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Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Lactulose is a non-absorbable sugar used in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It is a disaccharide (double-sugar) formed from one molecule each of the simple sugars (monosaccharides) fructose and galactose. Lactulose is not no...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to decrease high blood uric acid levels. Allopurinol is specifically used to prevent gout, prevent specific types of kidney stones, and for the high uric acid levels that can occur with chemotherapy. A...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2024)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Amantadine hydrochloride has pharmacological actions as both an anti-Parkinson and an antiviral drug. The mechanism by which amantadine exerts its antiviral activity is not clearly understood. It appears to mainly prevent the release of infectious vi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1982)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Furosemide, a sulfonamide-type loop diuretic structurally related to bumetanide, is used to manage hypertension and edema associated with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome. Furosemide inhibits wa...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions, at synapses in the ganglia of the visceral motor system, and at a variety of sites within the central nervous system. Whereas a great deal is known about the function of cholinergic tr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Etynodiol (used in a form of diacetate) is a steroid that was used as a contraceptive drug. Etynodiol diacetate and etynodiol are rapidly metabolized to an active metabolite, norethisterone, which binds to progesterone receptor and modulates its acti...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Sulfametoxydiazine (INN) or sulfamethoxydiazine (USAN: sulfameter) is a long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial, shows bacteriostatic effects against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria in vivo. It is used as a leprostatic agent and in the treatme...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

Dioxybenzone (benzophenone-8) is an organic compound used in sunscreen to block UVB and short-wave UVA rays. It is a derivative of benzophenone. It is insoluble in water, which lends to the ‘waterproof’ claims that sunscreens make. It’s approved for ...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Targets:


Pipobroman (trade names Vercite, Vercyte) is an anti-cancer drug that probably acts as an alkylating agent. It is marketed by Abbott Laboratories. Pipobroman (PB) has well documented clinical activity in polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocy...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Conditions:

Dimethisterone (brand name Secrosteron) is an orally active progestational agent. It was developed by the British pharmaceutical company British Drug Houses and was first reported in the literature in 1959 with introduction for medical use as Secrost...