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  1. Drug

    Arsenic trioxide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Arsenic 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. In general, arsenic ...

  2. Drug

    Potassium perchlorate

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers has been revoked by the FDA following the use being abandoned by the industry [L2365]. … Potassium perchlorate acts as a competitive inhibitor of iodine uptake by the thyroid gland and attenuates the production of the thyroid hormone.

  3. Drug

    Pramlintide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Pramlintide is a relatively new adjunct treatment for diabetes (both type 1 and 2), developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals.

  4. Drug

    Blinatumomab

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A7659,A7660,A254831] Blinatumomab is manufactured by Amgen Inc. and marketed under the brand Blincyto. … It was first approved by the FDA in December 2014 for the treatment of CD19-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in relapsed and refractory patients.

  5. Drug

    Proxibarbal

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13253
    Approved

    Proxibarbal was approved in France but was withdrawn from the market due to the risk of inducing immunoallergic thrombocytopenia [L5476].

  6. Drug

    Levobupivacaine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01002
    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    Levobupivacaine hydrochloride is commonly marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Chirocaine. … It is approximately 13 per cent less potent (by molarity) than racemic bupivacaine.Levobupivacaine is indicated for local anaesthesia including infiltration, nerve block, ophthalmic, epidural and intrathecal

  7. Drug

    Lefamulin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12825
    Approved

    Lefamulin is a pleuromutilin antibiotic used for the treatment of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia. A pleuromotilin is a more recently developed type of antibiotic that is derived from the fungus, Pleurotus mutilus. Lefamulin is av...

  8. Drug

    Tesamorelin

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Lipodystrophy is a metabolic condition characterized by insulin resistance, fat redistribution, and hyperlipidemia associated with antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection.

  9. Drug

    Potassium cation

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01345
    Approved

    The balance between potassium and sodium is maintained by ion pumps in the cell membrane. … The cell membrane potential created by potassium and sodium ions allows the cell generate an action potential—a "spike" of electrical discharge.

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    Busulfan

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It has been used in the palliative treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (myeloid leukemia, chronic), but although symptomatic relief is provided, no permanent remission is brought about.