Displaying drugs 201 - 225 of 371 in total
Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas", is a chemical compound with the chemical formula N2O. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a pleasant, slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic effects. It is known as...
Approved
Vet approved
Maribavir
Maribavir is an inhibitor of the cytomegalovirus (CMV; HHV5) pUL97 kinase which is used to treat CMV infections in patients post-transplantation. Most standard CMV therapies, such as ganciclovir or foscarnet, target CMV DNA polymerase - while generally effective, these medications tend to promote the development of CMV resistance to DNA...
Approved
Investigational
Ancrod
Ancrod, marketed as Viprinex, is a defibrinogenating agent derived from Malayan pit viper venom. The defribrinogenation of blood results in an anticoagulant effect. Currently, Viprinex®/ancrod is not approved or marketed in any country, but is being investigated as a stroke treatment in worldwide clinical trials. In January 2005, the U.S....
Approved
Investigational
Anacaulase
Anacaulase (anacaulase-bcdb) is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes extracted from the stems of pineapple plants (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr.). It is mostly composed (80-95% w/w) of proteins such as stem bromelain, ananain, jacalin-like lectin, bromelain inhibitors, and phytocystatin inhibitor, as well as saccharides, as both free monosaccharides and the N-linked...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It is mostly composed (80-95% w/w) of proteins such as stem bromelain, ananain, jacalin-like lectin, ... phytocystatin inhibitor, as well as saccharides, as both free monosaccharides and the N-linked glycan of stem …
Tocopherol
Tocopherol exists in four different forms designated as α, β, δ, and γ. They present strong antioxidant activities, and it is determined as the major form of vitamin E. Tocopherol, as a group, is composed of soluble phenolic compounds that consist of a chromanol ring and a 16-carbon phytyl chain....
Approved
Investigational
Matched Mixtures name: … NESTABS ABC Prenatal Multi-vitamin/Mineral Supplement with DHA/EPA …
Darbepoetin alfa
Human erythropoietin with 2 aa substitutions to enhance glycosylation (5 N-linked chains), 165 residues (MW=37 kD). Produced in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells by recombinant DNA technology.
Approved
Investigational
Cangrelor
Cangrelor is an intravenous, direct-acting, reversible P2Y12 inhibitor for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who have not been yet treated by oral P2Y12 inhibitors. An advantage Cangrelor provides over oral P2Y12 inhibitors (such as prasugrel, ticagrelor, and clopidogrel) is that it is an active drug not requiring metabolic conversion...
Approved
Matched Categories: … Heparin …
Resorcinol
Resorcinol is a 1,3-isomer (or meta-isomer) of benzenediol with the formula C6H4(OH)2. It is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant in topical pharmaceutical products in the treatment of skin disorders and infections such as acne, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, corns, calluses, and warts. It exerts a keratolytic activity. Resorcinol works...
Approved
Belumosudil
Belumosudil is used in the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and has been investigated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. It is an inhibitor of rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinases (ROCK), with significantly more selectivity for ROCK2 as compared to ROCK1 (IC50 100 nM vs. 3 μM, respectively). In...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … condition in which donor T-cells begin to attack recipient tissues following allogeneic hematopoeitic stem …
Elivaldogene autotemcel
Elivaldogene autotemcel is a gene therapy consisting of genetically modified autologous cells. It is used to provide functional copies of human adrenoleukodystrophy protein (ALDP) in patients with adrenoleukodystrophy, an X-linked genetic disorder characterized by missing or non-functional ABCD1 gene that codes for ALDP. ALDP is a key protein that normally...
Approved
Matched Description: … Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation has been the primary treatment option; however, it ... Gene therapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cells was introduced and investigated as a possible treatment …
Hydromorphone
Hydromorphone is a pure opioid, a semi-synthetic hydrogenated ketone derivative of morphine that has been available clinically since 1920. Structurally, hydromorphone derived from morphine in the modification of the hydroxyl group in the carbon 6 to a carbonyl and the absence of a double bond between the carbon 7 and...
Approved
Illicit
Medium-chain triglycerides
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are triglycerides made up of a glycerol backbone and three fatty acids with an aliphatic tail of six to 12 carbon atoms. MCTs are found in natural foods, such as coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and raw coconut meat. In the body, MCTs are broken down into...
