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Isosorbide mononitrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01020ApprovedInvestigational[L11698] It is available in oral tablets generically and under the brand name ISMO and Monoket. The extended-release forms of the drug are also available generically and under the brand name Imdur. … [T28] First approved by the FDA in 1991,[L11743] isosorbide mononitrate is used for the prevention and management of angina pectoris caused by coronary artery disease; however, the onset of action of
Synonyms: Mononitrato de isosorbidaAbacavir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01048ApprovedInvestigationalChemically, it is a synthetic carbocyclic nucleoside and is the enantiomer with 1S, 4R absolute configuration on the cyclopentene ring. … In vivo, abacavir sulfate dissociates to its free base, abacavir.
Mixtures: ABACAVIR E LAMIVUDINA LUPIN, ABACAVIR E LAMIVUDINA LUPINCategories: Antivirals used in combination for the treatment of HIV infectionsDesipramine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01151ApprovedThe antidepressant effects of TCAs are thought to be due to an overall increase in serotonergic neurotransmission. … TCAs are structurally similar to phenothiazines. They contain a tricyclic ring system with an alkyl amine substituent on the central ring.
Categories: Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin Syndrome, Serotonin Receptor AntagonistsChenodeoxycholic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06777ApprovedInvestigationalIt works by dissolving the cholesterol that makes gallstones and inhibiting production of cholesterol in the liver and absorption in the intestines, which helps to decrease the formation of gallstones. … It can also reduce the amount of other bile acids that can be harmful to liver cells when levels are elevated.
Thyrotropin alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00024ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedThe beta subunit (TSHB) bestows its receptor specificity due to the uniqueness to TSH. The amino acid sequence of thyrotropin alfa is identical to that of human pituitary thyroid stimulating hormone. … The alpha subunit of thyrotropin alfa, which is the effector region responsible for the stimulation of adenylate cyclase, displays close structural similarity with the alpha subunit of human chorionic
Categories: Agents used to treat hypothyroidismAnagrelide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00261ApprovedInvestigationalAnagrelide is a platelet-reducing agent used to lower dangerously elevated platelet levels (i.e. to treat thrombocythemia) in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. … [L14153] It is an oral imidazoquinazoline that was first approved for use in the US in 1997.[A214274] It appears to carry a better response rate than other thrombocythemia treatments (e.g.
Ceftizoxime
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01332ApprovedWithdrawnIt has few side effects and is reported to be safe and effective in aged patients and in patients with hematologic disorders. … The drug is highly resistant to a broad spectrum of beta-lactamases and is active against a wide range of both aerobic and anaerobic gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.
Products: E-ZOXAlprostadil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00770ApprovedInvestigationalIn 1996, the FDA approved the use of alprostadil, administered either with an intracavernosal injection or an intraurethral suppository, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and it is used in men … This drug causes vasodilation by directly affecting vascular and ductus arteriosus (DA) smooth muscle, preventing or reversing the functional closure of the DA that occurs shortly after birth.
International brands: Alprox-TDCategories: Prostaglandins E, Prostaglandin Receptor AgonistsEpicriptine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11275Approved[T195] To know more about the mixture please visit [DB01049] … Together with the alpha-dihydroergocryptine, it represents one-third of the ergoloid mesylate mixture. Epicriptine differs from the alpha form on the position of one methyl group.
Droperidol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00450ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedIt is used in conjunction with an opioid analgesic such as fentanyl to maintain the patient in a calm state of neuroleptanalgesia with indifference to surroundings but still able to cooperate with the … A butyrophenone with general properties similar to those of haloperidol.
Categories: Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists, Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists