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Methysergide
An ergot derivative that is a congener of lysergic acid diethylamide. It antagonizes the effects of serotonin in blood vessels and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, but has few of the properties of other ergot alkaloids. Methysergide is used prophylactically in migraine and other vascular headaches and to antagonize serotonin in the...
Approved
Secnidazole
Secnidazole is a second-generation 5-nitroimidazole antimicrobial agent. It is structurally related to other 5-nitroimidazoles, including DB00916 and DB00911, but displays improved oral absorption and a longer terminal elimination half-life than other drugs in this class. Secnidazole is selective against many anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as protozoa. Once...
Approved
Trofinetide
Trofinetide is a novel synthetic analog of glypromate, also known as glycine–proline–glutamate (GPE), a naturally occurring protein in the brain and the N-terminal tripeptide of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Trofinetide was approved by the FDA on March 10, 2023, for the treatment of Rett syndrome,[L45718,L45748] which is an X-linked...
Approved
Investigational
Viper antivenom
Viper antivenom consists of antibodies derived from horses immunized and subsequently developed antibodies against snake venoms. ANAVIP, an equine-derived antivenom made with venom from Bothrops asper and Crotalus durissus, was first approved by the FDA on October 1, 2015, for the management of North American rattlesnake envenomation.
Approved
Ebola Zaire vaccine (live, attenuated)
Ebola virus vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent Ebola virus disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus in adults, prevent outbreaks, and reduce the extent of the virus spreading in case of outbreaks. Ebola virus disease, formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe and often deadly disease....
Approved
Beta carotene
Beta-carotene, with the molecular formula C40H56, belongs to the group of carotenoids consisting of isoprene units. The presence of long chains of conjugated double bonds donates beta-carotene with specific colors. It is the most abundant form of carotenoid and it is a precursor of the vitamin A. Beta-carotene is composed...
Approved
Nutraceutical
Matched Mixtures name: … Men's 50+ ... Adult Formula 50+ ... One A Day Advance Adults 50+ …
Pentostatin
A potent inhibitor of adenosine deaminase. The drug is effective in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly hairy-cell leukemia. It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity.
Approved
Investigational
Avalglucosidase alfa
Avalglucosidase alfa, or NeoGAA, is a drug for enzyme replacement therapy specifically designed for Pompe disease, a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by the deficiency of the alpha-glucosidase (GAA) enzyme. GAA is an essential enzyme that hydrolyzes glycogen into free glucose for use in cellular functions. In Pompe disease, the...
Approved
Investigational
Delandistrogene moxeparvovec
Delandistrogene moxeparvovec is an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy developed by Sarepta Therapeutics. It was granted accelerated approval by the FDA on June 22, 2023, as the first gene therapy to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD is an X-linked genetic disorder characterized by mutations in the dystrophin gene, leading...
Approved
Investigational
Thiosulfuric acid
Thiosulfuric acid is available in its salt forms sodium thiosulfate and sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate. Sodium thiosulfate is part of the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines, and it has a variety of industrial uses, including food preservative, water de-chlorinator and paper pulp bleaching agent. Sodium thiosulfate is rapidly degraded...
Approved
Investigational
Midodrine
An ethanolamine derivative that is an adrenergic alpha agonist. It is used as a vasoconstrictor agent in the treatment of hypotension.
Approved
Guanfacine
Guanfacine, or BS 100-141,[A189838,A189841] is a selective alpha-A2 adrenergic receptor agonist initially indicated for the treatment of hypertension but is now indicated as an extended release tablet for the treatment of ADHD. Guanfacine was first described in the literature in 1974. Guanfacine was granted FDA approval on 27 October 1986.
Approved
Investigational
Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox olamine (used in preparations called Batrafen, Loprox, Mycoster, Penlac and Stieprox) is a synthetic antifungal agent for topical dermatologic treatment of superficial mycoses. In particular, the agent is especially effective in treating Tinea versicolor.
Approved
Investigational
Apadamtase alfa
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare blood clotting disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and various degrees of organ damage. It may be inherited (congenital TTP; cTTP) or acquired due to autoantibodies (immune-mediated TTP; iTTP), although cTTP accounts for <5% of all cases of TTP. Patients with cTTP...
Approved
Investigational
Zilucoplan
Zilucoplan is a 15 amino-acid, synthetic macrocyclic peptide. It is a complement inhibitor that works to prevent the activation of C5, which is a complement protein involved in the innate immune system to initiate inflammatory responses. On October 17, 2023, zilucoplan gained its first FDA approval for the treatment of...
Approved
Piperaquine
Piperaquine is an antimalarial agent first synthesized in the 1960's and used throughout China . Its use declined in the 1980's as piperaquine resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum appeared and artemisinin derivatives became available. It has come back into use in combination with the artemisinin derivative DB11638 as part of...
Approved
Experimental
Investigational
Opium
Opium is the first substance of the diverse group of the opiates. It has been known for a long time, and the first evidence of a poppy culture dates from 5 thousand years by the Sumerians. During the years, opium was used as a sedative and hypnotic, but it was...
Approved
Illicit
Olsalazine
Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). It was first developed for delivering mesalamine to the colon without the use of sulfapyridine. Olsalazine comprises two mesalamine molecules joined by an azo bridge, which is cleaved in the colon. Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works...
Approved
Testolactone
An antineoplastic agent that is a derivative of progesterone and used to treat advanced breast cancer.
Approved
Investigational
Acetic acid
Acetic acid is a product of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood. It is used locally, occasionally internally, as a counterirritant and also as a reagent. (Stedman, 26th ed) Acetic acid otic (for the ear) is an antibiotic that treats infections caused by bacteria or...
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … HAEMODIALYSIS CONCENTRATE NKFS-02 (ACID) FOR BICARBONATE DIALYSIS …
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
Hydrocortisone acetate
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … HIPOKORT ARTI %2,5 + %1 LOSYON 50 GR ... HİPOKORT ARTI %2,5 + %1 DERİ KÖPÜĞÜ, 50 G …
Cocaine
An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of...
Approved
Illicit
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 Salts cas: … 51-30-9 …
Terconazole
Terconazole is an anti-fungal drug that is mainly used to treat vaginal yeast infections (or vaginal candidiasis). It is classified as a triazole ketal derivative. Terconazole was initially approved by the FDA in 1987.[FDA label] This drug is available in cream and suppository forms and both have demonstrated high levels...
Approved
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