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Dexrazoxane
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00380ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn[PubChem] The Food and Drug Administration has designated dexrazoxane as an orphan drug for use in the prevention or reduction in the incidence and severity of anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy.
Disulfiram
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00822ApprovedInvestigationalA carbamate derivative used as an alcohol deterrent. It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol.
Acetylcholine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03128ApprovedInvestigationalIt is generally not used as an administered drug because it is broken down very rapidly by cholinesterases, but it is useful in some ophthalmological applications.
Oxogluric acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08845InvestigationalNutraceuticaland reduces nitrogen by combining with it as well. … Oxogluric acid is sold as a dietary supplement to athletes to improve their performance by helping to remove excess ammonia, but it is not officially approved for this indication and only experimental
Sodium sulfide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11159ApprovedInterestingly, sodium sulfide was shown to have some cardioprotective role against cardiac ischemia or reperfusion injury, as well as protect lungs against ventilator-induced lung injury [A27275].
Mycophenolic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01024ApprovedInvestigationalMycophenolic acid is used in immunosuppressive regimens as part of a triple therapy that includes a calcineurin inhibitor (ciclosporin or tacrolimus) and prednisolone. … [A249180,A249185] Mycophenolic acid is available as enteric-coated tablets of delayed-release, in an effort to improve upper gastrointestinal adverse events by delaying mycophenolic acid release until
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06154ApprovedWithdrawnIt is recognized by the FDA to be a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of heart conditions such as angina [L2395]. … It is also one of the most powerful high explosives known and is a component of the plastic explosive known as Semtex [L2393]. PETN has the chemical formula C5H8N4O12.
Pentosan polysulfate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00686ApprovedInvestigationalPentosan polysulfate is a sulfated pentosyl polysaccharide with heparin-like properties.
Chromium picolinate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11255ApprovedChromium picolinate is used as a nutritional supplement for optimal insulin function in patients with Type 2 diabetes or promotion of weight loss.
Squalene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11460ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawnSqualene is investigated as an adjunctive cancer therapy.