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Peanut oil
Peanut oil is derived from Arachis hypogaea which can be found in South America, Mexico, and Centro America. The kernels are consumed roasted but a large percentage is used for the production of vegetable oil. The peanut oil represents about 45-52% of the kernel content and it is mainly formed...
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Matched Description: … The kernels are consumed roasted but a large percentage is used for the production of vegetable oil. ... The peanut oil represents about 45-52% of the kernel content and it is mainly formed from monounsaturated …
Mifamurtide
Mifamurtide is an immunomodulator with antitumor activity via activation of macrophages and monocytes. Also called L-MTP-PE, mifamurtide may be a liposomal form of of the active ingredient MTP-PE, which is a synthetic, less pyrogenic, and longer-acting derivative of muramyl dipeptide (MDP). MDP is a motif present in all gram-positive and...
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Also called L-MTP-PE, mifamurtide may be a liposomal form of of the active ingredient MTP-PE, which is ... The overall result of MDP recognition leads to the production of proinflammatory cytokines and promotion ... of bactericidal and tumoricidal effects [A31745]. …
Ceftriaxone
Ceftriaxone is a broad-spectrum third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It has a very long half-life compared to other cephalosporins and is high penetrable into the meninges , eyes , and inner ear . Ceftriaxone has broader and stronger gram-negative coverage then first or second-generation cephalosporins, but worse activity against methicillin-susceptible S.aureus. Ceftriaxone...
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Matched Description: … its relatively safe adverse effect profile, and its long half-life which allows for the convenience of …
Verapamil
Verapamil is a phenylalkylamine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure, heart arrhythmias, and angina, and was the first calcium channel antagonist to be introduced into therapy in the early 1960s. It is a member of the non-dihydropyridine class of calcium channel blockers, which includes drugs...
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Matched Description: … [A188514] It is a member of the non-dihydropyridine class of calcium channel blockers, which includes ... Verapamil is a phenylalkylamine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure, ... , each of which is pharmacologically distinct - the S-enantiomer carries approximately 20-fold greater …
Nisoldipine
Nisoldipine is a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It acts primarily on vascular smooth muscle cells by stabilizing voltage-gated L-type calcium channels in their inactive conformation. By inhibiting the influx of calcium in smooth muscle cells, nisoldipine prevents calcium-dependent smooth muscle contraction and subsequent vasoconstriction. Nisoldipine may be used in alone...
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Matched Description: … Nisoldipine may be used in alone or in combination with other agents in the management of hypertension ... By inhibiting the influx of calcium in smooth muscle cells, nisoldipine prevents calcium-dependent smooth …
Avacincaptad pegol
Avacincaptad pegol is an RNA aptamer covalently bound to a branched polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule. It was developed to treat an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) called geographic atrophy (GA). AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in developed countries for people over 50 years old, with...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … with a global estimate of 170 million individuals affected. ... the non-neovascular (dry) or the neovascular (wet) form of AMD. ... It was developed to treat an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) called geographic …
Daprodustat
Daprodustat is a small-molecule hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylase (PHD) inhibitor that was developed by GSK.[A254167,A254162] Patients with CKD cannot induce erythropoietin (EPO) production in response to hypoxia or anemia. As a potent inhibitor of PHD1, PHD2 and PHD3 (≥ 1000-fold selectivity), daprodustat stabilizes cellular HIF1α and HIF2α and the induces...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … for non-dialysis patients with anemia of CKD. ... As a potent inhibitor of PHD1, PHD2 and PHD3 (≥ 1000-fold selectivity), daprodustat stabilizes cellular ... [A254172]
In June 2020, daprodustat was first approved in Japan for the treatment of renal anemia. …
Oxytocin
Sir Henry H. Dale first identified oxytocin and its uterine contractile properties in 1906.[A229008,A228593,A229108] Like all other neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin is composed of nine amino acids with a disulfide bridge between the Cys 1 and 6 residues.[A229008,A228593] In the mid-1950s, synthetic oxytocin was successfully synthesized by a biochemist named Vincent...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … [A229008,A228593,A229108] Like all other neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin is composed of nine amino ... [A229108,A229113] It is estimated that labor induction with oxytocin is used in almost 10% of deliveries …
Methadone
Methadone is a potent synthetic analgesic that works as a full µ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonist and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist. As a full MOR agonist, methadone mimics the natural effects of the body's opioids, endorphins, and enkephalins through the release of neurotransmitters involved in pain transmission. It also has a...
