Displaying drugs 151 - 175 of 1954 in total
Azacitidine
Azacitidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue with anti-neoplastic activity. It differs from cytosine by the presence of nitrogen in the C5-position, key in its hypomethylating activity.[A1406,A1413,A1415] Two main mechanisms of action have been proposed for azacitidine. One of them is the induction of cytotoxicity. As an analogue of cytidine, it...
Approved
Investigational
Mirikizumab
Mirikizumab is a monoclonal antibody developed by Eli Lilly intended to treat ulcerative colitis. It inhibits the actions of interleukin-23 (IL-23), a pro-inflammatory cytokine that activates pathways contributing to the development of inflammatory diseases.[L46237,L46257]
Mirikizumab is approved in Japan and received a positive opinion from the EMA's Committee for Medicinal...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … in Japan[L46252] and received a positive opinion from the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human …
Polyethylene glycol 400
Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are products made of condensed ethylene oxide and water that can contain various derivatives and have various functions. Because many PEG types are hydrophilic, they are favorably used as enhancers of penetration, and used heavily in topical dermatological preparations. PEGs, along with their many nonionic derivatives, are...
Approved
Hexafluronium
Hexafluronium bromide is a neuromuscular blocking agent used in anesthesiology to prolong and potentiate the skeletal muscle relaxing action of suxamethonium during surgery. It is known to bind and block the activity of plasma cholinesterases.
Approved
Selenious acid
Selenious acid is the acid form of sodium selenite, a form of selenium .
Selenium is an essential trace element and antioxidant. It is a cofactor metabolic enzyme regulation. It also plays an important role in maintaining the general health of tissue and muscle and has antioxidant properties. Selenium is...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … The reports from such studies have heightened the interest in additional human selenium supplementation …
Sincalide
Sincalide is a medication given by injection to assist in the diagnosis of gallbladder and pancreas disorders. It is identified as the 8-amino acid C-terminal segment of cholecystokinin and is also known as CCK-8. Naturally occurring cholecystokinin is a gastrointestinal peptide hormone normally essential for stimulating protein and fat digestion...
Approved
Dabrafenib
Dabrafenib mesylate (Tafinlar) is a reversible ATP-competitive kinase inhibitor and targets the MAPK pathway. It was approved on May 29, 2013, for the treatment of melanoma with V600E or V6000K mutation. It was also used for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with the same mutation. In May 2018, Tafinlar (dabrafenib),...
Approved
Investigational
Niacin
Niacin is a B vitamin used to treat vitamin deficiencies as well as hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and to reduce the risk of myocardial infarctions.[L7550,L7553,L7556,L7559,L7562,L7565]
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Fexinidazole
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, also colloquially referred to as sleeping sickness), caused by T. brucei gambiense and T. brucei rhodesiense, remains a moderate risk (>1/10,000 inhabitants per year in endemic areas) despite focussed control efforts. Transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly, HAT is biphasic with a first...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, also colloquially referred to as sleeping sickness), caused by _T …
Plecanatide
Plecanatide is a drug approved in January 2017 by the FDA for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). It should not be used in children less than six years of age, and should be avoided in patients six years to 18 years of age
Approved
Investigational
Bevacizumab
There is a great deal of evidence indicating that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is important for the survival and proliferation of cancer cells.[A192939,A192837,A192891,A193275] VEGF plays an important role in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and tumor growth, which are all factors that contribute to its attractiveness as a therapeutic target for anti-cancer...
Approved
Investigational
Exenatide
Exenatide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog . It activates the GLP-1 receptor and increases insulin secretion, decreases glucagon secretion, and slows gastric emptying to improve glycemic control . Exenatide was given FDA approval on April 28, 2005 . It is available as immediate- and extended-release formulations.[L42685,L42690] Bydureon, the brand...
Approved
Investigational
Abatacept
Abatacept is a soluble fusion protein, which links the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) to the modified Fc (hinge, CH2, and CH3 domains) portion of human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1).[L20504,L42715] Structurally, abatacept is a glycosylated fusion protein with a MALDI-MS molecular weight of 92,300 Da and it...
