Befiradol (also known as NLX-112) was initially developed by Pierre Fabre as a selective serotonin-1A receptor agonist for the treatment of cancer pain and neuropathic pain. However, these trials were discontinued. In 2013, the development and commercialization rights were licensed to Neurolixis. Neurolixis studied befiradol in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients that exhibit dyskinesia. Dyskinesia is a side effect that appears after several years of action Levodopa, a drug that remains the gold standard treatment for PD. In 2019, FDA gave a positive response to Neurolixis’s befiradol to be tested in Phase 2 clinical in Parkinson's disease patients suffering from debilitating levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

Amfepentorex (CB 2201) was marketed as an appetite suppressant in France in the 1970s.

Rocastine (AHR-11325) is a potent, nonsedating antihistamine with a rapid onset of action. This H1-antagonist effectively protected guinea pigs challenged with a lethal dose of histamine. It has also been mentioned in patents as a candidate to treat eye conditions and cough/cold mixtures (in which the lack of sedative effects from a non-sedating antihistamine would be especially useful in children, because daytime sedation is especially undesirable in this group). However, information on current use is not available and other second-generation, non-sedative antihistamines are available.

Nebracetam (WEB1881FU) is a pyrrolidinone nootropic. Like other racetams, it is an aminomethyl pyrrolidinone derivative of piracetam. It was first synthesized in Germany in the late 1980s, where it was manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. Nebracetam is a M1-muscarinic agonist. In Jurkat cells Nebracetam induced a rise of [Ca2+]i in the medium with 1 mM Ca2+ and without Ca2+ (plus 1 mM EGTA). The nebracetam-induced [Ca2+]i rise was blocked by atropine greater than pirenzepine greater than AF-DX 116. Nebracetam facilitates the ganglionic muscarinic transmission through acting on presynaptic sites. Nebracetam has been investigated as a cognition-enhancing drug, but most of the studies have taken place in animal models. It has been shown to protect neurons in animals exposed to low levels of oxygen and low blood sugar. Nebracetam is also protective against glutamate toxicity, presumably via its modulation of calcium entry. In animal models of Alzheimer’s disease, nebracetam improved memory in a dose-dependent manner. It also protected against ischemia- (lack of oxygen) induced neuronal death in a rat model of stroke. The compound has also been tested as a possible antidepressant, presumably because its mechanism of action (reducing dopaminergic and serotonergic uptake) is similar to other commonly used antidepressants. Some studies have taken place in humans. A single dose was shown to alter brain waves in healthy volunteers, who showed increased alpha activity and an associated decrease of slow activity and of fast activity in the frontal cortex. These results imply that nebracetam might improve linguistic learning and memory processing. A trial in dementia patients reported that significant clinical improvement occurred after 8 weeks. However, other studies did not replicate this finding.

Dofequidar (MS-209), a quinolone-derived sphingomyelin synthase inhibitor that blocks P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance-associated protein-1, is under development by Schering for the potential treatment of multidrug resistant tumors. MS-209 had been in phase III clinical trials for the treatment of breast cancer and non-small lung cancer. But this research was discontinued in 2004. Detected adverse events are: nausea, vomiting, leukopenia, neutropenia, anorexia, constipation.