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  1. Drug

    Carbocisteine

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A230993] Carbocisteine is currently not FDA or Health Canada approved, but is approved for use in Asia, Europe, and South America. … Carbocisteine is a mucolytic drug that alleviates respiratory symptoms and infections by reducing the viscosity of mucus, allowing it to be expelled.

  2. Drug

    Disulfiram

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol. … It acts by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase.

  3. Drug

    Tafenoquine

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [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.

  4. Drug

    Linezolid

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Linezolid is a synthetic antibiotic which is used for the treatment of infections caused by aerobic Gram-positive bacteria. … [A233425] A second member of this class, [tedizolid], was approved by the FDA in 2014 and is considered generally more effective and tolerable than its predecessor.

  5. Drug

    Berotralstat

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A225166] Berotralstat is strictly used to prevent, but not treat, these attacks.[L26656] Developed by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, berotralstat is marketed under the name Orladeyo as oral capsules. … [L26661] Berotralstat was approved by the European Commission on April 30, 2021 [L41965] and by Health Canada on June 06, 2022.

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    Triclabendazole

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Triclabendazole was previously used in the treatment of fascioliasis in livestock, but is now approved for human use. … Triclabendazole, manufactured by Novartis pharmaceuticals, is an antihelminthic drug that was approved by the FDA in February 2019 for the treatment of fascioliasis in humans.

  7. Drug

    Cefditoren

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    Approved

    It is commonly marketed under the trade name Spectracef by Cornerstone BioPharma.

  8. Drug

    Amphetamine

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    ApprovedIllicitInvestigational

    Amphetamine, with the chemical formula alpha-methylphenethylamine, was discovered in 1910 and first synthesized by 1927. … After being proven to reduce drug-induced anesthesia and produce arousal and insomnia, amphetamine racemic mix was registered by Smith, Kline and French in 1935.

  9. Drug

    Demeclocycline

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    Approved

    A tetracycline analog having a 7-chloro and a 6-methyl. Because it is excreted more slowly than tetracycline, it maintains effective blood levels for longer periods of time.

  10. Drug

    Potassium alum

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09087
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Potassium alum is considered by the FDA as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance. … Potassium alum is formed by large, transparent crystals that are used in different products like food or drugs as a buffer, neutralizing or forming agent.[T60]