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Agalsidase alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15874ApprovedInvestigational[A220228,A220233] Use of agalsidase beta has decreased in Europe, in favor of agalsidase alfa, after a contamination event in 2009. … While patients generally do not experience a clinically significant difference in outcomes between the two drugs, some patients may experience greater benefit with agalsidase beta.
Synonyms: alpha-galactosidase A, Recombinant alpha-galactosidase AImiquimod
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00724ApprovedInvestigationalImiquimod is an immune response modifier that acts as a toll-like receptor 7 agonist. Imiquimod is commonly used topically to treat warts on the skin of the genital and anal areas. … Miquimod is also used to treat a skin condition of the face and scalp called actinic keratoses and certain types of skin cancer called superficial basal cell carcinoma.
International brands: Li Di, You CareDithiazanine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11516ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnDithiazanine is a highly potent anthelmintic, introduced in 1959 for the treatment of strongyloid worms and whipworms. However, its use is severely limited due to its toxicity. … Dithiazanine iodide was associated with eight fatal cases of severe acidosis and shock between 1961 and 1964.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingTemoporfin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11630ApprovedTemoporfin is a photosensitizing agent used in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [FDA Label].
Categories: Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More RingsMesoridazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00933ApprovedWithdrawnA phenothiazine antipsychotic with effects similar to chlorpromazine.
Categories: Dopamine D2 Receptor AntagonistsSuprofen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00870ApprovedWithdrawnAn ibuprofen-type anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic. It inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and has been proposed as an anti-arthritic. It is no longer approved for use in the United States.
Atacicept
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06399ApprovedInvestigational[L63797,L63928] The approval is conditional on a proven reduction of proteinuria in the Origin 3 trial, which is evaluating whether the atacicept slows long-term kidney function decline. … Atacicept is a recombinant fusion glycoprotein that joins the ligand-binding portion of the human TACI receptor to a modified IgG1 Fc domain, allowing it to bind and neutralize two cytokines: B cell activating
Sulfacetamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00634ApprovedAn anti-infective agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract infections.
Mixtures: Sodium Sulfacetamide and Sulfur Clarifying Wash in a Urea VehicleCategories: combinations of sulfonamides, Antiinfectives for Treatment of AcneMifepristone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00834ApprovedInvestigationalAs a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, the drug has been used to treat hypercortisolism in patients with nonpituitary cushing syndrome. … Mifepristone is a progestational and glucocorticoid hormone antagonist.
Categories: Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital SystemDroxidopa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06262ApprovedInvestigationalThe racaemic form (dl-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine) has also been used, and has been investigated in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. … There is a deficit of noradrenaline as well as of dopamine in Parkinson's disease and it has been proposed that this underlies the sudden transient freezing seen usually in advanced disease.