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  1. Drug

    Oxymetazoline

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [L15062] As an effective decongestant, oxymetazoline is available in over-the-counter intranasal sprays used to relieve nasal and sinus congestion caused by a wide variety of conditions, such as common

    Categories: Sympathomimetics Used as Decongestants
  2. Drug

    Tuberculin purified protein derivative

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    Approved

    Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) is a sterile aqueous solution of a purified protein fraction for intradermal administration as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. … The diagnostic test is commonly referred to as the Mantoux test which serves to minimize the risk of transmission of infection with *Mycobacterium tuberculosis* through early diagnosis and appropriate

  3. Drug

    Sodium acetate

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Sodium acetate could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in buffer solutions. … Medically, sodium acetate is important component as an electrolyte replenisher when given intravenously. It is mainly indicated to correct sodium levels in hyponatremic patients.

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    Lorazepam

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Lorazepam is a short-acting and rapidly cleared benzodiazepine used commonly as a sedative and anxiolytic.

  5. Drug

    Formoterol

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A189528] A major clinical advantage of formoterol over other inhaled beta-agonists is its rapid onset of action (2-3 minutes), which is at least as fast as [salbutamol], combined with a long duration … of action (12 hours) - for this reason, treatment guidelines for asthma recommend its use as both a reliever and maintenance medication.

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    Ziprasidone

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    generally thought to be as efficacious as first generation antipsychotics but differ in their adverse effect profiles. … Disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can significantly impair mood, cognition, and behavior.

  7. Drug

    Testosterone enanthate

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    As recent as 1 October 2018, the US FDA approved Antares Pharma Inc.' … Testosterone enanthate is an esterified variant of testosterone that comes as an injectable compound with a slow-release rate.

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    Progesterone

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    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    Progesterone is used in various contraceptive preparations to prevent ovulation and fertilization [T481], [A175612] as well as in other formulations to promote and support pregnancy. … Pharmaceutical progesterone is made from a plant source as a starting material and is chemically identical to progesterone of human ovarian origin [FDA label].

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    Metformin

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is commonly described as an "insulin sensitizer", leading to a decrease in insulin resistance and a clinically significant reduction of plasma fasting insulin levels. … [A36559] Metformin was first approved in Canada in 1972,[A36552] and received subsequent FDA approval in the US in 1995.[L12207]

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    Iophendylate

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    Approved

    Iophendylate is a mixture of isomers used as contrast medium, mainly for brain and spinal cord visualization. Iophendylate is a myelographic oil-ester (U.S. Patent 2,348,231). … In 1942 Van Wagenen (a neurosurgical colleague of Warrens, at the University of Rochester) identified Iophendylate as causing chemical meningitis in 30 patients where "space-displacing masses within the