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Gallium Ga-68 gozetotide
Gallium (Ga) 68 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-11, or Ga-68 gozetotide, is a radiopharmaceutical agent used to identify and assess prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive lesions in adult men with prostate cancer during positron emission tomography (PET). Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men in Western countries...
Approved
Matched Description: … [A225396] Ga-68 PSMA-11 is an imaging agent that binds PSMA during positron emission tomography: it emits …
Bacitracin
Bacitracin is a combination of at least 9 bacitracins.[A955,A181952] 60-80% of commercially prepared bacitracin is bacitracin A. The bacillus that produces bacitracin was first isolated from a knee scrape in 1945 from the knee wound of a child named Margaret Tracy. Bacitracin was granted FDA approval on 29 July 1948.[A181997,L7748]
Approved
Vet approved
Topiramate
Topiramate is a anti-epileptic drug used to manage seizures and prevent migraines. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1996. In 2004, topiramate was approved for the prevention of migraine in adults.[A188309,L10544,L43478] Since 2012, the extended-release formulation has been approved in combination with phentermine for chronic weight management therapy...
Approved
Fentanyl
Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia. Because of these characteristics, fentanyl is commonly used to treat chronic cancer pain or in anesthesia.[Label,L6598,L6601,L6604,L6607,L922,L6610,L6613] Fentanyl is related to other opioids like morphine and oxycodone.
Fentanyl's high potency has also...
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … [L6748] Opioid overdoses kill an average of 11 Canadians daily. …
Dicoumarol
Dicoumarol is an oral anticoagulant agent that works by interfering with the metabolism of vitamin K. In addition to its clinical use, it is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
Approved
Matched Description: … Dicoumarol is an oral anticoagulant agent that works by interfering with the metabolism of vitamin K. ... In addition to its clinical use, it is also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases …
Potassium
Potassium is an essential nutrient, like Calcium and Magnesium. It was identified as a shortfall nutrient by the 2015-2020 Advisory Committee of Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Many conditions and diseases interfere with normal body potassium balance, and underconsumption of potassium is one example. Hypokalemia (low potassium) or hyperkalemia (high potassium)...
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Potassium is an essential nutrient, like [Calcium] and [Magnesium]. ... They are available in an assortment of tablet, injection, and other forms, depending on the setting and …
Memantine
Initially approved by the FDA in 2013, memantine is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist used in the management of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). It is different from many other Alzheimer's Disease medications, as it works by a different mechanism than the cholinesterase enzyme inhibitors normally employed in the management of Alzheimer's...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Initially approved by the FDA in 2013, memantine is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist …
Vernakalant
Vernakalant was developed by Cardiome Pharma as as an antiarrhythmic drug intended for rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm. It acts as an atypical class III antiarrhythmic drug that potentiates its effect in higher heart rates. Intravenous formulation was approved in Europe in September 2010 as Brinavess and...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It is an investigational drug under regulatory review by FDA. ... Vernakalant was developed by Cardiome Pharma as as an antiarrhythmic drug intended for rapid conversion ... It acts as an atypical class III antiarrhythmic drug that potentiates its effect in higher heart rates …
Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi
Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi is an asparaginase-specific enzyme derived from Erwinia chrysanthemi used as an anticancer agent. It works by depleting the stores of an important amino acid called asparagine, which is involved in DNA synthesis and cell survival of malignant cells, leading to cell death. L-asparaginase was first identified in...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … _ used as an anticancer agent. ... Asparaginase _Erwinia chrysanthemi_ is an asparaginase-specific enzyme derived from _Erwinia_ _chrysanthemi ... It works by depleting the stores of an important amino acid called asparagine, which is involved in DNA …
Metreleptin
Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophies include a range of disorders characterized by the reduction, absence, or altered distribution of adipose tissue. Complications of lipodystrophy include metabolic abnormalities such as hypertriglyceridemia,...
Approved
Matched Description: … Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications ... 2014, metreleptin was approved by the FDA for the treatment of complications of leptin deficiency, as an …
Tirzepatide
Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. Dual GIP/GLP-1 agonists gained increasing attention as new therapeutic agents for glycemic and weight control as they demonstrated better glucose control and weight loss compared to selective GLP-1 receptor agonists in preclinical and clinical trials....
Approved
Investigational
Aluminum chloride
Aluminum chloride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AlCl3. When contaminated with iron chloride, it often displays a yellow color compared to the white pure compound. It is used in various chemical applications as a Lewis base, with anhydrous aluminium trichloride being the most commonly used Lewis acid....
