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Zimelidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04832ApprovedWithdrawnZimelidine has been banned worldwide due to serious, sometimes fatal, cases of central and/or peripheral neuropathy known as Guillain-Barré syndrome and due to a peculiar hypersensitivity reaction involving
Paraldehyde
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09117ApprovedWithdrawnIt 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. … Paraldehyde 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
Bovine type I collagen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10771ApprovedInvestigationalBovine collagen alpha-1 is a naturally occurring extracellular matrix protein which is found in tendons and other connective tissues. It plays a vital role in cell growth, differentiation, attachment, and migration . Often combined with ...
Lofexidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04948ApprovedInvestigationalLofexidine is a non-opioid centrally acting alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist that was first approved for the treatment of opioid withdrawal in the United Kingdom in 1992. It was first studied for use as an antihypertensive in 1980, but...
Bedaquiline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08903ApprovedInvestigationalBedaquiline is a bactericidal antimycobacterial drug belonging to the class of diarylquinoline. The quinolinic central heterocyclic nucleus with alcohol and amine side chains is responsible for bedaquiline-mediated antimycobacterial acti...
Potassium alum
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09087ApprovedWithdrawnPotassium alum is considered by the FDA as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance. It is an inorganic salt, also called potassium aluminum sulfate with a formula of AlK(SO4)2 that is predominantly produced in the dodecahydrate f...
Carbocromen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13279ApprovedWithdrawnCarbocromen was marketed for use in Germany as a vasodilator, however, it has been discontinued due to the risk of arrhythmia development [L5635].
Andrographolide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05767InvestigationalAndrographolide (HMPL-004) is a botanical product extracted from a herb that occurs naturally in China. The herb has an extensive history of use in TCM for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections and other inflammatory and in...
Rifalazil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04934InvestigationalRifalazil is a derivative of the antibiotic rifamycin. It is being investigated by ActivBiotics for the treatment of various bacterial infections.
Flosequinan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13228ApprovedWithdrawnFlosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due to increased mortality in chronic heart failure patients, found in drug trials.[A174979,L43942]