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  1. Drug

    Methohexital

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00474
    Approved

    An intravenous anesthetic with a short duration of action that may be used for induction of anesthesia.

  2. Drug

    Atenolol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00335
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Sir James Black, a Scottish pharmacologist, pioneered the use of beta-blockers for the management of angina pectoris in 1958 for which he received the Nobel Prize. … [label] Despite being one of the most widely prescribed beta blockers, evidence suggests atenolol may not significantly reduce mortality, and only modestly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

  3. Drug

    Mitapivat

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16236
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Mitapivat is a novel, first-in-class pyruvate kinase activator. It works to increase the activity of erythrocyte pyruvate kinase, a key enzyme involved in the survival of red blood cells. Defects in the pyruvate kinase enzyme in various ...

  4. Drug

    Dofetilide

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00204
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Dofetilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in individuals prone to the formation of atrial fibrillation and flutter, and for the chemical ...

  5. Drug

    Nitroprusside

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00325
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Nitroprusside serves as a source of nitric oxide, a potent peripheral vasodilator that affects both arterioles and venules (venules more than arterioles). Nitroprusside is often administered intravenously to patients who are experiencing...

  6. Drug

    Ceftazidime

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00438
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Bacteria possess a cell wall comprising a glycopeptide polymer commonly known as peptidoglycan, which is synthesized and remodelled through the action of a family of enzymes known as "penicillin-binding proteins" (PBPs). β-lactam antibio...

  7. Drug

    Autologous peripheral blood-derived CD34+ cells

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB16367
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Autologous peripheral blood-derived CD34+ cells, or CLBS119 (a proprietary version being developed by Caladrius Biosciences, Inc.), are hematopoietic stem cells. It is also a cell therapy being investigated by Caladrius Biosciences in th...

  8. Drug

    Desoxyribonuclease

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09551
    ApprovedInvestigational

    The mechanism of action of the enzyme involves the splitting of thymus nucleic acid into fragments approaching the size of tetranucleotides without the release of free phosphoric acid.

  9. Drug

    Modafinil

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00745
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Modafinil is a stimulant drug marketed as a 'wakefulness promoting agent' and is one of the stimulants used in the treatment of narcolepsy.

    Categories: Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances
  10. Drug

    Lumacaftor

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09280
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by one of several different mutations in the gene for the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein, a transmembrane ion