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Onasemnogene abeparvovec
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15528ApprovedInvestigationalOnasemnogene abeparvovec is the first gene therapy that was approved for this indication in the USA. … [Nusinersen] is another gene therapy that is currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of SMA in pediatric and adult patients.
Clascoterone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12499ApprovedInvestigational[A218846] In August 2020, FDA approved clascoterone for the first-in-class topical treatment of acne (acne vulgaris) in male and female patients 12 years and older. … Clascoterone (cortexolone 17α-propionate, CB-03-01) is a novel antagonist of androgen receptors. It binds to androgen receptors with high affinity.
Tamsulosin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00706ApprovedInvestigational[Label] Other alpha-1 adrenoceptor antagonists developed in the 1980s were less selective and more likely to act on the smooth muscle of blood vessels, resulting in hypotension. … [Label] Antagonism of these receptors leads to relaxation of smooth muscle in the prostate and detrusor muscles in the bladder, allowing for better urinary flow.
Categories: Drugs Used in Benign Prostatic HypertrophyTapinarof
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06083ApprovedInvestigationalTapinarof is a novel, first-in-class, small-molecule AhR agonist that is indicated for the treatment of adult psoriasis. … [A248790] Tapinarof received initial approval from the FDA in 2022.[L41845]
Valrubicin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00385ApprovedIt is a semisynthetic analog of the [doxorubicin], which is an anthracycline drug. Used in the treatment of the bladder cancer, valrubicin is administered by direct infusion into the bladder. … Valrubicin (N-trifluoroacetyladriamycin-14-valerate) is a chemotherapy drug commonly marketed under the trade name VALSTAR.
Categories: Topoisomerase II InhibitorsBuformin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04830ApprovedWithdrawnIt was withdrawn from the market in most countries due to a high risk of causing lactic acidosis. … Buformin is an anti-diabetic drug of the biguanide class, chemically related to metformin and phenformin.
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesZolbetuximab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15118ApprovedInvestigational[L51923] It is specifically targeted against CLDN18.2, a membrane protein normally found in gastric mucosal cells which is overexpressed in 30-50% of gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinomas … [A264723] Zolbetuximab was approved by the FDA in October 2024 for use in patients with HER2 negative, CLDN18.2-positive gastric and GEJ adenocarcinomas.[L51943,L51923]
Ursodeoxycholic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01586ApprovedInvestigational[A256272] UDCA was first approved by the FDA in 1987 for dissolution of gallstones and for primary biliary cirrhosis in 1996. … [A256267,A256463] UDCA was first characterized in the bile of the Chinese black bear and is formed by 7b-epimerization of [chenodeoxycholic acid], which is a primary bile acid.
Lurasidone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08815ApprovedInvestigationalFood and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of schizophrenia on October 29, 2010 and is currently pending approval for the treatment of bipolar disorder in the United States. … Lurasidone is an atypical antipsychotic developed by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. It was approved by the U.S.
Naxitamab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15965ApprovedInvestigational[L24454,A224604] Normally expressed during fetal development and in mature neurons, pain fibers, and skin cells, GD2 constitutes a highly efficient target in the treatment of neuroblastoma - it is widely … [A224604] The first anti-GD2-monoclonal IgG antibody to be approved by the FDA for the treatment of neuroblastoma was [dinutuximab] under the brand name Unituxin in 2015.