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Trovafloxacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00685ApprovedWithdrawnIt exerts its antibacterial activity by inhibiting the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. … Trovafloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic that has been commonly marketed under the brand name Trovan by Pfizer.
Categories: Topoisomerase II InhibitorsVatalanib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04879InvestigationalVatalanib is under investigation for the treatment of solid tumors. … Vatalanib (PTK787/ZK-222584) is a new oral antiangiogenic molecule that inhibits all known vascular endothelial growth factor receptors.
Pepsin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13198ApprovedWithdrawnPepsin is a potent enzyme in gastric juice that digests proteins such as those in meat, eggs, seeds, and dairy products [L2358]. … Pepsin is approved by the FDA and is used in food at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice [L2363].
Edoxudine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13421ApprovedWithdrawnIt was later recognized to be effective in vivo in a preclinical model of keratitis caused by herpes virus. … The obtained product is an antiviral ointment.[L2407] The activity of edoxudine against herpes simplex virus was first recognized in 1967.
Zonisamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00909ApprovedInvestigationalThe US and Europe approved it in 2000 and 2005, respectively.[A1379,A1383] … Zonisamide is a sulfonamide anticonvulsant used as an adjunctive therapy in adults with partial-onset seizures.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSimvastatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00641ApprovedInvestigational[A181087, A181406] Simvastatin and other drugs from the statin class of medications including [atorvastatin], [pravastatin], [rosuvastatin], [fluvastatin], and [lovastatin] are considered first-line … were found in clinical studies to result in a 45.8% to 54.6% decrease in LDL cholesterol levels, while simvastatin has been found to have an average decrease in LDL-C of ~35%.
Moxisylyte
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09205ApprovedMoxisylyte, denominated as thymoxamine in the UK, is a specific and orally active α1-adrenergic antagonist. … [T45] According to the WHO, moxisylyte is approved since 1987[T91] and in the same year, it acquired the denomination of orphan product by the FDA.
Categories: Drugs Used in Erectile DysfunctionAjmaline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01426ApprovedWithdrawnAn alkaloid found in the root of Rauwolfia serpentina, among other plant sources. … The drug has been very popular in some countries for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with the Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome and in well tolerated monomorphic ventricular tachycardias.
Categories: Antiarrhythmics, Class I, Antiarrhythmics, Class IaBexarotene
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 settingMethylphenidate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00422ApprovedInvestigationalLong-acting formulations of psychostimulants such as methylphenidate, [DB01576], and [DB01255] are considered the most effective and widely used treatment for ADHD, and are considered first-line options … in the extraneuronal space and prolonging their action.