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Aldesulfone sodium (or sulfoxone) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of leprosy.Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948.

Furazabol (Miotolan) is a derivative of the anabolic steroid stanozolol. It differs from stanozolol by having a furazan ring system in place of the pyrazole. It has a c-17alpha methyl […]

Anisindione (brand name Miradon) is a synthetic anticoagulant and an indanedione derivative. It prevents the formation of active procoagulation factors II VII IX and X as well as the anticoagulant […]

Pizotifen (INN) or pizotyline (USAN) trade name Sandomigran is a benzocycloheptene-based drug used as a medicine primarily as a preventative to reduce the frequency of recurrent migraine headaches.

Defibrotide is a deoxyribonucleic acid derivative (single-stranded) derived from cow lung or porcine mucosa. It is an anticoagulant with a multiple mode of action (see below).It has been used with […]

Phenoperidine was discovered by Janssen Pharmaceutica 1960. Marketed as its hydrochloride as Operidine or Lealgin is an opioid used as a general anesthetic. It is a derivative of isonipecotic acid […]

Propanidid is an ultra short-acting phenylacetate general anesthetic. It was originally introduced by Bayer in 1963 but anaphylactic reactions caused it to be withdrawn shortly afterwards. Even though Cremophor EL […]

Cinchocaine (INN/BAN) or dibucaine (USAN) is an amide local anesthetic. Among the most potent and toxic of the long-acting local anesthetics current use of cinchocaine is generally restricted to spinal […]

Remoxipride (Roxiam) is an atypical antipsychotic (although according to some sources it is a typical antipsychotic) which was previously used in Europe for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute mania […]

Epitestosterone is a natural steroid an inactive epimer of the hormone testosterone. Structurally it differs from testosterone only in the configuration at the OH-bearing carbon C17. Epitestosterone is believed to […]