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Plerixafor

[A7115] Plerixafor has orphan drug status in the United States and European Union and was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on December 15, 2008.[A7117,L45678] … Since CXCR4 and SDF-1α are involved in the trafficking and homing of CD34+ cells to the marrow compartment, blocking this interaction leads to an increase in CD34+ cell circulating levels.

Hydrocodone

Hydrocodone is a synthetic opioid derivative of codeine.[T116] It is commonly used in combination with [acetaminophen] to control moderate to severe pain. … Hydrocodone's more potent metabolite, [hydromorphone] has also found wide use as an analgesic and is frequently used in cases of severe pain.

Drospirenone

Drospirenone is a synthetic progestin commonly found in the popular oral contraceptive, Yaz in combination with [Ethinyl estradiol]. … [L7973] Most recently, it was approved by both Health Canada and the FDA in combination with [Estetrol] as an oral contraceptive therapy.

Atoltivimab

(i.e. through Fc-mediated immune effector function) antibody effects to play a role in combatting EBOV infection. … [A221825, A221830] A recent large-scale study elucidated that both neutralizing and Fc-mediated functions of antibodies were important for therapeutic benefit in animal models of EBOV infection.

Delandistrogene moxeparvovec

[L47026] DMD is an X-linked genetic disorder characterized by mutations in the dystrophin gene, leading to a deficiency in functional dystrophin protein. … [A260256] DMD tends to be more prevalent in males.

Ferrous ascorbate

Flumethasone

This local effect on diseased areas results in a prompt decrease in inflammation, exudation and itching. … As it is a privalate salt, its anti-inflammatory action is concentrated at the site of application.

Metreleptin

in food intake. … Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy.

Metrizoic acid

In general, the drug was well tolerated by patients during cardiac examinations [A32091]. … One study in 1976 demonstrated that metrizoic acid, when used for cardiac angiography, was well tolerated.

Asunaprevir

It 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]