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Amyl Nitrite
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01612ApprovedAmyl Nitrite is an antihypertensive medicine. Amyl nitrite is employed medically to treat heart diseases such as angina and to treat cyanide poisoning. … As an inhalant, it also has psychoactive effect which has led to illegal drug use.
Synonyms: n-Amyl nitrite, n-pentyl nitriteAvapritinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15233ApprovedInvestigational[A189339,L40363] It is one of the first medications available for the treatment of multidrug resistant cancers.[A189327] Avapritinib shares a similar mechanism with [ripretinib]. … Avapritinib was granted FDA approval on 9 January 2020 [L40363] and EMA approval on 24 September 2020.[L41464]
Podofilox
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01179ApprovedA lignan found in podophyllin resin from the roots of podophyllum plants. It is a potent spindle poison, toxic if taken internally, and has been used as a cathartic. … It is very irritating to skin and mucous membranes, has keratolytic actions, has been used to treat warts and keratoses, and may have antineoplastic properties, as do some of its congeners and derivatives
Fluorodopa (18F)
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13848ApprovedInvestigationalFluorodopa F 18 is a fluorinated analog of [levodopa] used as a diagnostic agent for positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of Parkinsonian syndromes. … [L12849] Fluorodopa F 18 PET is used adjunctly with other diagnostic investigations and serves primarily to visualize dopaminergic nerve terminals in the striatum.[L12849]
Emricasan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05408InvestigationalIt is developed by Pfizer and made in such a way that it protects liver cells from excessive apoptosis. … Emricasan is the first caspase inhibitor tested in human which has received orphan drug status by FDA.
Astodrimer
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11854InvestigationalAstodrimer has been used in trials studying the treatment and prevention of Bacterial Vaginosis. It is a lysine-based dendrimer with naphthalene disulfonic acid surface groups.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingDapsone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00250ApprovedInvestigationalIt is also used with pyrimethamine in the treatment of malaria. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p157-8) … Its mechanism of action is probably similar to that of the sulfonamides which involves inhibition of folic acid synthesis in susceptible organisms.
ATN-161
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05491InvestigationalIt inhibits the migration and adhesion of particular integrins on activated endothelial cells that play a critical role in tumor angiogenesis. … Since the expression of alpha(5)beta(1) integrin by cancer cells and the role of this molecule in tumor angiogenesis is similar across a range of different cancers, the therapeutic benefit of ATN-161 is
Magnesium acetate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13996ApprovedSynonyms: Mg(II) acetateMixtures: Plasma-lyte 56 5% Dextrose Inj, Lypholyte Multi-electrolyte Conc Inj3,3'-diindolylmethane
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11875InvestigationalDiindolylmethane has been used in trials studying the prevention and treatment of SLE, Prostate Cancer, Cervical Dysplasia, Stage I Prostate Cancer, and Stage II Prostate Cancer, among others.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting