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Lobeglitazone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09198InvestigationalIt primarily functions as an insulin sensitizer by binding and activating Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR) gamma within fat cells. … Lobeglitazone was approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (South Korea) in 2013, and is being monitored by postmarketing surveillance until 2019.
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesValbenazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11915ApprovedInvestigationalThe reduction in chorea severity was observed as early as 2 weeks after starting treatment with an initial dose of 40 mg.[L47910] … [A261165] On April 2017, valbenazine was approved by the FDA under the brand name INGREZZA as the first and only approved treatment for adults with Tardive Dyskinesia (TD).
Chlortetracycline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09093ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnHe discovered that this antibiotic was the product of an actinomycete strain he cultured and obtained from a soil sample from a field in Missouri. … It was discovered in 1945 by the scientist, Benjamin Minge Duggar, working at Lederle Laboratories under the supervision of Yellapragada Subbarow.
ATG-Fresenius S
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05320InvestigationalATG-Fresenius S is a concentrated anti-human T-lymphocyte immunoglobulin preparation derived from rabbits after immunization with a T-lympoblast cell line. … ATG-Fresenius S is an immunosuppressive product for the prevention and treatment of acute rejection following organ transplantation.
Practolol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01297ApprovedA beta-adrenergic antagonist that has been used in the emergency treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Synonyms: N-(4-(2-hydroxy-3-((1-methylethyl)amino)propoxy)phenyl)acetamideViomycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06827ApprovedThese drugs bind RNA in bacterial ribosomes and inhibit protein synthesis. Viomycin was derived from the actinomycete _Streptomyces puniceus_. … Viomycin is a tuberactinomycin antibiotic that was used to treat Mycobacterium tuberculosis until it was replaced by the less toxic capreomycin.
Procyclidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00387ApprovedInvestigationalA muscarinic antagonist that crosses the blood-brain barrier and is used in the treatment of drug-induced extrapyramidal disorders and in parkinsonism.
Armodafinil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06413ApprovedInvestigational(a wholly owned subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.) and was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2007. … Research has shown that armodafinil significantly improves driving simulator performance in patients with SWD. Armodafinil consists of the (−)-R-enantiomer of the racemic modafinil.
Chlorambucil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00291ApprovedInvestigationalAlthough it is less toxic than most other nitrogen mustards, it has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985). (Merck Index, 11th ed) … A nitrogen mustard alkylating agent used as antineoplastic agent for the treatment of various malignant and nonmalignant diseases.
Synonyms: N,N-di-2-chloroethyl-γ-p-aminophenylbutyric acid, N,N-di-2-chloroethyl-gamma-p-aminophenylbutyric acidOseltamivir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00198ApprovedInvestigationaleffect on hospitalizations, and that there was no evidence for any reductions in complications of influenza such as pneumonia. … generally no benefit in use beyond 48 hours for healthy, low-risk individuals as influenza is a self-limiting illness.