Displaying drugs 51 - 75 of 141 in total
Estrone
Estrone, one of the major mammalian estrogens, is an aromatized C18 steroid with a 3-hydroxyl group and a 17-ketone. It is produced in vivo from androstenedione or from testosterone via estradiol. It is produced primarily in the ovaries, placenta, and in peripheral tissues (especially adipose tissue) through conversion of adrostenedione....
Approved
Diethylstilbestrol
A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck, 11th ed)
The FDA withdrew its...
Approved
Investigational
Withdrawn
Estradiol dienanthate
Estradiol Dienanthate 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 benzoate therefore has the same downstream...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Somatostatin
Somatostatin, also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, is a naturally-occurring peptide hormone of 14 or 28 amino acid residues that regulates the endocrine system. It is secreted by the D cells of the islets to inhibit the release of insulin and glucagon, and is also generated in the hypothalamus, where...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … glucagon, and is also generated in the hypothalamus, where it inhibits the release of growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating …
Strontium chloride Sr-89
Strontium chloride (Sr-89), initially FDA-approved in 1993, is used as a paliative therapeutic option to help relieve the pain from bone metastases. Strontium chloride is mainly used in cases of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Bone metastases is a common and severe complication presented in advanced stages of the disease. It...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … presented mainly in patients with prostatic and breast cancer, as well as in cancer of lung, bladder and thyroid …
Riboflavin
Nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables. The richest natural source is yeast. It occurs in the free form only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as flavin mononucleotide and...
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Vet approved
Aminosalicylic acid
An antitubercular agent often administered in association with isoniazid. The sodium salt of the drug is better tolerated than the free acid.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Agents that modify thyroid function …
Salmon calcitonin
Synthetic peptide, 32 residues long formulated as a nasal spray.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Thyroid Products …
Besilesomab
Besilesomab is a mouse monoclonal antibody labelled with the radioactive isotope technetium-99m for determining the location of inflammation/infection in peripheral bone in adults with suspected osteomyelitis [FDA Label]. Utilised only as a diagnostic agent, besilesomab is currently approved by the EMEA for marketing and use in various European countries like...
Approved
Nateglinide
Nateglinide is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It belongs to the meglitinide class of short-acting insulin secretagogues, which act by binding to β cells of the pancreas to stimulate insulin release. Nateglinide is an amino acid derivative that induces an early insulin...
Approved
Investigational
Trametinib
Trametinib is an orally bioavailable mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (MEK1) and MEK2 inhibitor.[A258298,A258293] It was first approved by the FDA in May 2013 for the treatment of melanoma. It was later approved by Health Canada on July 18, 2013 and by the European Commission on June 30, 2014. Trametinib...
Approved
Matched Description: … approved to treat a variety of cancers with BRAF mutations, such as non-small cell lung cancer and thyroid …
Calcifediol
The major circulating metabolite of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). It is produced in the liver and is the best indicator of the body's vitamin D stores. It is effective in the treatment of rickets and osteomalacia, both in azotemic and non-azotemic patients. Calcifediol also has mineralizing properties.
Approved
Nutraceutical
Amiodarone
Amiodarone is a benzofuran derivative, anti-arrhythmic drug used commonly in a variety of settings. Most known for its approved indication in life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, it is also used off-label in the outpatient and inpatient setting for atrial fibrillation. Because of its ability to cause serious toxicity and possibly death, amiodarone...
Approved
Investigational
Ritlecitinib
Ritlecitinib (PF-06651600) is a highly selective inhibitor of Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) and the tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (TEC) kinase family. In June 2023, it was approved by the FDA for the treatment of severe alopecia areata in adults and adolescents 12 years and older.[L47092,L47127] It was further...
Approved
Investigational
Cholecystokinin
Cholecystokinin ( also known as CCK or CCK-PZ) is a peptide hormone of the gastrointestinal system which is responsible for stimulating the digestion of fat and protein. Cholecystokinin, previously called pancreozymin, is synthesized and secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine) and leads...
