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Edaravone
Edaravone is a free radical scavenger and neuroprotective agent with antioxidant properties. It has three tautomers. Edaravone works to scavenge reactive oxygen species, which have been implicated in neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and cerebral ischemia.[A19140,L44007,A254257]
The intravenous formulation of edaravone was first approved in Japan in...
Approved
Investigational
Nusinersen
An antisense oligonucleotide that induces survival motor neuron (SMN) protein expression, it was approved by the U.S. FDA in December, 2016 as Spinraza for the treatment of children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It is adminstrated as direct intrathecal injection.
Approved
Investigational
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine, also known as Tegretol, is an anticonvulsant drug and analgesic drug used to control seizures and to treat pain resulting from trigeminal neuralgia. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1965. Aside from the above uses, this drug is also given to control the symptoms of bipolar 1....
Approved
Investigational
Voclosporin
Lupus nephritis (LN) is a type of glomerulonephritis occurring in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). LN is a significant cause of renal failure, morbidity, and death in patients with SLE. Within 10 years of being diagnosed with SLE, 5-20% of those suffering from LN develop end-stage kidney disease, a...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … voclosporin coupled with a kidney response is believed to prevent irreversible damage to the kidney and lead …
Pixantrone
Pixantrone is an aza-anthracenedione and DNA intercalator which inhibits topoisomerase II. It is similar in structure to anthracyclines such as mitoxantrone, but exerts fewer toxic effects on cardiac tissue. [2] The lower cardio-toxic effects of pixantrone may be explained, in part, by its redox inactivity [3]. Pixantrone does not bind...
Approved
Investigational
Lincomycin
Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic first isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces lincolnensis in Lincoln, Nebraska. Clinical use of lincomycin has largely been superseded by its semisynthetic derivative clindamycin due to its higher efficacy and a wider range of susceptible organisms, though lincomycin remains in use.[A190657, A190621]
Lincomycin was approved...
Approved
Vet approved
Afamelanotide
Afamelanotide is a first-in-class, synthetic, 13-amino acid peptide analogue of the endogenous alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH). It differs structurally from its endogenous counterpart by only two amino acids - these structural differences improve biological efficacy by imparting a greater affinity for its target and a longer biological half-life.[A187202,A187205] Afamelanotide is...
Approved
Investigational
Oteseconazole
Oteseconazole is an azole metalloenzyme inhibitor that targets fungal CYP51. CYP51, also known as 14α demethylase, participates in the formation of ergosterol, a compound that plays a vital role in the integrity of cell membranes.[L41635,A247020] By binding and inhibiting CYP51, oteseconazole is active against most microorganisms associated with recurrent vulvovaginal...
Approved
Investigational
Relatlimab
Relatlimab is a human IgG4 monoclonal antibody and novel immune checkpoint inhibitor that targets lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3).[A246165,L41265] It was the first commercially developed anti-LAG-3 antibody, entering clinical trials in 2013, and has garnered interest in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including leukemia and melanoma. As immune checkpoint...
Approved
Investigational
Kanamycin
Kanamycin (also known as kanamycin A) is an aminoglycoside bacteriocidal antibiotic, available in oral, intravenous, and intramuscular forms, and used to treat a wide variety of infections. Kanamycin is isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus and its most commonly used form is kanamycin sulfate.
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Lacidipine
Lacidipine is a lipophilic dihydropyridine calcium antagonist with an intrinsically slow onset of activity. Due to its long duration of action, lacidipine does not lead to reflex tachycardia . It displays specificity in the vascular smooth muscle, where it acts as an antihypertensive agent to dilate peripheral arterioles and reduce...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Due to its long duration of action, lacidipine does not lead to reflex tachycardia [A31536]. ... radiotracer analysis, it was determined that lacidipine displays a high membrane partition coefficient leading …
Axicabtagene ciloleucel
Axicabtagene ciloleucel is an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. The drug has a unique mechanism of action, as it utilizes the patient's own T cells, which play a central role in immune response to cancer. Once T-cells are collected from the patient, they are genetically engineered to express...
Approved
Leniolisib
Leniolisib is a potent and selective inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ (PI3Kδ). The FDA approved leniolisib on March 24, 2023, making it the first treatment for activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS). APDS is a primary immunodeficiency caused by mutations in genes encoding the PI3Kδ, thereby increasing the activity of...
