Displaying drugs 526 - 550 of 8195 in total
Drometrizole trisiloxane
Drometrizole trisiloxane is a photostable UVA and UVB light filter [A33069, L2780, L2781, L2782, L2783, F81]. The compound is a lipophilic benzotriazole derivative marketed as Meroxyl XL by L'Oreal, although sunscreens with drometrizole trisiloxane are currently only approved for use in the EU, Canada, Australia, and Japan, among other countries....
Approved
Matched Description: … Despite being used elsewhere in the world with relatively few reports of adverse reactions, the FDA continues …
Nintedanib
Nintedanib is a small molecule kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).[L8453,L8459] It was first approved for use in the United States in 2014. Within the spectrum of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treatment options, nintedanib is currently one...
Approved
Matched Description: … Nintedanib is a small molecule kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, systemic ... [L8453] Within the spectrum of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treatment options, nintedanib is currently ... one of only two disease-modifying therapies available and indicated for the condition (the other being …
Turoctocog alfa pegol
Turoctocog alfa pegol is a pegylated version of turoctocog alfa. Novo Nordisk's brand name Esperoct (turoctocog alfa pegol, N8-GP) was approved by the US FDA on February 19, 2019.
Fundamentally, the N8-GP moiety is identical to turoctocog alfa, a recombinant human clotting factor VIII (rFVIII) with a truncated B-domain made...
Approved
Matched Description: … Turoctocog alfa pegol is a pegylated version of [turoctocog alfa]. ... During secretion, some rFVIII molecules are cleaved at the C-terminal of the heavy chain (HC) at amino ... from the sequence coding for 10 amino acids from the N-terminus and 11 amino acids from the C-terminus of …
Famciclovir
Famciclovir, marketed as Famvir by Novartis, is a guanine analogue used to treat herpes virus infections. It is most commonly used to treat herpes zoster (shingles). Famciclovir is a prodrug of penciclovir with higher oral bioavailability.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Famciclovir is a prodrug of penciclovir with higher oral bioavailability. …
LetibotulinumtoxinA
The aesthetic utility of botulinum toxin was discovered incidentally following its initial use in the treatment of facial spasmodic disorders in the early 1970s. The first aesthetic use of botulinum toxin was reported in 1989, when onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) was used as a treatment for facial asymmetry resulting from iatrogenic facial...
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Matched Description: … treatment of facial spasmodic disorders in the early 1970s. ... The aesthetic utility of botulinum toxin was discovered incidentally following its initial use in the ... [A249920] The first aesthetic use of botulinum toxin was reported in 1989, when [onabotulinumtoxinA] …
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
Conestat alfa
C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Recombinant) is a recombinant analogue of endogenous complement component-1 esterase inhibitor (rhC1INH), purified from the milk of transgenic rabbits. The primary function of endogenous C1INH is to regulate the activation of the complement and contact system pathways. It does this through inhibition of several target proteases within...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Intravenous replacement of C1 esterase inhibitor results in reversal of acute symptoms of HAE. ... of bradykinin. ... The primary function of endogenous C1INH is to regulate the activation of the complement and contact …
Chloroquine
Chloroquine is an aminoquinolone derivative first developed in the 1940s for the treatment of malaria. It was the drug of choice to treat malaria until the development of newer antimalarials such as pyrimethamine, artemisinin, and mefloquine. Chloroquine and its derivative hydroxychloroquine have since been repurposed for the treatment of a...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … [A191655] It was the drug of choice to treat malaria until the development of newer antimalarials such ... Chloroquine is an aminoquinolone derivative first developed in the 1940s for the treatment of malaria ... a number of other conditions including HIV, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis. …
Dasatinib
Dasatinib is an orally available multikinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive leukemias.[A2224,L45171] Ph is a chromosomal abnormality found in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), where the ABL tyrosine kinase and the breakpoint cluster region (BCR) gene transcribe the chimeric protein...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … pathogenesis of CML and 15-30% of ALL cases. ... Since dasatinib does not interact with some of the residues involved in those mutations, the use of this ... [A2226] The use of dasatinib was first approved by the FDA in 2006.[L45171,L45186] …
Fosaprepitant
Fosaprepitant is an intravenously administered antiemetic drug. It is a prodrug of Aprepitant. It aids in the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy treatment.
Approved
Matched Description: … It is a prodrug of Aprepitant. ... It aids in the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy treatment …
Human thrombin
Human thrombin is a sterile solution, pH 6.8-7.2, containing highly purified human thrombin for the activation of clotting. Thrombin is a highly specific serine protease encoded by the F2 gene that transforms soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin. This transformation mimics the final coagulation cascade step which involves the clotting mass...
