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Alirocumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09302ApprovedInvestigationalAlirocumab is a biopharmaceutical that obtained FDA approval in July 2015 as a second line treatment for high cholesterol in adults whose LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is not controlled by the combination of … The FDA approval was contingent on the completion of further clinical trials to better determine efficacy and safety. PCSK9 inhibition facilitates more LDL-C clearance from the blood.
Products: PRALUENT 150 MG/ML (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN), PRALUENT 75 MG/ML (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED PEN)gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01440ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalIt is currently regulated in the US and sold by Jazz Pharmaceuticals under the name Xyrem. However, it is important to note that GHB is a designated Orphan drug (in 1985). … GHB is a naturally occurring substance found in the central nervous system, wine, beef, small citrus fruits and almost all other living creatures in small amounts.
Synonyms: oxy-n-butyric acidHydroflumethiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00774ApprovedWithdrawn(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p822)
Praziquantel
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01058ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved[A263201] The efficacy of praziquantel in treating parasitic flatworms infection with low cost (~US$0.20 drug cost to treat a child) makes it an integral to WHO's plan to eliminate schistosomiasis by 2030
Eltrombopag
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06210ApprovedInvestigationalITP is a condition that may cause unusual bruising or bleeding due to an abnormally low number of platelets in the blood. … Eltrombopag is used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenia (ITP), when certain other medicines, or surgery to remove the spleen, have not worked
Polatuzumab vedotin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12240ApprovedInvestigationalPolatuzumab vedotin is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate that delivers monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), an anti-mitotic agent, to cancer cells. … [L6658] Polatuzumab vedotin was granted accelerated FDA approval on June 10, 2019 [A254936] and was approved by Health Canada on July 9, 2020.[L44141]
Benzthiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00562ApprovedThey inhibit Na+/Cl- reabsorption from the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys. Thiazides also cause loss of potassium and an increase in serum uric acid. … Thiazides cause vasodilation by activating calcium-activated potassium channels (large conductance) in vascular smooth muscles and inhibiting various carbonic anhydrases in vascular tissue.
Synonyms: 6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(phenylmethylsulfanylmethyl)-4H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine-7-sulfonamideEsketamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11823ApprovedInvestigationalThe FDA approved ketamine (Ketalar) in 1970. … [L5593] Esketamine may prove to be a promising treatment for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who have not experienced an improvement in symptoms despite treatment with various medications
Categories: Non-Competitive N-Methyl D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor AntagonistsProducts: Eskelan 25 mg/ml-Injektions-/Infusionslösung in Ampullen, Eskelan 25 mg/ml-Injektionslösung in DurchstechflaschenFexofenadine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00950ApprovedInvestigationalFexofenadine is an over-the-counter second-generation antihistamine used in the treatment of various allergic symptoms. … [L4269] It is selective for the H<sub>1</sub> receptor, carries little-to-no activity at off-targets, and does not cross the blood-brain barrier[L10779] - this is in contrast to previous first-generation
Retapamulin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01256ApprovedRetapamulin, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as the ointment Altabax, is an antibiotic for skin infections like impetigo. It was approved by the FDA in April 2007.