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Sertraline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01104ApprovedInvestigationalSeveral weeks of therapy with sertraline may be required before beneficial effects are noticed. … Sertraline is a popular antidepressant medication commonly known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), and is similar to drugs such as [Citalopram] and [Fluoxetine].
Categories: Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin SyndromeGemtuzumab ozogamicin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00056ApprovedInvestigationalBy binding to the CD33 antigen on tumors, the cytotoxic agent blocks the growth of cancerous cells and causes cell death. … The antibody is specifically directed against the CD33 antigen present on leukemic myeloblasts in most patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Trioxsalen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04571ApprovedWithdrawnIn research it can be conjugated to dyes for confocal microscopy and used to visualize sites of DNA damage.[3] The compound is has been explored for development of antisense oligonucleotides that can be … Like other psoralens it causes photosensitization of the skin.
Difluocortolone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09095ApprovedWithdrawnIt is commonly used in dermatology for the reduction of inflammation and itching. It was submitted to the FDA in July 1984 by the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.[L1082]
Relacorilant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14976ApprovedInvestigational[A275455,L56096] By competitively blocking the glucocorticoid receptor, relacorilant prevents cortisol from activating anti-apoptotic survival pathways, thereby restoring the efficacy of cytotoxic therapies … in the context of resistant cancers.
Norelgestromin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06713ApprovedInvestigationalNorelgestromin was first approved in the United States in 2001 as the progestin in a norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol transdermal contraceptive system.[L63816] … Norelgestromin is a progestin used as the progestational component of combined hormonal contraceptives.
Categories: Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital SystemVandetanib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05294ApprovedInvestigationalOn April 6 2011, vandetanib was approved by the FDA to treat nonresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in adult patients. … Vandetanib is an oral once-daily kinase inhibitor of tumour angiogenesis and tumour cell proliferation with the potential for use in a broad range of tumour types.
Elacestrant
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06374ApprovedInvestigational[L49334] Elacestrant binds to estrogen receptor-alpha (ERα) and acts as a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) thanks to its ability to block the transcriptional activity of the ER and promote … [A256828,A256863,L44948] Other types of endocrine therapy, such as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and aromatase inhibitors (AIs), may lead to drug resistance over time; therefore, the use
Categories: Estrogen Receptor Antagonists, Selective Estrogen Receptor DegradersHydralazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01275ApprovedInvestigational[A186841] Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure. … Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and was soon repurposed.
Levoketoconazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05667Approved[A244078, A244083] [Ketoconazole] has been used both on- and off-label to treat CS due to its ability to inhibit cortisol production. … Cushing's syndrome (CS) is underpinned by chronic hypercortisolism leading to multisystem morbidity, including effects on the cardiovascular and endocrine systems, metabolic syndrome with accompanying