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Bexarotene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00307ApprovedInvestigationalBexarotene (Targretin) is an antineoplastic agent indicated by the FDA for Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. It has been used off-label for lung cancer, breast cancer, and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingHydroflumethiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00774ApprovedWithdrawn(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p822)
Viomycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06827ApprovedThese drugs bind RNA in bacterial ribosomes and inhibit protein synthesis. Viomycin was derived from the actinomycete _Streptomyces puniceus_.
Esketamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11823ApprovedInvestigationalThe FDA approved ketamine (Ketalar) in 1970. … [L5593] Esketamine may prove to be a promising treatment for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who have not experienced an improvement in symptoms despite treatment with various medications
Categories: Non-Competitive N-Methyl D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor AntagonistsProducts: Eskelan 25 mg/ml-Injektions-/Infusionslösung in Ampullen, Eskelan 25 mg/ml-Injektionslösung in DurchstechflaschenCefiderocol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14879ApprovedInvestigational[L10893] It is indicated for use in complicated urinary tract infections in patients with limited or no alternative treatments available. … [A189150] A concern noted in the trial was a 0.3% higher rate of all cause mortality, the cause of which has not been determined.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingCeritinib
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.