Displaying drugs 26 - 50 of 389 in total
N-acetyltyrosine
N-acetyltyrosine, also referred to as N-acetyl-L-tyrosine, is used in place of as a tyrosine precursor. DB00135 is a non-essential amino acid with a polar side group. N-acetyltyrosine is administered as parenteral nutrition or intravenous infusion due to its enhanced solubility compared to tyrosine . It is typically administered as a...
Approved
Hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an anionic, nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan found in connective, epithelial, and neural tissues; it was first isolated in 1934. Karl Meyer and John Palmer obtained glycosaminoglycan (GAG) from the bovine eye, giving it the name “hyaluronic acid”. HA is involved in many important physiological processes, including but not...
Approved
Vet approved
Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent used in the prevention and treatment of a variety of fungal infections.[FDA Label] It functions by preventing the synthesis of ergosterol, the fungal equivalent of cholesterol, thereby increasing membrane fluidity and preventing growth of the fungus.[A181802,T116] Ketoconazole was first approved in an oral formulation...
Approved
Investigational
Iothalamic acid
Iothalamic acid is an iodine containing organic anion used as a diagnostic contrast agent.
Approved
Metrizoic acid
Metrizoic acid is a molecule used as a contrast medium. It present a higher risk of allergic reactions due to its high osmolality. Its approval has been discontinued by the FDA. One study in 1976 demonstrated that metrizoic acid, when used for cardiac angiography, was well tolerated. A total of...
Approved
Setmelanotide
Setmelanotide is the first available treatment for patients with pro-opiomelanocortin, proprotein subilisin/kexin type 1, or leptin deficiencies. It is an agonist of the melanocortin 4 receptor. Earlier attempts at agonizing MC4R (such as LY2112688) lead to successful weight loss, but also an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. Other...
Approved
Investigational
Etelcalcetide
Etelcalcetide is a calcimimetic drug for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Etelcalcetide was approved (trade name Parsabiv) for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis in February, 2017.
Approved
Investigational
Ioxaglic acid
Ioxaglic acid is marketed as Hexabrix. This drug is an ionic tri-iodinated benzoate used as a low-osmolality contrast agent during diagnostic imaging procedures. Like other organic iodine compounds, ioxaglic acid blocks x-rays and is opaque in its appearance on x-ray film, improving the visualization of important structures and organs during...
Approved
Investigational
Cetrorelix
Cetrorelix is a man-made hormone that blocks the effects of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH). GnRH controls another hormone that is called luteinizing hormone (LH), which is the hormone that starts ovulation during the menstrual cycle. When undergoing hormone treatment sometimes premature ovulation can occur, leading to eggs that are not...
Approved
Investigational
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...
Approved
Modafinil
Modafinil is a stimulant drug marketed as a 'wakefulness promoting agent' and is one of the stimulants used in the treatment of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is caused by dysfunction of a family of wakefulness-promoting and sleep-suppressing peptides, the orexins, whose neurons are activated by modafinil. The prexin neuron activation is associated...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Synonyms: … 2-((diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl)acetamide …
Sulfacetamide
An anti-infective agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract infections.
