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Donanemab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16647ApprovedInvestigationalDonanemab is a humanized immunoglobulin gamma 1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody directed against insoluble N-truncated pyroglutamate amyloid beta (Aβ), [L50978] which is found in the brain amyloid plaques that … [A232214] On July 2, 2024, donanemab was approved by the FDA for the treatment of AD in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia symptoms.
Synonyms: IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1-KAPPA, ANTI-(HOMO SAPIENS APP (AMYLOID BETA A4 PRECURSOR PROTEIN) A BETA 3-PYROGLUTAMYL PEPTIDES, A.BETA. 3 (3-X)), HUMANIZED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODYGAMMA1 HEAVY CHAIN HUMANIZED (1-444) (Evinacumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15354ApprovedInvestigationalEvinacumab is novel in its mechanism of action compared with other lipid-lowering therapies and therefore provides a unique and synergistic therapeutic option in the treatment of HoFH. … The ANGPTL family of proteins serve a number of physiologic functions - including involvement in the regulation of lipid metabolism - which have made them desirable therapeutic targets in recent years.
Technetium Tc-99m medronate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09138ApprovedInvestigationalTechnetium (99mTc) medronic acid is a pharmaceutical product used in nuclear medicine imaging. It is composed of a technetium ion complexed with medronic acid, a type of bisphosphonate. … Like other bisphosphonates used in the treatment of osteoporosis, medronic acid binds to the hydroxyapatite crystals within bone, and in this way localizes the drug to bone for delineation of areas of
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingSynonyms: AN-MDPRavulizumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11580ApprovedInvestigationalRavulizumab is a potent and selective complement 5 (C5) inhibitor. It is a humanized monoclonal IgG2/4 kappa antibody produced in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. … [A244460] It works by blocking terminal complement-mediated inflammation, cell activation, and cell lysis in blood disorders associated with the destruction of red blood cells, thrombosis, and impaired
Benfluorex
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09022ApprovedWithdrawnBenfluorex is an anorectic and hypolipidemic agent that is structurally related to fenfluramine. It was patented and manufactured by a French pharmaceutical company Servier. … The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended withdrawing all benfluorex containing medicines on 18 December 2009.
Categories: Drugs Used in DiabetesMaribavir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06234ApprovedInvestigational[A242557] Maribavir is novel in that it instead targets the CMV pUL97 kinase, thereby providing an effective alternative treatment option in cases of resistant infections. … Maribavir is an inhibitor of the cytomegalovirus (CMV; HHV5) pUL97 kinase which is used to treat CMV infections in patients post-transplantation.
Spironolactone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00421ApprovedInvestigationalSpironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It binds to mineralocorticoid receptors and functions as aldosterone antagonists. … [A178135, A261025] Spironolactone was developed in 1957, marketed in 1959, and approved by the FDA on January 21, 1960.[A178243]
Mixtures: SPIRO D TABLINEN 100MGProducts: ALDACTONE A, SPIRONOLACTON AL 50Rolapitant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09291ApprovedInvestigationalRolapitant is a potent, highly selective, long-acting Neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist approved for the prevention of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in adults. … Unlike other available NK-1 receptor antagonists, rolapitant is not an inhibitor of Cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP3A4 and has a long elimination half-life, allowing a single dose to prevent both acute and
Autologous cultured chondrocytes
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10997ApprovedInvestigationalThe surgical implantation shows a tolerable safety profile and efficacy up to 4 years, but it is not indicated for patients with osteoarthritis. … It has been used since 1995 as Carticel and gained biologic license in 1997. The surgical implantation was first performed in Sweden.
Inosine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04335ApprovedIt is an intermediate in the degradation of purines and purine nucleosides to uric acid and in pathways of purine salvage. It also occurs in the anticodon of certain transfer RNA molecules. … A purine nucleoside that has hypoxanthine linked by the N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose.
Synonyms: INO, hypoxanthine D-riboside