Approved
Matched Description: … antigen 4 (CTLA-4) to the modified Fc (hinge, CH2, and CH3 domains) portion of human immunoglobulin ... Abatacept is a soluble fusion protein, which links the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated …
Aceclofenac
Aceclofenac is an oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with marked anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties used to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. It is reported to have a higher anti-inflammatory action or at least comparable effects than conventional NSAIDs in double-blind studies [A19667, A19668, A19670]. Aceclofenac potently inhibits the...
Approved
Investigational
Telmisartan
Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB) used in the management of hypertension. Generally, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) such as telmisartan bind to the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptors with high affinity, causing inhibition of the action of angiotensin II on vascular smooth muscle, ultimately leading to...
Approved
Investigational
Vericiguat
Vericiguat is a direct stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) used in the management of systolic heart failure to reduce mortality and hospitalizations. A key component of the NO-sGC-cGMP signaling pathway that helps to regulate the cardiovascular system, sGC enzymes are intracellular enzymes found in vascular smooth muscle cells (amongst...
Approved
Investigational
Tecovirimat
The World Health Organization declared smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease, eradicated in 1980. However, there have been longstanding concerns that smallpox may be used as a bioweapon.[A35133,L3614] Tecovirimat is an antiviral drug that was identified via a high-throughput screen in 2002. It is effective against all orthopoxviruses,...
Approved
Investigational
Burosumab
Burosumab (KRN23) is an entirely human monoclonal IgG1 antibody that binds excess fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and has been successfully tested in clinical trials in children with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Crysvita (burosumab) in April 2018. This is the first drug approved...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Burosumab (KRN23) is an entirely human monoclonal IgG1 antibody that binds excess fibroblast growth factor …
Chlorzoxazone
A centrally acting central muscle relaxant with sedative properties. It is claimed to inhibit muscle spasm by exerting an effect primarily at the level of the spinal cord and subcortical areas of the brain. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoea, 30th ed, p1202)
Approved
Tirbanibulin
Tirbanibulin (KX-O1 or KX2–391) is a dual inhibitor of Src Kinase and tubulin. On December 14, 2020, tirbanibulin was approved by the FDA for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis on the face or scalp. It is marketed under the brand name Klisyri. Actinic keratosis is a chronic condition characterized...
Approved
Investigational
Avacincaptad pegol
Avacincaptad pegol is an RNA aptamer covalently bound to a branched polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule. It was developed to treat an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) called geographic atrophy (GA). AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in developed countries for people over 50 years old, with...
Approved
Investigational
Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic isolated from cultures of Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius along side with daunorubicin, another cytotoxic agent, in 1970.[A1575,A257709,A257614] Although they both have aglyconic and sugar moieties, doxorubicin's side chain terminates with a primary alcohol group compared to the methyl group of daunorubicin. Although its detailed...
Approved
Investigational
Pegunigalsidase alfa
Pegunigalsidase alfa (PRX-102) is a recombinant form of human α-galactosidase-A indicated for long-term enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder characterized by the deficiency of alpha-galactosidase A.[A259352,L46342] Unlike other forms of recombinant alpha-galactosidase A, such as agalsidase alfa and agalsidase beta, pegunigalsidase alfa uses a...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Pegunigalsidase alfa (PRX-102) is a recombinant form of human α-galactosidase-A indicated for long-term …
Hydrocortisone
Hydrocortisone, or cortisol, is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. Hydrocortisone is used to treat immune, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions.[L10529,L10532,L10535,L10538,L7772,L7321] It was discovered in the 1930s by Edward Kendall and named Compound F, or 17-hydroxycorticosterone. Hydrocortisone was granted FDA approval on 5 August 1952.
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Welly Human Repair Kit …
Drometrizole trisiloxane
Drometrizole trisiloxane is a photostable UVA and UVB light filter [A33069, L2780, L2781, L2782, L2783, F81]. The compound is a lipophilic benzotriazole derivative marketed as Meroxyl XL by L'Oreal, although sunscreens with drometrizole trisiloxane are currently only approved for use in the EU, Canada, Australia, and Japan, among other countries....
Approved
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