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  1. Drug

    Megestrol acetate

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    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregna-3,6-diene-3,20-dione. A 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 u...

  2. Drug

    Sibutramine

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    ApprovedIllicitWithdrawn

    Sibutramine (trade name Meridia in the USA, Reductil in Europe and other countries), usually as sibutramide hydrochloride monohydrate, is an orally administered agent for the treatment of obesity. It is a centrally acting stimulant chemi...

  3. Drug

    Tolbutamide

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    Approved

    It is structurally similar to acetohexamide, chlorpropamide and tolazamide and belongs to the sulfonylurea class of insulin secretagogues, which act by stimulating β cells of the pancreas to release insulin

  4. Drug

    Naloxegol

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Naloxegol, for "PEGylated naloxol" is a peripherally-selective opioid antagonist developed by AstraZeneca. … It was approved by the FDA in September 2014 and is indicated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adult patients with chronic non‑cancer pain.

  5. Drug

    Cetalkonium

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    [L2137] Cetalkonium is approved by the FDA for its use in over-the-counter products as a skin protectant.[L2737] By Health Canada, it is also approved for its use in over-the-counter products.[L1113]

  6. Drug

    Mifamurtide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    MDP is a motif present in all gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial walls that is recognized by different signalling molecules and activators such as nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (

  7. Drug

    Thioridazine

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Thioridazine has a higher incidence of antimuscarinic effects, but a lower incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms, than chlorpromazine. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p618).

  8. Drug

    Zuranolone

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A260791] Zuranolone was approved by the FDA on August 4th, 2023, and it is currently the only approved treatment for women with postpartum depression.

  9. Drug

    Alglucosidase alfa

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is encoded by the most predominant of nine observed haplotypes of this gene. Aglucosidase alfa is produced by recombinant DNA technology in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line. … Alglucosidase alfa degrades glycogen by catalyzing the hydrolysis of a-1,4- and a-1,6- glycosidic linkages of lysosomal glycogen.

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    Orlistat

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It was approved by the FDA for use in combination with a reduced-calorie diet in 1999. … [A229928] Orlistat is a lipase inhibitor used in the treatment of obesity that works by inhibiting fat-metabolizing enzymes.