Displaying drugs 251 - 275 of 2500 in total
Citalopram
Citalopram is an antidepressant belonging to the class of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) widely used to treat the symptoms of depression. It is a racemic bicyclic phthalate derivate and is the only compound with a tertiary amine and 2 nitrogen-containing metabolites among all SSRIs.[A261316,A14720] Citalopram enhances serotonergic transmission through the...
Approved
Sofosbuvir
Sofosbuvir (tradename Sovaldi) is a direct acting antiviral medication used as part of combination therapy to treat chronic Hepatitis C, an infectious liver disease caused by infection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). HCV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is categorized into nine distinct genotypes, with genotype 1 being the...
Approved
Matched Description: … most potent HCV antiviral medication on the market with a sustained virologic response (SVR) after 12 ... DB00008], or [DB00022] with the intent to cure, or achieve a sustained virologic response (SVR), after 12 ... sofosbuvir as the combination product Harvoni has been shown to achieve a SVR between 93 and 99% after 12 …
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
Remoxipride
Remoxipride is an atypical antipsychotic agent that is specific for dopamine D2 receptors. It gained approval in the UK in 1989 but was withdrawn in 1993 after it was found to be associated with an increased incidence of aplastic anemia.[A215422,A215512]
Approved
Withdrawn
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine (whole virus, inactivated)
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease caused by the TBE virus (TBEV), transmitted by ticks from the genus Ixodes. The disease course is variable. Some patients will be asymptomatic or experience a mild febrile illness, while others will experience the full course including neurological symptoms. TBE often manifests in a...
Approved
Methyldopa
Methyldopa, or α-methyldopa, is a centrally acting sympatholytic agent and an antihypertensive agent. It is an analog of DOPA (3,4‐hydroxyphenylanine), and it is a prodrug, meaning that the drug requires biotransformation to an active metabolite for therapeutic effects. Methyldopa works by binding to alpha(α)-2 adrenergic receptors as an agonist, leading...
Approved
Viloxazine
Viloxazine is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. For decades, an immediate-release formulation of viloxazine has been used in Europe as an antidepressant. It was first approved in the UK in 1974; however, the immediate-release formulation was discontinued due to business reasons unrelated to drug safety and efficacy. In the US,...
Approved
Investigational
Withdrawn
Rose bengal
Rose bengal is a pink stain derived as an analogue of fluorescein. Its disodium salt in ophthalmic solutions has been used as a diagnostic agent in suspected damage to conjunctival and corneal cells. It is also used in laboratory settings, including the preparation of Foraminifera for microscopic analysis and suppression...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … 2,3,4,5-tetrachloro-6-(6-hydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetraiodo-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid …
Matched Salts cas: … 632-69-9 …
Matched Salts cas: … 632-69-9 …
Memantine
Initially approved by the FDA in 2013, memantine is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist used in the management of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). It is different from many other Alzheimer's Disease medications, as it works by a different mechanism than the cholinesterase enzyme inhibitors normally employed in the management of Alzheimer's...
Approved
Investigational
Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox olamine (used in preparations called Batrafen, Loprox, Mycoster, Penlac and Stieprox) is a synthetic antifungal agent for topical dermatologic treatment of superficial mycoses. In particular, the agent is especially effective in treating Tinea versicolor.
Approved
Investigational
Metreleptin
Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophies include a range of disorders characterized by the reduction, absence, or altered distribution of adipose tissue. Complications of lipodystrophy include metabolic abnormalities such as hypertriglyceridemia,...
Approved
Torasemide
Torasemide is a high-ceiling loop diuretic. Structurally, it is a pyridine-sulfonylurea used as an antihypertensive agent. Torasemide was first approved for clinical use by the FDA in 1993.
Approved
Panthenol
Panthenol is an alcohol derivative of pantothenic acid, a component of the B complex vitamins and an essential component of a normally functioning epithelium. Panthenol exists as a racemic mixture containing both the dextrorotatory form (dexpanthenol) and the levorotatory form (levopanthenol). While pantothenic acid is optically active, only the dextrorotatory...
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … M.V.I. 12 …
Betaine
Betaine is a methyl group donor that functions in the normal metabolic cycle of methionine. It is a naturally occurring choline derivative commonly ingested through diet, with a role in regulating cellular hydration and maintaining cell function.[A252235,A252240] Homocystinuria is an inherited disorder that leads to the accumulation of homocysteine in...
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Eplerenone
Eplerenone, an aldosterone receptor antagonist similar to spironolactone, has been shown to produce sustained increases in plasma renin and serum aldosterone, consistent with inhibition of the negative regulatory feedback of aldosterone on renin secretion. The resulting increased plasma renin activity and aldosterone circulating levels do not overcome the effects of...
