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  1. Drug

    Polihexanide

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A1351,A273908] Polihexanide is approved in Europe under the name Akantior for the treatment of _Acanthamoeba_ keratitis, an ocular infection caused by the _Acanthamoeba_ parasite. … Structurally, it consists of repeating biguanide units linked by hexamethylene hydrocarbon chains, conferring both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties that enhance its interaction with microbial membranes

  2. Drug

    Sulfasalazine

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [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] Although sulfasalazine is only approved by the FDA for ulcerative colitis, research have shown that sulfasalazine is also beneficial for patients with Crohn's disease.

  3. Drug

    Tizanidine

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    Initially approved by the FDA in 1996, tizanidine is an Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist reducing spasticity by the presynaptic inhibition of excitatory neurotransmitters that cause firing of neurons … It may also be caused by musculoskeletal injury [A177583]. Regardless of the cause, muscle spasticity can be an extremely painful and debilitating condition.

  4. Drug

    Clodronic acid

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    ApprovedInvestigationalVet approved

    [A203111] Clodronic acid is not FDA approved, but is approved in Canada.[L13910]

  5. Drug

    Ethinylestradiol

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A191107] These properties were achieved by the substitution of an ethinyl group at carbon 17 of [estradiol].[A191107] Ethinylestradiol soon replaced [mestranol] in contraceptive pills. … Ethinylestradiol was first synthesized in 1938 by Hans Herloff Inhoffen and Walter Hohlweg at Schering.[A191107] It was developed in an effort to create an estrogen with greater oral bioavailability.

  6. Drug

    Phensuximide

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    Approved

    The frequency of attacks is reduced by depression of nerve transmission in the motor cortex.

  7. Drug

    Lanadelumab

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    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A38676] Lanadelumab was approved for use in patients with hereditary angioedema by the FDA in August 2018,[L4537] followed by Health Canada in October 2018[L49226] and the EMA in November 2018.

  8. Drug

    Trimethadione

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    ApprovedWithdrawn

    An anticonvulsant effective in absence seizures, but generally reserved for refractory cases because of its toxicity. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p378)

  9. Drug

    Primidone

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    ApprovedVet approved

    [L11112] Primidone was developed by J Yule Bogue and H C Carrington in 1949.[A189522] Primidone was granted FDA Approval on 8 March 1954.[L11112]

  10. Drug

    Brinzolamide

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    Approved

    [A2051] Brinzolamide was approved by the FDA in 1998 as a standalone product and in 2013 as a combination product with brimonidine tartrate.