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Segesterone acetate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14583ApprovedIt is commonly sold under the brand names Nestorone and Elcometrine and serves as an active component in hormonal contraceptives. … In clinical trials, Annovera™ achieved a 97.3% success in pregnancy prevention [L4246]. Annovera™ is administered as a vaginal ring that is in place for 21 days and removed for 7 days each cycle.
Synonyms: 17-Hydroxy-16-methylene-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione acetateSarecycline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12035ApprovedInvestigationalThe acne often presents physically as a mixture of non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions mainly on the face but on the back and chest as well [L4814]. … s Seysara (sarecylcine) as a new first in class narrow spectrum tetracycline derived oral antibiotic for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients
Bexarotene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00307ApprovedInvestigationalBexarotene (Targretin) is an antineoplastic agent indicated by the FDA for Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. It has been used off-label for lung cancer, breast cancer, and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settinggamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01440ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalIt is currently regulated in the US and sold by Jazz Pharmaceuticals under the name Xyrem. However, it is important to note that GHB is a designated Orphan drug (in 1985). … GHB is a naturally occurring substance found in the central nervous system, wine, beef, small citrus fruits and almost all other living creatures in small amounts.
Synonyms: oxy-n-butyric acidBusulfan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01008ApprovedInvestigationalAccording to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), busulfan is listed as a known carcinogen. … Busulfan is a bifunctional alkylating agent, having a selective immunosuppressive effect on bone marrow. It is not a structural analog of the nitrogen mustards.
Alirocumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09302ApprovedInvestigationalAlirocumab is a biopharmaceutical that obtained FDA approval in July 2015 as a second line treatment for high cholesterol in adults whose LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is not controlled by the combination of … The FDA approval was contingent on the completion of further clinical trials to better determine efficacy and safety. PCSK9 inhibition facilitates more LDL-C clearance from the blood.
Products: PRALUENT 150 MG/ML (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN), PRALUENT 75 MG/ML (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN)Praziquantel
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01058ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved[A263201] The efficacy of praziquantel in treating parasitic flatworms infection with low cost (~US$0.20 drug cost to treat a child) makes it an integral to WHO's plan to eliminate schistosomiasis by 2030
Hydroflumethiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00774ApprovedWithdrawn(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p822)
Sodium oxybate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09072ApprovedInvestigationalin May 2023. … [L46302] In some countries, sodium oxybate has been investigated and used in alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) to aid abstinence maintenance in alcohol use disorders.[A251440, A251445]
Polatuzumab vedotin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12240ApprovedInvestigationalPolatuzumab vedotin is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate that delivers monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), an anti-mitotic agent, to cancer cells. … [L6658] Polatuzumab vedotin was granted accelerated FDA approval on June 10, 2019 [A254936] and was approved by Health Canada on July 9, 2020.[L44141]