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Secnidazole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12834ApprovedInvestigationalIt is structurally related to other 5-nitroimidazoles, including [DB00916] and [DB00911], but displays improved oral absorption and a longer terminal elimination half-life than other drugs in this class … [A27210] Once it enters bacteria and parasites, secnidazole is activated by bacterial or parasitic enzymes to form a radical anion, thereby damaging and killing the target pathogen.
Adalimumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00051ApprovedInvestigational[A39984,A39999] It was originally launched by Abbvie in the U.S. and approved in 2002 by the FDA.[A39983] This drug is frequently known as _Humira_. … Adalimumab-atto was the first adalimumab biosimilar approved by the FDA in 2016.[L44953] Adalimumab-adaz was approved by the FDA on October 31, 2018.
Durvalumab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11714ApprovedInvestigationalIt was granted accelerated approval by the FDA in May 2017 [A192807] for the treatment of selected patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. … [A192789] Produced by recombinant DNA technology in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell suspension culture,[L12621] durvalumab is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody that works to promote
Lymecycline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00256ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnIt is marketed by Galderma and used in the UK as well as New Zealand in addition to other countries.
Potassium alum
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09087ApprovedWithdrawnPotassium alum is considered by the FDA as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance. … Potassium alum is formed by large, transparent crystals that are used in different products like food or drugs as a buffer, neutralizing or forming agent.[T60]
Fondaparinux
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00569ApprovedInvestigationalOnce bound to heparin or HS, the anticoagulant activity of ATIII is potentiated by 1000-fold. Fondaparinux potentiates the neutralizing action of ATIII on activated Factor X 300-fold. … undergoing abdominal surgery who are are at high risk of thromboembolic complications; in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pumonary embolism (PE); in the management of unstable angina (UA
Setmelanotide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11700ApprovedInvestigational[A224449] Earlier attempts at agonizing MC4R (such as LY2112688) lead to successful weight loss, but also an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. … [L24429] On May 4, 2023, it was approved by Health Canada.[L46327]
Eravacycline
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12329ApprovedInvestigationalIt was first approved by the FDA on August 27, 2018 [L4540]. … Eravacycline, known as _Xerava_ by Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, is a fully synthetic fluorocycline antibiotic of the tetracycline class with activity against clinically significant gram-negative, gram-positive
Clotiazepam
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01559ApprovedIllicitClotiazepam is a thienodiazepine, not approved for sale in the U.S. or Canada, but has been approved in the U.K. It is a schedule IV drug in Canada.
Vigabatrin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01080ApprovedInvestigational[A202124] Its use is now generally reserved for patients who have failed alternative therapies, and its US approval by the FDA in 2009 mandated the creation of a drug registry to monitor patients for visual