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  1. Drug

    Pentostatin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00552
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity.

  2. Drug

    Mivacurium

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01226
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    It binds competitively to cholinergic receptors on the motor end-plate to antagonize the action of acetylcholine, resulting in a block of neuromuscular transmission.

  3. Drug

    Epoprostenol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01240
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is biosynthesized enzymatically from prostaglandin endoperoxides in human vascular tissue. The sodium salt has been also used to treat primary pulmonary hypertension.

  4. Drug

    Rivanicline

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05855
    Experimental

    It has subsequently been developed as a potential anti-inflammatory treatment for ulcerative colitis. … It was originally developed as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease for its nootropic effects but has also been found to inhibit the production of Interleukin-8.

  5. Drug

    Magnesium gluconate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13749
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    In addition, it has been studied for its effects on premature uterine contractions [A32808]. … It demonstrates the highest oral bioavailability of magnesium salts [L2608] and is used as a mineral supplement.

  6. Drug

    Methaqualone

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04833
    ApprovedIllicitWithdrawn

    Since at least 2001, it has been widely used in South Africa, where it is commonly referred to as "smarties" or "geluk-tablette" (meaning happy tablets). … It has also been used illegally as a recreational drug, commonly known as Quaaludes, Sopors, Ludes or Mandrax (particularly in the 1970s in North America) depending on the manufacturer.

  7. Drug

    Quinupristin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01369
    Approved

    Quinupristin/dalfopristin is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat infections by staphylococci and by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Dalfopristin inhibits the early phase of protein synthesis in the bacterial ribosom...

  8. Drug

    Ammonia N-13

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09326
    Approved

    Ammonia N 13 Injection, USP is a positron emitting radiopharmaceutical that is used for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The active ingredient, [13N] ammonia, has the molecular formula o...

  9. Drug

    Polydatin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11263
    Approved

    It is shown to mediate a cytotoxic action on colorectal cancer cells by inducing cell arrest and apoptosis [A27229]. … While it is isolated from the bark of *Picea sitchensis* or *Polygonum cuspidatum*, polydatin may be detected in grape, peanut, hop cones, red wines, hop pellets, cocoa-containing products, chocolate products

  10. Drug

    Dexibuprofen

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09213
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    It is a pharmacologically effective enantiomer of racemic ibuprofen that differs in physicochemical properties. … It is proposed to be more pharmacologically active and tolerable with a better safety profile than ibuprofen due to higher concentration of active S enantiomer.