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Olmesartan
Olmesartan belongs to the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) family of drugs, which also includes telmisartan, candesartan, losartan, valsartan, and irbesartan. ARBs selectively bind to angiotensin receptor 1 (AT1) and prevent the protein angiotensin II from binding and exerting its hypertensive effects, which include vasoconstriction, stimulation and synthesis of aldosterone...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … In particular, heart failure is associated with chronic activation of RAAS, leading to inappropriate ... Overall, olmesartan's physiologic effects lead to reduced blood pressure, lower aldosterone levels, reduced …
Crotalus scutulatus antivenin
Crotalus scutulatus antivenin is derived and purified immunoglobulin fragments obtained from other domestic animals such as sheep previously immunized with Crotalus scutulatus (also known as the Mojave rattlesnake ).
The final purified antivenin product is obtained by mixing other different monospecific snake antivenins and isolating the antivenin of interest through...
Approved
Experimental
Mosunetuzumab
Mosunetuzumab is a humanized anti-CD20/CD3 bispecific antibody. It can recognize and bind two different targets simultaneously, CD20 on cancer B-cells and CD3 on T-cells, allowing it to redirect T-cell cytotoxic activity to cancer cells. The standard of care for patients with B-cell lymphoma includes an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, such as...
Approved
Investigational
Pemigatinib
Pemigatinib is a small molecule kinase inhibitor with antitumour activity. It works by inhibiting fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), which are receptor tyrosine kinases that activate signalling pathways in tumour cells. FGFRs gained attention as potential therapeutic targets in selected cancers, as FGFR gene alterations were observed in a wide...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [A198984] Deregulated FGFR signalling pathway can lead the development of oncogenes and tumour-promoting …
Ocrelizumab
Ocrelizumab is a CD20-directed cytolytic antibody indicated for the treatment of patients with primary progressive or relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). It is a second-generation recombinant humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively targets B-cells that express the CD20 antigen. Compared to non-humanized CD20 antibodies such as rituximab, ocrelizumab is...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … A18875,A251745]
MS is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that leads ... progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) accounts for 10-15% of the overall population of patients with MS, and leads …
Estradiol
Estradiol is a naturally occurring hormone circulating endogenously in females. It is commercially available in several hormone therapy products for managing conditions associated with reduced estrogen, such as vulvovaginal atrophy and hot flashes. Some available forms of estradiol include oral tablets, injections, vaginal rings, transdermal patches, sprays, gels, and creams.[L11485,L11488,L11491,...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Filgrastim
Filgrastim is a short-acting recombinant, non-pegylated human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analog produced by recombinant DNA technology. It has an amino acid sequence identical to endogenous G-CSF, but it is non-glycosylated unlike the endogenous G-CSF and has an N-terminal methionine added in the sequence for expression in E. Coli. Human...
Approved
Ziconotide
Ziconotide (also known as SNX-111) is a neurotoxic peptide derived from the cone snail Conus magus comprising 25 amino acids with three disulphide bonds.[A202835, L13389] Other such peptides, collectively termed conotoxins, exist, and some have shown efficacy in binding specific subsets of calcium channels; ziconotide is used in part because...
Approved
Olaparib
Olaparib is a selective and potent inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzymes, PARP1 and PARP2.[L41100, L40908, L43792] PARP inhibitors represent a novel class of anti-cancer therapy and they work by taking advantage of a defect in DNA repair in cancer cells with BRCA mutations and inducing cell death. Olaparib...
Approved
Betibeglogene autotemcel
Betibeglogene autotemcel is an autologous gene therapy that adds functional copies of the β-globin gene (βA-T87Q-globin) to hematopoietic stem cells in order to treat β-thalassemia. β-thalassemia is a condition caused by mutations in the β-globin gene (HBB) that leads to a significant decrease in the production of β-globin. This affects...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [L42940] β-thalassemia is a condition caused by mutations in the β-globin gene (HBB) that leads to a …
Amlodipine
Amlodipine, initially approved by the FDA in 1987, is a popular antihypertensive drug belonging to the group of drugs called dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers. Due to their selectivity for the peripheral blood vessels, dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers are associated with a lower incidence of myocardial depression and cardiac conduction abnormalities...
Approved
Insulin degludec
Insulin degludec is an ultra-long-acting form of insulin used for the treatment of hyperglycemia caused by Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.[A18561,A18562,A18563,A18564,A174934] 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 cells of the...
