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Cytisine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09028InvestigationalAlso known as baptitoxine or sophorine, cytisine has been used as a smoking cessation treatment since 1964, and is relatively unknown in regions outside of central and Eastern Europe. … Cytisine is an alkaloid naturally derived from the Fabaceae family of plants including the genera Laburnum and Cytisus.
Categories: Drugs Used in Addictive Disorders, Drugs Used in Nicotine DependenceBenzonatate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00868Approved[L11193] Although it not prone to drug misuse or abuse, benzonatate is associated with a risk for severe toxicity and overdose, especially in children.[A189513] … [A5790] Currently, benzonatate is the only non-narcotic antitussive available as a prescription drug.
Synonyms: nonaethyleneglycol monomethyl ether p-n-butylaminobenzoateDeucravacitinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16650ApprovedInvestigational[A246938, A246943] This selectivity towards TYK2 may lead to an improved safety profile of deucravacitinib, as nonselective JAK inhibitors are associated with a range of adverse effects such as altered … Deucravacitinib is a novel oral selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor.
Benziodarone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13277ApprovedWithdrawnBenziodarone is a uricostatic and a uricosuric agent which is sold also under the name Amplivex-Labaz. It is used in the treatment of gout [A175630]. … It was withdrawn from France markets and British markets due to its effects causing Jaundice in patients [T487, A175636].
Categories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac DiseasesResorcinol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11085ApprovedInvestigationalIt is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant in topical pharmaceutical products in the treatment of skin disorders and infections such as acne, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, corns, calluses … Resorcinol is a 1,3-isomer (or meta-isomer) of benzenediol with the formula C6H4(OH)2.
Lemborexant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11951ApprovedInvestigationalLemborexant is a novel dual orexin receptor antagonist used in the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance. … beginning of a new wave of treatment options for patients suffering from insomnia.
Treosulfan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11678ApprovedInvestigationalTreosulfan is a prodrug alternative to [busulfan] for myeloablative conditioning prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. … [L52245] It was approved by the EMA in June 2019[L16965] and by the FDA in January 2025 for use in combination with [fludarabine].[L52575]
Synonyms: L-threitol-1,4-dimethanesulfonateStreptomycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01082ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedStreptomycin, an antibiotic derived from _Streptomyces griseus_, was the first aminoglycoside to be discovered and used in practice in the 1940s. … [A233325,A233390] Selman Waksman and eventually Albert Schatz were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of streptomycin and its antibacterial activity.
Categories: Drugs that are Mainly Renally Excreted with a Narrow Therapeutic IndexSynonyms: 2,4-diguanidino-3,5,6-trihydroxycyclohexyl 5-deoxy-2-O-(2-deoxy-2-methylamino-alpha-L-glucopyranosyl)-3-C-formyl-beta-L-lyxopentanofuranosideAminophenazone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01424ApprovedWithdrawnIn biomedical applications, radiolabelled (13C-labeled) aminophenazone has been used in breath tests to measure the cytochrome P-450 metabolic activity in liver function tests. … Aminophenazone is a pyrazolone with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties that carries a risk of agranulocytosis.
Relacorilant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14976ApprovedInvestigationalRelacorilant is a first-in-class, selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist. … [L56089] Relacorilant was approved by the US FDA on March 25, 2026, for use in combination with [paclitaxel] in patients with certain platinum-resistant cancers.[L56093,L56089]