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Nylidrin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06152ApprovedWithdrawnNylidrin, also known as _buphenine_ belongs to the category of drugs called _vasodilators_, which relax blood vessels and increase blood flow. Nylidrin is a peripheral vasodilator. … FDA has considered nylidrin as "lacking substantial evidence of effectiveness" in cerebral ischemia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and other cerebral circulatory insufficiencies.
Ranibizumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01270ApprovedInvestigationalRanibizumab is a recombinant humanized IgG1 kappa isotype monoclonal antibody fragment directed against human vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), which is a glycoprotein implicated in the pathophysiology … BYOOVIZ, a biosimilar of LUCENTIS, was approved by Health Canada in March 2022, making it the first and only biosimilar drug of ranibizumab available in Canada.
Physostigmine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00981ApprovedA cholinesterase inhibitor that is rapidly absorbed through membranes. It can be applied topically to the conjunctiva. … It also can cross the blood-brain barrier and is used when central nervous system effects are desired, as in the treatment of severe anticholinergic toxicity.
Sarracenia Purpurea
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13965ApprovedWithdrawnIt was used as an injectable pain reliever and during the 19th century, _Sarracenia purpurea_ was used as a treatment of smallpox [A32509]. … It is widely distributed across North America and has been used as a traditional medicinal herb in many aboriginal communities [A32509, A32510].
Telisotuzumab vedotin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15104ApprovedInvestigationalTelisotuzumab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate comprising [telisotuzumab], a c-Met-directed humanized IgG1κ monoclonal antibody, conjugated to monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), a small molecule microtubule-disrupting … agent, via a protease-cleavable valine-citrulline linker.
Esterified estrogens
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09381ApprovedEsterified estrogens are a man-made mixture of estrogens that are used to treat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, vaginal burning or irritation, or other hormonal changes in the … Esterified estrogens contain a mixture of estrogenic substances; the principle component is estrone.
Triethylenetetramine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06824ApprovedInvestigationalTriethylenetatramine (TETA), also known as trientine, is a potent and selective copper (II)-selective chelator. It is a structural analog of linear polyamine compounds, [spermidine] and [spermine]. … [A19333] Initially approved by the FDA in 1985 as a second-line treatment for Wilson's disease,[A19334] TETA is currently indicated to treat adults with stable Wilson’s disease who are de-coppered and
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingCyproterone acetate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04839ApprovedInvestigationalIt is used in the treatment of hypersexuality in males, as a palliative in prostatic carcinoma, and, in combination with estrogen, for the therapy of severe acne and hirsutism in females. … An anti-androgen that, in the form of its acetate (cyproterone acetate), also has progestational properties.
Abarelix
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00106ApprovedWithdrawnIt is marketed by Praecis Pharmaceuticals as Plenaxis. Praecis announced in June 2006 that it was voluntarily withdrawing the drug from the market.
Clobazam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00349ApprovedIllicitInvestigational[A256968,A256973] Clobazam has been marketed as an anxiolytic since 1975 and an anticonvulsant since 1984. … [A256958] In 2005, clobazam also received approval from Health Canada as an add-on therapy for generalized tonic-clonic, myoclonic, and focal impaired awareness seizures.[A256978]
Categories: GABA-A Receptor Agonists