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  1. Drug

    Vanzacaftor

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB18373
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L52275,A179677] Vanzacaftor was first approved by the US FDA in December 2024 in combination with another CFTR corrector - [tezacaftor], which binds to a different site than vanzacaftor - and [deutivacaftor

  2. Drug

    Mercuric chloride

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13765
    Experimental

    Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern medicine has since deemed it unsafe for use. [T112]

  3. Drug

    Calcitonin porcine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13189
    Experimental

    Human calcitonin is available only in very small quantities but has been used in some studies. The first commercially available preparation in Britain was porcine calcitonin (brand name Calcitare). … Calcitonin is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in mammals. It inhibits bone resorption and lowers both serum and urinary calcium concentrations.

  4. Drug

    Pegzilarginase

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14780
    Approved

    [L56053] By substituting the native manganese cofactor with cobalt to enhance catalytic activity, this agent effectively degrades elevated plasma arginine into ornithine and urea, thereby mitigating the

  5. Drug

    Interferon alfacon-1

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00069
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Prior to final purification, Interferon alfacon-1 is allowed to oxidize to its native state, and its final purity is achieved by sequential passage over a series of chromatography columns. … The 166-amino acid sequence of Interferon alfacon-1 was derived by scanning the sequences of several natural interferon alpha subtypes and assigning the most frequently observed amino acid in each corresponding

  6. Drug

    Trofinetide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06045
    Approved

    [A258438] Trofinetide was approved by the FDA on March 10, 2023, for the treatment of Rett syndrome,[L45718,L45748] which is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a range of cognitive … [A258438] Trofinetide is believed to work by reducing inflammation and apoptosis of neurons.

  7. Drug

    Human papillomavirus type 6 L1 capsid protein antigen

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10299
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is an immunization for young men and women 9-26 years of age for the prevention of diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18. … The vaccine is prepared from the purified virus-like particles (VLPs) of the major capsid (L1) protein of HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18, which are produced by separate fermentations in recombinant *Saccharomyces

  8. Drug

    Bazedoxifene

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06401
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Bazedoxifene is a third generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), developed by Pfizer following the completion of their takeover of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. … In 2013, the combination product containing conjugated estrogens and bazedoxifene was approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, as well as

  9. Drug

    Tovorafenib

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15266
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A263597] It was granted accelerated approval by the FDA, making it the first FDA approval of a systemic therapy for the treatment of pediatric low-grade glioma, with BRAF rearrangements.

  10. Drug

    Dichlorobenzene

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14046
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Dichlorobenzene refers to any of, or a mixture of, three isomers consisting of benzene in which two of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine atoms: ortho-, meta-, and paradichlorobenzene.