Approved
Matched Synonyms: … N-((p-Aminophenyl)sulfonyl)acetamide ... N-(p-Aminobenzenesulfonyl)acetamide ... N-[(p-Aminophenyl)sulfonyl]acetamide …
Matched Iupac: … N-(4-aminobenzenesulfonyl)acetamide …
Matched Iupac: … N-(4-aminobenzenesulfonyl)acetamide …
Apremilast
Apremilast, also known as Otezla, is a phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor used to treat various types of symptoms resulting from certain inflammatory autoimmune diseases. It belongs to the same drug class as Roflumilast and Crisaborole.[A181244,L7495] Initially approved in 2014, it is marketed by Celgene. In July 2019, apremilast was granted...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Synonyms: … -[(1S)-1-(3-Ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl}acetamide …
Matched Iupac: … 2-[(1S)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methanesulfonylethyl]-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl}acetamide …
Matched Iupac: … 2-[(1S)-1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methanesulfonylethyl]-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl}acetamide …
Lidocaine
Ever since its discovery and availability for sale and use in the late 1940s, lidocaine has become an exceptionally commonly used medication . In particular, lidocaine's principal mode of action in acting as a local anesthetic that numbs the sensations of tissues means the agent is indicated for facilitating local...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Synonyms: … 2-(Diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide …
Matched Iupac: … 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide …
Matched Iupac: … 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide …
Nystatin
Nystatin is a polyene antifungal drug that has broad-spectrum fungicidal and fungistatic activity against a number of yeasts and fungi, most notably Candida species. It is one of the most effective antifungal agents synthesized by bacteria, in this case a strain of Streptomyces noursei, and is closely related to amphotericin...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Nystatin and Triamcinolone ... Nystatin and Triamcinolone ... Nystatin and Triamcinolone …
Mupirocin
Mupirocin, formerly termed pseudomonic acid A, is a novel antibacterial agent with a unique chemical structure and mode of action apart from other antibiotic agents. Produced by fermentation using the organism Pseudomonas fluorescens, mupirocin is a naturally-occurring antibiotic that displays a broad-specturm activity against many gram-positive bacteria and certain gram-negative...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride 2% / Mupirocin 2% / Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.025% …
Hydroquinone
Hydroquinone is a topical lightening product found in OTC products, and is used to correct skin discoloration associated with disorders of hyperpigmentation including melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmention, sunspots, and freckles. It can be used alone, but is more frequently found in combination with other agents such as alpha-hydroxy acids, corticosteroids, retinoids,...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Mixtures name: … Hydroquinone 6% / Tretinoin 0.05% / Triamcinolone 0.025% ... Hydroquinone 4% / Tretinoin 0.025% / Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.025% ... Hydroquinone 5% / Tretinoin 0.025% / Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.025% …
Brivaracetam
Brivaracetam is a racetam derivative of levetiracetam used in the treatment of partial-onset seizures. Brivaracetam binds SV2A with 20 times higher affinity than levetiracetam . It is available under the brand name Briviact made by UCB. Briviact received FDA approval on February 19, 2016 .
Approved
Investigational
Piracetam
Piracetam is a nootropic drug in the racetams group, with chemical name 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. It shares the same 2-oxo-pyrrolidone base structure with pyroglutamic acid and is a cyclic derivative of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). However its mechanism of action differ from that of endogenous GABA. Piracetam has neuroprotective and...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetamide …
Matched Description: … Piracetam is a nootropic drug in the racetams group, with chemical name 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide …
Matched Description: … Piracetam is a nootropic drug in the racetams group, with chemical name 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide …
Agomelatine
Agomelatine is structurally closely related to melatonin. Agomelatine is a potent agonist at melatonin receptors and an antagonist at serotonin-2C (5-HT2C) receptors, tested in an animal model of depression. Agomelatine was developed in Europe by Servier Laboratories Ltd. and submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2005. The Committee...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … N-[2-(7-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)ethyl]acetamide …
Acetyl sulfisoxazole
Sulfisoxazole acetyl is an ester of sulfisoxazole, a broad-spectrum sulfanilamide and a synthetic analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antibacterial activity. Sulfisoxazole acetyl competes with PABA for the bacterial enzyme, dihydropteroate synthase, preventing the incorporation of PABA into dihydrofolic acid, which is the precursor of folic acid. This process causes...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Iupac: … N-(4-aminobenzenesulfonyl)-N-(3,4-dimethyl-1,2-oxazol-5-yl)acetamide …
Lacosamide
Lacosamide is an antiepileptic drug used to treat seizures. As a chiral functionalized amino acid, it works by blocking slowly inactivating components of voltage-gated sodium currents. Lacosamide exhibits a stereoselective mode of interaction with sodium channels. Lacosamide was first approved by the European Commission in August 2008 and was later...
Approved
Acetarsol
Acetarsol, with the molecular formula N-acetyl-4-hydroxy-m-arsanilic acid, is a pentavalent arsenical compound with antiprotozoal and antihelmintic properties. It was first discovered in 1921 by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute. It was developed by Neolab Inc, and approved by Health Canada as an antifungal on December 31, 1964. It has...
Approved
Withdrawn
Benorilate
Approved
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