D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. … In comparison, commercial poliglusam is derived from deacetylation of chitin contained in the shells of various sea crustaceans such as shrimps [L999].
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingFormestane
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08905ApprovedWithdrawnIt is not US FDA approved, and the intramuscular injection form of formestane (Lentaron) which was approved in Europe has been withdrawn. … Formestane was the first selective, type I, steroidal aromatase inhibitor used in the treatment of estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
Iopodic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09333ApprovedWithdrawnOn September 22, 1981, ipodate was submitted again by the company Schering AG but it is currently under an inactive status.[L1082] … This drug was approved on March 15, 1962 but it is nowadays discontinued from the FDA and Health Canada.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEnsartinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14860ApprovedInvestigational[A265030] The drug is 10-fold more potent in the inhibition of the growth of ALK-positive lung cancer cell lines when compared to [crizotinib]. … [A273963, A273958] Ensartinib is a first-line treatment for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Naltrexone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00704ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedDerivative of noroxymorphone that is the N-cyclopropylmethyl congener of naloxone. … It is a narcotic antagonist that is effective orally, longer lasting and more potent than naloxone, and has been proposed for the treatment of heroin addiction.
Categories: Drugs Used in Alcohol Dependence, Drugs Used in Addictive DisordersSynonyms: N-Cyclopropylmethylnoroxymorphone, N-Cyclopropylmethyl-14-hydroxydihydromorphinone