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  1. Drug

    Halofuginone

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04866
    InvestigationalVet approved

    Collgard Biopharmaceuticals is developing halofuginone for the treatment of scleroderma and received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March, 2000. … Halofuginone is a low molecular weight quinazolinone alkaloid, and a potent inhibitor of collagen alpha1(I) and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) gene expression.

  2. Drug

    Boron

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11203
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is a low-abundant metalloid that is a poor electrical conductor at room temperature. … Boric acid contains antiseptic, antifungal, and antiviral properties thus it is used as a water clarifier in swimming pool water treatment.

  3. Drug

    Mevastatin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06693
    Experimental

    Mevastatin is a pro-drug that is activated by <i>in vivo</i> hydrolysis of the lactone ring. It has served as one of the lead compounds for the development of the synthetic compounds used today. … Mevastatin or compactin is a cholesterol-lowering agent isolated from <i>Penicillium citinium</i>.

  4. Drug

    Cystine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00138
    ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalWithdrawn

    A covalently linked dimeric nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine. Two molecules of cysteine are joined together by a disulfide bridge to form cystine.

  5. Drug

    Ferrous bisglycinate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11210
    Approved

    Ferrous bisglycinate is a chelate that is used as a source of dietary iron. … It is found in foods for food enrichment or in supplements for the treatment of iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia.

  6. Drug

    Metaxalone

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00660
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Metaxalone is associated with few side effects and is available as a 800 mg scored tablet. … It is marketed by King Pharmaceuticals under the brand name Skelaxin®. Its main mechanism of action is thought to involve general central nervous system depression.

  7. Drug

    Talampanel

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04982
    Investigational

    Talampanel is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of brain tumors and other brain disorders, such as epilepsy and Parkinson disease. It is a type of AMPA receptor antagonist.

  8. Drug

    Mebendazole

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00643
    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    A benzimidazole that acts by interfering with carbohydrate metabolism and inhibiting polymerization of microtubules. [PubChem]

    Mixtures: BENSOLMIN COMPLEX, BENSOLMIN COMPLEX
  9. Drug

    Benzoctamine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09021
    Experimental

    It can also be used as an anxiolytic with the same efficacy as chlordiazepoxide for treating anxiety neurosis. … Benzoctamine is a drug with two main uses. It can be used as a sedative which does not depress the respiratory system, but rather stimulates it.

  10. Drug

    Aprobarbital

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01352
    ExperimentalIllicit

    Aprobarbital was never as widely used as more common barbiturate derivatives such as phenobarbital and is now rarely prescribed. … A primary treatment indicated for the use of aprobarbital was subsequently insomnia.