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Nintedanib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09079ApprovedInvestigational[L8453,L8459] It was first approved for use in the United States in 2014. … such is used as a first-line treatment following diagnosis to slow down the progressive loss of lung function.
Desmopressin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00035ApprovedInvestigationalDesmopressin, also known as 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP), is a synthetic analogue of the natural posterior pituitary hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) [A275458, L56105]. … It was designed through two primary chemical modifications of the natural hormone: the deamination of 1-cysteine and the substitution of L-arginine with D-arginine at the 8th position [A31661, A275458]
Sarracenia Purpurea
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13965ApprovedWithdrawnIt was used as an injectable pain reliever and during the 19th century, _Sarracenia purpurea_ was used as a treatment of smallpox [A32509]. … It is widely distributed across North America and has been used as a traditional medicinal herb in many aboriginal communities [A32509, A32510].
Penpulimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16747ApprovedInvestigationalThe use of an IgG1 backbone - as opposed to an IgG4 backbone as is typical in other anti-PD-1 antibodies like [nivolumab] - is intended to reduce the risk of immune-related adverse events. … [A273843,A273848] Penpulimab-kcqx was approved by the US FDA in April 2025 for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in select patients.[L52993,L52998]
Butabarbital
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00237ApprovedIllicitWithdrawn[A201977,A201980] Butabarbital was granted FDA approval on 5 June 1939.[L13613] … [A201977,L13613] Butabarbital is less commonly used in recent years, as more patients are typically prescribed benzodiazepines.
Oritavancin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04911ApprovedInvestigationalIt boasts the option of single-dose administration and has been proven as non-inferior to a full course of [vancomycin] therapy. … It was developed by The Medicines Company (acquired by Novartis).
Testosterone undecanoate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13946ApprovedInvestigationalTestosterone undecanoate is the ester prodrug of [testosterone] and has a mid-chain fatty acid at the carbon 17β position. … [L35970] It was developed via fatty acid esterification of testosterone in order to achieve orally administer testosterone.
Piperaquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13941ApprovedInvestigationalIt has come back into use in combination with the artemisinin derivative [DB11638] as part of the combination product Eurartesim [FDA Label]. … Eurartesim was first authorized for market by the European Medicines Agency in October 2011.
Synonyms: 1,3-bis[4-(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl]propaneAnidulafungin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00362ApprovedAnidulafungin or Eraxis is an anti-fungal drug manufactured by Pfizer that gained approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 21, 2006; it was previously known as LY303366. … There is preliminary evidence that it has a similar safety profile to caspofungin.
Cethromycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06419Investigational[L13988] It has also been investigated, by itself or together with [zoliflodacin], for the treatment of gonorrhea,[A203432, A203495] and was recently suggested as a possible treatment for liver-stage _ … [L14006, A203369] However, after completing phase III clinical trials, it was deemed safe but not sufficiently efficacious by the FDA.