Approved
Matched Description: … thrombin is a sterile solution, pH 6.8-7.2, containing highly purified human thrombin for the activation of ... which involves the clotting mass that adheres to the wound surface and achieves hemostasis and sealing of ... Furthermore, human thrombin is manufactured by chromatographic purification of prothrombin from cryo-poor …
Chlordiazepoxide
An anxiolytic benzodiazepine derivative with anticonvulsant, sedative, and amnesic properties. It has also been used in the symptomatic treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Matched Description: … It has also been used in the symptomatic treatment of alcohol withdrawal. …
Rilonacept
Rilonacept is a dimeric fusion protein consisting of portions of IL-1R and the IL-1R accessory protein linked to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G1. Rilonacept functions as an interleukin 1 inhibitor and is used in the treatment of CAPS, also known as cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, including familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Rilonacept is a dimeric fusion protein consisting of portions of IL-1R and the IL-1R accessory protein ... linked to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G1. ... Rilonacept functions as an interleukin 1 inhibitor and is used in the treatment of CAPS, also known as …
Oprelvekin
Oprelvekin, the active ingredient in Neumega®, is recombinant Interleukin-11 (IL-11), which is produced in Escherichia coli (E. coli) by recombinant DNA technology. With a molecular mass of approximately 19,000 daltons, the non-glycosylated protein is 177 amino acids in length in comparison to the natural IL-11, which is 178 amino acid...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … With a molecular mass of approximately 19,000 daltons, the non-glycosylated protein is 177 amino acids ... In mice and nonhuman primate studies of animals with moderate and severe myelosuppression, in addition ... animal studies, oprelvekin was also shown to regulate intestinal epithelium growth by enhancing healing of …
Padeliporfin
Padeliporfin is a water-soluble chlorophyll derivative and cytotoxic photosensitizer used for vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for malignancies. Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP), or vascular targeted photochemotherapy, is a focal treatment for localized prostate cancer. It aims to destroy only cancerous lesions of the prostate, rather than ablating the entire prostate gland. Padeliporfin...
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Padeliporfin was first approved by the European Commission on November 10, 2017, for the treatment of ... It aims to destroy only cancerous lesions of the prostate, rather than ablating the entire prostate gland …
Damoctocog alfa pegol
In recent years, various extended half-life factor VIII and factor IX preparations have been studied and gained approval. In order to extend half-lives, techniques such as fusion to protein conjugates (Fc part of IgG1 or albumin), chemical modification (PEGylation), and protein sequence modification have been utilized. Also known as, BAY94-9027,...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … In order to extend half-lives, techniques such as fusion to protein conjugates (Fc part of IgG1 or albumin ... a longer-acting Factor VIII therapy formulated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) to reduce the number of …
Crisaborole
Crisaborole is a novel oxaborole approved by FDA on December 14, 2016 as Eucrisa, a topical treatment of for mild to moderate atopic dermatitis.
This non-steroidal agent is efficacious in improving disease severity, reducing the risk of infection and reducing the signs and symptoms in patients 2 years old and...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It is currently under development as topical treatment of psoriasis. ... Crisaborole is a novel oxaborole approved by FDA on December 14, 2016 as Eucrisa, a topical treatment of ... This non-steroidal agent is efficacious in improving disease severity, reducing the risk of infection …
Galcanezumab
Galcanezumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody developed by Eli Lilly and Company against human calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). Although several small-molecule CGRP receptor antagonists have been developed, humanized monoclonal antibodies like galcanezumab are specifically designed to selectively bind to CGRP entities with high potency. Given this target specificity, lack of...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … migraine and the treatment of episodic cluster headache. ... Galcanezumab was approved by the FDA in September 2018, and is indicated for the preventive treatment of ... [A33112] Given this target specificity, lack of off-target toxicity, and characteristic proteolysis profile …
Talimogene laherparepvec
Talimogene laherparepvec is an oncolytic treatment used in local treatment of unresectable cutaneous, subcutaneous, and nodal lesions in patients with recurrent melanoma. It is a genetically administered herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) that expresses human cytokine granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) with antitumor and immune-stimulating activities. It specifically replicates within...
Approved
Experimental
Investigational
Matched Description: … Talimogene laherparepvec is an oncolytic treatment used in local treatment of unresectable cutaneous, …
Leuprolide
Leuprolide is a synthetic 9-residue peptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Unlike the endogenous decapeptide GnRH, leuprolide contains a single D-amino acid (D-leucyl) residue, which helps to increase its circulating half-life from three to four minutes to approximately three hours. As a GnRH mimic, leuprolide is capable of binding to...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Prolonged activation of GnRHR results in significant downregulation of sex steroid levels, which is primarily ... downstream modulation of both gonadotropin hormone and sex steroid levels. ... Leuprolide is a synthetic 9-residue peptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). …
Sunitinib
Sunitinib is a small-molecule multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor. On January 26, 2006, the agent was formally approved by the US FDA for the indications of treating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). For these purposes, sunitinib is generally available as an orally administered formulation....
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Sunitinib also inhibits KIT (CD117), the RTK that drives the majority of GISTs. ... On January 26, 2006, the agent was formally approved by the US FDA for the indications of treating renal …
Azithromycin
Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and a high degree of tissue penetration . It was initially approved by the FDA in 1991 .
It is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric and genitourinary infections and may be used instead of other macrolides for...
Approved
Matched Description: … Azithromycin [9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin] is a part of the _azalide_ subclass of macrolides ... This differentiates azithromycin from other types of macrolides [A174175]. ... used instead of other macrolides for some sexually transmitted and enteric infections. …
Arbutamine
Arbutamine, administered through a closed-loop, computer-controlled drug-delivery system, is indicated to elicit acute cardiovascular responses, similar to those produced by exercise, in order to aid in diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary artery disease in patients who cannot exercise adequately .
Approved
Matched Description: … responses, similar to those produced by exercise, in order to aid in diagnosing the presence or absence of …
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.
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Investigational
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that has a slightly lower density than air. It is toxic to hemoglobin utilizing animals (including humans), when encountered in concentrations above about 35 ppm, although it is also formed in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought...
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Matched Description: … A test of the diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO), is one of the most clinically ... Exhalation of corbon monoxide values have been studied as potential indicators of inflammation in asthma ... There have been several concerns voiced of over the use of carbon monoxide in food products [L2537], …
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