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Desflurane
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01189ApprovedInvestigationalIt was developed in the late 1980s out of a need for a more rapidly acting and rapidly cleared inhaled anesthetic.[A226883,A226888] Desflurane was granted FDA approval on 18 September 1992.[L30285] … Desflurane, or I-653, a a volatile anesthetic that is more rapidly cleared and less metabolized than previous inhaled anesthetics such as [methoxyflurane], [sevoflurane], [enflurane], or [isoflurane].
Daprodustat
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11682ApprovedInvestigational[L43857] On February 1, 2023, daprodustat was fully approved by the FDA as the first oral treatment for anemia caused by chronic kidney disease in patients on dialysis. … [A254172] In June 2020, daprodustat was first approved in Japan for the treatment of renal anemia.
Acetylcarnitine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08842ApprovedInvestigationalAcetylcarnitine is an investigational drug in the United states, Italy, United Kingdom, China, Israel, and Norway, and it is approved in Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Philippines, Australia, and India. Acetylcarnitine can be synthes...
Cabozantinib
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08875ApprovedInvestigationalCabozantinib was first approved in 2012 and is a non-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor. … It was initially approved in the US under the brand name Cometriq, which is indicated for the treatment of metastatic medullary thyroid cancer.
Ketamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01221ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedIt was FDA approved in 1970, and from there, it has been used as an anesthetic for children or patients undergoing minor surgeries but mainly for veterinary purposes.[L1332] … [A31869] It was developed in 1963 as a replacement for phencyclidine (PCP) by Calvin Stevens at Parke Davis Laboratories.
Desvenlafaxine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06700ApprovedInvestigational[A261271] Desvenlafaxine has a very similar pharmacological, efficacy, and safety profile as [venlafaxine]. … [A261266,A261266] It was approved by the FDA in 2008 for the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Bepridil
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01244ApprovedWithdrawnIt has antihypertensive and selective anti-arrhythmia activities and acts as a calmodulin antagonist. … It is no longer marketed in the United States, as it has been implicated in causing ventricular arrhythmias (ie. Torsade de pointes).
Estradiol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00783ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved[L11485,L11488,L11491, L11494,L11497,L11500,L11503] When used for oral or IM administration, estradiol is commonly synthesized as a pro-drug ester (such as [DB13952], [DB13953], [DB13954], [DB13955 … Because it has a low oral bioavailability on its own, estradiol is commonly formulated with an ester side-chain.
Cangrelor
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06441ApprovedInvestigationalCangrelor was approved by the FDA in June 2015 for intravenous application. … An advantage Cangrelor provides over oral P2Y12 inhibitors (such as prasugrel, ticagrelor, and clopidogrel) is that it is an active drug not requiring metabolic conversion therefore providing a rapid onset
Alclofenac
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13167ApprovedWithdrawnIt was withdrawn from the market in the United Kingdom in 1979.