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Abametapir
Abametapir is a novel pediculicidal metalloproteinase inhibitor used to treat infestations of head lice. The life cycle of head lice (Pediculus capitis) is approximately 30 days, seven to twelve of which are spent as eggs laid on hair shafts near the scalp. Topical pediculicides generally lack adequate ovicidal activity, including...
Approved
Investigational
Calcium carbimide
Calcium carbimide, sold as the citrate salt, is an alcohol-sensitizing agent. Its effects are similar to the drug disulfiram (Antabuse) in that it interferes with the normal metabolism of alcohol by preventing the breakdown of the metabolic product acetaldehyde. Calcium carbimide was conceived as an alternative for the treatment of...
Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Calcium carbimide was conceived as an alternative for the treatment of alcoholism with a reduced side ... Calcium carbimide, sold as the citrate salt, is an alcohol-sensitizing agent. ... effect profile either when it is consumed accompanied by alcohol or without it. …
Matched Categories: … Drugs Used in Alcohol Dependence …
Matched Categories: … Drugs Used in Alcohol Dependence …
Benzocaine
Benzocaine is an ester local anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along nerve fibers and at nerve endings. It is commonly used for local anesthesia in many over the counter products.[L32454,L32459,L32464] Benzocaine was first used for local anesthesia in dentistry.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Mixtures name: … Alcohol Prep Pads ... Pain Relief Alcohol Swabs ... Alcohol Prep Pad with Benzocaine …
Alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor
Human alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor or alpha-1-antitrypsin, prepared from human plasma via Cohn alcohol fractionation followed by PEG and zinc chloride fractionation.
Approved
Matched Description: … Human alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor or alpha-1-antitrypsin, prepared from human plasma via Cohn alcohol …
Bromazepam
One of the benzodiazepines that is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders. It is a Schedule IV drug in the U.S. and Canada and under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. It is a intermediate-acting benzodiazepine.
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Oxazepam
Oxazepam is an intermediate-acting, 3-hydroxybenzodiazepine used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal and anxiety disorders. Oxazepam, like related 3-hydroxybenzodiazepine lorazepam, is considered less susceptible to pharmacokinetic variability based on patient-specific factors (e.g. age, liver disease) - this feature is advantageous as compared to other benzodiazepines, and is likely owing in...
Approved
Matched Description: … Oxazepam is an intermediate-acting, 3-hydroxybenzodiazepine used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal …
Sorbitol
A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures.
Approved
Matched Description: … A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. …
Matched Categories: … Alcohols ... Sugar Alcohols …
Matched Categories: … Alcohols ... Sugar Alcohols …
Piracetam
Piracetam is a nootropic drug in the racetams group, with chemical name 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. It shares the same 2-oxo-pyrrolidone base structure with pyroglutamic acid and is a cyclic derivative of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). However its mechanism of action differ from that of endogenous GABA. Piracetam has neuroprotective and...
Approved
Investigational
Baclofen
Baclofen is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist used as a skeletal muscle relaxant. Although originally designed in 1962 to treat epilepsy, baclofen was not effective in treating this condition but instead was shown to reduce spasticity in selected patients. Baclofen was reintroduced in 1971 as a treatment for spasticity and...
Approved
Matched Description: … [L39429]
Baclofen was investigated for use in alcohol dependence and withdrawal; however, evidence ... is limited and there is inconsistent evidence to suggest its clinical efficacy in managing alcohol dependence …
Metyrapone
An inhibitor of the enzyme steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of cushing syndrome.
Approved
Investigational
Bismuth subnitrate
Bismuth subnitrate, also referred to as bismuth oxynitrate or bismuthyl nitrate, is a highly water-soluble crystalline compound that has been used as a treatment for duodenal ulcers and anti-diarrheic agent . The use of bismuth substrate as an active ingredient in over-the-counter antacids is approved by the FDA.
Approved
Levallorphan
An opioid antagonist with properties similar to those of naloxone; in addition it also possesses some agonist properties. It should be used cautiously; levallorphan reverses severe opioid-induced respiratory depression but may exacerbate respiratory depression such as that induced by alcohol or other non-opioid central depressants. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia,...
