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Erythrityl tetranitrate

A vasodilator with general properties similar to nitroglycerin. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1020)

Levodopa

Levodopa is a prodrug of dopamine that is administered to patients with Parkinson's due to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier[Label]. … Levodopa can be metabolised to dopamine on either side of the blood-brain barrier and so it is generally administered with a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor like carbidopa to prevent metabolism until after

Delamanid

It is used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in a combination regimen. … Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis may also require more than 2 years of chemotherapy and second-line therapies with narrow therapeutic index [A31968].

Tofacitinib

Tofacitinib is an inhibitor of Janus kinases, a group of intracellular enzymes involved in signalling pathways that affect hematopoiesis and immune cell function. … It is approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis that responds inadequately to methotrexate or in those who are intolerant to methotrexate.

Ivabradine

Ivabradine, brand name Corlanor, was approved by the FDA in April 2015 for the treatment of chronic heart failure in patients with an ejection fraction of ≤35%, in sinus rhythm with resting heart rate … Ivabradine acts by selectively inhibiting the "funny" channel pacemaker current (If) in the sinoatrial node in a dose-dependent fashion, resulting in a lower heart rate and thus more blood to flow to the

Polyethylene glycol 400

It is used in ophthalmic solutions for the relief of burning, irritation and/or discomfort that follows dryness of the eye [L1785]. … In addition, PEG is available as a bowel preparation for colonoscopy procedures and as a laxative [L1788].

Fidanacogene elaparvovec

[A32552] Disease severity is linked to the level of factor IX activity in the blood plasma, ranging from increased bleeding after injuries and surgical operations to spontaneous bleeding, hemorrhages in … [L46691] Hemophilia B is a rare X-linked genetic disorder characterized by abnormal coagulation due to dysfunctional coagulation factor IX with a male incidence estimated to be 1 in 30,000 male births

Phenylbutyric acid

[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.

Daprodustat

[A254172] In June 2020, daprodustat was first approved in Japan for the treatment of renal anemia. … [A254157] A phase 3 clinical trial (NCT02879305) found that in patients with CKD undergoing dialysis, daprodustat was non-inferior to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents regarding the change in the hemoglobin