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Mitoxantrone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01204ApprovedInvestigationalAn anthracenedione-derived antineoplastic agent.
Categories: P-glycoprotein substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index, Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic IndexPadimate A
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11229ApprovedWithdrawnPadimate A is an ester derivative of PABA and an ingredient in some sunscreens. … In Europe this chemical was withdrawn in 1989 for unstated reasons and in the US it was never approved for use in sunscreens.
Synonyms: Padimate AStrontium chloride Sr-89
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09498ApprovedStrontium chloride is mainly used in cases of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.[A31264] Bone metastases is a common and severe complication presented in advanced stages of the disease. … Strontium chloride (Sr-89), initially FDA-approved in 1993, is used as a paliative therapeutic option to help relieve the pain from bone metastases.
Sapropterin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00360ApprovedInvestigationalSapropterin (tetrahydrobiopterin or BH4) is a cofactor in the synthesis of nitric oxide. … It is also essential in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine by the enzyme phenylalanine-4-hydroxylase; the conversion of tyrosine to L-dopa by the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase; and conversion of
Synonyms: (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin, 6R-L-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterinAsparaginase Escherichia coli
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00023ApprovedInvestigationalAsparaginase derived from _Escherichia coli_ (L-asparagine amidohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.1) is an enzyme responsible for the metabolism of L-asparagine, by catalyzing L-asparagine into L-aspartic acid and ammonia … Therapeutic L-asparaginase from _E. coli_ works by depleting the levels of non-essential amino acid, asparagine, in lymphoblastic leukemic cells thus promoting apoptotic cell death [A31999].
Synonyms: Asparaginase (E. coli), E. coli AsparaginaseSodium stibogluconate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05630ApprovedInvestigationalIt is also being investigated as an anti-tumor agent. … Sodium stibogluconate is a medicine used to treat leishmaniasis and is only available for administration by injection. It belongs to the class of medicines known as the pentavalent antimonials.
Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14711ApprovedInvestigational[L12747] ACAM2000, a percutaneously administered smallpox vaccine that was approved by the FDA in 2007, contains live antigens of this strain. … The New York City Board of Health strain of _Vaccinia_ is a viral strain used as a component of some smallpox vaccinations.
Methoxsalen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00553ApprovedInvestigationalIt is a photoactive substance that forms DNA adducts in the presence of ultraviolet A irradiation. … A naturally occurring furocoumarin compound found in several species of plants, including Psoralea corylifolia.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingReboxetine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00234ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnReboxetine is an antidepressant drug used in the treatment of clinical depression, panic disorder and ADD/ADHD.
Finafloxacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09047ApprovedWithdrawnFinafloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic indicated in the treatment of acute otitis externa (swimmer's ear) caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. … Finafloxacin is marketed by Novartis under the brand Xtoro™, and was approved by the FDA in December 2014.