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Erlotinib

Erlotinib is an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase that is used in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer. It is typically marketed under the trade name Tarceva. Erlotinib binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … This finding introduces the potential use of erlotinib in the treatment of JAK2V617F-positive PV and ... the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer. ... most patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and a substantial proportion of patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …

Clodronic acid

Clodronic acid is a first generation bisphosphonate similar to etidronic acid and tiludronic acid. These drugs were developed to mimic the action of pyrophosphate, a regulator of calcification and decalcification. clodronate’s use has decreased over the years in favor of the third generation, nitrogen containing bisphosphonate zoledronic acid, ibandronic acid,...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … [A203111] Clodronic acid is not FDA approved, but is approved in Canada.[L13910] ... [A1923] clodronate’s use has decreased over the years in favor of the third generation, nitrogen containing ... Clodronic acid is a first generation bisphosphonate similar to [etidronic acid] and [tiludronic acid] …
Matched Categories: … Drugs Affecting Bone Structure and Mineralization …

Armodafinil

Armodafinil is the enantiopure of the wakefulness-promoting agent modafinil (Provigil), and is indicated to improve wakefulness in adult patients with excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), narcolepsy, or shift work disorder (SWD). Research has shown that armodafinil significantly improves driving simulator performance in patients with SWD. Armodafinil consists...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2007. ... Armodafinil is the enantiopure of the wakefulness-promoting agent modafinil (Provigil), and is indicated ... to improve wakefulness in adult patients with excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep …
Matched Categories: … Modafinil and isomer ... Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances ... Psychostimulants, Agents Used for ADHD and Nootropics …

Verapamil

Verapamil is a phenylalkylamine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure, heart arrhythmias, and angina, and was the first calcium channel antagonist to be introduced into therapy in the early 1960s. It is a member of the non-dihydropyridine class of calcium channel blockers, which includes drugs...
Approved
Matched Description: … into therapy in the early 1960s. ... Verapamil is a phenylalkylamine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure, ... heart arrhythmias, and angina,[L8791] and was the first calcium channel antagonist to be introduced …
Matched Mixtures name: … Trandolapril and Verapamil Hydrochloride ... Trandolapril and Verapamil Hydrochloride ... Trandolapril and Verapamil Hydrochloride …
Matched Categories: … Verapamil and analogues ... trandolapril and verapamil ... ACE Inhibitors and Calcium Channel Blockers …

Opium

Opium is the first substance of the diverse group of the opiates. It has been known for a long time, and the first evidence of a poppy culture dates from 5 thousand years by the Sumerians. During the years, opium was used as a sedative and hypnotic, but it was...
Approved
Illicit
Matched Description: … Morphine is the most prevalent and principal alkaloid in opium, and it is responsible for most of the ... the category of phenanthrenes and alkaloids that have no central nervous system effect in the category ... Once extracted, opium contains two main groups of alkaloids; the psychoactive constituents which are in …
Matched Mixtures name: … Belladonna and Opium ... Belladonna and Opium ... Belladonna and Opium …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …

Estradiol cypionate

Estradiol Cypionate is a pro-drug ester of DB00783, a naturally occurring hormone that circulates endogenously within the human body. Estradiol is the most potent form of all mammalian estrogenic steroids and acts as the major female sex hormone. As a pro-drug of estradiol, estradiol cypionate therefore has the same downstream...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … potency and in estrogenic effects. ... Because of the difference in potency between estradiol and estrone, menopause (and a change in primary ... ERβ subtypes, which are located in various tissues and organs such as the breasts, uterus, ovaries, …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Colchicine

Colchicine is an alkaloid drug derived from a plant belonging to the Lily family, known as Colchicum autumnale, or "autumn crocus." Its use was first approved by the FDA in 1961. Colchicine is used in the treatment of gout flares and Familial Mediterranean fever, and prevention of major cardiovascular events....
Approved
Matched Description: … [L8192] Colchicine is used in the treatment of gout flares and Familial Mediterranean fever,[L8138] and ... [L47591] It has also been investigated in other inflammatory and fibrotic conditions.[A183602] ... [A183611] Its use was first approved by the FDA in 1961. …
Matched Mixtures name: … Probenecid and Colchicine ... Probenecid and Colchicine ... Probenecid and Colchicine …
Matched Categories: … colchicine and probenecid …

