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Resmetirom
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12914ApprovedInvestigationalResmetirom is a thyroid hormone receptor-beta (THR-beta) agonist. On March 14, 2024, it was approved by the FDA as the first treatment of liver fibrosis due to noncirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is a form of non-alc...
Nabilone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00486ApprovedInvestigationalNabilone (marketed as Cesamet) is a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis (marijuana). Although structurally distinct from THC, nabilone mimics THC's structure and pharmac...
Tenofovir disoproxil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00300ApprovedInvestigationalTenofovir disoproxil fumarate (a prodrug of tenofovir), marketed by Gilead Sciences under the trade name Viread, belongs to a class of antiretroviral drugs known as nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTIs). This drug ...
Levosimendan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00922ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnLevosimendan increases calcium sensitivity to myocytes by binding to troponin C in a calcium dependent manner. This increases contractility without raising calcium levels. It also relaxes vascular smooth muscle by opening adenosine triph...
Mibefradil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01388ApprovedWithdrawnMibefradil was withdrawn from the market in 1998 because of potentially harmful interactions with other drugs.
Defibrotide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04932ApprovedInvestigationalIt has been shown to have antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-ischemic properties (but without associated significant systemic anticoagulant effects).
Etifoxine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08986ApprovedWithdrawnEtifoxine has been associated with acute liver injury.
D-Tryptophan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03225ExperimentalIt is an essential amino acid as defined by its growth effects on rats.
Desmoteplase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04925InvestigationalPlasmin acts by breaking down fibrin blood clots. When a vampire bat bites its victim, it secretes an enzyme that prevents the blood from clotting.
Camostat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13729InvestigationalCamostat mesylate, or FOY-305, is a synthetic serine protease inhibitor. It was first described in the literature in 1981, as part of research on the inhibition of skin tumors in mice. Camostat mesylate inhibits cholecystokinin, pro-infl...