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Meprobamate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00371ApprovedIllicitIt is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, and also for the short-term management of insomnia but has largely been superseded by the benzodiazepines. … A carbamate with hypnotic, sedative, and some muscle relaxant properties, although in therapeutic doses reduction of anxiety rather than a direct effect may be responsible for muscle relaxation.
Efinaconazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09040ApprovedInvestigationalIt was approved for use in Canada and the USA in 2014 and is marketed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC under the name Jublia. … Efinaconazole is a 14 alpha-demethylase inhibitor indicated in the treatment of fungal infection of the nail, known as onychomycosis.
Categories: Antifungals for Topical Use, Antifungals for Dermatological UseAmobarbital
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01351ApprovedIllicitA barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties (but not antianxiety). … Adverse effects are mainly a consequence of dose-related CNS depression and the risk of dependence with continued use is high. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p565)
Benzthiazide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00562ApprovedThey inhibit Na+/Cl- reabsorption from the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys. Thiazides also cause loss of potassium and an increase in serum uric acid. … Thiazides have been shown to prevent hypertension-related morbidity and mortality although the mechanism is not fully understood.
Pivmecillinam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01605ApprovedInvestigationalIt is active against gram-negative organisms and used as for amdinocillin. [PubChem] … Pivmecillinam is a mecillinam prodrug, a pivaloyloxymethyl ester of amdinocillin that is well absorbed orally, but broken down to amdinocillin in the intestinal mucosa.
Categories: Antibacterials for Systemic Use, Antiinfectives for Systemic UseTesamorelin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08869ApprovedInvestigationalTesamorelin is a stabilized synthetic peptide analogue of the hypothalamic peptide, Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) indicated for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients … Lipodystrophy is a metabolic condition characterized by insulin resistance, fat redistribution, and hyperlipidemia associated with antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection.
Synonyms: N-[(3E)-1-oxo-3-hexenyl]Somatoliberin (human pancreatic islet)Chikungunya vaccine (live, attenuated)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB18701ApprovedInvestigationalIn late 2013, the first cases were identified in the Caribbean, and it has since spread to most of the Americas.[L48786] There are no approved treatments for active chikungunya virus infection. … [L48726] It is approved for use in patients 18 years of age and older who are at high-risk of exposure to chikungunya virus.
Binimetinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11967ApprovedInvestigational[A34275,L3335] On June 27, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved the combination of [Encorafenib] and binimetinib (BRAFTOVI and MEKTOVI, from Array BioPharma Inc.) in combination for patients … with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with the BRAF V600E or V600K mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
Primidone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00794ApprovedVet approved[L11112] Primidone was developed by J Yule Bogue and H C Carrington in 1949.[A189522] Primidone was granted FDA Approval on 8 March 1954.[L11112] … Primidone is an anticonvulsant used to treat essential tremor as well as grand mal, psychomotor, and focal epileptic seizures.
Pimozide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01100ApprovedA diphenylbutylpiperidine that is effective as an antipsychotic agent and as an alternative to haloperidol for the suppression of vocal and motor tics in patients with Tourette syndrome. … Although the precise mechanism of action is unknown, blockade of postsynaptic dopamine receptors has been postulated. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p403)