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Thallous chloride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09316ApprovedWithdrawnThallous chloride (also known as Thallium(I) chloride) is a colourless solid intermediate in the isolation of thallium from its ores. … This solid crystallizes in the caesium chloride motif. It is used as a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical. It is used for diagnosis of heart and parathyroid problems.
Pralatrexate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06813ApprovedInvestigational[A246703] Pralatrexate was approved by the FDA on September 24, 2009. … [A246693] Compared to methotrexate, pralatrexate has better accumulation in cancer cells.
Synonyms: N-(4-(1-((2,4-Diamino-6-pteridinyl)methyl)-3-butynyl)benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid, (2S)-2-({4-[1-(2,4-diaminopteridin-6-yl)pent-4-yn-2-yl]benzoyl}amino)pentanedioic acidHydroxocobalamin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00200ApprovedInvestigationalIt is also used in cyanide poisoning, Leber's optic atrophy, and toxic amblyopia. … Hydroxocobalamin, also known as vitamin B12a and hydroxycobalamin, is an injectable form of vitamin B 12 that has been used therapeutically to treat vitamin B 12 deficiency.
Dexmethylphenidate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06701ApprovedInvestigationalDexmethylphenidate is the dextrorotary form of methylphenidate introduced in 2002[A177181]. It is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) and thus a psychostimulant[A177193].
Gestrinone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11619ApprovedGestrinone was developed in the early 1970s and was tested clinically as a weekly oral contraceptive in Europe and North America. … is used primarily in the treatment of endometriosis.
Deutivacaftor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15141ApprovedInvestigational[L52275,A179677] Deutivacaftor was first approved by the US FDA in December 2024 in combination with two CFTR correctors - [tezacaftor] and [vanzacaftor] - for the treatment of patients with responsive … It is used alongside CFTR correctors to increase the quantity and function of CFTR at the cell surface in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Mercaptopurine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01033ApprovedInvestigationalIt interferes with nucleic acid synthesis by inhibiting purine metabolism and is used, usually in combination with other drugs, in the treatment of or in remission maintenance programs for leukemia. … An antimetabolite antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressant properties.
Thyroid, porcine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09100ApprovedInvestigational[A190813] Thyroid extracts were never FDA approved as their use in the United States predates the FDA.[A190831] … [A190831,L11755] Thyroid extract has been described in literature to treat hypothyroidism since 1891[A190807] but its use dates back as far as the 6th century.
Cefepime
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01413ApprovedInvestigationalCefepime is a fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic developed in 1994. … [A249050] The popularity of its third-generation predecessors, its clinical efficacy, and the high prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria might be some of the factors leading to an increase in the
Synonyms: (6R,7R)-7-{[(2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino}-3-[(1-methylpyrrolidinium-1-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylateSomatostatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09099ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnProsomastatin is further process into two active forms, somatostatin-14 (SST-14) and somatostatin-28 (SST-28), an extended SST-14 sequence to the N-terminus [A20384]. … Somatostatin has been used in the clinical setting for the diagnosis of acromegaly and gastrointestinal tract tumours.