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Zucapsaicin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09120ApprovedWithdrawnZucapsaicin was approved by the Health Canada in 2010 as topical cream marketed under the brand name Zuacta but currently not FDA-approved. … It is a modulator of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV-1), also known as the vanilloid or capsaicin receptor 1, that reduces pain and improves articular functions.
Mephenesin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13583ApprovedWithdrawnMephenesin is a synthetic cresol glyceryl ether which produces transient muscle relaxation and paralysis via central nervous system depression [A32760]. It first entered use in the 1950s.
Vibrio cholerae CVD 103-HgR strain live antigen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14443ApprovedInvestigationalprevention to become available in the U.S. … [A244494] Vaxchora was later approved by the European Commission in April 2020.[L39729] It is indicated for individuals aged two years and older.[L12801]
Lusutrombopag
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13125ApprovedInvestigationalLusutrombopag is currently in phase III development in various European countries including Austria, Belgium, Germany, and the UK [A36730]. … In September 2015, lusutrombopag received its first global approval in Japan to reduce the need for platelet transfusion in adults with chronic liver disease and thrombocytopenia who are schedule to undergo
Plant-based virus-like particles, recombinant, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16757ApprovedThe Covifenz COVID-19 vaccine (plant-based virus-like particles (VLP), recombinant, adjuvanted) is a plant-based vaccine developed in partnership by Medicago and GlaxoSmithKline which is approved in Canada … [L40694] It is composed of VLPs expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimers (stabilized in a pre-fusion conformation) and is mixed with the AS03 adjuvant system prior to administration.
Enfuvirtide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00109ApprovedInvestigationalThe first agent in the novel class of antiretroviral drugs called HIV fusion inhibitors, enfuvirtide works by inhibiting HIV-1 fusion with CD4 cells. … Enfuvirtide is a 36 amino acid biomimetic peptide that is structurally similar to the HIV proteins that are responsible for the fusion of the virus to cell membranes and subsequent intracellular uptake
Tocainide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01056ApprovedWithdrawnAn antiarrhythmic agent which exerts a potential- and frequency-dependent block of sodium channels.
Categories: Antiarrhythmics, Class I, Antiarrhythmics, Class IbSynonyms: 2-amino-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)propanamide, 2-Amino-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)propionamidNisoldipine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00401ApprovedNisoldipine may be used in alone or in combination with other agents in the management of hypertension. … Nisoldipine is a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It acts primarily on vascular smooth muscle cells by stabilizing voltage-gated L-type calcium channels in their inactive conformation.
International brands: Di Yi Xin, Ji Ni Le ErButamben
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11148ApprovedWithdrawnButamben is a local anesthetic in the form of n-butyl-p-aminobenzoate. … [A27147] Its structure corresponds to the standard molecule of a hydrophilic and hydrophobic domain separated by an intermediate ester found in most of the local anesthetics.
Encainide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01228ApprovedWithdrawnEncainide hydrochloride, formerly marketed as Enkaid capsules, was associated with increased death rates in patients who had asymptomatic heart rhythm abnormalities after a recent heart attack. … The manufacturer of Enkaid capsules voluntarily withdrew the product from the US market on December 16, 1991.
Categories: Antiarrhythmics, Class I, Antiarrhythmics, Class IcSynonyms: (±)-4-methoxy-N-(2-(2-(1-methyl-2-piperidinyl)ethyl)phenyl)benzamide, 4-Methoxy-N-{2-[2-(1-methyl-piperidin-2-yl)-ethyl]-phenyl}-benzamide