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Chlorpropamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00672ApprovedWithdrawnUp to 80% of the single oral dose of chlorpropramide is metabolized, likely in the liver; 80-90% of the dose is excreted in urine as unchanged drug and metabolites. … Medications in this class differ in their dose, rate of absorption, duration of action, route of elimination and binding site on their target pancreatic β cell receptor.
Synonyms: N-(4-chlorophenylsulfonyl)-N'-propylurea, N-(p-chlorobenzenesulfonyl)-N'-propylureaCategories: Drugs Used in Diabetes, combinations of sulfonamidesMipomersen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05528ApprovedMipomersen sodium prevents the formation of apo B-100, resulting in a decrease in the levels of apolipoprotein B (apo B), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and total cholesterol. … It is marketed under the brand name Kynamro in the United States, and the FDA label includes a black box warning of hepatoxicity.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting, Apolipoprotein B-100 Synthesis InhibitorTafenoquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06608ApprovedInvestigationalTafenoquine is an 8-aminoquinoline analogue of primaquine which varies only on the presence of a 5-phenoxy group. … [A35671, A35690] It was discovered by the scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in 1978 as a substitute for primaquine that would be more effective against relapsing vivax malaria.
Categories: MATE 1 Inhibitors, MATE 2 InhibitorsVanzacaftor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB18373ApprovedInvestigationalIt is used alongside other CFTR correctors and CFTR potentiators to increase the quantity and function of CFTR at the cell surface in patients with cystic fibrosis. … [L52275,A179677] Vanzacaftor was first approved by the US FDA in December 2024 in combination with another CFTR corrector - [tezacaftor], which binds to a different site than vanzacaftor - and [deutivacaftor
Triamterene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00384Approved[L6166] It is also found in a combination product with hydrochlorothiazide that is used for the management of hypertension or treatment of edema in patients who develop hypokalemia on hydrochlorothiazide … It works by promoting the excretion of sodium ions and water while decreasing the potassium excretion in the distal part of the nephron in the kidneys by working on the lumenal side.
Synonyms: 6-phenylpteridine-2,4,7-triamineMixtures: DYTIDE H, DYTIDE HGlycyrrhizic acid
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13751ApprovedInvestigational[T204] Glycyrrhizic acid has been developed in Japan and China as a hepatoprotective drug in cases of chronic hepatitis. … [F80] It was approved by Health Canada to be used in over-the-counter products but all the products are currently on the status canceled post marketed.[L1113]
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06154ApprovedWithdrawnIt is recognized by the FDA to be a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of heart conditions such as angina [L2395]. … It is a pentaerythritol nitrate in which all four hydroxy groups of pentaerythritol have been converted to the corresponding nitrate ester.
Synonyms: Tetranitrato de pentaeritritilo, Tetranitrate de pentaerithrityleCategories: Vasodilators Used in Cardiac DiseasesJPC-3210
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15609ExperimentalIt is an erythrocytic schizonticide with potent in vitro antimalarial activity against multidrug-resistant _Plasmodium falciparum_ lines, low cytotoxicity, potent in vivo efficacy against murine malaria … JPC-3210 is a potent antimalarial agent.
Categories: Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Inhibitors, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A InhibitorsOpicapone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11632ApprovedInvestigationalOpicapone is a potent, reversible, and peripherally-acting third-generation inhibitor of catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), an enzyme involved in the breakdown of various catecholamines including dopamine … [L2336] Opicapone is used for adjunct therapy to levodopa and carbidopa in adult patients with Parkinson's disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations.
Categories: P-glycoprotein substrates, Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 InhibitorsTamoxifen
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00675ApprovedInvestigational[A1025,L7799,L7802] Tamoxifen is used alone or as an adjuvant in these treatments. … Tamoxifen is a non-steroidal antiestrogen used to treat estrogen receptor positive breast cancers as well as prevent the incidence of breast cancer in high risk populations.
Synonyms: (Z)-2-(4-(1,2-Diphenyl-1-butenyl)phenoxy)-N,N-dimethylethanamine, (Z)-2-(para-(1,2-Diphenyl-1-butenyl)phenoxy)-N,N-dimethylamineInternational brands: Nolvadex-D