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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-sulfonamidePipradrol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11584ApprovedWithdrawnIn addition to this, it has shown favorable effects in postpartum depressive symptoms [L2516]. … The social and in particular acute clinical harms of pipradrol derivatives have led to their control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in the UK in 2012 [T178].
Polatuzumab 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]
Busulfan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01008ApprovedInvestigationalAccording to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), busulfan is listed as a known carcinogen. … Busulfan is a bifunctional alkylating agent, having a selective immunosuppressive effect on bone marrow. It is not a structural analog of the nitrogen mustards.
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.
Nesiritide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04899ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnNesiritide is a medication used to treat acutely decompensated congestive heart failure with dyspnea at rest or with minimal exertion (such as talk, eating or bathing). Nesiritide is a 32 amino acid recombinant human B-type natriuretic p...
Categories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac DiseasesAlirocumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09302ApprovedInvestigationalAlirocumab is a biopharmaceutical that obtained FDA approval in July 2015 as a second line treatment for high cholesterol in adults whose LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is not controlled by the combination of … The FDA approval was contingent on the completion of further clinical trials to better determine efficacy and safety. PCSK9 inhibition facilitates more LDL-C clearance from the blood.
Products: PRALUENT 150 MG/ML (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN), PRALUENT 75 MG/ML (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN)Methylnaltrexone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06800ApprovedInvestigationalFDA approved in 2008. … Methylnaltrexone is a pheriphally-acting μ-opioid antagonist that acts on the gastrointestinal tract to decrease opioid-induced constipation without producing analgesic effects or withdrawal symptoms.
Praziquantel
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01058ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved[A263201] The efficacy of praziquantel in treating parasitic flatworms infection with low cost (~US$0.20 drug cost to treat a child) makes it an integral to WHO's plan to eliminate schistosomiasis by 2030
Turoctocog alfa pegol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14738ApprovedInvestigationalThis modification to the general turoctocog alfa rFVIII structure makes N8-GP an extended half-life factor VIII molecule for factor VIII replacement therapy in patients with factor VIII deficiency, or … It was developed by Novo Nordisk and approved by the US FDA on October 16, 2013 [L1104].