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Maribavir
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06234ApprovedInvestigationalMaribavir was approved by the FDA in November 2021, under the name Livtencity (Takeda), for the treatment of resistant CMV infections in post-transplant patients. … [L39322] Most standard CMV therapies, such as [ganciclovir] or [foscarnet], target CMV DNA polymerase - while generally effective, these medications tend to promote the development of CMV resistance to
Finasteride
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01216ApprovedInvestigationalCompared to alpha-blockers that focus on providing the rapid relief of symptoms, 5α-reductase inhibitors aim to target the underlying disease by blocking the effects of the primary androgen involved in … [L6244,L10565] In 1998, it was approved by the FDA to treat male pattern hair loss.
Filgrastim
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00099ApprovedInvestigationalFilgrastim mimics the biological actions of G-CSF to increase the levels of neutrophils in the blood. … [L40773] A long-acting, pegylated G-CSF, [pegfilgrastim], was made available to increase the duration of action of the drug.
Products: E/0.5ML, E/0.5MLSulfasalazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00795ApprovedInvestigational[A255582] Sulfasalazine fell out of favor as the drug of choice for RA due to poorly designed clinical trials in 1950 but regained interest from the clinical community in the late 1970. … [A255582] Compared to the first line treatment of RA like methotrexate, sulfasalazine is almost as efficacious as methotrexate although with slightly less tolerability.
Products: SARIDINE - ELincomycin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01627ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved[A190657, A190621] Lincomycin was approved by the FDA on December 29, 1964.[L33214] … Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic first isolated from the soil bacterium _Streptomyces lincolnensis_ in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Eltrombopag
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB06210ApprovedInvestigationalEltrombopag is used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenia (ITP), when certain other medicines, or surgery to remove the spleen, have not worked … ITP is a condition that may cause unusual bruising or bleeding due to an abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.
Odesivimab
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB15900ApprovedInvestigational[A222078] The chief surface target of EBOV particles is the GP<sub>1,2</sub> glycoprotein, which also appears on the surface of EBOV-infected cells, offering opportunities for both neutralizing and cytotoxic … [A221825] Immune therapy using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is becoming an increasingly attractive therapeutic method to combat infectious diseases due to its rapid development, low toxicity, and high
Dihydroergocornine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11273Approved[A32964] The formation of dihydroergocornine implies the hydrogenation of the double bonds in the lysergic acid. … [T190] It is found as one of the components in the ergoloid mesylate mixture. To know more about this mixture please refer to [DB01049]
Lovastatin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00227ApprovedInvestigational[A174550] Originally named Mevinolin, lovastatin belongs to the statin class of medications, which are used to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and manage abnormal lipid levels by inhibiting the … [A174580,A181409,A181535,A181538,A1793] Potency is thought to correlate to tissue permeability as the more lipophilic statins such as lovastatin are thought to enter endothelial cells by passive diffusion
Chloramphenicol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00446ApprovedInvestigationalVet approvedWithdrawn(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106) The FDA has withdrawn all oral drug products containing chloramphenicol, due to the high risk of fatal aplastic anemia associated with this … It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic.
Products: PALMITATO DE CHLOROMYCETIN