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Lovastatin
Lovastatin, also known as the brand name product Mevacor, is a lipid-lowering drug and fungal metabolite derived synthetically from a fermentation product of Aspergillus terreus. 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...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … derived synthetically from a fermentation product of _Aspergillus terreus_. ... Lovastatin, also known as the brand name product Mevacor, is a lipid-lowering drug and fungal metabolite ... leading cause of death in high-income countries and a major cause of morbidity around the world. …
Salmeterol
Salmeterol is a long-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist drug that is currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.[L11545,L11548,L11551,L11554,L11557] It has a longer duration of action than the short-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, salbutamol. Salmeterol was first described in the literature in 1988. Salmeterol's structure...
Approved
Matched Description: … Salmeterol is a long-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist drug that is currently prescribed for ... [L11545,L11548,L11551,L11554,L11557] It has a longer duration of action than the short-acting beta-2 …
Tixocortol
Tixocortol is a 21-thiol derivative of hydrocortisone classified as a class A corticosteroid. It is a synthetic steroid with topical anti-inflammatory properties without the systemic glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid activities and toxicity.
Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Tixocortol is a 21-thiol derivative of hydrocortisone classified as a class A corticosteroid. ... It is a synthetic steroid with topical anti-inflammatory properties without the systemic glucocorticoid …
Torasemide
Torasemide is a high-ceiling loop diuretic. Structurally, it is a pyridine-sulfonylurea used as an antihypertensive agent. Torasemide was first approved for clinical use by the FDA in 1993.
Approved
Matched Description: … Torasemide is a high-ceiling loop diuretic. ... [A174463] Structurally, it is a pyridine-sulfonylurea used as an antihypertensive agent. …
Labetalol
Labetalol is a racemic mixture of 2 diastereoisomers where dilevalol, the R,R' stereoisomer, makes up 25% of the mixture. Labetalol is formulated as an injection or tablets to treat hypertension.[L7727,L7730]
Labetalol was granted FDA approval on 1 August 1984.
Approved
Matched Description: … Labetalol is a racemic mixture of 2 diastereoisomers where dilevalol, the R,R' stereoisomer, makes up …
Isoprenaline
Isoprenaline is a non-selective beta adrenergic receptor agonist indicated to treat heart block, Adams-Stokes attacks, bronchospasm in anesthesia, cadiac arrest, hypovolemic shocks, septic shock, hypoperfusion, congestive hear failure, and cardiogenic shock.[A15638,L33160]
Isoprenaline research in the 1940s found that this isopropyl analog of epinephrine dilated the bronchi, as well as raising...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … a stronger action than [adrenaline]. ... Isoprenaline is a non-selective beta adrenergic receptor agonist indicated to treat heart block, Adams-Stokes ... [A233724,A233729] The US patent from 1943 states that this compound had a wider therapeutic index and …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Chlorphenesin
Approved
Experimental
Zinc sulfate, unspecified form
Zinc sulfate is a common zinc supplement in parenteral nutrition.[A216916,L12888]
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Zinc sulfate is a common zinc supplement in parenteral nutrition.[A216916,L12888] …
Tirzepatide
Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. Dual GIP/GLP-1 agonists gained increasing attention as new therapeutic agents for glycemic and weight control as they demonstrated better glucose control and weight loss compared to selective GLP-1 receptor agonists in preclinical and clinical trials....
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [A246260]
Tirzepatide comprises a 39 amino acid linear synthetic peptide conjugated to a C20 fatty ... Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide ... [L41820] Later, it was approved under a different brand name ZEPBOUND on November 8, 2023, for the chronic …
Iobenguane
Synthetic guanethidine derivative that locates phaeochromocytomas and neuroblastomas. The radioisotope used can either be iodine-123 for imaging or iodine-131 for destruction of tissues that metabolize noradrenaline. Iodine 123 is a cyclotron-produced radionuclide that decays to Te 123 by electron capture. Images are produced by a I123 MIBG scintigraphy. FDA approved...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Images are produced by a I123 MIBG scintigraphy. FDA approved on September 19, 2008. ... Iodine 123 is a cyclotron-produced radionuclide that decays to Te 123 by electron capture. …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Gadobenic acid
Gadobenic acid, usually available in the salt form gadobenate dimeglumine, is a linear MRI gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) used primarily for MR imaging of the liver. It differs from other GBCAs due to the benzene ring that confers weak protein binding, thus leading to an increased R1 and R2 relaxivity....
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Gadobenic acid, usually available in the salt form gadobenate dimeglumine, is a linear MRI gadolinium-based ... dimeglumine is specifically taken up by hepatocytes and excreted through the biliary system, it is a …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
Alflorex
Alflorex is a probiotic with 35624 cultures, part of the Bifidobacterium longum.
Approved
Matched Description: … Alflorex is a probiotic with 35624 cultures, part of the Bifidobacterium longum. …
Citalopram
Citalopram is an antidepressant belonging to the class of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) widely used to treat the symptoms of depression. It is a racemic bicyclic phthalate derivate and is the only compound with a tertiary amine and 2 nitrogen-containing metabolites among all SSRIs.[A261316,A14720] Citalopram enhances serotonergic transmission through the...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is a racemic bicyclic phthalate derivate and is the only compound with a tertiary amine and 2 nitrogen-containing ... [A261316,A14720] Specifically, it has a very minimal effect on dopamine and norepinephrine transportation …
Matched Categories: … Monoamine Oxidase A Substrates …
Matched Categories: … Monoamine Oxidase A Substrates …
Carthamus tinctorius flower bud
Carthamus tinctorius flower bud is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. It is not an approved drug.
