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Lovastatin

[A181087, A181406] Lovastatin and other drugs from the statin class of medications including [atorvastatin], [pravastatin], [rosuvastatin], [fluvastatin], and [simvastatin] are considered first-line … were found in clinical studies to result in a 45.8% to 54.6% decrease in LDL cholesterol levels, while lovastatin has been found to have an average decrease in LDL-C of 25-40%.

Zinc gluconate

More information about Zinc (in its natural form) is available at [DB01593]. … Studies show that zinc may be better absorbed in humans in the gluconate form [A32412], [L2105], however, results from other studies may vary.

Ethionamide

A second-line antitubercular agent that inhibits mycolic acid synthesis. It also may be used for treatment of leprosy. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p868)

Proguanil

It does this by inhibiting the enzyme, dihydrofolate reductase, which is involved in the reproduction of the parasite. … Proguanil is a prophylactic antimalarial drug, which works by stopping the malaria parasite, _Plasmodium falciparum_ and _Plasmodium vivax_, from reproducing once it is in the red blood cells.

Pyrophosphoric acid

Gadoteridol

[A263076,A263081,L49871] It was 1 of the 3 macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) that was mandated by the EMA to replace linear gadolinium-based contrast agents due to concerns about retained … gadolinium in the brain.

Pindolol

Pindolol is a first generation non-selective beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension. … [A231059] Research into pindolol's use in the treatment of hypertension began in the early 1970s.[A231064] Pindolol was granted FDA approval on 3 September 1982.[L32348]

Toripalimab

It was first approved in China in December 2018 for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in previously treated patients. … The proliferation of some cancers can be attributed, at least in part, to the suppression of host tumor surveillance.