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Ibrexafungerp
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12471ApprovedIbrexafungerp, also known as SCY-078 or MK-3118, is a novel enfumafungin derivative oral triterpene antifungal approved for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), also known as a vaginal yeast … [A235384,A235389] Similar to echinocandins, ibrexafungerp targets the fungal β-1,3-glucan synthase, which is not present in humans, limiting the chance of renal or hepatic toxicity.
Quinine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00468ApprovedInvestigationalThe mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood. … Quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels.
Categories: Analgesics, Non-NarcoticBrexpiprazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09128ApprovedInvestigational[A182186, A38385, A259661] Brexpiprazole was first approved by the FDA on July 10, 2015. … Compared to aripiprazole, brexpiprazole has less potential for partial agonist-mediated adverse effects such as extrapyramidal symptoms, which is attributed to lower intrinsic activity at the D2 receptor
Categories: Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin SyndromeVorasidenib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB17097ApprovedInvestigational[A264209] Vorasidenib was first approved by the FDA on August 6, 2024, for the treatment of Grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with a susceptible IDH1 or IDH2 mutation.[L51144] … [A264209] It works by suppressing the levels of D-2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG), an oncometabolite produced by mutant IDH1 and IDH2 isoforms.
Synonyms: 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-(6-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-n2,n4-bis((1r)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methylethyl)-Bethanechol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01019ApprovedAn advantage of bethanechol is that in contrast to acetylcholine, bethanechol is not degraded by cholinesterase allowing its effects to be longer-lasting.[L32539] … [A232905,L32539] For example, bethanechol is readily used to treat postoperative or postpartum urinary retention.
Synonyms: 2-(carbamoyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminiumSiltuximab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09036ApprovedInvestigationalSiltuximab prevents the binding of IL-6 to soluble and membrane-bound IL-6 receptors by forming high affinity complexes with human interleukin-6 (IL-6). … Siltuximab is a chimeric (human-mouse) monoclonal immunoglobulin G1-kappa antibody produced in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line by recombinant DNA technology.
Acetohexamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00414ApprovedWithdrawnA sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent that is metabolized in the liver to 1-hydrohexamide. Acetohexamide has been discontinued in the US market.
Synonyms: N-(p-Acetylphenylsulfonyl)-N'-cyclohexylurea, 1-[(4-acetylbenzene)sulfonyl]-3-cyclohexylurea 4-acetyl-N-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)benzenesulfonamideArsenic trioxide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01169ApprovedInvestigationalArsenic trioxide is a chemotherapeutic agent of idiopathic function used to treat leukemia that is unresponsive to first line agents. … It is suspected that arsenic trisulfide induces cancer cells to undergo apoptosis.
Bromotheophylline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14018Approved[L1082] It is also approved by Health Canada to be used alone or in combination with [DB00316] in OTC products.[L1113] … [A33018] Bromotheophylline is categorized on the FDA as a drug substance with an inactive state since March, 1980.