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Cinacalcet
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01012ApprovedInvestigationalCinacalcet is a calcimimetic sold by Amgen under the trade name Sensipar® in North America and Australia and as Mimpara® in Europe. … It is used to treat hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid tumours or renal failure.
Synonyms: (R)-α-methyl-N-[3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propyl]-1-naphthalenemethane amine, N-((1R)-1-(Naphthalen-1-yl)ethyl)-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propan-1-amineOpicapone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11632ApprovedInvestigationalOpicapone was approved for use by the European Commission in June 2016 [L2339] and the FDA in April 2020.[L13772] It is marketed under the brand name Ongentys as once-daily oral capsules. … Opicapone is a potent, reversible, and peripherally-acting third-generation inhibitor of catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), an enzyme involved in the breakdown of various catecholamines including dopamine
Cedazuridine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15694ApprovedInvestigational[A215107, A215112, A215117, A215127, L14897] Cedazuridine was first reported in 2014,[A215107] and was subsequently approved by the FDA on July 7, 2020, in combination with [decitabine] for sale by … Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc under the name INQOVI®.
Pegvaliase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12839ApprovedInvestigationalPhenylketonuria is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) [A33284] and affects about 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 people in the United … Individuals with PKU also need to be under a strictly restricted diet as Phe is present in foods and products with high-intensity sweeteners [L2925].
Metreleptin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09046ApprovedInvestigationalin food intake. … [L41315] Metreleptin was approved by Health Canada in January 2024 for the same patient population, in addition to patients with partial lipodystrophy.[L49901]
Synonyms: N-MethionylleptinFerrous ascorbate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14490ApprovedWithdrawnCategories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingFencamfamin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01463ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnFencamfamin (Glucoenergan, Reactivan) is a stimulant which was developed in the 1960s as an appetite suppressant. … Fencamfamin is used for treating depressive day-time fatigue, lack of concentration and lethargy. It is especially useful in patients with chronic conditions due to its favourable safety profile.
Deutetrabenazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12161ApprovedInvestigationalIn clinical trials of patients with HD, 12 weeks of treatment of deutetrabenazine resulted in overall improvement in mean total maximal chorea scores and motor signs than placebo [A32046]. … It was approved by FDA in April 2017 and is marketed under the trade name Austedo as oral tablets.
Levomilnacipran
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08918ApprovedInvestigational[A261181, A38560] Levomilnacipran is the more active 1S,2R-enantiomer in the racemate [milnacipran]. … [L47946] First approved by the FDA on July 25, 2013, levomilnacipran is used to treat major depressive disorder in adults.
Synonyms: CYCLOPROPANECARBOXAMIDE, 2-(AMINOMETHYL)-N,N-DIETHYL-1-PHENYL-, (1S,2R)-Asunaprevir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11586ApprovedWithdrawnIt has been shown to have a very high efficacy in dual-combination regimens with daclatasvir in patients chronically infected with HCV genotype 1b. … [A32528] It was developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada and approved by Health Canada on April 22, 2016. The commercialization of asunaprevir was cancelled one year later on October 16, 2017.[L1113]