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Ramucirumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05578ApprovedInvestigationalBy binding to VEGFR2, ramucirumab prevents binding of its ligands (VEGF-A, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D), thereby preventing VEGF-stimulated receptor phosphorylation and downstream ligand-induced proliferation, … In contrast to other agents directed against VEGFR-2, ramucirumab binds a specific epitope on the extracellular domain of VEGFR-2, thereby blocking all VEGF ligands from binding to it.
Sebelipase alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11563ApprovedInvestigationalThis lipid accumulation can lead to end-organ damage in the form of liver dysfunction or malabsorption secondary to intestinal dysfunction. … The lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) enzyme is found in lysosomes and is primarily responsible for the metabolism of lipids, and its absence or deficiency results in the accumulation of lipids in various organs
Cytisine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09028InvestigationalCytisine is an alkaloid naturally derived from the Fabaceae family of plants including the genera Laburnum and Cytisus. … Also known as baptitoxine or sophorine, cytisine has been used as a smoking cessation treatment since 1964, and is relatively unknown in regions outside of central and Eastern Europe.
Categories: Drugs Used in Addictive Disorders, Drugs Used in Nicotine DependenceTriflusal
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08814ApprovedWithdrawnTriflusal is a 2-acetoxy-4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid and it is an aspirin chemically-related molecule but not a derivative. … Uriach and Company and even though it is commercialized in different countries it is not approved by the FDA, EMA or HealthCanada.
Fenthion
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11412ExperimentalVet approvedFenthion is listed as a restricted use compound by the United States Environmental Protection Agency due to its potential to cause cholinesterase inhibition in humans and animals. … Fenthion is an _organothiophosphate_ drug used as an insecticide, avicide, and acaricide.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingCarfentanil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01535IllicitInvestigationalVet approvedCarfentanil was first synthesized in 1974 by a team of chemists at Janssen Pharmaceutica which included Paul Janssen. … Carfentanil is intended for large-animal use only as its extreme potency makes it inappropriate for use in humans.
Paramethadione
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00617ApprovedParamethadione is an anticonvulsant in the oxazolidinedione class. It is associated with fetal trimethadione syndrome, which is also known as paramethadione syndrome.
Riociguat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08931ApprovedInvestigationalRiociguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) agonist approved in the USA, Europe and several other regions for patients with group I PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension) in WHO FC II or III; and for … the treatment of patients with inoperable CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension), or persistent/recurrent PH (pulmonary hypertension) after pulmonary endarterectomy in WHO FC II or III.
Synonyms: Methyl N-[4,6-Diamino-2-[1-[(2-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl]-5-pyrimidinyl]-N-methyl-carbaminateAcitretin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00459ApprovedInvestigationalAn oral retinoid effective in the treatment of psoriasis. It is the major metabolite of etretinate with the advantage of a much shorter half-life when compared with etretinate.
Synonyms: (all-E)-9-(4-Methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acidTelotristat ethyl
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12095Approved[A252937] Serotonin is metabolized in the urinary metabolite 5-hydroxy indole acetic acid (u5-HIAA), and high levels of u5-HIAA is associated with poor survival outcome in patients with NET. … Telotristat ethyl is a prodrug of telotristat that was approved by the FDA in March 2017 as Xermelo.