Displaying drugs 51 - 75 of 80 in total
Xenon Xe-129
Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 (Xe-129) is a contrast agent used in the lung's clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Lung MRIs are challenging due to the low proton density of this tissue, as well as the presence of artifacts due to respiration and cardiovascular pulsation movement and air–tissue interfaces.[A255178,A255183] The use of hyperpolarized...
Approved
Insulin glargine
Insulin glargine is a long-acting form of insulin used for the treatment of hyperglycemia caused by Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Insulin is typically prescribed for the management of diabetes mellitus to mimic the activity of endogenously produced human insulin, a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the...
Approved
Testosterone cypionate
Testosterone cypionate is a synthetic derivative of testosterone in the form of an oil-soluble 17 (beta)-cyclopentylpropionate ester. Its benefit compared to other testosterone derivatives is the slow rate of release after injection and longer half-life. It was developed by the company Pharmacia and Upjohn and FDA approved on July 25,...
Approved
Aluminum sulfate
Aluminum (Al), also spelled aluminum, chemical element, a lightweight, silvery-white metal of main Group 13 (IIIa, or boron group) of the periodic table .
It is a chemical agent used in water purification, the pH regulation of garden soil, and other commercial or industrial applications. Medically, it is primarily used...
Approved
Sodium fluoride
Sodium fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound that is a source of the fluoride ion in many applications, including dental care and radiographic imaging when it is used as Fluoride ion F-18. Sodium fluoride's benefits on dental health were first observed in the 1930s, when individuals in communities with fluoridated...
Approved
Polysorbate 80
Polysorbate, a substance formulated by the reaction of sorbitan fatty acid ester (a nonionic surfactant) with ethylene oxide, is used in many foreign countries, including the U.S. and the EU, where it acts as an emulsifier, a solubilizer in many foods, including bread, cake mix, salad dressing, shortening oil and...
Approved
Matched Description: … [L1852]
A solubilizing agent acts as a surfactant and increases the solubility of one agent in another …
Anthralin
Anthralin (1,8‐dihydroxy‐9anthrone, dithranol) is an older anti-psoriatic agent that was first synthesized as a derivative of chrysarobin, obtained from the araroba tree in Brazil over 100 years ago. Adverse effects of anthralin include irritation and discoloration of the skin .
This specific property of the molecule inspired workers to study...
Approved
Matched Description: … The chemical structure of anthralin allows for dual solubility, permitting the compound to be absorbed …
Pyrithione
Pyrithione zinc, or zinc pyrithione or zinc pyridinethione, is a coordination complex consisted of pyrithione ligands chelated to zinc (2+) ions via oxygen and sulfur centers. In the crystalline state, it exists as a centrosymmetric dimer. Due to its dynamic fungistatic and bacteriostatic properties, pyrithione zinc is used to treat...
Approved
Matched Description: … Due to low solubility, pyrithione zinc released from the topical formulations is deposited and retained …
Benzydamine
Benzydamine (also known as Tantum Verde or Difflam), available as the hydrochloride salt, is a locally-acting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with local anaesthetic and analgesic properties. It is used topically for pain relief and anti-inflammatory treatment of the mouth, throat, or muscoskeletal system.
Although the indazole analogue benzydamine is a...
Approved
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
Lidocaine
Ever since its discovery and availability for sale and use in the late 1940s, lidocaine has become an exceptionally commonly used medication . In particular, lidocaine's principal mode of action in acting as a local anesthetic that numbs the sensations of tissues means the agent is indicated for facilitating local...
Approved
Vet approved
Mercuric iodide
Experimental
Matched Synonyms: … Mercuric iodide red ... Mercuric iodide, red ... Red mercuric iodide …
Matched Name: … Mercuric iodide …
Matched Categories: … mercuric iodide …
Matched Name: … Mercuric iodide …
Matched Categories: … mercuric iodide …
Mercuric amidochloride
Experimental
Matched Synonyms: … Mercuric chloride, ammoniated …
Matched Name: … Mercuric amidochloride …
Matched Categories: … mercuric amidochloride …
Matched Name: … Mercuric amidochloride …
Matched Categories: … mercuric amidochloride …
Mercuric chloride
Mercury chloride (HgCl2) is a highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern...
Experimental
Matched Synonyms: … Mercuric chloride ... mercuric bichloride …
Matched Name: … Mercuric chloride …
Matched Description: … Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern medicine …
Matched Categories: … mercuric chloride …
Matched Name: … Mercuric chloride …
Matched Description: … Mercuric chloride was used to disinfect wounds by Arab physicians in the Middle Ages but modern medicine …
Matched Categories: … mercuric chloride …
Phenylmercuric acetate
Phenylmercuric acetate is an organomercurial compound used as a fungicide and slimicide.
Investigational
Matched Synonyms: … Phenyl mercuric acetate …
Camptothecin
Camptothecin is an alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA topoisomerase, type I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.
Experimental
Bezitramide
Bezitramide is a narcotic analgesic which was discovered in 1961, clinically tested around the 1970's , and marketed under the name Burgodin. After cases of fatal overdose in the Netherlands in 2004 the drug was withdrawn from the market.
Bezitramide has never been FDA approved and is currently a schedule...
Experimental
Illicit
Withdrawn
Peginterferon alfacon-1
PEGylation is a technology for the chemical attachment of polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer chains to a broad range of drug substances such as peptides and proteins including antibody fragments; small molecules, and other drugs. [Infergen] is a bio-engineered type I interferon alpha that is FDA-approved for the treatment of patients...
Investigational
Alprenolol
One of the adrenergic beta-antagonists used as an antihypertensive, anti-anginal, and anti-arrhythmic agent. Alprenolol is no longer marketed by AstraZeneca, but may still be available in generic varieties.
Experimental
Withdrawn
NRP409
NRP409 is a triiodothyronine (T3) hormone, being investigated by New River Pharmaceuticals as a treatment for patients with primary hypothyroidism.
Investigational
Curcumin sulfate
Experimental
SN-38
7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN 38) is a liposomal formulation of the active metabolite of Irinotecan DB00762, a chemotherapeutic pro-drug approved for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer. SN 38 has been used in trials studying the treatment of Cancer, Advanced Solid Tumors, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, and Triple Negative...
Investigational
Alvespimycin
Alvespimycin is a derivative of geldanamycin and heat shock protein (HSP) 90 inhibitor. It has been used in trials studying the treatment of solid tumor in various cancer as an antitumor agent. In comparison to the first HSP90 inhibitor tanespimycin, it exhibits some pharmacologically desirable properties such as reduced metabolic...
Investigational
Matched Description: … desirable properties such as reduced metabolic liability, lower plasma protein binding, increased water solubility …
Mersalyl
Mersalyl is the sodium salt form of mersalyl acid, a mercurial diuretic. It is an outdated drug, and its approval has been discontinued by the FDA. Mersalyl acid is currently replaced by less toxic non-mercury containing diuretics [L1575, L1577]. The sodium salt of a mercury-containing derivative of salicylamide, was formerly...
Experimental
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