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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]
Benzthiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00562ApprovedThey inhibit Na+/Cl- reabsorption from the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys. Thiazides also cause loss of potassium and an increase in serum uric acid. … Thiazides cause vasodilation by activating calcium-activated potassium channels (large conductance) in vascular smooth muscles and inhibiting various carbonic anhydrases in vascular tissue.
Synonyms: 6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(phenylmethylsulfanylmethyl)-4H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine-7-sulfonamideEnprofylline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00824ApprovedWithdrawnEnprofylline is used in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and in the management of cerebrovascular insufficiency, sickle cell disease, and diabetic neuropathy. … Long-term enprofylline administration may be associated with elevation in liver enzyme levels and unpredictable blood levels.
Synonyms: 3-n-propylxanthineRetapamulin
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.
Plicamycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06810ApprovedWithdrawnPlicamycin is an antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces plicatus. … It has been used in the treatment of testicular cancer, Paget's disease of bone, and, rarely, the management of hypercalcemia. The manufacturer discontinued plicamycin in 2000.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingDipivefrin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00449ApprovedWithdrawnDipivefrin is a prodrug of adrenaline, which is used to treat glaucoma. It is available as ophthalmic solution (eye drops).
Categories: Sympathomimetics in Glaucoma TherapyNitisinone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00348ApprovedIt is used in the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 and Alkaptonuria. It is sold under the brand names Orfadin and Harliku. [L53253, L53258]
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 DiseasesTagraxofusp
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14731ApprovedInvestigationala myeloid malignancy in the dendritic cell lineage. … [A253762] It was also approved by the European Commission on January 7, 2021.[L43712]
Metreleptin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09046ApprovedInvestigationalin food intake. … [L41315] In February 2014, metreleptin was approved by the FDA for the treatment of complications of leptin deficiency, as an adjunct to diet, in patients with congenital generalized or acquired generalized
Synonyms: N-Methionylleptin