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Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11147ApprovedAluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate is a common active ingredient in personal care products as an antiperspirant agent.
Iodoform
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13813ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawnIodoform is an organoiodine compound with the formula CHI3 and a tetrahedral molecular geometry. … Since the beginning of the 20th century, iodoform has been commonly used as a healing and antiseptic dressing or powder for wounds and sores, however such clinical use to this date is limited.
Avanafil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06237ApprovedAvanafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. … In comparison with other drugs of the same class, it shows greater selectivity for PDE5 over PDE6 than both [sildenafil] and [vardenafil] but less selectivity than [tadalafil], suggesting a relatively
Pilocarpine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01085ApprovedInvestigationalA naturally occurring alkaloid derived from the _Pilocarpus_ plants, pilocarpine is a muscarinic acetylcholine agonist.
Categories: Cholinergic Receptor AgonistRoxadustat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04847ApprovedInvestigationalRoxadustat is a first-in-class hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor used to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease. … It works by reducing the breakdown of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), which is a transcription factor that stimulates red blood cell production in response to low oxygen levels.
ISS-1018
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05463InvestigationalISS 1018 is currently being investigated in combination with HBsAg vaccine as a prophylactic treatment for to prevent Hepatitis B in adults. … ISS 1018 is a short, synthetic, unmethylated CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG ODN) with immunostimulatory activity.
Oleoyl-estrone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04870InvestigationalOleoyl-estrone (OE) is a fatty acid ester of estrone. This hormone occurs naturally and is found circulating in various animal species and humans. … Body protein loss is an unpleasant effect of fat loss by the restriction of calories, and studies show that this drug appears to avoid this effect.
Cidofovir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00369ApprovedInvestigationalCidofovir is an injectable antiviral medication employed in the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients diagnosed with AIDS.
Flunitrazepam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01544ApprovedIllicitSome reports indicate that it is used as a date rape drug and suggest that it may precipitate violent behavior. The United States Government has banned the importation of this drug. … Flunitrazepam is a benzodiazepine with pharmacologic actions similar to those of diazepam that can cause anterograde amnesia.
Mechlorethamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00888ApprovedInvestigationalA vesicant and necrotizing irritant destructive to mucous membranes, mechlorethamine is an alkylating drug. It was formerly used as a war gas. … The hydrochloride is used as an antineoplastic in Hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. It causes severe gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage.
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