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Zilucoplan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15636ApprovedInvestigational[L48701] It was also later approved by the EMA on December 4, 2023, as an add-on treatment for the same condition.[L49131] In July 2024, it was approved by Health Canada for the same indication. … It is a complement inhibitor that works to prevent the activation of C5, which is a complement protein involved in the innate immune system to initiate inflammatory responses.
Ritonavir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00503ApprovedInvestigationalAlthough it was initially developed as an independent antiviral agent, it has been shown to possess advantageous properties in combination regimens with low-dose ritonavir and other protease inhibitors … It is now more commonly used as a booster of other protease inhibitors and is available in both liquid formulations and as capsules.
Bulevirtide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15248ApprovedInvestigationalIt was first approved for use in the EU on May 28, 2020; bulevirtide has been granted PRIME scheme eligibility and Orphan Drug Designation by the European Medicines Agency.
R450
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05469ExperimentalIt is being considered for treatment of stress-related urinary incontinence. … Phase IIa data for the drug show it reduced the number of incontinent episodes compared to placebo with minimal cardiovascular effects.
Eflornithine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06243ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnEflornithine is an irreversible ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor originally developed as a treatment for human African trypanosomiasis. Further research has also implicated ornithine decarboxylase in other conditions like facial hirsuti...
Mifamurtide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13615ApprovedInvestigationalIn the US, it is currently under investigation that holds orphan drug status for the treatment of osteosarcoma [A31746]. … It is administered as an adjuvant therapy to postoperative combination chemotherapy in pediatric, adolescent or adult patients with high-grade, resectable, non-metastatic osteosarcoma after macroscopically
Apadamtase alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15164ApprovedInvestigational[A262076] It may be inherited (congenital TTP; cTTP) or acquired due to autoantibodies (immune-mediated TTP; iTTP), although cTTP accounts for <5% of all cases of TTP.
Erdosteine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05057ApprovedInvestigationalIt is a _thiol_ derivative produced for the clinical management of chronic obstructive bronchitis, in addition to infective exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. … It also combats the effects of free radicals resulting from cigarette smoke. Erdosteine has been shown to be safe and well tolerated in clinical trials.
Romosozumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11866ApprovedInvestigationalRomosozumab prevents bone resorption and induces the formation of bone though it is associated with an increased risk of cardiac death, heart attack, and stroke in one study[L5921,L5924].
Tranexamic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00302ApprovedInvestigational[L31883] It was first patented in 1957[A230108] and received its initial US approval in 1986.[L31858] … It possesses a similar mechanism of action to [aminocaproic acid] but is approximately 10-fold more potent.