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Acetylcarnitine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08842ApprovedInvestigationalAcetylcarnitine can be synthesized, but it is also naturally found in adequate amounts in healthy humans. … Acetylcarnitine is an investigational drug in the United states, Italy, United Kingdom, China, Israel, and Norway, and it is approved in Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Philippines, Australia, and India
Mefloquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00358Approved[A226838] This drug has been the subject of widespread controversy due to concerns regarding neurotoxic effects; product information warns of potential serious neuropsychiatric effects.[A226838,L8953] … Malaria is a protozoan disease that places an enormous burden on human health in endemic areas around the world.
Synonyms: (DL-ERYTHRO-.ALPHA.-2-PIPERIDYL-2,8-BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-4-QUINOLINEMETHANOLInfluenza B virus B/Phuket/3073/2013 hemagglutinin antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14407ApprovedInvestigationalInactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.
Mixtures: Efluelda Tetra Injektionssuspension in einer FertigspritzeInfluenza B virus B/Maryland/15/2016 BX-69A antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14559ApprovedInvestigationalInactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.
Mixtures: Efluelda Tetra Injektionssuspension in einer FertigspritzeNatalizumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00108ApprovedInvestigationalIn 2006, the FDA reintroduced the drug to the market for multiple sclerosis.[A261326] Natalizumab was further approved by the FDA for the treatment of Crohn's Disease in January 2008. … [A261331] On August 24, 2023, the first biosimilar to natalizumab, natalizumab-sztn, was approved by the FDA.[L48041] Natalizumab was approved by the European Commission on September 22, 2023.
Dextropropoxyphene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00647ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnDue to the risk of cardiac arrhythmias and overdose, possibly leading to death, dextropropoxyphene has been withdrawn from the market in Europe and the United States. … Dextropropoxyphene is an opioid analgesic manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company. It is used in the symptomatic treatment of mild pain. It displays antitussive and local anaesthetic actions.
Mixtures: Darvocet-N 50, Darvocet-N 100Synonyms: d-PropoxypheneOxazepam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00842ApprovedOxazepam is an intermediate-acting, 3-hydroxybenzodiazepine used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal and anxiety disorders. … [A203516] It is an active metabolite of both [diazepam] and [temazepam][A39486] and undergoes very little biotransformation following absorption, making it unlikely to participate in pharmacokinetic interactions
Scopolamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00747ApprovedInvestigational[A228758, L31578] Due to its dose-dependent adverse effects, scopolamine was the first drug to be offered commercially as a transdermal delivery system, Scopoderm TTS®, in 1981. … [A228763] As an acetylcholine analogue, scopolamine can antagonize muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) in the central nervous system and throughout the body, inducing several therapeutic and adverse
Pheniprazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09250ApprovedWithdrawnPheniprazine was withdrawn by its manufacturer due to its ability to cause toxicity in the liver and its ability to cause optic neuritis. … Pheniprazine is an irreversible and nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine chemical class that was used as an antidepressant in the 1960s.
Etretinate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00926ApprovedWithdrawnEtretinate was taken off the market in Canada in 1996 and America in 1998 due to the risk of birth defects. Etretinate is now used to treat T-cell lymphomas.