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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
Brepocitinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15003ApprovedInvestigationalBrepocitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) and tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor used to treat dermatomyositis in adults. … [L64097] The FDA approved brepocitinib on August 27, 2026 for the treatment of dermatomyositis in adult patients, making it the first targeted oral therapy approved for the condition.[L64115]
Suzetrigine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB18927ApprovedInvestigational[A264953] On January 30, 2025, suzetrigine was approved by the FDA as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic.[L52098] … Suzetrigine is a Na<sub>V</sub>1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel blocker with analgesic properties[A264948] Na<sub>V</sub>1.8 is abundantly expressed in peripheral sensory nerves to play a role in pain
Pidolic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03088ApprovedInvestigationalPidolic acid, in general, is found in large quantities in brain tissue and other tissues in bound form, like skin [L2729]. … exercising caution in their recommendation as much more research is necessary [A32981, A32982].
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 settingRezafungin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16310ApprovedInvestigational[L45633,L45658] It was subsequently approved in the EU in November of the same year. [L52745] … Rezafungin is an echinocandin antifungal drug.
Flosequinan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13228ApprovedWithdrawnFlosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due to increased mortality in chronic heart failure patients, found in drug trials.[A174979,L43942]
Categories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac Diseasesgamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01440ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalIt is currently regulated in the US and sold by Jazz Pharmaceuticals under the name Xyrem. However, it is important to note that GHB is a designated Orphan drug (in 1985). … GHB is a naturally occurring substance found in the central nervous system, wine, beef, small citrus fruits and almost all other living creatures in small amounts.
Synonyms: oxy-n-butyric acidPalovarotene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05467ApprovedFibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), with an estimated worldwide prevalence of one in 2 million individuals, is an exceptionally rare genetic disorder. … [A244920] Palovarotene was approved for use in Canada in January 2022 for the management of heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with FOP, representing the first global approval for any FOP therapy
Viomycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06827ApprovedThese drugs bind RNA in bacterial ribosomes and inhibit protein synthesis. Viomycin was derived from the actinomycete _Streptomyces puniceus_.