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  1. 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
  2. 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...

  3. 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.

  4. Drug

    Remimazolam

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    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

  5. 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 Clinical use of lincomycin has largely been superseded by its semisynthetic derivative clindamycin due to its h...

  6. 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
  7. 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]

  8. Drug

    Lemborexant

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11951
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L10863] Recent research in the field of sleep disorders has revealed that insomnia is likely driven not by the inability of the brain to "switch on" sleep-related circuits, but rather an inability to … Lemborexant is a novel dual orexin receptor antagonist used in the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance.

    Categories: Orexin Receptor Antagonists
  9. Drug

    Sulfasalazine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00795
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Sulfasalazine is an anti-inflammatory drug structurally related to salicylates and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It is indicated for managing inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ...

  10. Drug

    Mitomycin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00305
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A193419] Mitomycin's cross-linking activity has resulted in its approval for the treatment of a variety of cancers - the most recent of which is an April 2020 approval for its use in low-grade Upper