Lomeguatrib is a O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyl-transferase inhibitor which was developed by AstraZeneca for the treatment of cancer. It was tested in phase I and II of clinical trials for the treatment of colorectal cancer, melanoma and other solid tumors.

Dotarizine was developed as antimigraineur. Dotarizine inhibited the 5-HT2A response in a concentration-dependent manner. The mechanism of blockade by dotarizine of cerebral vessels contractility has three components: (i) presynaptic inhibition of noradrenaline release; (ii) blockade of postsynaptic vascular 5-HT receptors; (iii) blockade of Ca(2+)entry into the vascular smooth muscle cell cytosol. The compound does not affect the vascular receptors for noradrenaline, angiotensin II or prostaglandin F(2alpha). Dotarizine had a pronounced protective effect against electric seizures.

Safingol, the synthetic L-threo-stereoisomer of endogenous (D-erythro-) sphinganine, is an inhibitor of protein kinase C and sphingosine kinase in vitro, and in some cell types has been implicated in ceramide generation and induction of apoptosis. Safingol inhibits enzymatic activity and 3H-phorbol dibutyrate binding of purified rat brain PKC (IC50 = 37.5 uM and 31uM, respectively). Inhibits human PKCα, the major overexpressed isoenzyme in MCF-7 DOXR cells (IC50 = 40 uM). Safingol enhances the cytotoxic effect of the chemotherapeutic agent Mitomycin C (MMC) in gastric cancer cells by promoting drug-induced apoptosis. Safingol is an inhibitor of SphK (Sphingosine kinase). Safingol has been shown to act synergistically with other chemotherapeutic agents and may potentiate chemotherapy drug-induced apoptosis in vitro and in vivo.

LECOZOTAN, a benzodioxanylpiperazine derivative, is a selective serotonin 1A receptor antagonist. It was in development for the symptomatic treatment of cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

Cadazolid is a new antibiotic in development for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Cadazolid is active against all (including linezolid- and moxifloxacin-resistant) Clostridium difficile strains. In phase I and II clinical trials, cadazolid was shown to be safe, well tolerated, and efficacious positioning itself as a potential future viable therapeutic option for CDI. Using a series of macromolecular labeling, in vitro transcription/translation, and topoisomerase studies, it was determined that protein synthesis inhibition via the oxazolidinone moiety is the primary mechanism of action of cadazolid. Cadazolid is in phase III clinical trials by Actelion Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. The US FDA has designated cadazolid as both a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and a Fast Track development program for this indication.

Hyodeoxycholic acid, also known as HDCA, is a secondary bile acid. Natural 6alpha-hydroxylated bile acids are receptor-specific activators of nuclear liver X receptor alpha (LXRalpha), a nuclear receptor regulating the expression of the cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene. AHRO-001 (Hyodeoxycholic acid) is in phase I clinical trials for the treatment of atherosclerosis. Through a complex signaling processes utilizing LXR receptors, the compound is designed to increase the efficiency of cholesterol efflux using the HDL cells, which act on all cholesterol in the arterial circulation as well as in the lipid core of plaque deposits in the artery walls. Use of AHRO-001 has shown no adverse effects on morbidity, mortality or toxicity and has been well tolerated at high doses.