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  1. Drug

    Somatotropin

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [Somatrem] was the first available recombinant HGH and was largely replaced by somatropin, another form of recombinant HGH. … [A228188] Recombinant HGH has been commercially available since 1985 after its development by Genentech.

    Synonyms: hGH
  2. Drug

    Phenol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB03255
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is active against a wide range of micro-organisms including some fungi and viruses, but is only slowly effective against spores. Phenol has been used to disinfect skin and to relieve itching. … During the second world war, phenol injections were used as a means of execution by the Nazis. Phenol is a toxic compound whose vapours are corrosive to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract.

  3. Drug

    Haemophilus influenzae type B strain 20752 capsular polysaccharide tetanus toxoid conjugate antigen

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10990
    Approved

    The vaccine contains Haemophilus b capsular polysaccharide (polyribosyl-ribitol-phosphate [PRP]), which is a high molecular weight polymer prepared from the *Haemophilus influenzae* type b strain 20,752

  4. Drug

    Cefpodoxime

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    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    Commonly used to treat acute otitis media, pharyngitis, and sinusitis, cefpodoxime proxetil is a prodrug which is absorbed and de-esterified by the intestinal mucosa to Cefpodoxime.

  5. Drug

    Ataluren

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05016
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    This drug does not yet have approval by the US Food and Drug Administration or by Health Canada for any indications. … Ataluren is approved for use by the European Medicines Agency to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in patients aged 5 years and older who are able to walk.

  6. Drug

    Florbetapir F-18

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09149
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Florbetapir (18F) is a radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18 bound to the compound florbetapir, a molecule that binds with high affinity to beta amyloid plaque, a peptide

  7. Drug

    Trimethoprim

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    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    [L11893] Trimethoprim is often used in combination with [sulfamethoxazole] due to their complementary and synergistic mechanisms but may be used as a monotherapy in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of

  8. Drug

    Astemizole

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00637
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    It was withdrawn from market by the manufacturer in 1999 due to the potential to cause arrhythmias at high doses, especially when when taken with CYP inhibitors or grapefruit juice.

  9. Drug

    Benserazide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    A decarboxylase inhibitor like benserazide is consequently an effective compound to combine with levadopa as it is incapable of crossing the blood-brain barrier itself but acts to prevent the formation … When levodopa is used by itself as a therapy for treating Parkinson's disease, its ubiquitous metabolism into dopamine is responsible for a resultant increase in the levels of circulating dopamine in the

  10. Drug

    Guanabenz

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00629
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    Guanabenz is an alpha-2 selective adrenergic agonist used as an antihypertensive agent.