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Physostigmine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00981ApprovedA cholinesterase inhibitor that is rapidly absorbed through membranes. It can be applied topically to the conjunctiva. … It also can cross the blood-brain barrier and is used when central nervous system effects are desired, as in the treatment of severe anticholinergic toxicity.
Calcium glucoheptonate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00326ApprovedInvestigationalCalcium supplements such as calcium gluceptate are taken by individuals who are unable to get enough calcium in their regular diet or who have a need for more calcium. … They are used to prevent or treat several conditions that may cause hypocalcemia (not enough calcium in the blood). The body needs calcium to make strong bones.
Oprelvekin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00038ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnWith a molecular mass of approximately 19,000 daltons, the non-glycosylated protein is 177 amino acids in length in comparison to the natural IL-11, which is 178 amino acid long. … Oprelvekin, the active ingredient in Neumega®, is recombinant Interleukin-11 (IL-11), which is produced in Escherichia coli (E. coli) by recombinant DNA technology.
Tegafur-uracil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09327ApprovedTegafur-uracil is an anti-tumor compound containing tegafur (1-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil) and uracil in a molar ratio of 1:4. … It was developed as an anti-cancer therapy by Taiho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.[A32073] It is approved in different countries but it is not yet approved by the FDA, Health Canada or EMA.
AN-9
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05103Investigationalthan BA in preclinical studies. … Pivaloyloxymethyl butyrate (AN-9), an acyloxyalkyl ester prodrug of butyric acid (BA), exhibited low toxicity and significant anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo.
Synonyms: AN-9Metocurine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01336ApprovedPatients on chronic anticonvulsant drugs are relatively resistant to metocurine. [A2393] … Dimethyltubocurarinium (INN) or metocurine (USAN), also known as dimethyltubocurarine, is a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant.
Proteasome subunit beta type-8
go.drugbank.com/bio_entities/BE0004739TargetHumansThe proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex which is characterized by its ability to cleave peptides with Arg, Phe, Tyr, Leu, and Glu adjacent to the leaving group at neutral or slightly basic
Synonyms: Multicatalytic endopeptidase complex subunit C13Butenafine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01091ApprovedIn particular, butenafine acts to inhibit the activity of the squalene epoxidase enzyme that is essential in the formation of sterols necessary for fungal cell membranes. … Butenafine hydrochloride is a synthetic benzylamine antifungal agent. Butenafine's mechanism of action is believed to involve the synthesis inhibition of sterols.
Synonyms: N-(p-tert-butylbenzyl)-N-methyl-1-naphthalenemethylamine, (4-tert-butylphenyl)-N-methyl-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)methanamineProducts: Tinactin Once-A-day CreamHexocyclium
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06787ApprovedHexocyclium is a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist which was presumably used in the treatment of gastric ulcer or diarrhea. … Proton pump inhibitors like [DB00338] and opiate anti-diarrheal agents like [DB00836] have largely replaced the use of anti-muscarinics in the treatment of gastric ulcers and diarrhea due to their more