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Human C1-esterase inhibitor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06404ApprovedInvestigational[L16586, L16606] This drug is indicated for prophylaxis and treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE), a human genetic disorder caused by a shortage of C1 inhibitor activity that results in an overreaction … The disease is characterized by acute attacks of painful, and in some cases, fatal swelling of several soft tissues or edema, which may last up to five days when untreated.[L16586, L16606]
Categories: Drugs Used in Hereditary AngioedemaPiflufolastat F 18
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14805ApprovedInvestigationalProstate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy affecting men in North America[A235344] - despite this, an ongoing challenge in prostate cancer therapy is the difficulty in imaging the extent … levels roughly 1000-fold greater than elsewhere in the body, and even higher in prostate cancer tissue.
Alclofenac
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13167ApprovedWithdrawnIt was withdrawn from the market in the United Kingdom in 1979.
Vadadustat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12255ApprovedInvestigational[A244145,A244155] It was first approved in Japan in 2020,[L50371] and in April 2023, it was approved by the EMA for the treatment of symptomatic anemia associated with CKD in adults on chronic maintenance … [L39610,L46936,L46951] Vadadustat was approved by the FDA in March 2024.[L50371]
Synonyms: N-(5-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carbonyl)glycine, Glycine, N-((5-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonyl)-Colesevelam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00930ApprovedInvestigationalIt works by binding bile acids in the intestine. Bile acids are made when cholesterol is broken down in the body. Removing these bile acids helps to lower blood cholesterol. … Colesevelam is used with exercise and diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in the blood.
Polycarbophil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09311ApprovedWithdrawnLess gas and bloating compared to psyllium laxative products, but can cause heartburn, and belly cramps. It is insoluble in water, dilute acids, and dilute alkali.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEfgartigimod alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15270ApprovedInvestigationalEfgartigimod alfa for intravenous use was granted FDA approval on December 17, 2021[L39501] and European Commission approval on August 11, 2022 for use in patients with myasthenia gravis. … and a reduction in electrical nerve impulses.
Arbutamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01102ApprovedArbutamine, administered through a closed-loop, computer-controlled drug-delivery system, is indicated to elicit acute cardiovascular responses, similar to those produced by exercise, in order to aid in … diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary artery disease in patients who cannot exercise adequately .
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEthiodized oil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00965ApprovedInvestigationalEthiodized oil is used by injection as a radio-opaque contrast agent. The composition of the oil is comprised of iodine combined with ethyl esters of fatty acids of poppyseed oil. And although these esters are primarily as ethyl monoiodo...
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting, Complex MixturesLarotrectinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14723ApprovedInvestigationalan important role in tumor cell growth and survival. … of cell growth in tumors that overexpress Trk.