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  1. Drug

    Prussian blue

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06783
    Approved

    It is orally administered for clinical purposes to be used as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning, such as thallium and radioactive isotopes of caesium. … Prussian blue is described as a deep blue pigment that is produced when the oxidation of ferrous ferrocyanide salts occurs.

  2. Drug

    Halazepam

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00801
    ApprovedIllicitWithdrawn

    [A1212, A178114] It has been shown to be less toxic than chlordiazepoxide or diazepam. … [A1212] This drug is no longer marketed in the United States, and was withdrawn by _Schering_, its manufacturer, in 2009.[L6226, L6229]

  3. Drug

    Lactitol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12942
    Approved

    [A190918] It is used in food manufacturing as a nutritive sweetener and is approximately 35% as sweet as table sugar (i.e. [sucrose]). … [A190912] Clinically, lactitol has been investigated for use as an osmotic laxative and, along with other non-absorbable disaccharides such as [lactulose], in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in

  4. Drug

    Histamine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05381
    ApprovedInvestigational

    A depressor amine derived by enzymatic decarboxylation of histidine. It is a powerful stimulant of gastric secretion, a constrictor of bronchial smooth muscle, a vasodilator, and also a centrally acting neurotransmitter.

  5. Drug

    Urea C-13

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09510
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Radiolabelled urea is available in two forms as 13C and 14C. … It is currently used for the Urea Breath Test (UBT) and is available as a rapid diagnostic test (marketed as Pranactin-Citric) for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infections.

  6. Drug

    Onasemnogene abeparvovec

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15528
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Developed by AveXis, a Novartis company,[A187253] onasemnogene abeparvovec is commonly marketed as Zolgensma®, which is available as a single-dose intravenous infusion. … The use and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec in patients with advanced SMA, such as those with complete paralysis of the limbs and permanent dependence on ventilators, has not been evaluated.

  7. Drug

    Fondaparinux

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00569
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Fondaparinux (Arixtra) is a synthetic anticoagulant agent consisting of five monomeric sugar units and a O-methyl group at the reducing end of the molecule. It is structurally similar to polymeric glycosaminoglycan heparin and heparan su...

  8. Drug

    Tea tree oil

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11218
    ApprovedNutraceutical

    It may be referred to as _Melaleuca alternifolia_ oil. … It has been a popular ingredient in a variety of household and cosmetic products due to its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antioxidant properties [A32438].

  9. Drug

    Chloral hydrate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01563
    ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalVet approved

    It is no longer considered useful as an anti-anxiety medication. … The safety margin is too narrow for chloral hydrate to be used as a general anesthetic in humans, but it is commonly used for that purpose in animal experiments.

  10. Drug

    Mangafodipir

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06796
    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    The contrast agent is present as mangafodipir trisodium marketed under the name Teslascan. … Teslascan has been removed from the Drug Product List by FDA in 2003, and withdrawn from the European market in 2012.