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Hydroxyproline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08847ApprovedHydroxyproline is a neutral heterocyclic protein amino acid. It is found in collagen and as such it is common in many gelatin products. … Therapeutically, hydroxyproline is being studied as an an experimental medicine but is approved in France as a combination topical gel product called Cicactive for small, superficial wounds.
Gatifloxacin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01044ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnGatifloxacin is available as tablets and in various aqueous solutions for intravenous therapy. It is also available as eye drops under the brand name Zymar® marketed by Allergan. … of hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic episodes in patients taking gatifloxacin compared to those on macrolide antibiotics.
Categories: Antibacterials for Systemic Use, Antiinfectives for Systemic UseMefloquine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00358Approved[L30623] Mefloquine, commonly known as Lariam, is an antimalarial drug used for the prevention and treatment of malaria caused by infection with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum. … Malaria is a protozoan disease that places an enormous burden on human health in endemic areas around the world.
Synonyms: .-2-PIPERIDINYL-2,8-BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-, (R*,S*)-(±)-, [(R*,S*)-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-yl]-(2-piperidyl)methanolFerric pyrophosphate citrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13995ApprovedThe ferric ion is strongly complexed by pyrophosphate and citrate.[A31979] FPC is categorized in Japan as a second class OTC drug. … Free iron presents several side effects as it can catalyze free radical formation and lipid peroxidation as well as the presence of interactions of iron in plasma.
Topotecan
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01030ApprovedInvestigationalAn antineoplastic agent used to treat ovarian cancer. It works by inhibiting DNA topoisomerases, type I.
Synonyms: 9-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-10-hydroxy-(4S)-camptothecinTalimogene laherparepvec
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13896ApprovedInvestigationalAlternatively, although talimogene laherparepvec also enters healthy cells, it is not designed to multiply inside them [L2221]. … Talimogene laherparepvec is an oncolytic treatment used in local treatment of unresectable cutaneous, subcutaneous, and nodal lesions in patients with recurrent melanoma.
Categories: Complex MixturesTreprostinil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00374ApprovedInvestigationalHowever, the use of epoprostenol is limited due to its short half-life (3-5 min) and instability at room temperature. … [A248770,A248775] The use of more stable alternatives such as treprostinil provides patients with PAH with more treatment options.
Temoporfin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11630ApprovedIt is currently available under the brand name Foscan. … Temoporfin is a photosensitizing agent used in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [FDA Label].
Denileukin diftitox
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00004ApprovedInvestigationalwas originally approved by the FDA in 1999 for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL),[A264339, L51264] making it the first fusion protein cytotoxin approved to treat a human disease in the US … Denileukin diftitox is an IL2-receptor-directed cytotoxin, is a recombinant DNA-derived fusion protein composed of the amino acid sequences for diphtheria toxin fragments A and B (Met<sub>1</sub>-Thr<sub
Hexafluronium
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00941ApprovedIt is known to bind and block the activity of plasma cholinesterases. … Hexafluronium bromide is a neuromuscular blocking agent used in anesthesiology to prolong and potentiate the skeletal muscle relaxing action of suxamethonium during surgery.