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Zafirlukast
Zafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and/or long-acting bronchodilator. It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed twice daily. Another leukotriene receptor antagonist is montelukast (Singulair), which is usually taken just once...
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Matched Description: … It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed twice daily. ... on the CysLT1 receptors, thus reducing constriction of the airways, build-up of mucus in the lungs and ... antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Olsalazine
Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). It was first developed for delivering mesalamine to the colon without the use of sulfapyridine. Olsalazine comprises two mesalamine molecules joined by an azo bridge, which is cleaved in the colon. Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works...
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Matched Description: … Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of [mesalamine] (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). ... , subsequently reducing the production of pro-inflammatory factors like prostaglandin and leukotriene ... [A257078] Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works by inhibiting cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Ethotoin
Ethotoin is a hydantoin derivative and anticonvulsant. Ethotoin exerts an antiepileptic effect without causing general central nervous system depression. The mechanism of action is probably very similar to that of phenytoin. The latter drug appears to stabilize rather than to raise the normal seizure threshold, and to prevent the spread...
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Matched Description: … Ethotoin is a hydantoin derivative and anticonvulsant. ... The latter drug appears to stabilize rather than to raise the normal seizure threshold, and to prevent …
Butaperazine
Butaperazine was approved in 1967 , and possibly discontinued in the 1980s .
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Matched Description: … Butaperazine was approved in 1967 [L5143], and possibly discontinued in the 1980s [T397]. …
Efmoroctocog alfa
Efmoroctocog alfa is a fully recombinant factor VIII-Fc fusion protein (rFVIIIFc) with an extended half-life compared with conventional factor VIII (FVIII) preparations, including recombinant FVIII (rFVIII) products such as DB13999 . It is an antihemorrhagic agent used in replacement therapy for patients with haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency). It...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … is purified endogenous Factor VIII from human pooled blood and contains both A- and B-subunits. ... other hemorrhages that cause chronic pain and disability to patients [A31551, A31552]. ... Patients with this disorder are more susceptible to recurrent bleeding episodes and excessive bleeding …
Yttrium Y-90
Yttrium 90 has been investigated for the treatment of Colon Cancer and Colorectal Cancer.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Yttrium 90 has been investigated for the treatment of Colon Cancer and Colorectal Cancer. …
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: … [A249920] It was subsequently approved by the FDA in 1992 for use in aesthetic procedures and has since ... LetibotulinumtoxinA has been a market-leading cosmetic product in South Korea for a number of years and ... ] It was approved for use in the treatment of glabellar lines in Canada in June 2022[L42330,L42335] and …
Nonoxynol-9
Nonoxynol-9 (N-9) is a typical surfactant used as a vaginal spermicide. Spermicides are locally acting non-hormonal contraceptives. When present in the vagina during intercourse, they immobilize/inactivate/damage and/or kill sperms without eliciting systemic effects. N-9 has been in use for more than 30 years as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug in creams,...
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … It is the most commonly used spermicidal contraceptive in the UK and the USA. ... N-9 has been in use for more than 30 years as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug in creams, gels, foams and ... When present in the vagina during intercourse, they immobilize/inactivate/damage and/or kill sperms without …
Phentolamine
Phentolamine is a reversible, non-selective alpha-adrenergic blocker that induces vasodilation. While initially introduced to the market for the treatment of hypertension, this clinical use was halted due to cardiovascular and gastrointestinal adverse effects with the prolonged use of large oral doses of phentolamine.[A261781, A261786] It has several therapeutic uses, including...
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Matched Description: … to the market for the treatment of hypertension, this clinical use was halted due to cardiovascular and ... [L48420, L48415, L48390] Phentolamine is administered intravenously, intramuscularly, submucosally, and ... norepinephrine-induced extravasation, diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, reversal of soft-tissue anesthesia, and …
Minaprine
Minaprine is a psychotropic drug which has proved to be effective in the treatment of various depressive states. Like most antidepressants minaprine antagonizes behavioral despair. Minaprine is an amino-phenylpyridazine antidepressant reported to be relatively free of cardiotoxicity, drowsiness, and weight gain.
Approved
Matched Description: … amino-phenylpyridazine antidepressant reported to be relatively free of cardiotoxicity, drowsiness, and …
Kava
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Bifonazole
Bifonazole is an azole antifungal drug.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Imidazole and Triazole Derivatives …
Pentobarbital
A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … agent and is usually given orally. ... A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Thenalidine
Withdrawn from the Canadian, US, and UK markets in 1963 due to concerns involving neutropenia.
