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Thalidomide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01041ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnDue to severe teratogenicity, pregnancy must be excluded before the start of treatment and patients must enrol in the THALIDOMID Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program to ensure contraception
Synonyms: N-Phthaloylglutamimide, α-N-phthalylglutaramideLenvatinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09078ApprovedInvestigationalThese receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) located in the cell membrane play a central role in the activation of signal transduction pathways involved in the normal regulation of cellular processes, such as … Lenvatinib also inhibits other RTKs that have been implicated in pathogenic angiogenesis, tumor growth, and cancer progression in addition to their normal cellular functions, including fibroblast growth
Teprotumumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06343ApprovedInvestigational[L11359] Following a clinical trial in which its efficacy in the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED) was assessed, it received "breakthrough therapy" designation from the FDA in 2016[A190129] and was … approved by the FDA in January 2020 for the treatment of TED.
Pimavanserin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05316ApprovedInvestigationalPimavanserin is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. … In fact, pimavanserin is the first antipsychotic drug without D<sub>2</sub> blocking activity.
Human varicella-zoster immune globulin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11621ApprovedInvestigationalIt is prepared from pools of healthy human donors' plasma via anion-exchange column chromatography and was approved in 2012 under the name VariZIG to reduce the disease severity in high-risk patients who
Buspirone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00490ApprovedInvestigational[A180985] First synthesized in 1968 then patented in 1975,[L7375] it is commonly marketed under the brand name Buspar®. … [L7375] The potential use of buspirone in combination with [melatonin] in depression and cognitive impairment via promoting neurogenesis has also been investigated.[A181751]
Zafirlukast
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00549ApprovedZafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and/or long-acting bronchodilator. … Zafirlukast blocks the action of the cysteinyl leukotrienes on the CysLT1 receptors, thus reducing constriction of the airways, build-up of mucus in the lungs and inflammation of the breathing passages
Synonyms: 4-(5-cyclopentyloxycarbonylamino-1-methyl-1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-3-methoxy-N-o-tolylsulfonylbenzamideIngenol mebutate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05013ApprovedWithdrawnBefore approval, ingenol mebutate was called PEP005 as an investigational drug. … PEP005 also has potent anti-leukemic effects, inducing apoptosis in myeloid leukemia cell lines and primary AML cells at nanomolar concentrations.
Fexapotide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05493InvestigationalNX-1207 is an investigational new drug for BPH, whose chemical entity and mechanism of action remain undisclosed.
Categories: Drugs Used in Benign Prostatic HypertrophyLevonordefrin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06707ApprovedInvestigationalLevonordefrin acts as a topical nasal decongestant and vasoconstrictor, most often used in dentistry.