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Carboxymethylcellulose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11059ApprovedInvestigationalCarboxymethylcellulose is a cellulose derivative that consists of the cellulose backbone made up of glucopyranose monomers and their hydroxyl groups bound to carboxymethyl groups. … It is also one of the most common viscous polymers used in artificial tears, and has shown to be effective in the treatment of aqueous tear-deficient dry eye symptoms and ocular surface staining [A33029
Mixtures: GenTeal Moderate to SevereGemeprost
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08964ApprovedWithdrawnIt is not FDA-approved but available in Japan marketed as Preglandin.
Guanoxan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13211ApprovedGuanoxan was approved in the UK but was withdrawn from the market due to hepatotoxicity. … Guanoxan is an antihypertensive agent similar in its mechanism of action to guanethidine; may cause liver damage.
Trypan blue free acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09158ApprovedThis is done to aid in visualization before creating the continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis. … Trypan blue is a diazo dye used in ophthalmic cataract surgery to stain the anterior capsule in the presence of a mature cataract.
Mecasermin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01277ApprovedInvestigationalThe rhIGF-1 protein is synthesized in bacteria (E. coli) that have been modified by the addition of the gene for human IGF-1. … The amino acid sequence of the product is identical to that of endogenous human IGF-1.
Castor oil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11113ApprovedNutraceuticalVet approvedCastor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant (_Ricinus communis_ L.) mainly cultivated in India, South America, Africa, and China. … Castor oil does not contain ricin, which is a natural poison found in the castor oil plant; the toxic lectin remains in the bean pulp following oil isolation [F70].
Synonyms: Toto ni vavalagi oilPonesimod
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12016ApprovedInvestigational[A232079] Ponesimod was granted FDA approval on 18 March 2021.[L32709] … [A232079] Fingolimod's activity at sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 3 was suspected to be responsible for a portion of it's adverse effects, and so more selective modulators were developed.
Arimoclomol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05025Approved[L51384] Arimoclomol was approved by the FDA on September 20, 2024, making it the first treatment for Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC). … Arimoclomol is a hydroxylamine derivative [A264414] and a heat-shock protein-70 (HSP70) co-inducer.
Synonyms: 3-PYRIDINECARBOXIMIDOYL CHLORIDE, N-((2R)-2-HYDROXY-3-(1-PIPERIDINYL)PROPOXY), 1-OXIDE, N-[(2R)-2-Hydroxy-3-(1-piperidyl)propoxy]pyridine-3-carboximidoyl chloride, 1-oxideDeutetrabenazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12161ApprovedInvestigationalIt was approved by FDA in April 2017 and is marketed under the trade name Austedo as oral tablets. … As with other agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, deutetrabenazine is a drug to alleviate the motor symptoms of HD and is not proposed to halt the progression of the disease [T28].
Sulfapyridine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00891ApprovedWithdrawnAntibacterial, potentially toxic, and previously used to treat certain skin diseases. No longer prescribed.
Synonyms: N-2-Pyridylsulfanilamide, N(1)-Pyridylsulfanilamide