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Matched Description: … , and a long duration of action. ... Provision of OAT is often combined with education about harm reduction including use of clean needles ... The intention of substitution of illicit opioids with the long-acting opioids used in OAT is to prevent …
Matched Categories: … Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin Syndrome …
Matched Categories: … Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin Syndrome …
Carglumic acid
Carglumic acid is a drug used for the treatment of hyperammonemia in patients with a deficiency in N-acetyl glutamate synthase. This rare genetic disorder results in elevated blood levels of ammonia, which can eventually cross the blood–brain barrier and cause neurologic problems, cerebral edema, coma, and death. Carglumic acid was...
Approved
Matched Description: … Carglumic acid is a drug used for the treatment of hyperammonemia in patients with a deficiency in N-acetyl ... This rare genetic disorder results in elevated blood levels of ammonia, which can eventually cross the …
Chromium nicotinate
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Experimental
Upadacitinib
Upadacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK)1-selective inhibitor and a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis to slow down disease progression. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the peripheral joints. It is characterized by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia, autoantibody production, cartilage damage...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [A189171] The etiology of the disease is mostly unknown; however, the role of JAK as a driver of immune-mediated ... [A189165] Despite a variety of therapeutic agents available for treatment, up to 40% of the patients ... (JAK)1-selective inhibitor and a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) used in the treatment of …
Pyrantel
Pyrantel is a pyrimidine-derivative anthelmintic agent for the oral treatment of various parasitic worm infections including ascariasis, hookworm infections, enterobiasis (pinworm infection), trichostrongyliasis, and trichinellosis .
Pyrantel was initially described in 1965 by researchers from Pfizer who sought cyclic amidines with suitable pharmacokinetic properties (specifically, duration of action) for use...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … Pyrantel is a pyrimidine-derivative anthelmintic agent for the oral treatment of various parasitic worm ... Pfizer who sought cyclic amidines with suitable pharmacokinetic properties (specifically, duration of ... Pyrantel is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, which are the safest and …
Vildagliptin
Vildagliptin (LAF237) is an orally active antihyperglycemic agent that selectively inhibits the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) enzyme. It is used to manage type II diabetes mellitus, where GLP-1 secretion and insulinotropic effects are impaired. By inhibiting DPP-4, vildagliptin prevents the degradation of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP),...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Elevated levels of GLP-1 and GIP consequently results in improved glycemic control. ... [L32803] In clinical trials, vildagliptin has a relatively low risk of hypoglycemia. ... [A232488] By inhibiting DPP-4, vildagliptin prevents the degradation of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP- …
Rimegepant
Rimegepant is an oral antagonist of the CGRP receptor developed by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals. It received FDA approval on February 27, 2020 for the acute treatment migraine headache, and was subsequently approved by the European Commission in April 2022 for both the treatment and prevention of migraines. While several parenteral antagonists...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Rimegepant is an oral antagonist of the CGRP receptor developed by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals. ... subsequently approved by the European Commission in April 2022 for both the treatment and prevention of ... [L41640] While several parenteral antagonists of CGRP and its receptor have been approved for migraine …
Baricitinib
Baricitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor. JAKs are tyrosine protein kinases that play an important role in pro-inflammatory signaling pathways. Overactive JAKs have been implicated in autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis. By inhibiting the actions of JAK1 and JAK2, baricitinib attenuates JAK-mediated inflammation and immune responses. Baricitinib was...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … baricitinib for the treatment of COVID-19 in May 2022. ... By inhibiting the actions of JAK1 and JAK2, baricitinib attenuates JAK-mediated inflammation and immune ... Baricitinib was first approved by the European Commission (EC) in February 2017 for the treatment of …
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 ... [A258403] In March 2023, the FDA approved rezafungin for injection for the treatment of candidemia and ... L45633]
Clinical studies have shown that rezafungin is non-inferior to caspofungin for the treatment of …
Rufinamide
Rufinamide is a triazole derivative and an anticonvulsant medication to treat seizure disorders like Lennox-Gastuat syndrome, a form of childhood epilepsy. Clinical trials suggest its efficacy in the treatment of partial seizures.
