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Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 2003

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



CRESTOR (rosuvastatin calcium) is an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase. It has been widely launched for the treatment of patients with dyslipidaemia and has also been approved in the US and EU to slow the progression of atherosclerosis.
Status:
US Approved Rx (2008)
First approved in 2003

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Aprepitant (brand name: Emend (the brand name used in all English-speaking countries an antiemetic, is a substance P/neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor antagonist which, in combination with other antiemetic agents, is indicated for the prevention of acute a...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2003)
First approved in 2003

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Miglustat, an N-alkylated imino sugar, is a synthetic analogue of D-glucose. Miglustat is an inhibitor of the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase, which is a glucosyl transferase enzyme responsible for catalyzing the formation of glucosylceramide (gluco...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First approved in 2002

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Nitisinone, 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione (NTBC) is a triketone with herbicidal activity. Orfadin® capsules contain nitisinone used in the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1). Nitisinone is a competitive inhi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 2000

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Nateglinide is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It belongs to the meglitinide class of short-acting insulin secretagogues, which act by binding to β cells of the pancreas to st...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1999

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Orlistat or tetrahydrolipstatin (Xenical, Hoffmann-La Roche) is a saturated derivative of lipstatin originally isolated from Streptomyces toxytricini. Orlistat (Xenical, Hoffmann-La Roche) is a powerful inhibitor of gastrointestinal lipase and as suc...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1999)
First approved in 1999

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Rabeprazole was discovered by Eisai Co., Ltd. Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. and Eisai Co., Ltd. have a strategic alliance in which Eisai and Janssen-Cilag co-promote the drug in Germany and the U.K. In the US rabeprazole sodium is co-promoted under the ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1997

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Repaglinide is antidiabetic drug, which is sold under several names including, Prandin in the U.S., Surepost in Japan and GlucoNorm in Canada. It is an oral blood glucose-lowering drug of the meglitinide class used in the management of type 2 diabet...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1996)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Miglitol, an oral alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, is a desoxynojirimycin derivative that delays the digestion of ingested carbohydrates, thereby resulting in a smaller rise in blood glucose concentration following meals. As a consequence of plasma gluco...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Metformin is the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, and is one of only two oral antidiabetic drugs on the World Health Organization (WHO) list of essential medicines. Metformin is an antihyperglycemic agent which improves glucose tolera...