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Xamoterol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13781ApprovedIt modulates the sympathetic control of the heart but has no agonist action on β2-adrenoceptors. … Xamoterol is a β1-adrenoceptor partial agonist that has shown to improve systolic and diastolic function in studies with heart failure patients.
Monobenzone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00600ApprovedWithdrawnMonobenzone occurs as a white, almost tasteless crystalline powder, soluble in alcohol and practically insoluble in water.
Veru-111
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16462InvestigationalVERU-111, an investigational drug intended for various therapeutic uses, was under investigation in clinical trials NCT04842747, NCT03752099, NCT04388826, NCT04844749, NCT05008510, and NCT05079360. … These trials aimed to evaluate its efficacy, safety, and tolerability in conditions such as SARS-CoV-2 infection, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), respiratory distress syndrome
Triamterene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00384Approved[L6163] Triamterene was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. in 1964. … [L6163] Currently, triamterene is used in the treatment of edema associated with various conditions as monotherapy and is approved for use with other diuretics to enhance diuretic and potassium-sparing
Clascoterone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12499ApprovedInvestigational[L15621] Clascoterone is also being investigated as a novel treatment for androgenetic alopecia.[A218766] … [A218771] By competing with androgens for binding to androgen receptors, clascoterone works by blocking the androgen receptor signalling cascades that promote acne pathogenesis, such as sebaceous gland
Lutein
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00137ApprovedNutraceuticalLutein is synthesized only by plants and like other xanthophylls is found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale and yellow carrots. … In green plants, xanthophylls act to modulate light energy and serve as non-photochemical quenching agents to deal with triplet chlorophyll (an excited form of chlorophyll), which is overproduced at very
AP1081
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05233ExperimentalA transdermal gel containing ethinyl estradiol and norelgestromin being investigated by Antares Pharma for use as a female contraceptive.
Fluvastatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01095ApprovedInvestigationalFluvastatin is an antilipemic agent that competitively inhibits hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. HMG-CoA reductase catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonic acid, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynth...
Aprobarbital
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01352ExperimentalIllicitAprobarbital was never as widely used as more common barbiturate derivatives such as phenobarbital and is now rarely prescribed. … It was determined that the substance was capable of demonstrating sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects. A primary treatment indicated for the use of aprobarbital was subsequently insomnia.
MC-1
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05315ExperimentalMedicure's MC-1 drug is a cardio-protectant, designed to reduce the damage to the heart when arteries are blocked and when they are subsequently reopened after bypass surgery.