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Dextrothyroxine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00509ApprovedWithdrawnThyroxine is synthesized via the iodination of tyrosines (monoiodotyrosine) and the coupling of iodotyrosines (diiodotyrosine) in the thyroglobulin. … Thyroxine is peripherally deiodinated to form triiodothyronine which exerts a broad spectrum of stimulatory effects on cell metabolism.
Phenmetrazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00830ApprovedIllicitA sympathomimetic drug used primarily as an appetite depressant. Its actions and mechanisms are similar to dextroamphetamine.
Enoximone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04880ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnIt is used in patients with congestive heart failure. Trials were halted in the U.S., but the drug is used in various countries. … Enoximone is a selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor with vasodilating and positive inotropic activity that does not cause changes in myocardial oxygen consumption.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingFlosequinan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13228ApprovedWithdrawnFlosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due to increased mortality in chronic heart failure patients, found in drug trials.[A174979,L43942]
Categories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac DiseasesIpecac
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13293ApprovedWithdrawnuse to cause vomiting in poisoning. … [L1113] The FDA does not have currently any approved product containing ipecac, however, ipecac as an ingredient is accepted to be sold over the counter in packages of 1 fluid ounce (30 ml) for the emergency
Valaciclovir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00577ApprovedInvestigationalIt was initially approved by the FDA in 1995 [FDA label] and marketed by GlaxoSmithKline [L5671]. Valacyclovir is the L-valine ester of aciclovir. … It is caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Infection with this virus is lifelong with periodic episodes of reactivation [A175903].
Cobicistat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09065ApprovedInvestigationalMore specifically, cobicistat is indicated to increase systemic exposure of atazanavir or darunavir (once daily dosing regimen) in combination with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of HIV-1 … Although it does not have any anti-HIV activity, cobicistat acts as a pharmacokinetic enhancer by inhibiting cytochrome P450 3A isoforms (CYP3A) and therefore increases the systemic exposure of coadministered
Categories: Antivirals used in combination for the treatment of HIV infectionsPlerixafor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06809ApprovedInvestigational[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.
Fesoterodine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06702ApprovedFesoterodine is an antimuscarinic prodrug for the treatment of overactive bladder syndrome.
Misoprostol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00929ApprovedInvestigational[L7616,L7619,A181589,A181583,A181697] The stimulation of prostaglandin receptors in the stomach reduces gastric acid secretion, while stimulating these receptors in the uterus and cervix can increase the … [A181586] Misoprostol was granted FDA approval on 27 December 1988.[L7616]