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Ademetionine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00118ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalIt possesses anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in treatment of chronic liver disease. (From Merck, 11th ed) … Physiologic methyl radical donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation reactions and present in all living organisms.
Synonyms: SAM-eCreatine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00148ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalAn amino acid derivative that occurs in vertebrate tissues and in urine. In muscle tissue, creatine generally occurs as phosphocreatine. Creatine is excreted as creatinine in the urine.
Synonyms: N-methyl-N-guanylglycine, N-carbamimidoyl-N-methylglycineAlitretinoin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00523ApprovedAn important regulator of gene expression during growth and development, and in neoplasms. … An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of psoriasis; acne vulgaris; and several other skin diseases.
Revefenacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11855ApprovedInvestigational[A40026] It was developed by Theravance Biopharma and FDA approved on November 9, 2018.[L4818] … The labile primary amide in the structure produces a "soft-drug" site that allows rapid systemic clearance and minimizing of the systemically mediated adverse reactions.
Tolevamer
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01344ApprovedIt may be taken orally or by rectum, as an enema, and functions as a potassium-binding resin in the intestines. … It is also an effective topical microbicide and spermicide, inhibiting the genital transfection of, among others, HIV.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingTetracaine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09085ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedTetracaine is an ester local anaesthetic currently available in combination with lidocaine as a cream and patch.
Fruquintinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11679ApprovedInvestigationalThis approval is based on favorable results obtained from the FRESCO and FRESCO-2 trials, where an increase in overall survival rate was observed in both trials.[L48791] … -, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wild-type and medically appropriate, an anti-EGFR therapy.
Botulinum toxin type A
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00083ApprovedInvestigationalIn 2002, botulinum toxin A, also known as onabotulinumtoxinA or Botox, was the first type A botulism toxin to be introduced into the market for cosmetic use. … [A231819,L32569] A popular use for Botox is the treatment of facial wrinkles and lines, however, there are many uses for the botulinum toxin A in the treatment of dystonia, incontinence, migraine, blepharospasm
Lorcaserin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04871ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnIt has been shown to reduce body weight and food intake in animal models of obesity, and it is thought that targeting the 5HT2C receptor may alter body weight by regulating satiety. … This decision was based on the results of a clinical trial assessing the risk of heart-related problems that found that patients treated with lorcaserin may have a higher risk of cancer.
Clascoterone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12499ApprovedInvestigational[A218846] In August 2020, FDA approved clascoterone for the first-in-class topical treatment of acne (acne vulgaris) in male and female patients 12 years and older.