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Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 2022

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



PF-04965842 is an orally administered selective Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor. PF-04965842 is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 2016

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Crisaborole is a topically administered, boron-containing, anti-inflammatory compound that inhibits the phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) activity and thereby suppresses the cytokine release of TNFalpha, IL-12, IL-23 and other cytokines. PDE4 is an an enzym...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 2001

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Pimecrolimus, an ascomycin macrolactam derivative, is an inhibitor of T-cell and mast-cell activation, developed and launched by Novartis for the potential treatment of psoriasis and allergic, irritant and atopic dermatitis. The topical formulation h...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1994)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Tacrolimus, previously known as FK506, is the active ingredient in Prograf. Tacrolimus is a macrolide immunosuppressant produced by Streptomyces tsukubaensis. It reduces peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity by binding to the immunophilin FKBP-12 (FK506...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2017)
First approved in 1972

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Desonide is a topical glucocorticoid which was approved by FDA for the treatment of such conditions as eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, etc. The exact mechanism of drug action is unknown.
Status:
US Approved Rx (1976)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Prednisone is a synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from cortisone. Prednisone is a corticosteroid indicated as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive agent allergic, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, hematologic, ophthalmologic, nerv...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Caffeine is a methylxanthine alkaloid found in the seeds, nuts, or leaves of a number of plants native to South America and East Asia that is structurally related to adenosine and acts primarily as an adenosine receptor antagonist with psychotropic a...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Adelmidrol is the synthetic derivate of azelaic acid, a naturally occurring saturated dicarboxylic acid, that is found in some whole grains and in trace amounts in the human body. Chemically, ademidrol is the N,N-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) non anediamide a...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Japan Tobacco developed JTV-519 (known also as K201) as an antiarrhythmic agent. This drug was in Phase II trials for the potential treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, but study was terminated. In experimental myofibrillar overcontraction models, JTV-5...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Cipamfylline is a xanthine, a theophylline analogue, and is a potent and selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE-4). Cipamfylline was tested in patients with a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis and in two human models of acute and chronic i...