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Lorpiprazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09195ApprovedLorpiprazole is a serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor used for the treatment of major depressive disorder.[A31634] It is a piperazinyl-triazole derivative.[T83]
Phenacetin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03783ApprovedWithdrawnPhenacetin was withdrawn from the Canadian market in June 1973 due to concerns regarding nephropathy (damage to or disease of the kidney).
Categories: Analgesics, Non-NarcoticMomelotinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11763ApprovedInvestigationalIt is a competitive inhibitor of JAK ATP binding.[A261566] First approved by the FDA on September 15, 2023,[L48206] momelotinib is used to treat myelofibrosis. … Clinical manifestations of MF include anemia and thrombocytosis. Momelotinib works to block the JAK-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signalling pathway, which is aberrant in MF.
Synonyms: N-(CYANOMETHYL)-4-(2-(4-MORPHOLINOANILINO)PYRIMIDIN-4-YL)BENZAMIDEPlitidepsin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04977InvestigationalAplidine is also of interest as a potential treatment for some leukemias. … Aplidine is a peptide found in tunicates which shows promise in shrinking tumors in pancreatic, stomach, bladder, and prostate cancers. The specific marine organism is _Aplidium albicans_.
Primidone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00794ApprovedVet approved[L11112] Primidone was developed by J Yule Bogue and H C Carrington in 1949.[A189522] Primidone was granted FDA Approval on 8 March 1954.[L11112] … Primidone is an anticonvulsant used to treat essential tremor as well as grand mal, psychomotor, and focal epileptic seizures.
Categories: combinations of barbituratesPapaverine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01113ApprovedInvestigationalThe mechanism of its pharmacological actions is not clear, but it apparently can inhibit phosphodiesterases and it may have direct actions on calcium channels. … An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions.
Categories: Drugs Used in Erectile DysfunctionParaldehyde
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09117ApprovedWithdrawnParaldehyde is used as an ingredient in some cough medicines as an expectorant, but its efficacy for this indication has not been confirmed and its use as an expectorant may possibly be due to a placebo … It is classified as a central nervous system (CNS) depressant and has also been found to be an effective anticonvulsant, hypnotic and sedative agent due to its CNS depressant properties.
Alectinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11363ApprovedInvestigationalApproved under accelerated approval in 2015, alectinib is indicated for use in patients who have progressed on or were not tolerant of crizotinib, which is associated with the development of resistance … Inhibition of ALK prevents phosphorylation and subsequent downstream activation of STAT3 and AKT resulting in reduced tumour cell viability.
Hemin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03404ApprovedInvestigationalHemin (trade name Panhematin) is an iron-containing porphyrin. More specifically, it is protoporphyrin IX containing a ferric iron ion (heme B) with a chloride ligand.
Categories: Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More RingsNandrolone decanoate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08804ApprovedIllicitInvestigational[A233849] Nandrolone decanoate was granted FDA approval on 5 October 1962.[L32564] … Nandrolone decanoate, also known as nandrolone caprinate, is an alkylated anabolic steroid indicated in the management of anemia of renal insufficiency and as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of senile