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  1. Drug

    Polihexanide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A1351,A273908] Polihexanide is approved in Europe under the name Akantior for the treatment of _Acanthamoeba_ keratitis, an ocular infection caused by the _Acanthamoeba_ parasite. … Structurally, it consists of repeating biguanide units linked by hexamethylene hydrocarbon chains, conferring both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties that enhance its interaction with microbial membranes

  2. Drug

    Sulfasalazine

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A255582] Sulfasalazine fell out of favor as the drug of choice for RA due to poorly designed clinical trials in 1950 but regained interest from the clinical community in the late 1970. … [A255582] Although sulfasalazine is only approved by the FDA for ulcerative colitis, research have shown that sulfasalazine is also beneficial for patients with Crohn's disease.

  3. Drug

    Clodronic acid

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00720
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    [A203111] Clodronic acid is not FDA approved, but is approved in Canada.[L13910]

  4. Drug

    Ethinylestradiol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00977
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A191107] These properties were achieved by the substitution of an ethinyl group at carbon 17 of [estradiol].[A191107] Ethinylestradiol soon replaced [mestranol] in contraceptive pills. … Ethinylestradiol was first synthesized in 1938 by Hans Herloff Inhoffen and Walter Hohlweg at Schering.[A191107] It was developed in an effort to create an estrogen with greater oral bioavailability.

  5. Drug

    Phensuximide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00832
    Approved

    The frequency of attacks is reduced by depression of nerve transmission in the motor cortex.

  6. Drug

    Primidone

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00794
    ApprovedVet approved

    [L11112] Primidone was developed by J Yule Bogue and H C Carrington in 1949.[A189522] Primidone was granted FDA Approval on 8 March 1954.[L11112]

  7. Drug

    Efanesoctocog alfa

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16662
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Endogenous VWF protects FVIII from degradation but also sets a half-life of approximately 15 to 19 h. … [A257464,A257469] In February 2023, efanesoctocog alfa was approved by the FDA as a new class of factor VIII therapy for hemophilia A.[L45379,L45414]

  8. Drug

    Magnesium cation

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    ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalWithdrawn

    Milk of magnesia is primarily used to alleviate constipation, but can also be used to relieve indigestion and heartburn. … When taken internally by mouth as a laxative, the osmotic force of the magnesia suspension acts to draw fluids from the body and to retain those already within the lumen of the intestine, serving to distend

  9. Drug

    Desvenlafaxine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06700
    ApprovedInvestigational

    The major difference is the potential for drug interaction since venlafaxine is mainly metabolized by CYP2D6 while desvenlafaxine is conjugated by UGT; therefore, desvenlafaxine is less likely to cause … [A261266,A261266] It was approved by the FDA in 2008 for the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD).

  10. Drug

    Heparin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01109
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Furthermore, the effects of UH can typically be reversed by using protamine sulfate.