Phenformin is an antidiabetic drug from the biguanide class. It was marketed as DBI by Ciba-Geigy but was withdrawn from most markets in the late 1970s due to a high […]
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Zomepirac
Zomepirac is an orally effective NSAID that has antipyretic actions. It was developed by McNeil Pharmaceutical and approved by the FDA in 1980 and sold as the sodium salt zomepirac […]
Histrelin
Histrelin acetate is a nonapeptide analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) with added potency. When present in the bloodstream it acts on particular cells of the pituitary gland called gonadotropes. Histrelin […]
Pegaptanib
Pegaptanib sodium injection (brand name Macugen) is an anti-angiogenic medicine for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It was discovered by NeXstar Pharmaceuticals and licensed in 2000 […]
Nalmefene
Nalmefene (trade name Selincro) originally known as nalmetrene is an opioid receptor antagonist developed in the early 1970s and used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and also has […]
Decitabine
Decitabine (trade name Dacogen) or 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine is a drug for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes a class of conditions where certain blood cells are dysfunctional and for acute myeloid leukemia […]
Tilorone
Tilorone (trade name Amixin IC) is the first recognized synthetic small molecular weight compound that is an orally active interferon inducer. It is used as an antiviral drug.
Buparvaquone
Buparvaquone is a hydroxynaphthoquinone antiprotozoal drug related to parvaquone and atovaquone. It is a promising compound for the therapy and prophylaxis of all forms of theileriosis. Buparvaquone has been shown […]
Fosfluconazole
Fosfluconazole (INN) is a water-soluble phosphate prodrug of fluconazole – a triazole antifungal drug used in the treatment and prevention of superficial and systemic fungal infections. The phosphate ester bond […]
Pivampicillin
Pivampicillin is a pivaloyloxymethyl ester of ampicillin. It is a prodrug which is thought to enhance the oral bioavailability of ampicillin because of its greater lipophilicity compared to that of […]