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  1. Drug

    Afamelanotide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04931
    Approved

    [A187202,A187205] Afamelanotide is currently the only approved drug therapy used in the management of erythropoietic protoporphyria, having received approval in the EU in December 2014[L9119] and subsequent … Afamelanotide is a first-in-class, synthetic, 13-amino acid peptide analogue of the endogenous alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH).

  2. Drug

    Mepolizumab

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06612
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Mepolizumab was first approved by the FDA on November 4, 2015, as an add-on therapy for severe asthma and marketed under the brand name Nucala by GlaxoSmithKline. … The pathogenesis of eosinophilia is complex, but IL-5 is recognized as a key cytokine involved in the differentiation, recruitment, activation, and prolonged survival of eosinophils in peripheral tissue

  3. Drug

    Ropeginterferon alfa-2b

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15119
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A242010, A242015] Ropeginterferon alfa-2b was approved by the FDA on November 12, 2021, and is currently marketed under the trademark BESREMi by PharmaEssentia Corporation.[L39170] … [A242000, A242005] [Interferon alfa-2b] has been used for decades to treat PV but requires frequent dosing and is not tolerated by all patients.

  4. Drug

    Meningococcal (groups A, C, Y and W-135) oligosaccharide diphtheria CRM197 conjugate vaccine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10061
    ApprovedInvestigational

    the bloodstream and invading the blood-brain barrier to cause a variety of infections such as septicemia, meningitis, and pneumonia. … [A253277] Several serogroups of _N. meningitidis_ - A, B, C, Y, and W-135 - known to cause meningococcal infections have been identified.

  5. Drug

    Serdexmethylphenidate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16629
    Approved

    [A230698, A230703] The underlying cause of ADHD is unclear but likely involves dysfunction in dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission, as evidenced by the clear beneficial effect of CNS stimulants … [A230698, A230708] Serdexmethylphenidate is a prodrug of the CNS stimulant [dexmethylphenidate], a common first-line treatment for ADHD, that is combined with [dexmethylphenidate] to provide extended plasma

  6. Drug

    Elapegademase

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14712
    Approved

    [F1937] Elapegademase is generated in _E. coli_, developed by Leadiant Biosciences and FDA approved on October 5, 2018.[L4654,F1939] … It can be defined molecularly as a genetically modified bovine adenosine deaminase with a modification in cysteine 74 for serine and with about 13 methoxy polyethylene glycol chains bound via carbonyl

    Synonyms: (74-SERINE (C>S),245-THREONINE (A>T))BOS TAURUS ADENOSINE DEAMINASE (BOVINE ADENOSINE AMINOHYDROLASE, EC=3.5.4.4)-(1-356)-PEPTIDE PRODUCED IN ESCHERICHIA COLI, AN AVERAGE OF 13 RESIDUES ARE SUBSTITUTED, (CYS74>SER,ALA245>THR)ADENOSINE DEAMINASE (BOS TAURUS, BOVINE)-(1-356)-PEPTIDE, PRODUCED IN ESCHERICHIA COLI, SUBSTITUTED ON N2 OF THE N-TERMINAL ALANYL RESIDUE (A1) AND ON N6 OF LYSYL RESIDUES (K) WITH
  7. Drug

    gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01440
    ApprovedIllicitInvestigational

    It is currently regulated in the US and sold by Jazz Pharmaceuticals under the name Xyrem. However, it is important to note that GHB is a designated Orphan drug (in 1985). … It is used illegally under the street names Juice, Liquid Ecstasy or simply G, either as an intoxicant, or as a date rape drug.

  8. Drug

    Sulfadoxine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01299
    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    A long acting sulfonamide that is used, usually in combination with other drugs, for respiratory, urinary tract, and malarial infections.

  9. Drug

    Quaternium-15

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14198
    Approved

    Sensitivity to Quaternium-15 may be identified with a clinical patch test. … In 2005, Quaternium-15 was named in the top 15 most frequently positive allergens identified in patch tests by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG)[A34326].

  10. Drug

    Human Rho(D) immune globulin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11597
    Approved

    Rho (D) immune globulin is available as a sterile, lyophilized or liquid gamma globulin (IgG) fraction containing antibodies to the Rh0 (D) antigen (D antigen) under the name Rhophylac (IM/IV). … Human Rho(D) immune globulin is a medicine given by intramuscular or intravenous injection that is used to prevent the immunological condition known as Rh disease (or hemolytic disease of newborn).