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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 acetateFoscarnet
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00529ApprovedInvestigationalAn antiviral agent used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. Foscarnet also shows activity against human herpes viruses and HIV.
Inavolisib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15275ApprovedInvestigationalInavolisib is an inhibitor of PI3Kα that was approved by the FDA in October 2024 for the treatment of certain patients with advanced breast cancers. … [L51748,L51738] In February 2025, it was approved by Health Canada for the same indication. [L52605]
Prucalopride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06480ApprovedInvestigational[A40254] Prucalopride was developed by Shire Development LLC and approved for use in Europe in 2009,[A40250] in Canada on December 7, 2011 and by the FDA on December 17, 2018.[L4880]
Ceruletide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00403ApprovedIt exerts stimulatory effects on the gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion, as well as on certain smooth muscles. … Caerulein is a specific decapeptide similar in action and composition to the natural gastrointestinal peptide hormone cholecystokinin.
Retapamulin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01256ApprovedRetapamulin, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as the ointment Altabax, is an antibiotic for skin infections like impetigo. It was approved by the FDA in April 2007.
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]
Ceritinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09063ApprovedInvestigationalFollowing treatment with crizotinib (a first-generation ALK inhibitor), most tumours develop drug resistance due to mutations in key "gatekeeper" residues of the enzyme. … The FDA approved ceritinib in April 2014 due to a surprisingly high response rate (56%) towards crizotinib-resistant tumours and has designated it with orphan drug status.
Synonyms: N-{2-[(5-chloro-2-{[2-isopropoxy-5-methyl-4-(piperidin-4-yl)phenyl]amino}pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]phenyl}propane-2-sulfonamidePolatuzumab 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]
Diethylcarbamazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00711ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawnAn anthelmintic used primarily as the citrate in the treatment of filariasis, particularly infestations with Wucheria bancrofti or Loa loa.