Alisporivir (DEBIO-025) is a first-in-class synthetic cyclophilin inhibitor, in development with Debiopharm as an oral treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Alisporivir has the potential to be used for the treatment of additional diseases such as other viral infections, certain muscular dystrophies, and myocardial infarction. Alisporivir has potent anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity both in vitro and in vivo. It is currently being evaluated in phase II clinical trials.

Levomoprolol (L-moprolol) is a beta-adrenergic blocker which was introduced as an oral medication for treatment of systemic hypertension. It was found to be effective in 2% eyedrops in reducing the intraocular pressure in glaucoma. Observations on glaucoma patients treated with the eyedrop for 1.5 to 2.5 years was without undesirable side effects. L-moprolol and dipivefrin had an equivalent effect in lowering the intraocular pressure. The association of the two drugs caused a further reduction of intraocular pressure.

Desglugastrin is a gastric acid secretion stimulator. It dose dependently stimulated gastric acid secretion in anaesthetized rats. In view of the trophic action of gastrointestinal hormones on the exocrine pancreas, the effects of desglugastrin on the growth of hamster pancreatic well differentiated adenocarcinoma were investigated in vitro. Desglugastrin exhibited the greatest effect on thymidine incorporation into these cells after a lag period of 96 h. Doses of desglugastrin caused a significant and dose-dependent increase in thymidine incorporation.

Emricasan (IDN- 6556 or PF-03491390) (3-[2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino]-4-oxo-5-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy)-pentanoic acid) is a pan-caspase inhibitor. Testing in vitro enzyme assays demonstrated that emricasan efficiently inhibits all human caspases at low nanomolar concentrations. Preclinically, emricasan was effective in inhibiting apoptosis of sinusoidal endothelial cells. Emricasan has marked efficacy in models of liver disease after oral administration and thus, is an excellent candidate for the treatment of liver diseases characterized by excessive apoptosis. This drug is a first-in-class anti-apoptotic caspase inhibitor with demonstrated preliminary efficacy in liver-impaired patients in humans.

Examorelin (Hexarelin) is a hexapeptide (His-D-2-methyl-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) that stimulates the release of growth hormone lease through binding to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). Hexarelin might have direct cardiovascular actions beyond growth hormone release and neuroendocrine effects. Europeptides and Mediolanum Farmaceutici were developing examorelin for the treatment of somatotropin deficiency.