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  1. Drug

    Pramlintide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is derived from amylin, a hormone that is released into the bloodstream, in a similar pattern as insulin, after a meal. Like insulin, amylin is deficient in individuals with diabetes. … Pramlintide is a relatively new adjunct treatment for diabetes (both type 1 and 2), developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals.

  2. Drug

    Glisoxepide

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    Investigational

    Glisoxepide is one of the sulphonamide-derived oral antidiabetic drugs. It inhibits the uptake of bile acids into isolated rat hepatocytes. However it inhibits taurocholate uptake only in the absence of sodium ions. Glisoxepide uptake co...

  3. Drug

    Pirbuterol

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    In vitro studies and in vivo pharmacologic studies have demonstrated that pirbuterol has a preferential effect on beta-2 Adrenergic receptors compared with isoproterenol. … in a concentration between 10-50%.

    Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
  4. Drug

    Sulfacytine

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    Approved

    Sulfacytine is a short-acting sulfonamide. The sulfonamides are synthetic bacteriostatic antibiotics with a wide spectrum against most gram-positive and many gram-negative organisms. … Sulfacytine is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase.

  5. Drug

    Cilazapril

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    It is branded as Inhibace in Canada and other countries, Vascace and Dynorm in a number of European countries, among many other names. None of these varieties are available in the United States. … It is a prodrug that is hydrolyzed after absorption to its main metabolite cilazaprilat.

  6. Drug

    Forasartan

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    Experimental

    As angiotensin II is a vasoconstrictor which also stimulates the synthesis and release of aldosterone, blockage of its effects results in a decreases in systemic vascular resistance. … Forasartan, a specific angiotensin II antagonist, is used alone or with other antihypertensive agents to treat hypertension.

  7. Drug

    Potassium cation

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    Approved

    The cell membrane potential created by potassium and sodium ions allows the cell generate an action potential—a "spike" of electrical discharge. … The concentration differences of these charged particles causes a difference in electric potential between the inside and outside of cells, known as the membrane potential.

  8. Drug

    Spirapril

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Spirapril is an ACE inhibitor antihypertensive drug used to treat hypertension. Spirapril is converted to the active spiraprilat after administration. ACE inhibitors are used primarily in treatment of hypertension and congestive heart fa...

  9. Drug

    Tasosartan

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    Experimental

    Tasosartan is a long-acting angiotensin II (AngII) receptor blocker. Its long duration of action has been attributed to its active metabolite enoltasosartan.

  10. Drug

    Aprobarbital

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    ExperimentalIllicit

    A primary treatment indicated for the use of aprobarbital was subsequently insomnia. … Aprobarbital is a barbiturate derivative synthesized in the 1920s by Ernst Preiswerk. It was determined that the substance was capable of demonstrating sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects.