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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]
Picolinic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05483ExperimentalPicolinic acid has been shown to be an anti-viral in vitro and in vivo, and sometimes works in conjunction with other cytokines such as interferon gamma to affect immune responses. … It acts as an anti-infective and immunomodulator and is produced in approximately 25-50 mg quantities by the body on a daily basis through the breakdown of tryptophan.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingTreprostinil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00374ApprovedInvestigational[L41860] It is available in the following routes of administration: subcutaneous, intravenous, inhaled and oral. The first generic form of treprostinil became available in 2019.[A248775] … Treprostinil was approved by the FDA in 2002 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Iopanoic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08946ApprovedWithdrawnIopanoic acid contains iodine and is useful as a contrast medium in cholecystography.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingImelasomeran
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB17090ApprovedInvestigationalImelasomeran was first approved in Canada on September 1, 2022, as one-half of Moderna's Spikevax Bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. … [L45320] It encodes for the viral spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, a particularly infectious variant of concern first documented in 2021.[L43922]
Dronabinol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00470ApprovedIllicitInvestigationalDue to its evidence as an appetite stimulant and an anti-nauseant, Dronabinol is approved for use in anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS and for the treatment of nausea and vomiting … CB2 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].
Metipranolol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01214ApprovedWithdrawnIt is used as an antiarrhythmic, antihypertensive, and antiglaucoma agent.
Sofosbuvir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08934ApprovedInvestigationalNotably, sofosbuvir has come under intense scrutiny since its release to market in 2013. With the price per pill set at $1000, a 12-week treatment can cost upwards of $84,000 per patient [A19636]. … Its use has also proven successful in the treatment of HCV in patients co-infected with HIV [A19627].
Sulconazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06820ApprovedSulconazole nitrate, the active ingredient, is an imidazole derivative that inhibits the growth of common pathogenic dermatophytes, making it an effective treatment for tinea cruris and tinea corporis … [L44592,L44597] Sulconazole appears to be effective and well-tolerated in the treatment of superficial fungal infections.[A255612]
DL-Methylephedrine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11278ApprovedThe abuse of methylephedrine-containing medications has been reported in Japan. Methylephedrine is not legally available in the United States, but has been identified in cases of drug abuse [L2836]. … Methylephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine that appears in various over-the-counter cough and cold medications throughout the world [L2838], [L2839], [L2840].
Synonyms: (+/-)-N-methylephedrine, N-methylephedrine DL-form