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Withdrawn from the Canadian, US, and UK markets in 1963 due to concerns involving neutropenia. …
Rilmenidine
Rilmenidine has been used in trials studying the treatment of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Rilmenidine has been used in trials studying the treatment of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease …
Cianidanol
An antioxidant flavonoid, occurring especially in woody plants as both (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin (cis) forms.
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … An antioxidant flavonoid, occurring especially in woody plants as both (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin …
Icodextrin
Icodextrin is an iso-osmotic peritoneal dialysis solution containing glucose polymers. It is used primarily for ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) of diabetic patients and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) for patients with end-stage renal disease. It is injected as a solution into the peritoneal cavity. The drug is absorbed via convective transport...
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Matched Description: … It is used primarily for ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) of diabetic patients and automated peritoneal …
Pindolol
Pindolol is a first generation non-selective beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension. Early research into the use of pindolol found it had chronotropic effects, and so further investigation focused on the treatment of arrhythmia. Research into pindolol's use in the treatment of hypertension began in the early 1970s....
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Investigational
Matched Description: … [L32353] Early research into the use of pindolol found it had chronotropic effects, and so further investigation …
Matched Categories: … pindolol and other diuretics …
Matched Categories: … pindolol and other diuretics …
Sodium iodide
Sodium iodide is a water-soluble ionic compound with a crystal lattice. Sodium iodide is a source of iodine and can be administered as a supplement for total parenteral nutrition but is more commonly used in veterinary medicine. Radiolabelled compound, DB09293, is used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate thyroid function...
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Matched Description: … Sodium iodide is a source of iodine and can be administered as a supplement for total parenteral nutrition ... Radiolabelled compound, [DB09293], is used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate thyroid function and morphology …
Benzatropine
Benztropine, with the chemical formula 3alpha-diphenylmethoxytropane, is a tropane-based dopamine inhibitor used for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a combination molecule between a tropane ring, similar to cocaine, and a diphenyl ether from the dialkylpiperazines determined to be a dopamine uptake inhibitor since 1970. The generation of...
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Matched Description: … It is a combination molecule between a tropane ring, similar to cocaine, and a diphenyl ether from the ... [A37914] Benztropine was developed by USL Pharma and officially approved by the FDA on 1996.[L5500] ... an increased potency for dopamine uptake inhibition as well as a decreased inhibition of serotonin and …
Poliovirus type 1 antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Poliovirus type 1 antigen is a suspension of poliovirus Type 1 (Mahoney) used in the active immunization of infants (as young as 6 weeks of age), children, and adults for the prevention of poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus Type 1. The vaccine contains purified and inactivated poliovirus type 1 that were...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Type 1 (Mahoney) used in the active immunization of infants (as young as 6 weeks of age), children, and ... The vaccine contains purified and inactivated poliovirus type 1 that were grown from a continuous line …
Poliovirus type 3 antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Poliovirus type 3 antigen is a suspension of poliovirus Type 3 (Saukett) used in the active immunization of infants (as young as 6 weeks of age), children, and adults for the prevention of poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus Type 3. The vaccine contains purified and inactivated poliovirus type 3 that were...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Type 3 (Saukett) used in the active immunization of infants (as young as 6 weeks of age), children, and ... The vaccine contains purified and inactivated poliovirus type 3 that were grown from a continuous line …
Cholestyramine
Cholestyramine or colestyramine is a bile acid sequestrant. Bile acid sequestrants are polymeric compounds which serve as ion exchange resins. Cholestyramine resin is quite hydrophilic, but insoluble in water.
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Investigational
Varenicline
Varenicline is a prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction. This medication is the first approved nicotinic receptor partial agonist. Specifically, varenicline is a partial agonist of the alpha4/beta2 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. In addition it acts on alpha3/beta4 and weakly on alpha3beta2 and alpha6-containing receptors. A full...
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Matched Description: … In addition it acts on alpha3/beta4 and weakly on alpha3beta2 and alpha6-containing receptors. ... Food and Drug Administration warned that Varenicline, in the form of Pfizer Inc's quit-smoking drug, ... Chantix, has been associated with seizures and that some patients who drink while taking the drug may …
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