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Metreleptin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09046ApprovedInvestigationalMetreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy. … Metreleptin is produced in _E. coli_ and differs from native human leptin by the addition of a methionine residue at its amino terminus.
Synonyms: N-MethionylleptinTyloxapol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06439ApprovedInvestigationalTyloxapol is a non-ionic detergent often used as a surfactant.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingEthosuximide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00593ApprovedInvestigationalAn anticonvulsant especially useful in the treatment of absence seizures unaccompanied by other types of seizures.
1,2-icosapentoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14096ApprovedSynonyms: 1,2-icosapentoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserineSalts: 1,2-icosapentoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine calciumDalfampridine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06637ApprovedInvestigationalDalfampridine is a potassium channel blocker used to help multiple sclerosis patients walk. This is the first drug that was specifically approved to help with mobility in these patients. … FDA approved on January 22, 2010.
Categories: OCT2 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index, Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic IndexPipradrol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11584ApprovedWithdrawnPipradrol was made illegal in many countries in 1970s because of its potential for abuse. It is currently classified under the Misuse of Drugs Act as a Class C substance [L2522]. … In addition to this, it has shown favorable effects in postpartum depressive symptoms [L2516].
Dronedarone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04855ApprovedInvestigationalAtrial fibrillation is a common sustained arrhythmia where the treatment primarily focuses on stroke prevention and symptom management. … [A34604] Similar to [amiodarone], dronedarone is a multichannel blocker that works to control rhythm and rate in atrial fibrillation.
Synonyms: N-(2-butyl-3-(4-(3-(dibutylamino)propoxy)benzoyl)-5-benzofuranyl)-methanesulfonamide, N-(2-butyl-3-(p-(3-(dibutylamino)propoxy)benzoyl)-5-benzofuranyl)methanesulfonamideCategories: Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A4 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic IndexClofibrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00636ApprovedWithdrawnA fibric acid derivative used in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia type III and severe hypertriglyceridemia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p986)
Sodium oxybate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09072ApprovedInvestigational[A18723] For safety reasons, sodium oxybate is a controlled substance only available through a restricted program in approved countries. … [L30598] It is a sodium salt of [gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid], an endogenous cerebral inhibitory neurotransmitter [A251445] and a metabolite of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA.
Alemtuzumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00087ApprovedInvestigationalAlemtuzumab is produced in mammalian cell (Chinese hamster ovary) suspension culture in a medium containing neomycin.[L43397] Alemtuzumab was approved by the FDA in 2001. … The Campath-1H antibody is an IgG1 kappa with the human variable framework and constant regions, and complementarity-determining regions from a murine (rat) monoclonal antibody (Campath-1G).