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Carthamus tinctorius flower bud is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products …
Cabotegravir
Cabotegravir, or GSK1265744, is an HIV-1 integrase inhibitor that is prescribed with the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, rilpivirine.[A227668,L31188,L31193] Early research into cabotegravir showed it had lower oral bioavailability than dolutegravir, which resulted in the development of long acting monthly intramuscular injection formulation for cabotegravir.[A227668,L31193]
Cabotegravir was granted FDA approval on...
Approved
Investigational
Ethylhexyl methoxycrylene
Ethylhexyl methoxycrylene is a photostabilizer that preserves the effectiveness of UV filters by interacting with both the singlet and triplet states . It returns UV filters to their ground states without absorbing sunlight . It is used as a solvent for crystalline UV filters and is easily emulsified and suitable...
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Ethylhexyl methoxycrylene is a photostabilizer that preserves the effectiveness of UV filters by interacting ... It is used as a solvent for crystalline UV filters and is easily emulsified and suitable for use in various …
Ocriplasmin
Ocriplasmin is a recombinant truncated form of human plasmin with a molecular weight of 27.2 kDa produced by recombinant DNA technology in a Pichia pastoris expression system. Ocriplasmin is a protein made up of 249 amino acids and has two peptide chains. Agent for pharmacologic vitreolysis; thrombolytic agent. FDA approved...
Approved
Matched Description: … Ocriplasmin is a recombinant truncated form of human plasmin with a molecular weight of 27.2 kDa produced ... by recombinant DNA technology in a Pichia pastoris expression system. ... Ocriplasmin is a protein made up of 249 amino acids and has two peptide chains. …
Sodium aurothiomalate
Sodium aurothiomalate is a gold compound that is used for its immunosuppressive anti-rheumatic effects. Gold Sodium Thiomalate is supplied as a solution for intramuscular injection containing 50 mg of Gold Sodium Thiomalate per mL. It is most effective in active progressive rheumatoid arthritis and of little or no value in...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Sodium aurothiomalate is a gold compound that is used for its immunosuppressive anti-rheumatic effects ... Gold Sodium Thiomalate is supplied as a solution for intramuscular injection containing 50 mg of Gold …
Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain tice live antigen
Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain tice live antigen is a vaccine containing attenuated live culture preparation of the Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG) strain of Mycobacterium bovis for percutaneous use. It is administered to prevent the development of tuberculosis.
Approved
Matched Description: … Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain tice live antigen is a vaccine containing attenuated live culture …
Oxetacaine
Oxetacaine, also called oxethazaince, is a potent surface analgesic with the molecular formula N, N-bis-(N-methyl-N-phenyl-t-butyl-acetamide)-beta-hydroxyethylamine that conserves its unionized form at low pH levels. Its actions have shown to relieve dysphagia, relieve pain due to reflux, chronic gastritis, and duodenal ulcer. Oxetacaine is approved by Health Canada since 1995 for...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Oxetacaine, also called oxethazaince, is a potent surface analgesic with the molecular formula N, N-bis …
Rezafungin
Rezafungin is an echinocandin antifungal drug.[A258393,L45633] Unlike other echinocandins such as caspofungin and micafungin, rezafungin has long‐acting pharmacokinetics and a high stability that allows for it to have long dosing intervals maintaining high plasma exposure. Rezafungin has a half-life higher than 130 hours and can be administered once a week...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Rezafungin has a half-life higher than 130 hours and can be administered once a week instead of daily ... echinocandins such as [caspofungin] and [micafungin], rezafungin has long‐acting pharmacokinetics and a …
Pentolinium
Pentolinium is a nicotinic antagonist that has been used as a ganglionic blocking agent in hypertension.
Approved
Matched Description: … Pentolinium is a nicotinic antagonist that has been used as a ganglionic blocking agent in hypertension …
Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi
Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi is an asparaginase-specific enzyme derived from Erwinia chrysanthemi used as an anticancer agent. It works by depleting the stores of an important amino acid called asparagine, which is involved in DNA synthesis and cell survival of malignant cells, leading to cell death. L-asparaginase was first identified in...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … and there are different formulations of L-asparaginase, including [Asparaginase Escherichia coli] and a ... component of a chemotherapy regimen to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma ... In June 2021, the recombinant form of asparaginase _Erwinia chrysanthemi_ was approved by the FDA as a …
Esculin
Esculin is found in barley. Vitamin C2 is generally considered a bioflavanoid, related to vitamin P esculin is a glucoside that naturally occurs in the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum). Esculin belongs to the family of Glycosyl...
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Matched Description: … Vitamin C2 is generally considered a bioflavanoid, related to vitamin P esculin is a glucoside that naturally ... group via a C-, S-,N-,O-, or Se- glycosidic bond. ... These are carbohydrate derivatives in which a sugar group is bonded through its anmoeric carbonA to another …
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