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Nabilone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00486ApprovedInvestigationalCB2 receptors are mainly located in the peripheral nervous system and can be found on lymphoid tissue where they are involved in regulation of immune function [A32676]. … Though it was approved by the FDA in 1985, the drug only began marketing in the United States in 2006. It is also approved for use in treatment of anorexia and weight loss in patients with AIDS.
Tolevamer
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01344ApprovedIt may be taken orally or by rectum, as an enema, and functions as a potassium-binding resin in the intestines. … It is also an effective topical microbicide and spermicide, inhibiting the genital transfection of, among others, HIV.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting, Ion Exchange ResinsTubocurarine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01199ApprovedWithdrawn[A216048] Safer and more pharmacokinetically favorable non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers, such as [rocuronium], have largely replaced the use of tubocurarine in the clinical setting.[A216048] … [A216028] It was first isolated by Harold King in 1935 and was used clinically to induce neuromuscular blockade during surgeries, particularly those involving the abdomen.
Quinethazone
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.
Fentanyl
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00813ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalVet approved[A179542] In 2017, 47600 overdose deaths in the United States involved some opioid (over 2/3 of all overdose deaths).[L6748] Opioid overdoses kill an average of 11 Canadians daily. … Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia.
Synonyms: N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidinyl)-N-phenylpropionamide, N-phenethyl-4-(N-propionylanilino)piperidineProducts: Actiq 200 Mikrogramm Lutschtablette, gepresst, mit integriertem Applikator zur Anwendung in der Mundhöhle, Actiq 400 Mikrogramm Lutschtablette, gepresst, mit integriertem Applikator zur Anwendung in der MundhöhleIobenguane
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06704ApprovedInvestigationalFDA approved on September 19, 2008.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPPI-2458
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05864InvestigationalIn preclinical studies to date, PPI-2458 has demonstrated the potent pharmacologic activity of this class of compounds while displaying an improved pharmacokinetic and toxicity profile. … This class of compounds has been shown to prevent both abnormal cell growth and the formation of new blood vessels (known as angiogenesis), which contribute to the growth of aberrant tissues in diseases
Capromab pendetide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00089ApprovedWithdrawnWhen linked to pendetide, capromab is used as a chelating agent for the radionuclide [Indium In-111] during imaging to evaluate the extent of prostate cancer.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: Indium In 111 capromab pendetideUmbralisib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14989ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn[A229668] On February 5, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to umbralisib, a kinase inhibitor for PI3K-delta and casein kinase CK1-epsilon, based on promising results … Marginal zone lymphoma is a rare, slowly progressing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma initially treated with [rituximab] (an anti-CD20 drug), either alone or in combination with chemotherapy.
Chloroform
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11387ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnIt is a colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid that is produced on a large scale as a precursor to PTFE and refrigerants, but the latter application is declining. … Chloroform is an organic small molecule, member of the family of the chloromethanes that presents a formula of CHCl3.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting