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Ethambutol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00330ApprovedInvestigational[L31743] Ethambutol was first described in the literature in 1961.[A229048] It was developed out of a need for therapies active against isoniazid resistant strains of _Mycobacterium tuberculosis_. … Ethambutol is a bacteriostatic agent indicated alongside medications such as [isoniazid], [rifampin], and [pyrazinamide] in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Synonyms: (+)-N,N'-bis(1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)ethylenediamineInotersen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14713ApprovedInvestigationalIt was FDA approved in October 2018. … Inotersen is a transthyretin-directed antisense oligonucleotide for the treatment of the polyneuropathy caused by hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults.
Ripasudil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13165InvestigationalIt was first approved for treatment in Japan in September 2014. This medication is available in the form of a 0.4% eye drop solution under the brand name Glanatec. … Ripasudil is a well tolerated medication that is used when other drugs have been proven to be non-effective or cannot be administered.
Categories: Sympathomimetics in Glaucoma TherapyImelasomeran
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB17090ApprovedInvestigationalImelasomeran was first approved in Canada on September 1, 2022, as one-half of Moderna's Spikevax Bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. … [L45320] It encodes for the viral spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, a particularly infectious variant of concern first documented in 2021.[L43922]
Benzphetamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00865ApprovedIllicitIt is used in the treatment of obesity. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1222)
Synonyms: (+)-N-benzyl-N,α-dimethylphenethylamine, (S)-(+)-N-benzyl-N,α-dimethylphenethylamineBrincidofovir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12151ApprovedInvestigationalBrincidofovir is an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of human smallpox infections. … [L34470] As smallpox has been eradicated, the efficacy of Tembexa was assessed in animals infected with viruses closely related to variola.
Maraviroc
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04835ApprovedInvestigationalIt was originally labelled as UK-427857 during development but was assigned the Maraviroc name as it entered trials. It was approved for use by the FDA in August, 2007. … Maraviroc (brand-named Selzentry, or Celsentri outside the U.S.) is a chemokine receptor antagonist drug developed by the drug company Pfizer that is designed to act against HIV by interfering with the
Anthrax immune globulin human
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09057ApprovedInvestigationalIt is administered in combination with appropriate antibiotic therapy as the immunoglobulin itself is not known to have direct antibacterial activity against anthrax bacteria, which otherwise may continue … It is derived from the plasma of humans immunized with BioThrax (adsorbed anthrax vaccine), which is then further purified.
Trioxsalen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04571ApprovedWithdrawnThe photoactivated form produces interstrand linkages in DNA resulting in cell apoptosis. … It is administered either topically or orally in conjunction with UV-A (the least damaging form of ultraviolet light) for phototherapy treatment of vitiligo and hand eczema.
Chloramphenicol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00446ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawnAn antibiotic first isolated from cultures of _Streptomyces venezuelae_ in 1947 but now produced synthetically. … It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic.
Synonyms: D-(−)-2,2-dichloro-N-(β-hydroxy-α-(hydroxymethyl)-p-nitrophenylethyl)acetamide