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Oxacillin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00713ApprovedInvestigationalAn antibiotic similar to [flucloxacillin] used in resistant staphylococci infections.
Categories: combinations of penicillinsInternational brands: Dicloxal OxQuinethazone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01325ApprovedQuinethazone, marketed as Hydromox, is a thiazide diuretic indicated for hypertension. Patients may experience adverse reactions such as dizziness, dry mouth, nausea, and hypokalemia.
Categories: combinations of sulfonamidesTechnetium Tc-99m oxidronate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09139ApprovedWithdrawn[L1138] These complexes are formed by the binding of 99mTc to metal atoms of an organic molecule. … A radiopharmaceutical is defined as a medicinal formulation containing radioisotopes that are used in major clinical areas for diagnosis and/or therapy.
Clobazam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00349ApprovedIllicitInvestigational[A256963,A256868] This is likely because of clobazam's higher affinity to the α<sub>2</sub> subunit of the GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor, which mediates anxiolytic effects, than the α<sub>1</sub> subunit, … [A256958] In 2005, clobazam also received approval from Health Canada as an add-on therapy for generalized tonic-clonic, myoclonic, and focal impaired awareness seizures.[A256978]
Categories: GABA-A Receptor AgonistsImelasomeran
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB17090ApprovedInvestigationalImelasomeran was first approved in Canada on September 1, 2022, as one-half of Moderna's Spikevax Bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. … [L45320] It encodes for the viral spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, a particularly infectious variant of concern first documented in 2021.[L43922]
Apremilast
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05676ApprovedInvestigationalApremilast, also known as Otezla, is a phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor used to treat various types of symptoms resulting from certain inflammatory autoimmune diseases. … [L7501] In July 2019, apremilast was granted a new FDA approval for the treatment of oral ulcers associated with Behcet's disease, an autoimmune condition that causes recurrent skin, blood vessel, and
Chymopapain
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06752ApprovedWithdrawn[L2482]It is an extracellular plant cysteine proteinase similar to papain in specificity.[A32688] Chymopapain was developed by Chart Medcl and FDA approved on November 10, 1982. … Chymopapain was first isolated in 1941 from the crude latex derived from the fruit of Carica papaya by squeezing the green papaya while on the plant prior to harvest.
Salsalate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01399ApprovedInvestigationalSalsalate's mode of action as an anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic agent may be due to inhibition of synthesis and release of prostaglandins. … A significant portion of the parent compound is absorbed unchanged and undergoes rapid esterase hydrolysis in the body. The parent compound has an elimination half-life of about 1 hour.
Synonyms: o-Salicylsalicylic acid, O-SalicylcylsalicylsäureBitolterol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00901ApprovedWithdrawnIt is a beta-2-adrenergic receptor agonist. Bitolterol was withdrawn from the market by Elan Pharmaceuticals in 2001.
Synonyms: 4-(2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl)-o-phenylene di-p-toluate, 4-[2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]-o-phenylene di-p-toluatePitavastatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08860ApprovedInvestigational[A181090,A181093,A181096,A181427,A181475,A181538] Statins are considered a cost-effective treatment option for CVD due to their evidence of reducing all-cause mortality including fatal and non-fatal CVD … [A181087, A181406] Increasing use of the statin class of drugs is largely due to the fact that cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart attack, atherosclerosis, angina, peripheral artery disease