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Status:
US Approved Rx (1998)
First approved in 1998

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



PRIFTIN® (rifapentine) is indicated in adults and children 12 years and older for the treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PRIFTIN must always be used in combination with one or more antituberculosis (...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2011)
First approved in 1992

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Atovaquone is a chemical compound that belongs to the class of naphthoquinones; it is manufactured in the US in the liquid form, or oral suspension, under the brand name Mepron. Meron is used for the treatment or prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pn...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1987)
First approved in 1961

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)

Targets:


Vinblastine is a Vinca alkaloid obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. Vinca alkaloids were found out in the 1950's by Canadian scientists, Robert Noble and Charles Beer for the first time. Medicinal applications of this plant lead to the mon...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 1958

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Dexamethasone acetate (NEOFORDEX®) is the acetate salt form of dexamethasone, which is a synthetic glucocorticoid; it combines high anti-inflammatory effects with low mineralocorticoid activity. At high doses (e.g. 40 mg), it reduces the immune respo...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1957

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Perphenazine is a relatively high potency phenothiazine that blocks dopamine 2 receptors predominantly, but also may possess antagonist actions at histamine 1 and cholinergic M1 and alpha 1 adrenergic receptors in the vomiting center leading to reduc...
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:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Dovitinib is an orally active small molecule that exhibits potent inhibitory activity against multiple receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) involved in tumor growth and angiogenesis. Dovitinib strongly binds to fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) ...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Brivanib is a pyrrolotriazine-based compound and an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) with potential antineoplastic activity. It specifically targets and strongly binds to human VEGFR-2, a tyrosine kinase receptor a...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Taltobulin, also known as HTI-286 and SPA-110, is a fully synthetic analog of the natural tripeptide hemiasterlin, inhibits tubulin polymerization and circumvents transport-based resistance to taxanes. Taltobulin was a potent inhibitor of proliferati...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Beclometasone dipropionate or beclomethasone dipropionate is sold under the brand name Qvar among others. Beclomethasone dipropionate is a corticosteroid demonstrating potent anti-inflammatory activity. The precise mechanism of corticosteroid action...