Estrone sulfate

Estrone sulfate (as estropipate) is a form of estrogen. It has several uses such as: alleviate symptoms of menopause as hormone replacement therapy, treatment some types of infertility, treatment of some conditions leading to underdevelopment of female sexual characteristics, treatment of vaginal atrophy, treatment of some types of breast cancer...
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Matched Description: … men and postmenopausal women), treatment of prostate cancer and prevention of osteoporosis. ... characteristics, treatment of vaginal atrophy, treatment of some types of breast cancer (particularly in …
Matched Mixtures name: … Esterified Estrogens and Methyltestosterone ... Esterified Estrogens and Methyltestosterone …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Omega-3-carboxylic acids

The omega-3 carboxylic acid (OM3-CA) is a new formulation of omega-3 fatty acids that present an enhanced bioavailability in the treatment of dyslipidemia. The increased bioavailability is explained because OM3-CA is found in a form of polyunsaturated free fatty acids as opposed to other products whose form is as ethyl...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … acid as the most abundant species found in a proportion of 55% and 20% respectively. ... acid (OM3-CA) is a new formulation of omega-3 fatty acids that present an enhanced bioavailability in ... The increased bioavailability is explained because OM3-CA is found in a form of polyunsaturated free …

Nabumetone

Nabumetone was originally developed as a non-acidic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).[label] It was thought to avoid trapping of the drug in the stomach by making it unable to dissociate into ions which was believed to reduce GI toxicity by limiting local action. While slightly reduced, possibly due to a degree...
Approved
Matched Description: … Nabumetone was developed by Smithkline Beecham under the trade name Relafen and first received FDA approval ... in December, 1991. ... [label] It was thought to avoid trapping of the drug in the stomach by making it unable to dissociate …
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …

Hydralazine

Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and was soon repurposed. Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[A186820,L8782,L8785] Hydralazine is no longer a...
Approved
Matched Description: … of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure. ... and was soon repurposed. ... Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability …
Matched Mixtures name: … Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide ... Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide ... Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide …
Matched Categories: … hydralazine and diuretics ... Hydrazinophthalazine Derivatives and Diuretics …

Clozapine

Clozapine is a tricyclic dibenzodiazepine, classified as an atypical antipsychotic agent. Clozapine displays affinity to various neuroreceptors with a particularly low affinity to the dopamine receptors, thus breaking the mold of first-generation antipsychotics and deeming it "atypical". . This low affinity to dopamine receptors results in fewer extrapyramidal side effects,...
Approved
Matched Description: … [A185747] However, its promiscuity toward the muscarinic and adrenergic receptors can result in other ... Despite its effectiveness in treating both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, clozapine ... was briefly removed from the market in various jurisdictions in 1970 due to severe agranulocytosis. …
Matched Categories: … Diazepines, Oxazepines, Thiazepines and Oxepines …

Beta carotene

Beta-carotene, with the molecular formula C40H56, belongs to the group of carotenoids consisting of isoprene units. The presence of long chains of conjugated double bonds donates beta-carotene with specific colors. It is the most abundant form of carotenoid and it is a precursor of the vitamin A. Beta-carotene is composed...
Approved
Nutraceutical
Matched Description: … It is an antioxidant that can be found in yellow, orange and green leafy vegetables and fruits. ... [T162] It is the most abundant form of carotenoid and it is a precursor of the vitamin A. …
Matched Mixtures name: … Beta C and E Tab ... Eden With Vitamins A, C, and E ... Essential Vitamins and Minerals …
Matched Categories: … Diet, Food, and Nutrition ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Emollients and Protectives …

Belladonna

Belladonna, also known as atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its roots, leaves and fruits contain DB00424, DB00747, and mostly, DB00572. These alkaloids are naturally-occurring muscarinic antagonists. DB00572 is a non-selective muscarinic antagonist that is mainly used as an adjunct for...
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Belladonna is a poisonous plant and belladonna intoxication from accidental ingestion may result in a ... Belladonna, also known as atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant in ... Its roots, leaves and fruits contain [DB00424], [DB00747], and mostly, [DB00572]. …
Matched Mixtures name: … Belladonna and Opium ... Belladonna and Opium ... Belladonna and Opium …

Drospirenone

Drospirenone is a synthetic progestin commonly found in the popular oral contraceptive, Yaz in combination with Ethinyl estradiol. Most recently, it was approved by both Health Canada and the FDA in combination with Estetrol as an oral contraceptive therapy.[L33199,L33174] Aside from its contraceptive effects, drospirenone is used with estrogens to...
Approved
Matched Description: … [L7973] Most recently, it was approved by both Health Canada and the FDA in combination with [Estetrol ... Drospirenone is a synthetic progestin commonly found in the popular oral contraceptive, Yaz in combination ... [A182543,A182552] In 2012, however, a safety statement by the FDA concluded that the increase in the …
Matched Mixtures name: … Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol ... Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol ... Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol …
Matched Categories: … drospirenone and estetrol ... drospirenone and estrogen ... drospirenone and ethinylestradiol ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital System …

