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  1. Drug

    Upadacitinib

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A189165] Despite a variety of therapeutic agents available for treatment, up to 40% of the patients do not respond to current therapies, including biological therapies. … More recently, it has also been approved for the treatment of giant cell arteritis in adults and active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients aged 2 years and older.[L10896]

  2. Drug

    Huperzine A

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04864
    ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawn

    It is currently being investigated as a possible treatment for diseases characterized by neurodegeneration – particularly Alzheimer’s disease.

  3. Drug

    Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08886
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A236344] Studies show that substitution of _Erwinia_ asparaginase for _E. coli_-derived asparaginase following an allergic reaction has been safe and effective. … It works by depleting the stores of an important amino acid called asparagine, which is involved in DNA synthesis and cell survival of malignant cells, leading to cell death.

  4. Drug

    Amorolfine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09056
    ApprovedWithdrawn

    It is approved for sale over the counter in Australia and the UK (recently re-classified to over the counter status), and is approved for the treatment of toenail fungus by prescription in other countries

  5. Drug

    Ethchlorvynol

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00189
    ApprovedIllicitWithdrawn

    It has been used to treat insomnia, but has been largely superseded and is only offered where an intolerance or allergy to other drugs exists.

  6. Drug

    Dalbavancin

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06219
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Modifications from these older glycoprotein classes facilitated a similar mechanism of action for dalbavancin but with increased activity and once-weekly dosing [FDA Label, F2356, A4072, A4073]. … Dalbavancin acts by interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to the D-alanyl-D-alanine terminus of nascent cell wall peptidoglycan and preventing cross-linking [FDA Label, F2356, A4072

  7. Drug

    Pentazocine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00652
    ApprovedVet approved

    The first mixed agonist-antagonist analgesic to be marketed. It is an agonist at the kappa and sigma opioid receptors and has a weak antagonist action at the mu receptor. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1991, p97)

  8. Drug

    Clostridium tetani toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB10583
    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is used for active immunization of children 7 years of age or older, and adults, for prevention of tetanus. … The toxoid in the Clostridium tetani culture is grown and detoxified followed by purification via ammonium sulfate filtration and precipation.

  9. Drug

    Ravulizumab

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11580
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A244465] It was later approved by the European Commission on July 2, 2019, for the same indications.[L39710] Ravulizumab is also used to treat myasthenia gravis. … [A244465] Ravulizumab was first approved by the FDA on December 21, 2018, for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in children and adults.

  10. Drug

    Sodium stibogluconate

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05630
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Sodium stibogluconate is sold in the UK as Pentostam (manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline). … Sodium stibogluconate is a medicine used to treat leishmaniasis and is only available for administration by injection. It belongs to the class of medicines known as the pentavalent antimonials.