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Methaqualone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04833ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnThe sedative-hypnotic activity was first noted by Indian researchers in the 1950s and in 1962 methaqualone itself was patented in the US by Wallace and Tiernan. … It has also been used illegally as a recreational drug, commonly known as Quaaludes, Sopors, Ludes or Mandrax (particularly in the 1970s in North America) depending on the manufacturer.
Vanoxerine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03701InvestigationalVanoxerine is a highly selective dopamine transporter antagonist. It was synthesized in the late 1970s and developed as a potential treatment for depression. … [A248555] Vanoxerine is an investigational drug and has not been approved for therapeutic use.
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.
N-methylnicotinamide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08840InvestigationalIt is a metabolite of niacinamide/nicotinamide and niacin/nicotinic acid (vitamin B3), and as such N-methylnicotinamide is used to diagnose niacin deficiency by measuring N-methylnicotinamide in the urine … N-methylnicotinamide is an experimental drug with no approved indication or marketed formulation.
Synonyms: N-Methyl nicotineamide, 3-(N-Methylcarbamoyl)pyridineJB991
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05081ExperimentalIn addition a closely related cyclopentenone prostaglandin analogue has been shown to exert marked anti-inflammatory effect in vivo in an animal model. The drug will be applied topically on the skin. … The drug exerts marked antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effect in human keratinocytes and fibroblasts in vitro.
Plitidepsin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04977InvestigationalAplidine is a peptide found in tunicates which shows promise in shrinking tumors in pancreatic, stomach, bladder, and prostate cancers. The specific marine organism is _Aplidium albicans_. … Aplidine is also of interest as a potential treatment for some leukemias.
Stannsoporfin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04912InvestigationalStannsoporfin is a competitive heme oxygenase (HO) inhibitor being developed by InfaCare, a subsidiary of WellSpring Pharmaceuticals, for the prevention of hyperbilirubinemia in infants at risk of developing
Synonyms: Sn Mesoporphyrin, Tin mesoporphyrinIR208
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05106InvestigationalIt contains three peptides (BV5S2, BV6S5 and BV13S1) expressed by T-Cells in over 90% of MS patients. IR208 is currently undergoing Phase II studies in a 200-patient trial. … IR208 is a synthetic T-Cell receptor peptide vaccine developed by Immune Response Corporation.
GI-4000
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05698InvestigationalA vaccine containing a heat-killed recombinant <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> yeast transfected with mutated forms of Ras, an oncogene frequently found in solid tumors, with potential immunostimulant