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: … In addition, sunitinib inhibits other RTKs including RET, CSF-1R, and flt3. ... agent was formally approved by the US FDA for the indications of treating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and ... These include all platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGF-R) and vascular endothelial growth factor …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …

Azacitidine

Azacitidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue with anti-neoplastic activity. It differs from cytosine by the presence of nitrogen in the C5-position, key in its hypomethylating activity.[A1406,A1413,A1415] Two main mechanisms of action have been proposed for azacitidine. One of them is the induction of cytotoxicity. As an analogue of cytidine, it...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [A1407] Due to its anti-neoplastic activity and its ability to inhibit methylation in replicating DNA ... , azacytidine has been used mainly used in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute ... As an analogue of cytidine, it is able to incorporate into RNA and DNA, disrupting RNA metabolism and …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …

Lomefloxacin

Lomefloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, used to treat bacterial infections including bronchitis and urinary tract infections (UTIs). Additionally, it has been employed for the prophylaxis of UTIs prior to surgery as well.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Lomefloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, used to treat bacterial infections including bronchitis and …

Calcipotriol

Calcipotriol (INN) or calcipotriene (USAN) is a sythetic derivative of calcitriol or Vitamin D.
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate ... Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate ... Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate …
Matched Categories: … Vitamin D and Analogues ... Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents …

Omaveloxolone

Omaveloxolone (RTA-408) is a semisynthetic oleanane triterpenoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.[A257534,A257539] Omaveloxolone acts as an activator of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), a transcription factor that mitigates oxidative stress. In patients with Friedreich's ataxia, a genetic disease involving mitochondrial dysfunction, the Nrf2 pathway is impaired, and Nrf2 activity...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older. ... pathway is impaired, and Nrf2 activity is lower. ... In patients with Friedreich's ataxia, a genetic disease involving mitochondrial dysfunction, the Nrf2 …

Osilodrostat

Osilodrostat is an inhibitor of 11β-hydroxylase (also referred to as CYP11B1), the enzyme that catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of endogenous cortisol. It is used to lower circulating cortisol levels in the treatment of Cushing's disease, a disorder in which cortisol levels are chronically and supraphysiologically elevated. Cushing's...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Cushing's disease),[A191850] and was granted FDA approval and Orphan Drug designation in the US in March ... in which cortisol levels are chronically and supraphysiologically elevated. ... [A191850] Osilodrostat was approved for use in the EU in January 2020 for the treatment of endogenous …
Matched Categories: … Sex Hormones and Insulins …

Vanadium

Approved
Experimental
Matched Mixtures name: … Chromium and Vanadium (combo) ... Revit Multi-vitamins and Minerals ... Multivitamins and Minerals for Men …
Matched Categories: … Diet, Food, and Nutrition …

Fidaxomicin

Fidaxomicin is a novel macrolide antibiotic used in the treatment of diarrhea caused by Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile in adult and pediatric patients over the age of 6 months. Fidaxomicin is a naturally-occurring 18-member macrocycle derived from fermentation. Because fidaxomicin contains an 18-membered lactone ring in its structure, it is...
Approved
Matched Description: … _ (formerly _Clostridium_) _difficile_ in adult and pediatric patients over the age of 6 months. ... bactericidal activity is time-dependent, and not concentration-dependent. ... [A190492] The antibacterial activity of fidaxomicin is distinct from macrolides and rifamycins, as the …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …

Kappadione

Kappadione is a Vitamin K derivative (chemically, it is menadiol sodium diphosphate), previously approved by FDA prior to 1982 and marketed by Lilly Marketing for this drug has been discontinued and is not available in North America . It has been found to have carcinogenic potential in mammalian cells as...
Approved
Matched Description: … marketed by Lilly Marketing for this drug has been discontinued and is not available in North America ... derivative (chemically, it is menadiol sodium diphosphate), previously approved by FDA prior to 1982 and ... It has been found to have carcinogenic potential in mammalian cells as well as cytotoxic properties [ …

Cresol

Cresol is a hydroxytoluene that can be extracted naturally from coal tar or made synthetically. Pure cresol is a mixture of ortho-, meta-, and para- isomers. Cresols are precursors or synthetic intermediates to various other compounds and materials, including plastics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, disinfectants, and dyes. Ingestion of cresol induces toxicity...
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Matched Description: … Ingestion of cresol induces toxicity in humans and can lead to burning of the mouth and throat, abdominal ... At concentrations normally found in the environment however, cresols do not pose any significant risk ... pain, and/or vomiting. …
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