Approved
Glipizide
Glipizide is an oral hypoglycemic agent in the second-generation sulfonylurea drug class that is used to control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It was first introduced in 1984 and is available in various countries including Canada and the U.S. According to the 2018 Clinical Practice...
Approved
Investigational
Bortezomib
Bortezomib is a dipeptide boronic acid derivative and proteasome inhibitor used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. The 26S proteasome is a protein complex that degrades ubiquitinated proteins in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway: reversible inhibition of the 26S proteasome, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of cancer cells,...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … ubiquitinated proteins in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway: reversible inhibition of the 26S proteasome, leading …
Sildenafil
In eliciting its mechanism of action, sildenafil ultimately prevents or minimizes the breakdown of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) by inhibiting cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) [F3850, F3853, F3856, F3859, F3883, F3886, L5611, L5614]. The result of doing so allows cGMP present in both the penis and pulmonary vasculature to...
Approved
Investigational
Sodium fluoride
Sodium fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound that is a source of the fluoride ion in many applications, including dental care and radiographic imaging when it is used as Fluoride ion F-18. Sodium fluoride's benefits on dental health were first observed in the 1930s, when individuals in communities with fluoridated...
Approved
Clove oil
Clove oil is obtained by extraction from the dried flower buds of the clove plant. Traditionally, it has been used as a flavouring spice in foods, or as a fragrance. It is also found in topical analgesics. Clove oil has shown to exert some antimicrobial activities. The antioxidant and antimicrobial...
Approved
Nutraceutical
Ciprofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin is a second generation fluoroquinolone that has spawned many derivative antibiotics. It is formulated for oral, intravenous, intratympanic, ophthalmic, and otic administration for a number of bacterial infections.[L6469,L6472,L6475,L6478,L6481,L6484,L6487,L6490,L6493]
The first ciprofloxacin containing product was FDA approved on 22 October 1987.
Approved
Investigational
Apixaban
Apixaban is an oral, direct, and highly selective factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor of both free and bound FXa, as well as prothrombinase, independent of antithrombin III for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases[Label,A6897]. It is marketed under the name Eliquis[Label,L6043]. Apixaban was approved by the FDA on December 28,...
Approved
Ribavirin
Producing a broad-spectrum activity against several RNA and DNA viruses, Ribavirin is a synthetic guanosine nucleoside and antiviral agent that interferes with the synthesis of viral mRNA. It is primarily indicated for use in treating hepatitis C and viral hemorrhagic fevers. HCV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is categorized...
Approved
Buprenorphine
Buprenorphine is a weak partial mu-opioid receptor agonist and a weak kappa-opioid receptor antagonist used for the treatment of severe pain.[A186283,A186292] It is also commonly used as an alternative to methadone for the treatment of severe opioid addiction. Buprenorphine is commercially available as the brand name product Suboxone which is...
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … quality of life for patients with severe pain and reducing the reinforcing effects of opioids which can lead …
Ferumoxytol
Ferumoxytol is an intravenously administered iron preparation indicated in the EU and the US for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) .
It is comprised of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles which are coated by a semi-synthetic carbohydrate shell in an isotonic, neutral...
Approved
Investigational
Tegaserod
Novartis' brand name Zelnorm (tegaserod) had originally received approval from the US FDA in 2002 for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).[L5918,F4229] It was, however, voluntarily withdrawn from widespread use in the US market in 2007 after concerns arose over the possibility that tegaserod could potentially cause...
Approved
Investigational
Withdrawn
Olipudase alfa
Olipudase alfa is recombinant human acid sphingomyelinase. It is the first and only enzyme replacement therapy in the world for the treatment of Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), also known as Niemann–Pick disease. ASMD is a rare lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the SMPD1 gene, leading to a deficiency...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [L42740] ASMD is a rare lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the SMPD1 gene, leading to a …
Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin (Lipitor®), is a lipid-lowering drug included in the statin class of medications. By inhibiting the endogenous production of cholesterol in the liver, statins lower abnormal cholesterol and lipid levels, and ultimately reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. More specifically, statin medications competitively inhibit the enzyme hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) Reductase,...
Approved
Matched Description: … low-risk individuals (with <10% risk of a major vascular event occurring within five years) statin use leads …
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