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It may also be found in over-the-counter as an antiperspirant or prescription products as an antihemorrhagic ... , calculated on the hexahydrate form, in an aqueous solution nonaerosol dosage form [L2012]. ... In antiperspirant products, FDA approves the use of aluminum chloride as an active ingredient up to 15% …
Sofosbuvir
Sofosbuvir (tradename Sovaldi) is a direct acting antiviral medication used as part of combination therapy to treat chronic Hepatitis C, an infectious liver disease caused by infection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). HCV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is categorized into nine distinct genotypes, with genotype 1 being the...
Approved
Matched Description: … direct acting antiviral medication used as part of combination therapy to treat chronic Hepatitis C, an ... NS5B, an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is essential for the transcription of Hepatitis C viral RNA and ... , for which rapid development of resistance has proven to be an important cause of therapeutic failure …
Tepotinib
Tepotinib is a MET tyrosine kinase inhibitor intended to treat a variety of MET-overexpressing solid tumors. It was originally developed in partnership between EMD Serono and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2009 and has since been investigated in the treatment of neuroblastoma, gastric cancers, non-small cell...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It is the first oral MET-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor to allow for once-daily dosing,[L31473] an …
Bezafibrate
Antilipemic agent that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. It decreases low density lipoproteins and increases high density lipoproteins.
Approved
Investigational
Ergocalciferol
Ergocalciferol is an inactivated vitamin D analog. It is synthesized by some plants in the presence of UVB light. The production of ergocalciferol was prompted by the identification of dietary deficiency, more specifically vitamin D, as the main causative factor for the development of rickets. Ergocalciferol was isolated for the...
Approved
Nutraceutical
Matched Description: … Ergocalciferol is an inactivated vitamin D analog. …
Paromomycin
An oligosaccharide antibiotic produced by various streptomyces. [PubChem]
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … An oligosaccharide antibiotic produced by various streptomyces. [PubChem] …
Niclosamide
Niclosamide is an antihelminthic used for the treatment of tapeworm infections. Helminths (worms) are multicellular organisms that infect very large numbers of humans and cause a broad range of diseases. Over 1 billion people are infected with intestinal nematodes, and many millions are infected with filarial nematodes, flukes, and tapeworms....
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … They are an even greater problem in domestic animals. ... Niclosamide is an antihelminthic used for the treatment of tapeworm infections. …
Mirabegron
Mirabegron is a sympathomimetic beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist used to relax the smooth muscle of the bladder in the treatment of urinary frequency and incontinence. It is unique amongst overactive bladder treatment options in that, unlike other treatments such as solifenacin and darifenacin, it lacks significant antimuscarinic activity, which is...
Approved
Matched Description: … [L32853] An extended-release granule formulation was subsequently granted approval in March 2021 for …
Influenza B virus B/Massachusetts/2/2012 BX-51B hemagglutinin antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
A seasonally-specific component of the influenza vaccine. The influenza vaccine, also known as the "flu shot", is a vaccine that protects against infection from the influenza viruses. Vaccines provide protection from influenza by exposing the immune system to the virus (or parts of the virus) which stimulates an immunological defence...
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Matched Description: … from influenza by exposing the immune system to the virus (or parts of the virus) which stimulates an …
Influenza A virus A/Hong Kong/2671/2019 NIB-121 (H3N2) antigen (UV, formaldehyde inactivated)
A seasonally-specific component of the influenza vaccine. The influenza vaccine, also known as the "flu shot", is a vaccine that protects against infection from the influenza viruses. Vaccines provide protection from influenza by exposing the immune system to the virus (or parts of the virus) which stimulates an immunological defence...
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Matched Description: … from influenza by exposing the immune system to the virus (or parts of the virus) which stimulates an …
Flurandrenolide
A corticosteroid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. It is usually employed as a cream or an ointment, and is also used as a polyethylene tape with an adhesive. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p733)
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Matched Description: … It is usually employed as a cream or an ointment, and is also used as a polyethylene tape with an adhesive …
Cyclobenzaprine
Cyclobenzaprine, a centrally-acting muscle relaxant, was first synthesized in 1961 and has been available for human use since 1977. It was initially studied for use as antidepressant given its structural similarity to tricyclic antidepressants - it differs from Amitriptyline by only a single double bond.[A185039,A184982] Since its approval, it has...
Approved
Matched Description: … [A185039,A184982] Since its approval, it has remained relatively popular as an adjunctive, short-term …
Drostanolone propionate
Approved
Illicit
Rotigotine
Rotigotine (Neupro) is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist indicated for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) in Europe and the United States. It is formulated as a once-daily transdermal patch which provides a slow and constant supply of the drug over the course of 24 hours....
Approved
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