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Isosorbide mononitrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01020ApprovedInvestigational[L11743] Isosorbide mononitrate has a longer duration of action than [nitroglycerin] due to its slow onset of absorption and metabolism. … Like other organic nitrates, isosorbide mononitrate acts as a prodrug for its active metabolite, [nitric oxide], which mediates the therapeutic action of isosorbide mononitrate.
Products: ISMN AL 20, ISMN AL 40Phylloquinone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01022ApprovedInvestigationalVitamin K1, also called phylloquinone or phytonadione, is a fat soluble vitamin. … [L33319,L33345] Phylloquinone is a cofactor of the enzyme γ-carboxylase, which modifies and activates precursors to coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X.
Mixtures: L-SOLUVIT NFelodipine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01023ApprovedIn addition to binding to L-type calcium channels, felodipine binds to a number of calcium-binding proteins, exhibits competitive antagonism of the mineralcorticoid receptor, inhibits the activity of calmodulin-dependent … Felodipine is a long-acting 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB)b.
Products: FELODIPIN 1A PHARMA 5MG, FELODIPIN AL 5MG RETARDEthinamate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01031ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnEthinamate is a short-acting sedative-hypnotic medication used to treat insomnia. … Like many such similar medications, the regular use of ethinamate can result in the development of drug tolerance in a patient.
Fenofibrate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01039ApprovedInvestigationalFenofibrate is a fibric acid derivative like [clofibrate] and [gemfibrozil].[A185954] Fenofibrate is used to treat primary hypercholesterolemia, mixed dyslipidemia, severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Products: Aa-feno-micro, Aa-feno-superThalidomide
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01041ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnA piperidinyl isoindole originally introduced as a non-barbiturate hypnotic, thalidomide was withdrawn from the market due to teratogenic effects. … It has been reintroduced and used for a number of inflammatory disorders and cancers.
Dihydrotachysterol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01070ApprovedWithdrawnA vitamin D that can be regarded as a reduction product of vitamin D2.
Vigabatrin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01080ApprovedInvestigationalAlthough administered as a racemic mixture, only the S(+) enantiomer is pharmacologically active. … [A202124] Its use is now generally reserved for patients who have failed alternative therapies, and its US approval by the FDA in 2009 mandated the creation of a drug registry to monitor patients for visual
Streptomycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01082ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedStreptomycin, an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces griseus, was the first aminoglycoside to be discovered and used in practice in the 1940s. Selman Waksman and eventually Albert Schatz were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Medicine ...
Synonyms: 2,4-diguanidino-3,5,6-trihydroxycyclohexyl 5-deoxy-2-O-(2-deoxy-2-methylamino-alpha-L-glucopyranosyl)-3-C-formyl-beta-L-lyxopentanofuranosideCategories: Drugs that are Mainly Renally Excreted with a Narrow Therapeutic IndexEmedastine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01084ApprovedEmedastine is an antihistamine used in eye drops to treat allergic conjunctivitis.