Approved
Matched Iupac: … [8.8.0.0^{1,17}.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]octadecan]-6'-ene-9'-carboxylate ... methyl (1'R,2R,2'S,9'R,10'R,11'S,15'S,17'R)-2',15'-dimethyl-5,5'-dioxo-18'-oxaspiro[oxolane-2,14'-pentacyclo …
Baloxavir marboxil
Baloxavir marboxil is an antiviral drug used to treat influenza. More specifically, it is a first-in-class cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor that works to block influenza virus proliferation.[A39895, A251755] It is a prodrug of baloxavir with an improved absorption profile than its active metabolite due to the addition of a phenolic hydroxyl...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … {[(3R)-2-[(2S)-12,13-difluoro-9-thiatricyclo[9.4.0.0^{3,8}]pentadeca-1(15),3,5,7,11,13-hexaen-2-yl]-9,12 …
Dactinomycin
A compound composed of a two cyclic peptides attached to a phenoxazine that is derived from streptomyces parvullus. It binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis (transcription), with chain elongation more sensitive than initiation, termination, or release. As a result of impaired mRNA production, protein synthesis also declines after dactinomycin...
Approved
Investigational
Daptomycin
Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibacterial agent with a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA/MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE).[A231379, A231384, L32534] Chemically, daptomycin comprises 13 amino acids, including several non-standard and D-amino acids, with the C-terminal 10 amino acids forming an ester-linked...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … -aminophenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-24-(3-aminopropyl)-15,21-bis(carboxymethyl)-6-[(2R)-1-carboxypropan-2-yl]-9- …
Matched Description: … [A231379] Daptomycin was approved by the FDA on September 12, 2003, and is marketed under the name …
Matched Description: … [A231379] Daptomycin was approved by the FDA on September 12, 2003, and is marketed under the name …
Leuprolide
Leuprolide is a synthetic 9-residue peptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Unlike the endogenous decapeptide GnRH, leuprolide contains a single D-amino acid (D-leucyl) residue, which helps to increase its circulating half-life from three to four minutes to approximately three hours. As a GnRH mimic, leuprolide is capable of binding to...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Leuprolide is a synthetic 9-residue peptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). …
Azithromycin
Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and a high degree of tissue penetration . It was initially approved by the FDA in 1991 .
It is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric and genitourinary infections and may be used instead of other macrolides for...
Approved
Matched Description: … Azithromycin [9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin] is a part of the _azalide_ subclass of macrolides …
Amoxapine
Amoxapine, the N-demethylated derivative of the antipsychotic agent loxapine, is a dibenzoxazepine-derivative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). TCAs are structurally similar to phenothiazines. They contain a tricyclic ring system with an alkyl amine substituent on the central ring. In non-depressed individuals, amoxapine does not affect mood or arousal, but may cause sedation....
Approved
Matched Iupac: … 13-chloro-10-(piperazin-1-yl)-2-oxa-9-azatricyclo[9.4.0.0^{3,8}]pentadeca-1(11),3,5,7,9,12,14-heptaene …
Dibenzepin
Dibenzepin is approved for use in Europe.
Approved
Matched Iupac: … 9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-2-methyl-2,9-diazatricyclo[9.4.0.0^{3,8}]pentadeca-1(15),3,5,7,11,13-hexaen …
Flupentixol
Flupentixol is an antipsychotic drug of the thioxanthene group. It exists in two geometric isomers, the trans(E) and pharmacologically active cis(Z) forms. Flupentixol decanoate is one of the active ingredients found in injectable drug formulations: it is produced by esterification of cis(Z)‐flupentixol with decanoic acid. Flupentixol is an antagonist of...
Approved
Investigational
Withdrawn
Matched Iupac: … 2-(4-{3-[(9Z)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-9H-thioxanthen-9-ylidene]propyl}piperazin-1-yl)ethan-1-ol …
Teicoplanin
Teicoplanin is a glycopeptide antibiotic consisting of a mixture of several compounds, five major (named teicoplanin A2-1 through A2-5) and four minor (named teicoplanin RS-1 through RS-4). All teicoplanins share a same glycopeptide core, teicoplanin A3-1, but differ in the length and conformation of side chains attached to their β-D-glucosamine...
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Investigational
Sulconazole
Sulconazole, brand name Exelderm, is a broad-spectrum anti-fungal agent available as a topical cream and solution. Sulconazole nitrate, the active ingredient, is an imidazole derivative that inhibits the growth of common pathogenic dermatophytes, making it an effective treatment for tinea cruris and tinea corporis infections.[L44592,L44597] Sulconazole appears to be effective...
Approved
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