Approved
Investigational
Odevixibat
Odevixibat, or A4250, is an ileal sodium/bile acid cotransporter inhibitor indicated for the treatment of pruritus in patients older than 3 months, with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).[A236808,L34793] Odevixibat is the first approved non-surgical treatment option for PFIC. Previous therapies for PFIC included a bile acid sequestrant such as ursodeoxycholic...
Approved
Investigational
Dabigatran etexilate
Dabigatran etexilate is an oral prodrug that is hydrolyzed to the competitive and reversible direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran.[A177463, A6970, L34675, L34680] Dabigatran etexilate may be used to decrease the risk of venous thromboembolic events in patients in whom anticoagulation therapy is indicated. In contrast to warfarin, because its anticoagulant effects...
Approved
Metoclopramide
Diabetic gastroparesis is a condition that causes frequent nausea and vomiting, which has a negative impact on quality of life and poses a significant burden on the healthcare system. Metoclopramide is a dopamine antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting that may be associated with diabetic gastroparesis in addition to...
Approved
Investigational
Mycophenolic acid
Mycophenolic acid is a potent immunosuppressant agent that inhibits de novo purine biosynthesis. It was derived from Penicillium stoloniferum, and has also shown antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. . Mycophenolic acid is used in immunosuppressive regimens as part of a triple therapy that includes a calcineurin inhibitor (ciclosporin or tacrolimus)...
Approved
Investigational
Ritlecitinib
Ritlecitinib (PF-06651600) is a highly selective inhibitor of Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) and the tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (TEC) kinase family. In June 2023, it was approved by the FDA for the treatment of severe alopecia areata in adults and adolescents 12 years and older.[L47092,L47127] It was further...
Approved
Investigational
Afatinib
Afatinib is a 4-anilinoquinazoline tyrosine kinase inhibitor in the form of a dimaleate salt available as Boehringer Ingelheim's brand name Gilotrif [FDA Label]. For oral use, afatinib tablets are a first-line (initial) treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with common epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations...
Approved
Zolpidem
Zolpidem, also known as Ambien, is a hypnotic drug that was initially approved by the FDA in 1992 [FDA label]. Zolpidem improves sleep in patients with insomnia. It is aimed for use in patients with difficulties initiating sleep. This drug decreases the time to fall asleep (sleep latency), increases the...
Approved
Lasmiditan
Lasmiditan is an oral medication used in the termination of migraine headaches that was first approved for use in the United States in October 2019.[L9338,L9356] It was also approved by the European Commission on August 17, 2022. Traditionally, the triptan class of anti-migraine medications (e.g. sumatriptan) have seen preferential use...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Their use is not devoid of concerns, however, and their vasoconstrictive activity can lead to blood pressure …
Vestronidase alfa
Vestronidase alfa, or vestronidase alfa-vjbk, is a recombinant human lysosomal beta glucuronidase that is a purified enzyme produced by recombinant DNA technology in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line. The enzyme is a homotetramer consisted of 4 monomers with 629 amino acids, and holds the same amino acid sequence as...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … conditions including enlarged liver and spleen, heart valve abnormalities, and narrowed airways which can lead ... Last two conditions are leading causes of fatalities in patients with MPS VII. ... that affects most tissues and organs due to the lack of a lysosomal enzyme called beta-glucuronidase, leading …
Insulin detemir
Insulin detemir is a long-acting form of insulin used for the treatment of hyperglycemia caused by Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.[A2358, A2359, A2360, A44] Insulin is typically prescribed for the management of diabetes mellitus to mimic the activity of endogenously produced human insulin, a peptide hormone produced by beta...
Approved
Crotalus atrox antivenin
Each year it is estimated there are 45,000 snakebites in the US and 300,000 to 400,000 bites worldwide. About 8000 of these snakebites involve venomous snake species. The majority of people bitten are males and about 50% occur in the age group of 18 to 28 .
Crotalus atrox antivenin...
Approved
Experimental
Norethisterone
Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone, is a synthetic progestational hormone belonging to the 19-nortestosterone-derived class of progestins. It is further classified as a second-generation progestin, along with levonorgestrel and its derivatives, and is the active form of several other progestins including norethynodrel and lynestrenol. Norethisterone mimics the actions of endogenous...
Approved
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