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Biotin
A water-soluble, enzyme co-factor present in minute amounts in every living cell. It occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk.
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Nutraceutical
Decitabine
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of hematopoietic neoplasms with variable underlying etiology and presentation, including neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. Further mutations leading to increased proliferation of cancerous cells can eventually lead to secondary acute myeloid leukemia, which has a poor prognosis.[A215082, A215092] Among treatment options, nucleoside analogues such as...
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Matched Description: … Further mutations leading to increased proliferation of cancerous cells can eventually lead to secondary ... decitabine and [azacitidine] integrate into cellular DNA and inhibit the action of DNA methyltransferases, leading …
Tasimelteon
Tasimelteon is a selective dual melatonin receptor agonist indicated for the treatment of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (N24HSWD). Occurring commonly in blind individuals without light perception, this condition is often characterized by periods of night-time insomnia and day-time sleepiness. In blind individuals, a lack of light stimulation causes an extension of...
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Matched Description: … individuals, a lack of light stimulation causes an extension of the 24-hour circadian cycle and can lead …
Deucravacitinib
Deucravacitinib is a novel oral selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor. Unlike other Janus kinase 1/2/3 inhibitors that bind to the conserved active domain of these non-receptor tyrosine kinases, deucravacitinib binds to the regulatory domain of TYK2 with high selectivity to this therapeutic target.[A246938, A246943] This selectivity towards TYK2 may...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … [A246938, A246943] This selectivity towards TYK2 may lead to an improved safety profile of deucravacitinib …
Hepatitis B immune globulin
Long-term hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) has been shown to reduce hepatitis B virus (HBV) reinfection in patients transplanted for hepatitis B. Infection with hepatitis B may lead to hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer. Therefore, the hepatitis-B vaccines are cancer-preventing vaccines. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
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Matched Description: … Infection with hepatitis B may lead to hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer. …
Fecal microbiota
Fecal microbiota, given either as a rectal transplant or in an oral formulation of live spores, is an FDA-approved option to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in patients given an antibacterial treatment for recurrent CDI.[A259182,L46217,L46222] Although the incidence of CDI has declined and the number of cases...
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Investigational
Insulin pork
Insulin isolated from pig pancreas. Composed of alpha and beta chains, processed from pro-insulin. Forms a hexameric structure.
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Thiabendazole
2-Substituted benzimidazole first introduced in 1962. It is active against a variety of nematodes and is the drug of choice for strongyloidiasis. It has CNS side effects and hepatototoxic potential. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p919)
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Vet approved
Cefdinir
Cefdinir, also known as Omnicef, is a semi-synthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotic belonging to the third generation of the cephalosporin class. It has been proven to be effective for the treatment of common bacterial infections in the ear, sinus, throat, lungs, and skin. Cefdinir was approved by the FDA in 1997 to...
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Iron Dextran
Iron dextran is a dark brown, slightly viscous liquid complex of ferric hydroxide and dextran for intravenous or intramuscular use. Iron Dextran is used for the treatment of patients with documented iron deficiency in which oral administration is unsatisfactory or impossible.
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Vet approved
Omalizumab
Omalizumab is a recombinant DNA-derived humanized monoclonal antibody directed against human immunoglobulin E (IgE). IgE promotes the release of inflammatory mediators from mast cells and basophils during allergic and inflammatory reactions. By binding to IgE and neutralizing it, omalizumab reduces free IgE levels and prevents IgE from binding to its...
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Vibrio cholerae CVD 103-HgR strain live antigen
Vibrio cholerae CVD 103-HgR strain live antigen is a component of Vaxchora, an oral vaccine for immunization against Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1. Cholera is an acute bacterial disease of the small intestine caused by Vibrio cholerae, which is gram-negative bacteria. Two serogroups of V. cholerae, O1 and O139, are causative...
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Prednisolone
Prednisolone is a glucocorticoid similar to cortisol used for its anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-neoplastic, and vasoconstrictive effects. Prednisolone was granted FDA approval on 21 June 1955.
