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Deserpidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01089ApprovedWithdrawnDeserpidine is an ester alkaloid drug isolated from Rauwolfia canescens (family Apocynaceae) with antipsychotic and antihypertensive properties that has been used for the control of high blood pressure and for the relief of psychotic beh...
Fluvastatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01095ApprovedInvestigationalFluvastatin is a racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (3R,5S)- and (3S,5R)-fluvastatin. … Fluvastatin is an antilipemic agent that competitively inhibits hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.
Products: FLUVASTATIN AL 80MG RETARD, FLUVASTATIN 1A PH 80MG RETSibutramine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01105ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnIt is a centrally acting stimulant chemically related to amphetamines thus it is classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance in the United States. … In October 2010, Sibutramine was withdrawn from Canadian and U.S. markets due to concerns that the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease.
Candicidin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01152ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnCandicidin is an antibiotic obtained from a streptomyces (Streptomyces griseus) and active against some fungi of the genus Candida (C. albicans).
Fluoxymesterone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01185ApprovedIllicitAn anabolic steroid that has been used in the treatment of male hypogonadism, delayed puberty in males, and in the treatment of breast neoplasms in women.
Iophendylate
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01187ApprovedIophendylate is a mixture of isomers used as contrast medium, mainly for brain and spinal cord visualization. Iophendylate is a myelographic oil-ester (U.S. Patent 2,348,231). … A number of clinicians have published on the dangers of oil myelography.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingDexfenfluramine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01191ApprovedIllicitWithdrawnDexfenfluramine, also marketed under the name Redux, is a serotoninergic anorectic drug. … For a fairly limited time during the middle of the nineties, the US FDA had approved it for use in managing weight loss.
Zopiclone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01198ApprovedInvestigationalZopiclone is a novel hypnotic agent used in the treatment of insomnia. Its mechanism of action is based on modulating benzodiazepine receptors.
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go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01213ApprovedVet approvedFomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites.
Categories: Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household settingFinasteride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01216ApprovedInvestigationalIt works in a similar fashion as [dutasteride], which is another 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, by exerting antiandrogenic effects. … Finasteride is a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound [L10565] and specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5α-reductase, which is an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5α-dihydrotestosterone
Products: Sandoz Finasteride A, FINASTERID 1A PHARMA 5MG