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Remimazolam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12404ApprovedInvestigationalRemimazolam is an ultra short-acting benzodiazepine used in the induction and maintenance of sedation during short (<30 minute) procedures. … [A214857] These "soft drugs" are useful in the context of surgical procedures, wherein a rapid onset/offset is desirable, enabling anesthesiologists to manipulate drug concentrations as needed.
Digitoxin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01396ApprovedWithdrawnA cardiac glycoside sometimes used in place of digoxin. It has a longer half-life than digoxin; toxic effects, which are similar to those of digoxin, are longer lasting.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingOpicapone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11632ApprovedInvestigationalOpicapone 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. … Opicapone is a potent, reversible, and peripherally-acting third-generation inhibitor of catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), an enzyme involved in the breakdown of various catecholamines including dopamine
Cedazuridine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15694ApprovedInvestigational[A215107, A215112, A215117, A215127, L14897] Cedazuridine was first reported in 2014,[A215107] and was subsequently approved by the FDA on July 7, 2020, in combination with [decitabine] for sale by … Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc under the name INQOVI®.
Pegvaliase
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12839ApprovedInvestigationalFood and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency approved pegvaliase-pqpz in May 2018 for the treatment of adult patients with phenylketonuria (PKU). … Phenylketonuria is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) [A33284] and affects about 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 people in the United
Metreleptin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09046ApprovedInvestigationalin food intake. … [L41315] Metreleptin was approved by Health Canada in January 2024 for the same patient population, in addition to patients with partial lipodystrophy.[L49901]
Synonyms: N-MethionylleptinFerrous ascorbate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14490ApprovedWithdrawnCategories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingFencamfamin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01463ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnFencamfamin (Glucoenergan, Reactivan) is a stimulant which was developed in the 1960s as an appetite suppressant. … Fencamfamin is used for treating depressive day-time fatigue, lack of concentration and lethargy. It is especially useful in patients with chronic conditions due to its favourable safety profile.
Deutetrabenazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12161ApprovedInvestigationalIn clinical trials of patients with HD, 12 weeks of treatment of deutetrabenazine resulted in overall improvement in mean total maximal chorea scores and motor signs than placebo [A32046]. … It was approved by FDA in April 2017 and is marketed under the trade name Austedo as oral tablets.
Asunaprevir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11586ApprovedWithdrawnIt 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]