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Vet approved
Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone is a prednisolone derivative glucocorticoid with higher potency than prednisone. It was first described in the literature in the late 1950s.[A188811,A188814]
Methylprednisolone was granted FDA approval on 24 October 1957. In the outbreak of COVID-19, low dose methylprednisolone-based therapy was successful in treating COVID-19-associated pneumonia in one patient with...
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Vet approved
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone, or MK-125, is a corticosteroid fluorinated at position 9 used to treat endocrine, rheumatic, collagen, dermatologic, allergic, ophthalmic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, hematologic, neoplastic, edematous, and other conditions. Developed in 1957, it is structurally similar to other corticosteroids like hydrocortisone and prednisolone. Dexamethasone was granted FDA approval on 30 October 1958....
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Investigational
Vet approved
Propiverine
Propiverine is a widely used antimuscarinic drug with a mixed mode of action in the treatment of symptoms associated with overactive bladder (OAB) .
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic condition of the lower urinary tract characterized by urinary urgency, increased frequency of urination, and nocturia (frequent waking during the...
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Matched Description: … OAB has a negative impact on quality of life and may lead to leakage and inconvenient urinary accidents …
Lutetium Lu-177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Lutetium Lu-177 vipivotide tetraxetan is a radioligand therapeutic agent. It consists of a radionuclide, lutetium Lu-177, linked to a moiety that binds to PSMA, a transmembrane protein that is expressed in prostate cancer. Lutetium Lu-177 vipivotide tetraxetan was first approved by the FDA on March 23, 2022 as a treatment...
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Ephedrine
Ephedrine was first described in western literature in 1888, as a naturally occurring component of the ephedra plant, along with pseudoephedrine. Ephedrine acts as both a direct and indirect sympathomimetic. It is an alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor agonist; however, it also causes the indirect release of norepinephrine from sympathetic neurons,...
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Butabarbital
Butabarbital, or Butisol, is a fast onset barbiturate with short duration of action compared to other barbiturates.[A201977,L13613] This makes butabarbital a useful drug for treating severe insomnia and pre-operative anxiety.[A201977,L13613] Butabarbital is less commonly used in recent years, as more patients are typically prescribed benzodiazepines. Its short duration of action...
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Timolol
Timolol is a nonselective beta-adrenergic antagonist given in an eye drop solution to reduce intraocular pressure, or pressure in the eyes. It is also used in tablet form as a drug to treat hypertension. Timolol was first approved by the FDA in 1978. This drug is marketed by several manufacturers...
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Betamethasone
Betamethasone is a long-acting corticosteroid with immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory properties. It can be used topically to manage inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema, and parenterally to manage several disease states including autoimmune disorders. Betamethasone has potent glucocorticoid activity and negligible mineralocorticoid activity.
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Vet approved
Streptomycin
Streptomycin, an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces griseus, was the first aminoglycoside to be discovered and used in practice in the 1940s.[A233325,A233390] Selman Waksman and eventually Albert Schatz were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of streptomycin and its antibacterial activity.[A233325,A232294] Although streptomycin was the first antibiotic...
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Vet approved
Nicorandil
Nicorandil is an orally efficacious vasodilatory drug and antianginal agent marketed in the UK, Australia, most of Europe, India, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. It is not an approved drug by FDA. It is a niacinamide derivative that induces vasodilation of arterioles and large coronary arteries by activating potassium...
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Mannitol
Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic that is metabolically inert in humans and occurs naturally, as a sugar or sugar alcohol, in fruits and vegetables. Mannitol elevates blood plasma osmolality, resulting in enhanced flow of water from tissues, including the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, into interstitial fluid and plasma. As a...
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Amiodarone
Amiodarone is a benzofuran derivative, anti-arrhythmic drug used commonly in a variety of settings. Most known for its approved indication in life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, it is also used off-label in the outpatient and inpatient setting for atrial fibrillation. Because of its ability to cause serious toxicity and possibly death, amiodarone...
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