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Ambroxol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06742ApprovedInvestigationalSurfactants acts as an anti-glue factor by reducing the adhesion of mucus to the bronchial wall, in improving its transport and in providing protection against infection and irritating agents. … It stimulates synthesis and release of surfactant by type II pneumocytes.
Mixtures: BROGAL T, FARIBROX TMCategories: Adrenergics for Systemic Use, Drugs for Obstructive Airway DiseasesArginine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00125ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalAn essential amino acid that is physiologically active in the L-form.
Mixtures: ABOUND PORTAKAL AROMALI TOZ 24 GR 30 POSET, GLAMIN SOLUTION FOR INFUSIONCategories: Detoxifying Agents for Antineoplastic TreatmentPegloticase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09208ApprovedInvestigationalPegloticase is a porcine recombinant PEGylated uricase indicated for the treatment of chronic gout in adult patients that do not respond to other types of therapies. … [L42425] Pegloticase was approved by the FDA in 2014, and in 2022, the drug label included the co-administration of pegloticase and methotrexate.[L42425]
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingMetamfetamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01577ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalWithdrawnIt is a scheduled drug in most countries due to its high potential for addiction and abuse. … The FDA withdrew its approval for the use of all parenteral drug products containing methamphetamine hydrochloride, a metamfetamine salt.[L43942]
Categories: Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin Syndrome, Psychostimulants, Agents Used for ADHD and NootropicsSecnidazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12834ApprovedInvestigational[A27210] Once it enters bacteria and parasites, secnidazole is activated by bacterial or parasitic enzymes to form a radical anion, thereby damaging and killing the target pathogen. … It is structurally related to other 5-nitroimidazoles, including [DB00916] and [DB00911], but displays improved oral absorption and a longer terminal elimination half-life than other drugs in this class
Categories: Antibacterials for Systemic Use, Antiinfectives for Systemic UsePhenylbutyric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06819ApprovedInvestigational[A249035] It is used to treat genetic metabolic syndromes, neuropathies, and urea cycle disorders.[L386,L42105] … Phenylbutyric acid is a fatty acid and a derivative of [butyric acid] naturally produced by colonic bacteria fermentation.
Piperazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00592ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnPiperazine compounds mediate their anthelmintic action by generally paralyzing parasites, allowing the host body to easily remove or expel the invading organism. … Outside the body, piperazine has a remarkable power to dissolve uric acid and producing a soluble urate, but in clinical experience it has not proved equally successful.
Ticlopidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00208ApprovedIt is a prodrug that is metabolised to an active form, which blocks the ADP receptor that is involved in GPIIb/IIIa receptor activation leading to platelet aggregation. … Ticlopidine is marketed under the brand name Ticlid and is indicated for patients who cannot take aspirin or in whom aspirin has not worked to prevent a thrombotic stroke.
Bebtelovimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16755ApprovedWithdrawn[L40328] Bebtelovimab was issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the FDA on February 11, 2022, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in select patients. … [L43827] On November 30, 2022, the EUA for bebtelovimab was officially withdrawn due to a lack of efficacy against Omicron subvariants, therefore bebtelovimab is no longer authorized for emergency use
Categories: Approved Treatments for COVID-19Hydrocodone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00956ApprovedIllicitInvestigational[T116] It is commonly used in combination with [acetaminophen] to control moderate to severe pain. … The FDA first approved Hydrocodone for use as part of the cough suppressant syrup Hycodan in March of 1943.[L9025]
Mixtures: Co-gesicCategories: Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin Syndrome, Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More Rings