Displaying drugs 576 - 600 of 1993 in total
Gepirone
Gepirone, an azapirone, is a pharmacologic analog of buspirone that acts selectively on the pre- and post-synaptic 5HT1A receptors. Although earlier clinical trials showed promising results for gepirone, its formulation as an immediate-release tablet necessitates frequent administration due to the short half-lives. It was not until an extended-release formulation of...
Approved
Investigational
Pemetrexed
Pemetrexed is a chemotherapy drug that is manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company under the brand name Alimta. It is indicated for use in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma whose disease is either unresectable or who are otherwise not candidates for...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Salts cas: … 1645228-03-0 …
Venetoclax
Venetoclax is a BCL-2 inhibitor that was initially approved by the FDA in April 2016 [FDA label]. Proteins in the B cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family are important regulators of the apoptotic (programmed cell death) process , . Venetoclax is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and certain types...
Approved
Investigational
Alpelisib
Alpelisib is a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor with potent antitumor activity. It works by selectively inhibiting class I PI3K p110α , which is the catalytic subunit of PI3K, a lipid kinase that plays a role in various biological processes, including proliferation, survival, differentiation, and metabolism. Alpelisib was designed to target...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Alpelisib was granted FDA approval on 24 May 2019. …
Mezlocillin
Semisynthetic ampicillin-derived acylureido penicillin. It has been proposed for infections with certain anaerobes and may be useful in inner ear, bile, and CNS infections.
Approved
Investigational
Human Rho(D) immune globulin
Human Rho(D) immune globulin is a medicine given by intramuscular or intravenous injection that is used to prevent the immunological condition known as Rh disease (or hemolytic disease of newborn). Rho (D) immune globulin is available as a sterile, lyophilized or liquid gamma globulin (IgG) fraction containing antibodies to the...
Approved
Investigational
Albutrepenonacog alfa
Albutrepenonacog alfa (rIX-RFP) is a recombinant fusion protein that links a recombinant coagulation factor IX (rFIX) with a recombinant human albumin (rAlbumin). It was developed by CSL Behring Canada, Inc and approved by Health Canada on April 26, 2017. It was also approved by FDA and EMA in 2016. It...
Approved
Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate
A 177Lu-labeled somatostatin analog peptide, Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate belongs to an emerging form of treatments called Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT), which involves targeting tumours with molecules carrying radioactive particles that bind to specific receptors expressed by the tumour. Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate may also be referred to as...
Approved
Investigational
Lepirudin
Lepirudin is a recombinant hirudin formed by 65 amino acids that acts as a highly specific and direct thrombin inhibitor.[L41539,L41569] Natural hirudin is an endogenous anticoagulant found in Hirudo medicinalis leeches. Lepirudin is produced in yeast cells and is identical to natural hirudin except for the absence of sulfate on...
Approved
Withdrawn
Metformin
Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent and first-line pharmacotherapy used in the management of type II diabetes.[L12207,A176173]
Metformin is considered an antihyperglycemic drug because it lowers blood glucose concentrations in type II diabetes without causing hypoglycemia. It is commonly described as an "insulin sensitizer", leading to a decrease in insulin...
Approved
Bicisate
Bicisate, also known as ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD), is a N,N'-1,2-ethylene-di-yl-bis-L-cysteinate diethyl ester. It is used in conjunction with technetium Tc99m as a tracer to measure cerebral blood flow with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The complex of bicisate and technetium Tc99m as a kit was developed by Lantheus Medcl...
Approved
Investigational
Glatiramer
Glatiramer acetate is a mix of synthetic polypeptides that includes L-glutamic acid, L-alanine, L-tyrosine, and L-lysine at an average molar fraction of 0.141, 0.427, 0.095, and 0.338, respectively. Since glatiramer acetate is a heterogeneous drug, there is limited information about its physicochemical properties. Originally, glatiramer acetate was designed as a...
Approved
Investigational
Ustekinumab
Ustekinumab is a human immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 kappa monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin(IL)-12 and IL-23, which are cytokines that are involved in immune and inflammatory responses. It was generated via recombinant human IL-12 immunization of human Ig (hu-Ig) transgenic mice. It is a targeted biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARDs) that...
Approved
Investigational
Follitropin
Follitropin is a human follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) preparation of recombinant DNA origin, which consists of two non-covalently linked, non-identical glycoproteins designated as the alpha- and beta- subunits. The alpha- and beta- subunits have 92 and 111 amino acids. The alpha subunit is glycosylated at Asn 51 and Asn 78...
