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Status:
US Approved Rx (2012)
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cisatracurium is a cis-cis isomer of atracurium and five time as potent as atracurium. The drug is approved by FDA and marketed under the name Nimbex. It is indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia, to facilitate tracheal intubation, and to prov...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 1985

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Bupropion, an antidepressant of the aminoketone class and a non-nicotine aid to smoking cessation, is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, or other known antidepressant agents. Compared to classical...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2014)
First approved in 1982

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Acyclovir is a synthetic antiviral nucleoside analogue. A screening program for antiviral drugs begun at Burroughs Wellcome in the 1960s resulted in the discovery of acyclovir in 1974. Preclinical investigation brought the drug to clinical trials in ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1973

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Trimethoprim (TMP) is an antibiotic is used for the treatment of initial episodes of uncomplicated urinary tract infections due to susceptible strains of the following organisms: Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacte...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2000)
First approved in 1952

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (EPIMERIC)



Leucovorin is a compound similar to folic acid, which is a necessary vitamin. It has been around and in use for many decades. Leucovorin is a medication frequently used in combination with the chemotherapy drugs fluoruracil and methotrexate. Leucov...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Cyclizine (cyclizine hydrochloride, Valoid®) is a histamine H1 antagonist of the piperazine class which is characterised by a low incidence of drowsiness. It possesses anticholinergic and antiemetic properties. The exact mechanism by which cyclizin (...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First approved in 1949

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Chlorcyclizine is a first generation phenylpiperazine class antihistamine used to treat urticaria, rhinitis, pruritus, and other allergy symptoms. Chlorcyclizine also has some local anesthetic, anticholinergic, and antiserotonergic properties, and ca...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Thioguanine is an antineoplastic anti-metabolite used in the treatment of several forms of leukemia including acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. Anti-metabolites masquerade as purine or pyrimidine - which become the building blocks of DNA. They prevent t...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Diaveridine is an antiprotozoal agent. It inhibits dihydrofolate reductase activity. Diaveridine is genotoxic to mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo. In veterinary it is used for the treatment of coccidiosis. It was reported that EGIS-5645 (consider...
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Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1983

Class:
MIXTURE



Atracurium is an intermediate-duration, nondepolarizing, skeletal muscle relaxant for intravenous administration. It is used, as an adjunct to general anesthesia, to facilitate endotracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during ...