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Ziprasidone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00246ApprovedInvestigationalgenerally 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.
Testosterone enanthate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13944ApprovedInvestigationalAs 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.
Iophendylate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01187ApprovedIophendylate 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
Progesterone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00396ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedProgesterone 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].
Glycyrrhizic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13751ApprovedInvestigational[A33062] From January 2014, glycyrrhizic acid as part of the licorice extract was approved by the FDA as an existing food sweetener. … [T204] Glycyrrhizic acid has been developed in Japan and China as a hepatoprotective drug in cases of chronic hepatitis.
Metformin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00331ApprovedInvestigationalIt 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]
Hexylresorcinol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11254ApprovedThe compound may also be used commonly in various commercial cosmetic anti-aging creams while ongoing studies research the possibility of using hexylresorcinol as an anti-cancer therapy - indications all
Terlipressin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB02638ApprovedInvestigational[L43217] As a potent vasopressor, terlipressin has been investigated in various shock states and conditions with diminished vasomotor tone. … Terlipressin is a synthetic analogue of vasopressin, which is an endogenous neurohormone that acts as a vasoconstrictor.[A2601] It is a prodrug of [lypressin], or lysine vasopressin.
Antihemophilic factor human
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13192ApprovedInvestigationalBleeding can range in severity from minor concerns, such as nosebleeds, to more serious events such as hemorrhaging in the joints, brain, or digestive tract [A32280]. … The final purified concentrate contains albumin as a stabilizer.[L1053]. The complex was developed by CSL Behring or Baxter Healthcare Corporation and approved in the 90s.
Phendimetrazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01579ApprovedIllicitPhendimetrazine is chemically related to amphetamines and is a Schedule III drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and in the US since 1970.