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Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Sorbitol is a polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for so...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2013)
First approved in 1954

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Warfarin is an anticoagulant drug normally used to prevent blood clot formation as well as migration. Warfarin is marketed under the brand name Coumadin among others. Coumadin (crystalline warfarin sodium) is an anticoagulant which acts by inhibiting...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Pyrimethamine, sold under the trade name Daraprim, is one of the folic acid antagonists that is used as an antimalarial or with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis. In addition it was approved in Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria. However, resistance to p...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Edetic acid (EDTA) is a chelating agent. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved edetic acid chelation therapy as a treatment for lead and heavy metal poisoning. Edetic acid in form of disodium salt was withdrawn from the market due to d...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1998)
First approved in 1951

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Hydrocortisone is the main glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 1950

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, is commonly used for its analgesic and antipyretic effects. Its therapeutic effects are similar to salicylates, but it lacks anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet, and gastric ulcerative effects. Acetaminophen (USA...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2025)
First approved in 1950

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Methimazole (also known as Tapazole or Thiamazole or MMI) is an antithyroid drug. Methimazole binds to thyroid peroxidase and thereby inhibits the conversion of iodide to iodine. Thyroid peroxidase normally converts iodide to iodine (via hydrogen per...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1947)
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Propylthiouracil is thyroid peroxidase inhibitor used to treat hyperthyroidism, which includes hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease and toxic multinodular goiter. Propylthiouracil is used to ameliorate symptoms of hyperthyroidism in preparation f...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1998)
First approved in 1946

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Streptomycin is a water-soluble aminoglycoside derived from Streptomyces griseus. Aminoglycosides work by binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit, causing misreading of t-RNA, leaving the bacterium unable to synthesize proteins vital to its gr...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1941

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Ergoalcifediol (Vitamin D2) is a fat soluble steroid hormone precursor of vitamin D. The principal biologic function of vitamin D is the maintenance of normal levels of serum calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstream by enhancing the efficacy of the ...