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Attapulgite
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01574ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnWhen used in medicine, it physically binds to acids and toxic substances in the stomach and digestive tract. For that reason, it has often been used in antidiarrheal medications. … Attapulgite is a magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate which occurs in a type of clay soil common to the Southeastern United States.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingChlorobutanol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11386ApprovedVet approvedWithdrawnSimilar in nature to chloral hydrate, it is formed by the simple nucleophilic addition of chloroform and acetone. … Chlorobutanol, or chlorbutol, is an alcohol-based preservative with no surfactant activity [A32746].
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingPhosphocreatine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13191InvestigationalNutraceuticalIt is primarily found endogenously in the skeletal muscles of vertebrates where it serves a critical role as a rapidly acting energy buffer for muscle cell actions like contractions via its ability to … Phosphocreatine - or creatine phosphate - is the phosphorylated form of creatine.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingReserpine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00206ApprovedWithdrawnThe FDA withdrew its approval for the use of all oral dosage form drug products containing more than 1 mg of reserpine.[L43942] … It has been used as an antihypertensive and an antipsychotic as well as a research tool, but its adverse effects limit its clinical use.
Categories: Antihypertensive Agents Indicated for HypertensionDicoumarol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00266ApprovedIn addition to its clinical use, it is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases. … Dicoumarol is an oral anticoagulant agent that works by interfering with the metabolism of vitamin K.
Oxybuprocaine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00892ApprovedInvestigationalOxybuprocaine binds to sodium channels and reversibly stabilizes the neuronal membrane which decreases its permeability to sodium ions.
Categories: Anesthetics for Topical UseProducts: Benoxinat 1% - Lösung zur Anästhesie in der Oto-Rhino-LaryngologieAprocitentan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15059ApprovedInvestigational[A263386,L50261] Aprocitentan was approved by the FDA in March 2024 for the treatment of hypertension in patients inadequately controlled with standard therapy. … [L50261] It was the first antihypertensive employing a novel mechanism to be approved in almost 40 years.[L50261]
Colchicine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01394ApprovedInvestigationalColchicine is an alkaloid drug derived from a plant belonging to the Lily family, known as _Colchicum autumnale_, or "autumn crocus."[A183611] Its use was first approved by the FDA in 1961.
Categories: Experimental Unapproved Treatments for COVID-19, Preparations With No Effect on Uric Acid MetabolismKetamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01221ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedIt was FDA approved in 1970, and from there, it has been used as an anesthetic for children or patients undergoing minor surgeries but mainly for veterinary purposes.[L1332] … It started being used for veterinary purposes in Belgium and in 1964 was proven that compared to PCP, it produced minor hallucinogenic effects and shorter psychotomimetic effects.
Synonyms: 2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexanoneDiflunisal
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00861ApprovedDiflunisal, a salicylate derivative, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAIA) with pharmacologic actions similar to other prototypical NSAIAs. … Diflunisal is used to relieve pain accompanied with inflammation and in the symptomatic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.