Approved
Vismodegib
Vismodegib is an orally active small molecule that inhibits the hedgehog signaling pathway by binding to and inhibiting the transmembrane protein smoothened homologue (SMO).[A258613,A258618,L45803] It was discovered by high-throughput screening of a library of small-molecule compounds and subsequent optimization through medicinal chemistry. Since it targets the hedgehog signaling pathway, vismodegib...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Afterwards, it is silenced in all cells and tissues, except for hair, skin and stem cells. …
Fosnetupitant
In April 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Swiss company Helsinn approved the intravenous formulation of AKYNZEO® (NEPA, a fixed antiemetic combination of fosnetupitant, 235mg, and palonosetron, 0.25mg) as an alternative treatment option for patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting . Fosnetupitant is the pro-drug form...
Approved
Lenalidomide
Lenalidomide (previously referred to as CC-5013) is an immunomodulatory drug with potent antineoplastic, anti-angiogenic, and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a 4-amino-glutamyl analogue of thalidomide and like thalidomide, lenalidomide exists as a racemic mixture of the active S(-) and R(+) forms. However, lenalidomide is much safer and potent than thalidomide, with...
Approved
Bovine type I collagen
Bovine collagen alpha-1 is a naturally occurring extracellular matrix protein which is found in tendons and other connective tissues. It plays a vital role in cell growth, differentiation, attachment, and migration . Often combined with other ingredients, such as fibroblasts and keratinocytes, it allows for accelerated and effective wound healing...
Approved
Efbemalenograstim alfa
Efbemalenograstim alfa is a long-acting recombinant fusion protein of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) due to the addition of the Fc portion of human IgG2, allowing for once-per-cycle administration.[L48852,A262167] As endogenous G-CSF mediates the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into granulocytes and eventually neutrophils, the administration of recombinant G-CSF like efbemalenograstim...
Approved
Matched Description: … [L48852,A262167] As endogenous G-CSF mediates the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into granulocytes …
Montelukast
Montelukast was first approved for clinical use by the US FDA in 1998 as Merck's brand name Singulair. The medication is a member of the leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) category of drugs.[L6301,L6304,L6307,L6310,L6325,L6328,L6331] Although capable of demonstrating effectiveness, the use of such LTRAs like montelukast is typically in addition to or...
Approved
Fosinopril
Fosinopril is a phosphinic acid-containing ester prodrug that belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor class of medications. It is rapidly hydrolyzed to fosinoprilat, its principle active metabolite. Fosinoprilat inhibits ACE, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I (ATI) to angiotensin II (ATII). ATII regulates blood pressure and...
Approved
Trilaciclib
Trilaciclib, or G1T28, is a CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitor, indicated to reduce the incidence of chemotherapy induced myelosuppression in patients before topotecan-containing or platinum and etoposide-containing chemotherapy for extensive stage small cell lung cancer. CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitors have been investigated since the mid 1990s for their use in tumorigenesis...
Approved
Investigational
Ropeginterferon alfa-2b
Polycythemia vera (PV) is the most common Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), characterized by increased hematocrit and platelet/leukocyte counts, an increased risk for hemorrhage and thromboembolic events, and a long-term propensity for myelofibrosis and leukemia.[A242000, A242005] Interferon alfa-2b has been used for decades to treat PV but requires frequent dosing...
Approved
Investigational
Captopril
Captopril is a potent, competitive inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I (ATI) to angiotensin II (ATII). ATII regulates blood pressure and is a key component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Captopril may be used in the treatment of hypertension.
Approved
Cilostazol
Cilostazol is a quinolinone derivative and antiplatelet agent with vasodilating properties that has been used in the symptomatic treatment of intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral ischaemia. It is marketed under the brand name Pletal by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.. Cilostazol works by inhibiting both primary and secondary aggregation and reducing...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Heparin …
Brentuximab vedotin
Brentuximab vedotin, also known as Adcetris®, is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines an anti-CD30 antibody with the drug monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). It is an anti-neoplastic agent used in the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Brentuximab vedotin was initially approved in 2011. In January 2012, the...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … previously approved by the FDA to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma after relapse, Hodgkin's lymphoma after stem …
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