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Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate

Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate is a wetting agent and surfactant used in enema-type laxative products.

rhThrombin

Thrombin is used in more than 1 million surgeries each year in the United States. Currently, only thrombin derived from bovine blood is available in the U.S. as a stand-alone thrombin product. … The production of recombinant proteins is not dependent on the availability of blood from animals or human donors and can be scaled-up to meet market demand.

Mercaptopurine

It interferes with nucleic acid synthesis by inhibiting purine metabolism and is used, usually in combination with other drugs, in the treatment of or in remission maintenance programs for leukemia. … An antimetabolite antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressant properties.

LS11

LS11(talaporfin sodium) is an agent consisting of chlorin e6, derived from chlorophyll, and L-aspartic acid with photosensitizing activity. … After intratumoral activation by light emitting diodes, taporfin sodium forms an extended high energy conformational state that generates singlet oxygen, resulting in free radical-mediated cell death.

Sitaxentan

In 2010, Pfizer voluntarily removed sitaxentan from the market over concerns of hepatotoxicity. … Sitaxentan was marketed under the trade name Thelin for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by Encysive Pharmaceuticals until Pfizer purchased Encysive in February 2008.

Calcium alginate

Mersalyl

The sodium salt of a mercury-containing derivative of salicylamide, was formerly used (often in combination with theophylline) to treat edema, due to its powerful diuretic properties [L1577]. … Interestingly, it has been found to have antiviral properties in mice [L1584].

Pork collagen

It has been used since 1995 as Carticel and gained biologic license in 1997. The surgical implantation was first performed in Sweden. … Pork Collagen is used within MACI® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) as an autologous cellularized scaffold product indicated for the repair of single or multiple symptomatic

PEG-uricase

of severe, treatment-refractory gout in the United States in 2006. … PEG-uricase, a polyethylene glycol ("PEG") conjugate of recombinant porcine uricase (urate oxidase), which breaks down the uric acid deposits is being studied in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment

Voxilaprevir

with an HCV regimen containing sofosbuvir without an NS5A inhibitor [L935]. … Notably, Vosevi is approved for use in patients with genotypes 1-6 who have been previously treated with an NS5A inhibitor, or patients with genotypes 1a or 3 infection and have previously been treated