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Chloroquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00608ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedChloroquine is an aminoquinolone derivative first developed in the 1940s for the treatment of malaria. … [A191655] It was the drug of choice to treat malaria until the development of newer antimalarials such as [pyrimethamine], [artemisinin], and [mefloquine].
Baloxavir marboxil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13997ApprovedInvestigational[A39895, A251755] It is a prodrug of [baloxavir] [L42855] with an improved absorption profile than its active metabolite due to the addition of a phenolic hydroxyl group to its structure. … Baloxavir marboxil is an antiviral drug used to treat influenza. More specifically, it is a first-in-class cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor that works to block influenza virus proliferation.
Hexocyclium
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06787ApprovedProton pump inhibitors like [DB00338] and opiate anti-diarrheal agents like [DB00836] have largely replaced the use of anti-muscarinics in the treatment of gastric ulcers and diarrhea due to their more … It was once available under the tradename Tral marketed by Abbvie Inc. but has been discontinued.
Nilutamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00665ApprovedInvestigationalProstate cancer is mostly androgen-dependent and can be treated with surgical or chemical castration. To date, antiandrogen monotherapy has not consistently been shown to be equivalent to castration. … Consequently, Nilutamide blocks the action of androgens of adrenal and testicular origin that stimulate the growth of normal and malignant prostatic tissue.
Ferric pyrophosphate citrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13995ApprovedThe ferric ion is strongly complexed by pyrophosphate and citrate.[A31979] FPC is categorized in Japan as a second class OTC drug. … Free iron presents several side effects as it can catalyze free radical formation and lipid peroxidation as well as the presence of interactions of iron in plasma.
Elamipretide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11981ApprovedInvestigational[L54036] In September 2025, the U.S. … [A274436] Elamipretide is a synthetic tetrapeptide that selectively binds to cardiolipin, a phospholipid in the inner mitochondrial membrane.
Megestrol acetate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00351ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedA progestational hormone used most commonly as the acetate ester. As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor. … It has also been used in the palliative treatment of breast cancer.
Categories: Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital SystemEnfuvirtide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00109ApprovedInvestigationalEnfuvirtide is a 36 amino acid biomimetic peptide that is structurally similar to the HIV proteins that are responsible for the fusion of the virus to cell membranes and subsequent intracellular uptake … The first agent in the novel class of antiretroviral drugs called HIV fusion inhibitors, enfuvirtide works by inhibiting HIV-1 fusion with CD4 cells.
Sodium ascorbate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14482ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalMixtures: Se-Tan DHA, Se-Tan DHAProducts: ASCORBATO DE SODIO 112.49 MG/ML SOLUCION INYECTABLEQuinupristin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01369ApprovedDalfopristin inhibits the early phase of protein synthesis in the bacterial ribosome and quinupristin inhibits the late phase of protein synthesis. … The combination of the two components acts synergistically and is more effective in vitro than each component alone.