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rhThrombin

Thrombin is used in more than 1 million surgeries each year in the United States. Currently, only thrombin derived from bovine blood is available in the U.S. as a stand-alone thrombin product. … ZymoGenetics is developing rhThrombin, a recombinant form of human thrombin that is not derived from animal or human blood, as an aid to controlling bleeding during surgery.

Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate

Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate is a wetting agent and surfactant used in enema-type laxative products.

Isosorbide

Isosorbide was previously available in an oral formulation for the reduction of intraocular pressure. It was approved by the FDA in 1980, but has since been discontinued. … Currently, isosorbide is an organic nitrate currently available in the [isosorbide mononitrate] and [isosorbide dinitrate] forms, and is used for the prevention of angina.

Potassium cation

The cell membrane potential created by potassium and sodium ions allows the cell generate an action potential—a "spike" of electrical discharge. … The concentration differences of these charged particles causes a difference in electric potential between the inside and outside of cells, known as the membrane potential.

Dicyclomine

Dicyclomine is a muscarinic M1, M3, and M2 receptor antagonist as well as a non-competitive inhibitor of histamine and bradykinin used to treat spasms of the intestines seen in functional bowel disorder … [A6556,A182555,A234659,L7967] Though it is commonly prescribed, its recommendation may have been based on a small amount of evidence and so its prescription is becoming less favourable.

Romidepsin

Romidepsin is a selective inhibitor of histone deacetylase, approved in the US in 2009 for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in patients who have received at least one prior systemic therapy

Mercaptopurine

It interferes with nucleic acid synthesis by inhibiting purine metabolism and is used, usually in combination with other drugs, in the treatment of or in remission maintenance programs for leukemia. … An antimetabolite antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressant properties.

Brentuximab vedotin

In this type of lymphoma, large, abnormal lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) are found in the lymph nodes called Reed-Sternberg cells. … Brentuximab vedotin, also known as Adcetris®, is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines an anti-CD30 antibody with the drug monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE).

Calcium alginate

Givinostat

[L50316,A263446] Givinostat was granted FDA approval in March 2024 for the treatment of patients ≥6 years of age with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). … In the context of muscular dystrophy, inhibitors of HDAC appear to exert their therapeutic effects by targeting pathogenic processes that cause inflammation and muscle loss.