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Fentanyl

Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia. … Fentanyl's high potency has also made it a common adulterant in illicit drugs, especially heroin.

Raltegravir

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 12 October 2007, the first of a new class of HIV drugs, the integrase inhibitors, to receive such approval. … Raltegravir is an antiretroviral drug produced by Merck & Co., used to treat HIV infection. It received approval by the U.S.

Remdesivir

[A222398] Remdesivir (GS-5734) is an adenosine triphosphate analogue first described in the literature in 2016 as a potential treatment for Ebola. … [A222393] Remdesivir activity against the _Coronaviridae_ family was first demonstrated in 2017,[A191382] leading to considerable interest in remdesivir as a possible treatment for COVID-19.

Bempedoic acid

[L12180] Bempedoic acid is first-in-class adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitor used once a day for reducing LDL cholesterol levels in statin-refractory patients. … A combination product of bempedoic acid and [ezetimibe] was approved on February 26, 2020 for increased control of LDL cholesterol levels in patients experiencing refractory elevations despite previous

Benzyl alcohol

Maftivimab

(i.e. through Fc-mediated immune effector function) antibody effects to play a role in combatting EBOV infection. … [A221825, A221830] A recent large-scale study elucidated that both neutralizing and Fc-mediated functions of antibodies were important for therapeutic benefit in animal models of EBOV infection.

Bos taurus gallstone

Bos taurus gallstone is an animal extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. It is not an approved drug.

Paliperidone

It is available as an extended-release tablet, a once-monthly intramuscular injection, an every-three-month intramuscular injection, and a twice-yearly gluteal injection.[L16168,L37744,L4137,L37749] … It has been proposed that the drug's therapeutic activity in schizophrenia is mediated through a combination of central dopamine Type 2 (D2) and serotonin Type 2 (5HT2A) receptor antagonism.

Vorinostat

It is the first in a new class of agents known as histone deacetylase inhibitors. … A recent study suggested that vorinostat also possesses some activity against recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, resulting in a median overall survival of 5.7 months (compared to 4 - 4.4 months in earlier

Cobicistat

More specifically, cobicistat is indicated to increase systemic exposure of atazanavir or darunavir (once daily dosing regimen) in combination with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of HIV-1 … Although it does not have any anti-HIV activity, cobicistat acts as a pharmacokinetic enhancer by inhibiting cytochrome P450 3A isoforms (CYP3A) and therefore increases the systemic exposure of coadministered