Search

Displaying results 3421 - 3430 of 5263 in total
  1. Drug

    Calcitonin porcine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13189
    Experimental

    Human calcitonin is available only in very small quantities but has been used in some studies. The first commercially available preparation in Britain was porcine calcitonin (brand name Calcitare). … Calcitonin is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in mammals. It inhibits bone resorption and lowers both serum and urinary calcium concentrations.

  2. Drug

    Antilymphocyte immunoglobulin (horse)

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09312
    ApprovedInvestigational

    The result is polyclonal IgG that is then purified from the horse's serum to produce a usable drug product that can be used for immunosuppression. … It is formed by inoculating a horse with an antigen (human thymoyctes) which then induces the horse immune system's B-lymphocytes to produce IgG immunoglobulins specific for that antigen.

  3. Drug

    Arecoline

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04365
    Experimental

    An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. … It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.

  4. Drug

    Bazedoxifene

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06401
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Bazedoxifene is a third generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), developed by Pfizer following the completion of their takeover of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. … In 2013, the combination product containing conjugated estrogens and bazedoxifene was approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, as well as

  5. Drug

    Galidesivir

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11676
    Investigational

    [A191451] In animal studies, galidesivir was effective in increasing the survival rates from infections caused by various pathogens, including Ebola, Marburg, Yellow Fever and Zika viruses.

  6. Drug

    Dichlorobenzene

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14046
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Dichlorobenzene refers to any of, or a mixture of, three isomers consisting of benzene in which two of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine atoms: ortho-, meta-, and paradichlorobenzene.

  7. Drug

    Velaglucerase alfa

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06720
    Approved

    Velaglucerase alfa is a gene-activated human recombinant glucocerebrosidase used for the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher disease, caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase.

  8. Drug

    Conivaptan

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00872
    Approved

    It was approved in 2004 for hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels) caused by syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).

  9. Drug

    Iodide I-131

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09293
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Because the thyroid gland naturally takes up iodine from the body, therapeutic methods using radioisotopes can take advantage of this mechanism for localization of drug to the site of malignancy.

  10. Drug

    Troleandomycin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13179
    Approved

    A macrolide antibiotic that is similar to erythromycin.