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  1. Drug

    Clofazimine

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    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    Clofazimine is a highly lipophilic antimicrobial riminophenazine dye used in combination with other agents, such as dapsone, for the treatment of leprosy. It was originally described in 1957 and was the prototypical riminophenazine dye -...

  2. Drug

    Bromhexine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09019
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Bromhexine is mucolytic agent used for a variety of respiratory conditions associated with increased mucus secretion. It is derived from the Adhatoda vasica plant and aids in the clearance of excess mucus, improving breathing and reducin...

  3. Drug

    Dihydroergotamine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00320
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Recent improvements have been made in the design of intranasal delivery devices allowing for greater delivery of dihydroergotamine solution to the vasculature-rich upper nasal cavity.

    Categories: Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists, Serotonin Receptor Agonists
  4. Drug

    Afamelanotide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04931
    Approved

    [L9092] Despite its relatively recent approval, afamelanotide has been available for use as an orphan drug in both the US and EU since 2008.[L9122,L9125]

    Categories: Melanocortin Receptor Agonists, Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1-R) Agonists
  5. Drug

    Metformin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00331
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent and first-line pharmacotherapy used in the management of type II diabetes. Metformin is considered an antihyperglycemic drug because it lowers blood glucose concentrations in type II diabe...

  6. Drug

    Damoctocog alfa pegol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14700
    ApprovedInvestigational

    In recent years, various extended half-life factor VIII and factor IX preparations have been studied and gained approval.

  7. Drug

    Remimazolam

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12404
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L14647] Recent trends in anesthesia-related drug development have touted the benefits of so-called "soft drugs" - these agents, such as [remifentanil], are designed to be metabolically fragile and thus

  8. Drug

    Lincomycin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01627
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic first isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces lincolnensis in Lincoln, Nebraska. Clinical use of lincomycin has largely been superseded by its semisynthetic derivative clindamycin due to its h...

  9. Drug

    Erlotinib

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00530
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Recent studies demonstrate that erlotinib is also a potent inhibitor of JAK2V617F, which is a mutant form of tyrosine kinase JAK2 found in most patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and a substantial proportion … Erlotinib binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase in a reversible fashion at the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding site of the receptor.

    Categories: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors
  10. Drug

    Hydroxychloroquine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01611
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L8072] A recent study reported a fatality in the group being treated with hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.[A192546]