Resiniferatoxin (RTX or RTX-107) is a vanilloid derived from a cactus-like plant (Euphoria resiniferous) and has anti-inflammatory activity. This compound is an agonist of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). Resiniferatoxin produces analgesia by desensitizing the TRPV1 receptor. Findings of several studies have suggested a potential therapeutic use of the anti-inflammatory effect of resiniferatoxin. Phase I and II clinical trials have been completed or are underway, evaluating the safety and efficacy of resiniferatoxin in pain-related disorders such as osteoarthritis and cancers.

2-[4-(CYCLOHEXYLMETHYL)-1-PIPERAZINYL]-8-NITRO-6-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-4H-1,3-BENZOTHIAZIN-4-ONE (Macozinone, PBTZ169) is a piperazinobenzothiazinone derivative optimized by medicinal chemistry from the lead BTZ043. Macozinone is a tuberculosis (TB) drug candidate that specifically targets the essential flavoenzyme DprE1, thereby blocking synthesis of the cell wall precursor decaprenyl phosphoarabinose (DPA) and provoking lysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The company Nearmedic Plus leads PBTZ169 development for the Russian market and associated countries and has completed an open-labelled, dose-escalation phase I study in healthy male volunteers followed by a Multiple Ascending Dose in 2016. In 2017, a phase IIa EBA study (monotherapy during 14 days) was initiated in DS-TB patients in Russia and Belarus. It was completed in February 2018 with 16 patients enrolled. Nearmedic Plus indicated it confirmed the good safety in DS-TB patients and the statistically significant EBA after 14 days monotherapy in the group of 7 patients treated with 640 mg of PBTZ169. The EPFL-based non-profit Innovative Medicines for Tuberculosis (iM4TB) foundation (Lausanne, Switzerland) is leading PBTZ169 development in the rest of the world.

Beclotiamine (or chloroethyl thiamine) had been studied for veterinary and showed anticoccidial activity against Eimeria tenella, although metabolites and related substances were inactive. Information about the nowadays application of this compound is not available.

WS-12 is a cooling agent and potent TRPM8 agonist. It activates TRPM8 but not related TRP channels like TRPM3 and TRPV6. WS-12 seems to activate TRPM8 mediated cation currents by shifting the voltage dependence of the activation curves to the left toward more physiological membrane potentials. Highly selective TRPM8 activators may be useful for prostate cancer imaging and/or therapy and for therapy in chronic neuropathic pain states.