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Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1998

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Risedronic acid is a pyridinyl bisphosphonate that inhibits osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and modulates bone metabolism. The action of risedronate on bone tissue is based partly on its affinity for hydroxyapatite, which is part of the mineral m...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Sodium phenylbutyrate is a salt of an aromatic fatty acid. The compound is used to treat urea cycle disorders, because its metabolites offer an alternative pathway to the urea cycle to allow excretion of excess nitrogen. Sodium phenylbutyrate is also...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2009)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (EPIMERIC)



Budesonide is a glucocorticoid used in the management of asthma, the treatment of various skin disorders, allergic rhinitis and ulcerative colitis. The precise mechanism of corticosteroid actions on inflammation in asthma is not well known. Inflammat...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2000)
First approved in 1993

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cladribine is used for the treatment of hairy cell leukemia and multiple sclerosis (MS). As a purine analog, it is a synthetic anti-cancer agent that also suppresses the immune system. Chemically, it mimics the nucleoside adenosine and thus inhibits ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1991

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Simvastatin is a HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor that is FDA approved for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and for the reduction in the risk of cardiac heart disease mortality and cardiovascular events. It reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-de...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2005)
First approved in 1991

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Clarithromycin is an antibacterial drug which is used either in combination with lansoprazole and amoxicillin (Prevpac), in combination with omeprazole and amoxicillin (Omeclamox) or alone (Biaxin) for the treatment of broad range of infections. The ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2021)
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Mupirocin (BACTROBAN®) is an antibiotic from a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens. It has shown excellent activity against gram-positive staphylococci and streptococci. The antibiotic is used primarily for the treatment of primary and secondary skin d...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Ursodiol tablets, USP are bile acids indicated for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Ursodiol (Ursodeoxycholic acid), a naturally occurring hydrophilic bile acid, derived from cholesterol, is present as a minor fraction of the...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2002)
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Mesna is an organosulfur compound used as an adjuvant in cancer chemotherapy involving cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide. No clinical drug interaction studies have been conducted with mesna. Mesna concentrates in the bladder where acrolein accumulates ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1986)
First approved in 1986

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Methacholine (trade name Provocholine) is a synthetic choline ester that acts as a muscarinic receptor agonist. Methacholine is primarily used to diagnose bronchial hyperreactivity, which is the hallmark of asthma and also occurs in chronic obstructi...