Approved
Matched Description: … opioid-induced respiratory depression but may exacerbate respiratory depression such as that induced by alcohol …
Monobenzone
Monobenzone is the monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone used medically for depigmentation. Monobenzone occurs as a white, almost tasteless crystalline powder, soluble in alcohol and practically insoluble in water. It exerts a depigmenting effect on skin of mammals by increasing the excretion of melanin from the melanocytes. It may also cause...
Approved
Matched Description: … Monobenzone occurs as a white, almost tasteless crystalline powder, soluble in alcohol and practically …
Sodium oxybate
Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant used to treat cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy. It is a sodium salt of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, an endogenous cerebral inhibitory neurotransmitter and a metabolite of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. Due to its physiological effects, sodium oxybate is...
Approved
Matched Description: … (AWS) to aid abstinence maintenance in alcohol use disorders. ... [L46302] In some countries, sodium oxybate has been investigated and used in alcohol withdrawal syndrome …
Abacavir
Abacavir (ABC) is a powerful nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. Chemically, it is a synthetic carbocyclic nucleoside and is the enantiomer with 1S, 4R absolute configuration on the cyclopentene ring. In vivo, abacavir sulfate dissociates to its free base, abacavir.
Approved
Investigational
Zuranolone
Zuranolone is a neuroactive steroid that acts as a positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptors. Unlike other more common GABAA positive allosteric modulators on the market like benzodiazepines, zuranolone can modulate both synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAA conductance due to binding to a non-benzodiazepine site on the receptor.[A260776,A260786] Zuranolone was...
Approved
Experimental
Acenocoumarol
Acenocoumarol is a coumarin derivative used as an anticoagulant. Coumarin derivatives inhibit the reduction of vitamin K by vitamin K reductase. This prevents carboxylation of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors, II, VII, IX and X, and interferes with coagulation. Hematocrit, hemoglobin, international normalized ratio and liver panel should be monitored. Patients...
Approved
Investigational
Carisoprodol
Originally approved by the FDA in 1959 [FDA label], carisoprodol is a centrally acting muscle relaxant used in painful musculoskeletal conditions in conjunction with physical therapy and other medications . This drug is available by itself in an oral tablet or combined with aspirin, or in a fixed-dose combination with...
Approved
Mefloquine
Malaria is a protozoan disease that places an enormous burden on human health in endemic areas around the world. The 2020 World Health Organization malaria report indicates a 60% decrease in the global malaria fatality rate between 2000 to 2019. Despite this, malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and...
Approved
Investigational
Entecavir
Entecavir is an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection. It is marketed under the trade name Baraclude (BMS).
Entecavir is a guanine analogue that inhibits all three steps in the viral replication process, and the manufacturer claims that it is more efficacious than previous agents...
Approved
Investigational
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate is the nitrate ester of pentaerythritol that possesses explosive properties. When mixed with a plasticizer, this chemical forms a plastic explosive. It is recognized by the FDA to be a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of heart conditions such as angina .
It is a pentaerythritol nitrate in...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is formed by reacting pentaerythritol (C5H12O4), an alcohol commonly used in paints and varnishes, ... to produce a colorless crystalline material that is stored and shipped as a mixture with water and alcohol …
Matched Categories: … Alcohols …
Matched Categories: … Alcohols …
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate is a white, crystalline powder that is commonly used as a pH buffering agent, an electrolyte replenisher, systemic alkalizer and in topical cleansing solutions.
Approved
Pravastatin
Pravastatin is the 6-alpha-hydroxy acid form of mevastatin. Pravastatin was firstly approved in 1991 becoming the second available statin in the United States. It was the first statin administered as the active form and not as a prodrug. This drug was developed by Sankyo Co. Ltd.; however, the first approved...
Approved
Matched Description: … lactone group and the biological hydroxylation with _Streptomyces carbophilus_ to introduce the allylic 6-alcohol …
Benzoin resin
Benzoin resin is a balsamic resin obtained from the bark of several species of trees in the genus Styrax. There are two common kinds of benzoin, benzoin Siam and benzoin Sumatra, that are obtained from different species of the Styrax tree. While benzoin resin is used as a common ingredient...
Approved
Matched Description: … to clean sores, cuts, wounds, and skin abrasions as tincture of benzoin, or benzoin in a solution of alcohol …
Cyclandelate
A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to dilate blood vessels. It may cause gastrointestinal distress and tachycardia. Cyclandelate is not approved for use in the U.S. or Canada, but is approved in various European countries.
Approved
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