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Fomivirsen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06759ApprovedWithdrawnIt is an antiviral agent that was used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV) in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS. … The drug was withdrawn by the FDA because while there was a high unmet need for drugs to treat CMV when the drug was initially discovered and developed due to the CMV arising in people with AIDS, the development
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingUpadacitinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15091ApprovedInvestigational[L10896] In December 2019, it was additionally approved by the European Commission and Health Canada.[L10899,L42540] Upadacitinib is marketed under the brand name RINVOQ for oral administration. … More recently, it has also been approved for the treatment of giant cell arteritis in adults and active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients aged 2 years and older.[L10896]
Nirsevimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16258ApprovedInvestigational[A254691] This is due to a modification in the Fc region of nirsevimab that grants it a longer half-time compared to typical monoclonal antibodies. … [L44146] Nirsevimab was also approved by Health Canada on April 19, 2023 and by the FDA in July 17, 2023 for the same indication.[L46392,L47461]
Fenretinide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05076InvestigationalA synthetic retinoid that is used orally as a chemopreventive against prostate cancer and in women at risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. It is also effective as an antineoplastic agent.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)all-trans retinamideCalcium polycarbophil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14684ApprovedIt is insoluble in water, dilute acids, and dilute alkali. … Based on its chemical structure, it is a synthetic polymer of polyacrylic acid cross-linked with divinyl glycol presenting a calcium atom as a counter-ion.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingProducts: Fiber-ON-tabletAcetyldigitoxin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00511ApprovedCardioactive derivative of lanatoside A or of digitoxin used for fast digitalization in congestive heart failure.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingHydromorphone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00327ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalStructurally, hydromorphone derived from [morphine] in the modification of the hydroxyl group in the carbon 6 to a carbonyl and the absence of a double bond between the carbon 7 and 8. … [A176495] The first reported approved product containing hydromorphone in the form of hydromorphone hydrochloride was developed by Fresenius Kabi USA and FDA approved in 1984.[L5795]
Melatonin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01065ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalVet approvedIn mammals, melatonin is produced by the pineal gland. … Melatonin is a biogenic amine that is found in animals, plants and microbes. Aaron B. Lerner of Yale University is credited for naming the hormone and for defining its chemical structure in 1958.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: 5-methoxy-N-acetyl tryptamine, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamineInfluenza B virus B/Washington/02/2019 antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15620ApprovedInvestigationalInactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.
Mixtures: VaxigripTetra Injektionssuspension in einer Fertigspritze, Influvac Tetra Injektionssuspension in einer FertigspritzeApraclonidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00964ApprovedInvestigationalApraclonidine, also known as iopidine, is a sympathomimetic used in glaucoma therapy. It is an alpha2-adrenergic agonist.
Categories: Sympathomimetics in Glaucoma Therapy