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  1. Drug

    Nitrendipine

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    It is an effective antihypertensive agent and differs from other calcium channel blockers in that it does not reduce glomerular filtration rate and is mildly natriuretic, rather than sodium retentive.

  2. Drug

    Etretinate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00926
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Etretinate was taken off the market in Canada in 1996 and America in 1998 due to the risk of birth defects. Etretinate is now used to treat T-cell lymphomas. … It is thought to bind to the retinoic acid receptors. Etretinate is also believed to enhance the binding of cAMP to the regulatory RI subunit of cAMP dependent protein kinases.

  3. Drug

    Varicella zoster vaccine (live/attenuated)

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10318
    ApprovedInvestigational

    This is a significant improvement over its predecessor, Zostavax, which reduces the risk of shingles by only 51% and the risk of post-herpetic neuralgia by 67% [A31349]. … Other complications also include bacterial infection, spread of the shingles rash to the eye (herpes zoster ophthalmicus) or ear, nerve palsies, or spread of VZV to non-immune persons via contact with

  4. Drug

    Mycophenolic acid

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01024
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A249180,A249185] Mycophenolic acid is available as enteric-coated tablets of delayed-release, in an effort to improve upper gastrointestinal adverse events by delaying mycophenolic acid release until … [A249190] [Mycophenolate mofetil], a prodrug of mycophenolic acid, is also prescribed to transplant recipients to prevent organ rejection.[L42020]

  5. Drug

    Dopamine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00988
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is derived from tyrosine and is the precursor to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Dopamine is a major transmitter in the extrapyramidal system of the brain, and important in regulating movement.

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    Riluzole

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00740
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Riluzole is marketed as Rilutek by Sanofi. … A glutamate antagonist (receptors, glutamate) used as an anticonvulsant (anticonvulsants) and to prolong the survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

  7. Drug

    Vinflunine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11641
    ApprovedInvestigational

    While these patients have a median survival of approximately 4 months and a poor prognosis [L1396], there is currently no standard therapy in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma [A32626]. … In 2009, vinflunine was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as a second-line therapy of metastatic and advanced urothelial cancer after failure of platinum-based treatment [A32626].

  8. Drug

    Opicapone

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11632
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Opicapone 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. … Exhibiting a long duration of action that exceeds 24 hours, opicapone can be administered once-daily [L2336] and demonstrates the lowest risk for cytotoxicity compared to other catechol-O-methyltransferase

  9. Drug

    Fospropofol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06716
    ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalWithdrawn

    Unlike propofol, does not cause injection-site pain as it is unable to activate TRPA1. FDA approved in December 2008. … Fospropofol is a water soluble prodrug and is converted to propofol in the liver. Fospropofol is a short acting hypnotic/sedative/anesthetic agent.

  10. Drug

    Dermatophagoides farinae

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10400
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Dermatophagoides farinae extracts are sterile solutions used for intradermal testing or subcutaneous immunotherapy. This combination is approved for as a year-round, once-a-day tablet that's dissolved under the tongue as a treatment for ...