Approved
Matched Description: … Clinical trials suggest its efficacy in the treatment of partial seizures. ... derivative and an anticonvulsant medication to treat seizure disorders like Lennox-Gastuat syndrome, a form of …
Degarelix
Degarelix is used for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Degarelix is a synthetic peptide derivative drug which binds to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors in the pituitary gland and blocks interaction with GnRH. This antagonism reduces luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) which ultimately causes testosterone suppression. Reduction in...
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Matched Description: … Degarelix is used for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. ... Chemically, it is a synthetic linear decapeptide amide with seven unnatural amino acids, five of which …
Daridorexant
Daridorexant, formerly known as nemorexant, is a selective dual orexin receptor antagonist used to treat insomnia. Insomnia is characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance and impairment of daytime functioning. It chronically affects the person's daily functioning and long-term health effects, as insomnia is often associated with comorbidities...
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Matched Description: … Insomnia is characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance and impairment of ... Novel drugs that target orexin receptors gained increasing attention after discovering the role of orexin ... was designed via an intensive drug discovery program to improve the potency and maximize the duration of …
Edetic acid
A chelating agent (chelating agents) that sequesters a variety of polyvalent cations. It is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and as a food additive.
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … A chelating agent (chelating agents) that sequesters a variety of polyvalent cations. …
Propiolactone
Propiolactone is a lactone compound with a four-membered ring. It is a colorless liquid with a pungent slightly sweet odor. Propiolactone is a disinfectant used for the sterilization of blood plasma, vaccines, tissue grafts, surgical instruments, and enzymes. It has been used against bacteria, fungi, and virus. It is currently...
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Propiolactone is a disinfectant used for the sterilization of blood plasma, vaccines, tissue grafts, …
Metreleptin
Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophies include a range of disorders characterized by the reduction, absence, or altered distribution of adipose tissue. Complications of lipodystrophy include metabolic abnormalities such as hypertriglyceridemia,...
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Matched Description: … of adipose tissue. ... [L41315] Administration of metreleptin results in improvement of metabolic symptoms including improvements ... of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy. …
Moxidectin
Moxidectin is a potent, broad-spectrum endectocide (antiparasitic that is active against endo- and ecto-parasites) with activity against nematodes, insects, and acari. It was first used in cattle followed by an approved use in general animals. It is a semi-synthetic methoxine derivative of nemadectin which is a 16-member pentacyclic lactone of...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … It is a semi-synthetic methoxine derivative of nemadectin which is a 16-member pentacyclic lactone of ... Moxidectin differs by the absence of a disaccharide moiety on carbon 13, a substituted olefinic side …
Diroximel fumarate
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, debilitating neurological disease that can lead to profound cognitive and physical symptoms, severely affecting quality of life. It is the main cause of neurological disability not caused by trauma in the young adult population of both North America and Europe. Relapsing-remitting forms of MS...
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Matched Description: … of both North America and Europe. ... More than 80% of patients suffering from this disease have relapsing-remitting MS. ... Relapsing-remitting forms of MS lead to neurological symptoms that resolve and recur periodically. …
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