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Imidafenacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09262InvestigationalIt is marketed in Japan under the tradenames Staybla by Ono Pharmaceutical and Uritos by Kyojin Pharmaceutical. … It antagonizes muscarinic receptors in the bladder to reduce the frequency of urination in the treatment of overactive bladder.
Cilostazol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01166ApprovedInvestigationalIt is marketed under the brand name Pletal by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.. Cilostazol works by inhibiting both primary and secondary aggregation and reducing calcium-induced contractions.
Entecavir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00442ApprovedInvestigationalIt was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2005. … Entecavir is a guanine analogue that inhibits all three steps in the viral replication process, and the manufacturer claims that it is more efficacious than previous agents used to treat hepatitis B (lamivudine
Cholecystokinin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08862ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnNormally, it is an endogenous hormone but is available commercially for diagnostic processes and replacement in pancreatic insufficiency [L1646, L1647, L1648]. in the octapeptide form. … Cholecystokinin, previously called _pancreozymin_, is synthesized and secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine) and leads to the release of bile and digestive
Oxymorphone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01192ApprovedVet approvedOn June 8, 2017, FDA requested Endo Pharmaceuticals to remove the medication from the market due to opioid misuse and abuse risks associated with the product's injectable reformulation. … It is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including pain in obstetrics. It may also be used as an adjunct to anesthesia (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1092).
Categories: Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin SyndromeTerconazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00251Approved[A178096] Terconazole was initially approved by the FDA in 1987. … [A178093]Due to the existence of 2 stereocentres, there are 4 possible stereoisomers for terconazole.
Aminolevulinic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00855ApprovedInvestigationalA compound produced from succinyl-CoA and glycine as an intermediate in heme synthesis. It is used as a photochemotherapy for actinic keratosis. [PubChem]
Mycophenolic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01024ApprovedInvestigational[A249180,A249185] Mycophenolic acid is available as enteric-coated tablets of delayed-release, in an effort to improve upper gastrointestinal adverse events by delaying mycophenolic acid release until … [A249190] [Mycophenolate mofetil], a prodrug of mycophenolic acid, is also prescribed to transplant recipients to prevent organ rejection.[L42020]
Estradiol benzoate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13953ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnFirst-pass metabolism by the gut and the liver quickly degrades the estradiol molecule before it gets a chance to enter systemic circulation and exert its estrogenic effects [A12102]. … Ester pro-drugs of estradiol are therefore considered to be bioidentical forms of estrogen [T84]. Estradiol benzoate is not currently available in Canada or the US.
Novobiocin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01051ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawnIt has a chemical structure similar to coumarin. Novobiocin binds to DNA gyrase and blocks adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity. … Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p189) Novobiocin sodium, a salt form of novobiocin, was initially approved in September 1964 and was indicated for the treatment of serious infections due to
Synonyms: N-{7-[(3-O-carbamoyl-6-deoxy-5-methyl-4-O-methyl-β-D-gulopyranosyl)oxy]-4-hydroxy-8-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl}-4-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)benzamide