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Zopiclone
Zopiclone is a novel hypnotic agent used in the treatment of insomnia. Its mechanism of action is based on modulating benzodiazepine receptors. In addition to zopiclone's benzodiazepine pharmacological properties it also has some barbiturate-like properties.
Approved
Nicergoline
An ergot derivative that has been used as a cerebral vasodilator and in peripheral vascular disease. It has been suggested to ameliorate cognitive deficits in cerebrovascular disease.
Approved
Investigational
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
Pralsetinib
Pralsetinib, similar to the previously approved selpercatinib, is a kinase inhibitor with enhanced specificity for RET tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs) over other RTK classes.[A202055, A219751, L15986] Enhanced RET (Rearranged during transfection) oncogene expression is a hallmark of many cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer. Although multikinase inhibitors, including cabozantinib, ponatinib,...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … [6-(4-fluoro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl]ethyl]-1-methoxy-4-{4-methyl-6-[(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino …
Manidipine
Manidipine (INN) is a calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine type) that is used clinically as an antihypertensive. It is selective for vasculature and does not produce effects on the heart at clinically relevant dosages.
Approved
Investigational
Naldemedine
Naldemedine is an opioid receptor antagonist [FDA Label]. It is a modified form of DB00704 to which a side chain has been added to increase molecular weight and polar surface area resulting in restricted transport across the blood brain barrier. Naldemedine was approved in 2017 in both the US and...
Approved
Investigational
Aripiprazole lauroxil
Aripiprazole lauroxil is a long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients. It is a prodrug of aripiprazole, which acts as a partial agonist at the D2 and 5-HT1A receptors, and as an antagonist at the 5-HT2A receptors .
Affecting about 1% of the...
Approved
Investigational
Meprobamate
A carbamate with hypnotic, sedative, and some muscle relaxant properties, although in therapeutic doses reduction of anxiety rather than a direct effect may be responsible for muscle relaxation. Meprobamate has been reported to have anticonvulsant actions against petit mal seizures, but not against grand mal seizures (which may be exacerbated)....
Approved
Illicit
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba extract contains a group of terpene lactones (notably, ginkgolides and diterpenes) and ginkgo flavone glycosides (notably, ginkgetin, bilobetin, and sciadopitysin) that have antioxidant and vasoactive properties. Most of the studies that investigate the effect of ginkgo biloba use the standardized extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb) 761 (EGb761), which...
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Pegaptanib
Pegaptanib is a polynucleotide aptamer. Pegatinib aids neovascular age-related macular degeneration by binding to VEGF which in order reduces angiogenesis and vessel permeability.
Pegaptanib was granted FDA approval on 17 September 2004.
Approved
Investigational
rhThrombin
rhThrombin (recombinant human thrombin) is being developed by ZymoGenetics, Inc. as a general aid to achieving hemostasis during surgery. ZymoGenetics is developing rhThrombin, a recombinant form of human thrombin that is not derived from animal or human blood, as an aid to controlling bleeding during surgery. Thrombin is used in...
Approved
Investigational
Defibrotide
Defibrotide is the sodium salt of a mixture of single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides derived from porcine mucosal DNA. It has been shown to have antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-ischemic properties (but without associated significant systemic anticoagulant effects). It is marketed under the brand names Dasovas (FM), Noravid, and Prociclide in a variety of...
Approved
Investigational
rsPSMA Vaccine
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an ∼100 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein that is abundantly and preferentially expressed in prostate cancer, including recurrent and hormone-refractory cases. rsPSMA Vaccine is a subunit vaccine based on a novel rsPSMA protein that represents the entire extracellular domain of PSMA (Schulke et al., PNAS 100:12590, 2003)....
Approved
Investigational
Velaglucerase alfa
Velaglucerase alfa is a gene-activated human recombinant glucocerebrosidase used for the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher disease, caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase. Additionally, Velaglucerase alfa has also been investigated for use in Type 3 Gaucher disease.
Approved
Investigational
Chymopapain
Chymopapain was first isolated in 1941 from the crude latex derived from the fruit of Carica papaya by squeezing the green papaya while on the plant prior to harvest. It is an extracellular plant cysteine proteinase similar to papain in specificity. Chymopapain was developed by Chart Medcl and FDA approved...
Approved
Withdrawn
Mebutamate
Mebutamate is a sedative and anxiolytic drug with anti-hypertensive (blood pressure lowering) effects comparable to those of other barbiturates but is only around 1/3rd the potency of secobarbital as a sedative. Side effects include dizziness and headaches.
Approved
Corifollitropin alfa
Corifollitropin alfa, also known as Elonva is used in women undergoing fertility treatment to stimulate the development of more than one mature egg (oocyte) at a time in the ovaries. This drug used together with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, a type of medicine also used in fertility treatments. Elonva...
Approved
Investigational
Thyroid, porcine
Thyroid extract is dried and powdered thyroid glands from pigs containing tiiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) used to supplement low or absent thyroid activity.[A190831,L11755] Thyroid extract has been described in literature to treat hypothyroidism since 1891 but its use dates back as far as the 6th century. Thyroid extract is...
Approved
Sutilain
Sutilain is a member of the keratase family which includes agents such as papain. It is able to dissolve the intercellular matrix which helps with desquamation. Sutilain contains proteolytic enzymes derived from Bacillus subtilis and it is available as a cream-colored odorless powder. One gram of sutilain powder contains 250,000...
Approved
Withdrawn
Secretin porcine
Secretin porcine stimulates pancreatic and gastric secretions to aid in the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine dysfunction and the diagnosis of gastrinoma.
Approved
Desoxyribonuclease
Desoxyribonuclease is a crystalline enzyme that aids in the digestion of the thymus nucleic acid. The mechanism of action of the enzyme involves the splitting of thymus nucleic acid into fragments approaching the size of tetranucleotides without the release of free phosphoric acid. The enzyme's cofactor is reported to be...
Approved
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin is extracted from the pathogenic actinobacterium C. diphtheriae that causes diphtheria. The bacteria culture is grown in a medium and through purification, diphtheria toxin is detoxified with formaldehyde and diafiltered. The vaccine is intramuscularly administered to provide active immunization against diphtheria in infants and children.
Approved
Investigational
Rotavirus vaccine
Rotavirus commonly infects children and infants causing severe diarrhea and vomiting leading to potentially fatal dehydration. Two rotavirus vaccines are available for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis, Rotateq and Rotarix. Rotateq is a live vaccine consisting of 5 reassorted human-bovine viral strains. Rotarix is a live attenuated vaccine containing the...
Approved
Rabies virus inactivated antigen, A
Rabies virus inactivated antigen, A is an inactivated virus vacine for the intramuscular injection. It is an active immunization against rabies that can be administered pre- or post-exposure to the rabies virus.
Approved
Investigational
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