Amineptine is a selective inhibitor of dopamine reuptake. The drug was developed in France and was marketed for the treatment of depressive disorders under the name Survector among the others. Amineptine was withdrawn from the French market in 1999 because of abuse and drug dependence and because of its hepatic (cholestatic injuries) and cutaneous (acne) adverse effects.

Vedaprofen is a PGE2 synthase inhibitor approved in Europe for the treatment of pain in horses and dogs.

Perazine (Taxilan) is a moderate-potency typical antipsychotic of the phenothiazine class. Perazine is an older antipsychotic drug first introduced in the 1950s. It is suggested to have a low level of side effects (especially for movement disorders). Its use is regional and restricted to countries like Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and the former Yugoslavia. Perazine has being shown to be a potent inhibitor of human CYP1A2. It acts as a dopamine antagonist.

Cyclobutyrol (CB) is a choleretic agent, which also inhibits biliary lipid secretion. Administration of cyclobutyrol reduced biliary concentration and output of cholesterol and phospholipid. This is due to an uncoupling of the secretion of cholesterol and phospholipids from that of bile acids. Biliary outputs of the canalicular membrane enzymes 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphodiesterase I are depressed. The most likely effect of CB is exerted at the level of the canalicular membrane.

Clobutinol is a cough suppressant that is withdrawn from the US and EU markets. Clobutinol was used for the short-term treatment of irritable, non-productive cough (a ‘dry' cough where the patient does not cough up any phlegm or mucus). Medicines containing clobutinol have been available since 1961 and were authorised in a number of Member States. Clobutinol-containing medicines were available in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Finland and France. They include tablets, oral solutions, syrups and solutions for injection, and were available over-the-counter in many Member States. Clobutinol was available as generic and branded medicines, most of which were marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim under the trade name Silomat. Studies in 2004 had indicated that clobutinol has the potential to prolong the QT interval. In 2007, Clobutinol was determined to cause cardiac arrhythmia in some patients.

Dipyrone, also known as Metamizole (INN), is an ampyrone sulfonate analgesic, antispasmodic and antipyretic. It was withdrawn from US market in 1977 on the basis of reports of agranulocytosis. Depyrone is still used to treat severe and diffucult for relieving pains of different origin; headache, tooth-ache, pains in the joints, muscles, following traumas and operations, gall and kidney colics, neurites, neuralgias, traumatic cerebrasthenia; inflammation of upper respiratory ways of microbial or virus origin; chorea; febrile states. Mechanism of action of dipyrone is complex. It is believed that dipyrone exerts its action by inhibiting COX-3, and activates opioid and cannabioid systems either itself, or by products of its metabolic degradation.

Cloricromen a drug that inhibits platelet aggregation in man and in experimental thrombosis. Experiments on rodents have revealed that cloricromene which reduced tumor necrosis factor production, could be useful in the treatment of periodontitis. In addition, it could be potentially useful in ischemic-retinal diseases where amelioration of blood flow and inflammation is desirable. However, experiments with patients with cerebrovascular occlusive disease didn’t shown any effect of cloricromen on coagulative variables.

The flavonoid phlorizin was isolated from the bark of apple trees and shown to cause glucosuria. Phlorizin is an inhibitor of sodium glucose cotransporters (SGLT1 and SGLT2). With phlorizin as lead compound, specific inhibitors of SGLT2 were developed in the last decade and some of them have been approved for treatment mainly of type 2 diabetes. Inhibition of SGLT2 eliminates excess glucose via the urine. In recent times, the dual SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitory activity of phlorizin has served as a model for the development and testing of new drugs exhibiting both activities.

Cefcapene is a semisynthetic third-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity. Cefcapene binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs are enzymes involved in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall and in reshaping the cell wall during growth and division. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) following cerebral aneurysm rupture or trauma can result in the induction of secondary ischaemic brain damage via a decrease in microvascular perfusion, a disruption of the blood-brain barrier and consequent vasogenic oedema, and the delayed spasm of the major cerebral arteries (i.e. vasospasm). It is increasingly apparent that oxygen radical-induced, iron-catalyzed lipid peroxidation (LP) within the subarachnoid blood and vascular wall plays a key role in the occurrence of these secondary events. Tirilazad mesylate, is a nonglucocorticoid, 21-aminosteroid, is a potent cytoprotective inhibitor of LP that works by a combination of radical scavenging and membrane stabilizing properties. It has been demonstrated to attenuate the acute and delayed vascular consequences of SAH and to protect the brain against ischaemic insults. Tirilazad mesylate has been proposed to treat acute ischaemic stroke. When tested on animal models, tirilazad protects brain tissue, and reduces brain damage. However, the drug fails to treat, and even worsens a stroke when studied on a human being.