Approved
Investigational
Metoclopramide
Diabetic gastroparesis is a condition that causes frequent nausea and vomiting, which has a negative impact on quality of life and poses a significant burden on the healthcare system. Metoclopramide is a dopamine antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting that may be associated with diabetic gastroparesis in addition to...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Agents that modify thyroid function …
Omeprazole
Originally approved by the FDA in 1989, omeprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor, used to treat gastric acid-related disorders. These disorders may include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, and other diseases characterized by the oversecretion of gastric acid. This drug was the first clinical useful drug in its class,...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Diazepam
A benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant, and amnesic properties and a long duration of action. Its actions are mediated by enhancement of gamma-aminobutyric acid activity. It is used in the treatment of severe anxiety disorders, as a hypnotic in the short-term management of insomnia, as a sedative and...
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Categories: … Agents that modify thyroid function …
Mirtazapine
Mirtazapine is a tetracyclic piperazino-azepine antidepressant agent that was initially approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in the Netherlands in 1994. This drug was first manufactured by Organon Inc., and received FDA approval in 1997 for the treatment of major depressive disorder.[T595, L6157] The effects of this...
Approved
Testosterone enanthate
Testosterone enanthate is an esterified variant of testosterone that comes as an injectable compound with a slow-release rate. This slow release is achieved by the presence of the enanthate ester functional group attached to the testosterone molecule. This testosterone derivative was first approved on December 24, 1953. In 2017, about...
Approved
Liothyronine
Liothyronine is a thyroidal hormone T3 which is normally produced by the thyroid gland in a ratio 4:1 when compared with T4: T3. Liothyronine is the active form of thyroxine which is composed in a basic chemical structure by a tyrosine with bound iodine. The exogenous liothyronine product was developed...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Description: … Liothyronine is a thyroidal hormone T3 which is normally produced by the thyroid gland in a ratio 4:1 …
Matched Mixtures name: … Thyroid ... Thyroid ... Thyroid …
Matched Categories: … Thyroid Products …
Matched Mixtures name: … Thyroid ... Thyroid ... Thyroid …
Matched Categories: … Thyroid Products …
Thyroglobulin
Thyroglobulin (also known as Tg) is an enzyme thyroid hormone used by the thyroid gland to produce the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). The active form of thyroxine, triiodothyronine, is produced both within the thyroid gland and periphery by 5'-deiodinase. Patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis or Graves' disease, frequently...
Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis or Graves' disease, frequently develop antibodies against thyroglobulin ... Thyroglobulin (also known as Tg) is an enzyme thyroid hormone used by the thyroid gland to produce the ... thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). …
Propylthiouracil
A thiourea antithyroid agent. Propythiouracil inhibits the synthesis of thyroxine and inhibits the peripheral conversion of throxine to tri-iodothyronine. It is used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopeoia, 30th ed, p534)
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Investigational
Matched Categories: … Thyroid Products ... Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Inhibitor ... Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Inhibitors …
Teprotumumab
Teprotumumab is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against the human insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor. Following a clinical trial in which its efficacy in the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED) was assessed, it received "breakthrough therapy" designation from the FDA in 2016 and was approved by the FDA...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [L11359] Following a clinical trial in which its efficacy in the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED ... [L11350] Thyroid eye disease is a potentially debilitating complication of Graves' Disease involving …
Iodide I-131
Iodide I-131 (as Sodium iodide I-131) is a radioisotopic drug used for the treatment and palliation of thyroid malignancy. Iodine-131 is notable for causing mutation and death in cells that it penetrates, which is due to its mode of beta decay. As a result of beta decay, approximately 10% of...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Iodide I-131 (as Sodium iodide I-131) is a radioisotopic drug used for the treatment and palliation of thyroid ... Therapeutic solutions of Sodium Iodide-131 are indicated for the treatment of hyperthyroidism and thyroid ... Because the thyroid gland naturally takes up iodine from the body, therapeutic methods using radioisotopes …
Matched Categories: … Thyroid Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals …
Matched Categories: … Thyroid Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals …
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