Approved
Matched Description: … subunit is glycosylated at Asn 51 and Asn 78 while the beta subunit is glycosylated at Asn 7 and Asn 24 …
Scopolamine
Scopolamine is a tropane alkaloid isolated from members of the Solanaceae family of plants, similar to atropine and hyoscyamine, all of which structurally mimic the natural neurotransmitter acetylcholine.[A228423, A228763] Scopolamine was first synthesized in 1959, but to date, synthesis remains less efficient than extracting scopolamine from plants. As an acetylcholine...
Approved
Investigational
Infliximab
Infliximab is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha or TNF-α) blocker and a chimeric monoclonal IgG1 antibody composed of human constant (75%) and murine variable (25%) regions . Infliximab is produced by a recombinant cell line cultured by continuous perfusion. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a key proinflammatory cytokine involved in...
Approved
Omidenepag isopropyl
Omidenepag isopropyl is a topical ocular hypotensive agent used to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Omidenepag isopropyl is quickly metabolized to its active metabolite, omidenepag, a molecule with high selectivity and agonistic activity towards the prostaglandin E2 (EP2) receptor.[A253263,A253268] Prostanoid FP receptor agonists (FP...
Approved
Investigational
Dronabinol
Dronabinol (marketed as Marinol) is a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis (marijuana). THC demonstrates its effects through weak partial agonist activity at Cannabinoid-1 (CB1R) and Cannabinoid-2 (CB2R) receptors, which results in the well-known effects of smoking cannabis such as increased appetite, reduced pain, and...
Approved
Illicit
DL-Methylephedrine
Methylephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine that appears in various over-the-counter cough and cold medications throughout the world , , . The abuse of methylephedrine-containing medications has been reported in Japan. Methylephedrine is not legally available in the United States, but has been identified in cases of drug abuse .
Approved
Matched Salts cas: … 18760-80-0 …
Darolutamide
Darolutamide is a nonsteroidal androgen receptor antagonist for the treatment of castrate-resistant, non-metastatic prostate cancer (nmCRPC). This condition occurs in the majority of patients with advanced prostate cancer who have been treated with androgen receptor antagonists. Though prior treatment for prostate cancer has been successful for these patients, the cancer...
Approved
Investigational
Linaclotide
Linaclotide is a synthetic 14-amino acid cyclic peptide and first-in-class guanylate cyclase-C (G-CC) agonist.[A260271, L47211] Linaclotide is structurally related to human guanylin and uroguanylin, paracrine peptide hormones that are endogenous activators of GC-C. It is also a homolog of a heat-stable enterotoxin derived from Escherichia coli, the first natural ligand...
Approved
Matched Iupac: … -18,19,35,36,48,49-hexathia-2,5,11,14,23,26,29,32,39,42,45,52-dodecaazatetracyclo[22.22.4.2^{16,33}.0^ …
Influenza A virus A/Darwin/9/2021 SAN-010 (H3N2) antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
A seasonally-specific component of the influenza vaccine. The influenza vaccine, also known as the "flu shot", is a vaccine that helps to protect against infection from influenza viruses. These vaccines provide protection from influenza by exposing the immune system to the virus (or parts of the virus) which results in...
Approved
Olipudase alfa
Olipudase alfa is recombinant human acid sphingomyelinase. It is the first and only enzyme replacement therapy in the world for the treatment of Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), also known as Niemann–Pick disease. ASMD is a rare lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the SMPD1 gene, leading to a deficiency...
Approved
Investigational
Cephalexin
Cephalexin is the first of the first generation cephalosporins.[A179071,A179074] This antibiotic contains a beta lactam and a dihydrothiazide. Cephalexin is used to treat a number of susceptible bacterial infections through inhibition of cell wall synthesis.[A179083,Label] Cephalexin was approved by the FDA on 4 January 1971.
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Salts cas: … 38932-40-0 …
Thimerosal
Thiomersal (INN), commonly known in the U.S. as thimerosal, is an organomercury compound. This compound is a well-established and widely used antiseptic and antifungal agent.
Developed in 1927, thimerosal has been and is still being used as a preservative in some cosmetics, topical pharmaceuticals, and biological drug products, which includes...
Approved
Displaying drugs 576 - 600 of 1993 in total