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Levamisole
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00848ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawn[A178117] It was manufactured by _Janssen_ and first used in 1969 as an agent to treat worm infestations[A178123] Levamisole was approved by the FDA in 1990 as an adjuvant treatment for colon cancer. … [L6232] Prior to this, levamisole was used as an antirheumatic therapy in the 1970s and 1980s for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Dihydrocodeine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01551ApprovedIllicitDihydrocodeine is an opioid analgesic used as an alternative or adjunct to codeine to treat moderate to severe pain, severe dyspnea, and cough. … It is semi-synthetic, and was developed in Germany in 1908 during an international search to find a more effective antitussive agent to help reduce the spread of airborne infectious diseases such as tuburculosis
Histidine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00117ApprovedInvestigationalNutraceuticalAn essential amino acid that is required for the production of histamine.
Paramethadione
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00617ApprovedIt is associated with fetal trimethadione syndrome, which is also known as paramethadione syndrome.
Agomelatine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06594ApprovedInvestigationalIn 2006 Servier sold the rights to develop Agomelatine in the US to Novartis. The development for the US market was discontinued in October 2011.
Moroctocog alfa
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13999ApprovedBleeding can range in severity from minor concerns, such as nosebleeds, to more serious events such as hemorrhaging in the joints, brain, or digestive tract [A32280]. … Also known as Anti-Hemophilic Factor (AHF), endogenous Factor VIII is essential to the clotting process in the body due to its involvement in the clotting cascade where it is responsible for acting as
Aflibercept
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB08885ApprovedInvestigational[A261130,L47915] Ziv-aflibercept, under the brand name Zaltrap, was developed as an intravenous injection for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, and it was approved by the FDA and EMA in … biosimilars—Yesafili (aflibercept-jbvf)[L53043] and Opuviz (aflibercept-yszy)[L53038], approved in May 2024, and Ahzantive (aflibercept-mrbb)[L53048], approved in July 2024—were authorized by the FDA as
Scopolamine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00747ApprovedInvestigational[A228758, L31578] Due to its dose-dependent adverse effects, scopolamine was the first drug to be offered commercially as a transdermal delivery system, Scopoderm TTS®, in 1981. … [A228773, L31578] Scopolamine was first approved by the FDA on December 31, 1979, and is currently available as both oral tablets and a transdermal delivery system.[L31578]
Carboxymethylcellulose
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11059ApprovedInvestigationalIt is added in food products as a viscosity modifier or thickener and emulsifier. … The viscous and mucoadhesive properties as well as its anionic charge allow prolonged retention time in the ocular surface [A33029]. Sodium carboxymethylcellulose is the most commonly used salt.
Potassium alum
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09087ApprovedWithdrawnPotassium alum is considered by the FDA as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance. … Potassium alum is formed by large, transparent crystals that are used in different products like food or drugs as a buffer, neutralizing or forming agent.[T60]