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  1. Drug

    Baclofen

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Although originally designed in 1962 to treat epilepsy, baclofen was not effective in treating this condition but instead was shown to reduce spasticity in selected patients. … [A245338] Baclofen was reintroduced in 1971 as a treatment for spasticity and was later approved by the FDA in 1977.

  2. Drug

    Gimeracil

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    The main active ingredient in Teysuno is [DB09256], a pro-drug of [DB00544] (5-FU), which is a cytotoxic anti-metabolite drug that acts on rapidly dividing cancer cells. … Approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in March 2011, Gimeracil is available in combination with [DB03209] and [DB09256] within the commercially available product "Teysuno".

    Synonyms: Ts-1 (TN)
  3. Drug

    Lithium cation

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    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    The active principle in these salts is the lithium ion Li+, which having a smaller diameter, can easily displace K+ and Na+ and even Ca+2, in spite of its greater charge, occupying their sites in several … They are used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, since unlike most other mood altering drugs, they counteract both mania and depression.

  4. Drug

    Belzutifan

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Belzutifan is an inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) used in the treatment of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated cancers. … [L35995] The HIF-2α protein was first identified in the 1990s by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center as a key player in the growth of certain cancers.

  5. Drug

    Oseltamivir

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    effect on hospitalizations, and that there was no evidence for any reductions in complications of influenza such as pneumonia. … The authors concluded that oseltamivir use in healthy adults had small, non-specific effects on symptoms (where the time to first alleviation of symptoms was only reduced from 7 to 6.3 days), it had no

  6. Drug

    Guaiacol

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    Approved

    Guaiacol is also present in wood smoke, as a product of pyrolysis of lignin. Guaiacol has been found in the urine of patients with neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma. … Guaiacol is an agent thought to have disinfectant properties and used as an expectorant. Guaiacol is a phenolic natural product first isolated from Guaiac resin and the oxidation of lignin.

  7. Drug

    Hexachlorophene

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    It is mainly used in soaps and creams and is an ingredient of various preparations used for skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p797)

    International brands: E-Z scrub, Surgi-Cen
  8. Drug

    Flurandrenolide

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    Approved

    (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p733) … A corticosteroid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. It is usually employed as a cream or an ointment, and is also used as a polyethylene tape with an adhesive.

  9. Drug

    Diatrizoate

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    ApprovedVet approved

    A commonly used x-ray contrast medium. As diatrizoate meglumine and as Diatrizoate sodium, it is used for gastrointestinal studies, angiography, and urography.

    Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
  10. Drug

    Iodixanol

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    Approved

    Iodixanol is a nonionic hydrophilic compound commonly used as a contrast agent during coronary angiography, particularly in individuals with renal dysfunction, as it is believed to be less toxic to the

    Synonyms: 5,5'-((2-hydroxytrimethylene)bis(acetylimino))bis(N,N'-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide)Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting