Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Bridgewater, NJ), was developing a novel prostaglandin analog, AR-102, that had 150-fold greater selectivity and 30-fold greater potency at the FP receptor than latanoprost. In preclinical studies, the drug has shown greater IOP-lowering efficacy and alonger duration of action than latanoprost and betterocular tolerability than travoprost. AR-102 was in early-stage clinical development for glaucoma, which was discontinued later..

SAMARIUM SM-153 is a β- and γ-emitter with a physical half-life around 46.8 hours. Sm-153 treatment is recommended for patients with multiple bone metastases with the osteoblastic component, regardless of the primary tumor’s location. This compound was used in prostate cancer. It was shown that the small influence of Sm-153 on hematological parameters in patients treated with Sm-153, because of the high affinity of Sm-153 to osteoblastic metastases, and of the effect of low concentration of radionuclide in healthy bone tissue.

Idraparinux, a synthetic pentasaccharide is an antithrombin-dependent inhibitor of activated factor X. It was developed for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events. However, clinical trials have revealed that idraparinux had lead to bleeding. As a result, Sanofi stopped the development of the drug.

Remogliflozin is the active component of the pro-drug remogliflozin etabonate, which is used the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH") and type 2 diabetes. Remogliflozin inhibits the sodium-glucose transport proteins (SGLT), is selective for SGLT2, which is responsible for glucose reabsorption in the kidney. Blocking this transporter causes blood glucose to be eliminated through the urine.

VTP-194204 (NRX 194204, IRX4204) is a second-generation retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonist that has no cross-reactivity with retinoic acid receptors, farnesoid X receptor, liver X receptors or peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor PPARγ. Rexinoid NRX 194204 selectively binds to and activates RXRs. Because RXRs can form heterodimers with several nuclear receptors (NRs), RXR activation by this agent may result in a broad range of gene expression depending on the effector DNA response elements activated. Rexinoid NRX 194204 may inhibit the tumour-necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated release of nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin 6 (IL6) and may inhibit tumour cell proliferation. This agent appears to be less toxic than RAR-selective ligands. VTP-194204 (IRX-4204) is in phase II clinical trials by Io Therapeutics for the treatment of prostate cancer. It is also in preclinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis.

Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite), a mineral with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2, is made up of 60% calcium carbonate (equivalent to 24% calcium) and 40% magnesium carbonate (equivalent to 12% magnesium). It is recommended by lay periodicals as a desirable source of calcium and magnesium, but found to be also a source of potentially toxic heavy metals. Exposure to high atmospheric concentrations of this compound is likely to be associated with respiratory symptoms.

Iodine-125 is an iodine radioisotope that is used in biological analyzes, imaging of nuclear medicine and in radiation therapy as brachytherapy for the treatment of a number of conditions, including prostate cancer, uveal melanomas, and brain tumors. Because of its relatively long half-life and the emission of low-energy photons, which can be detected with gamma counter detectors, Iodine-125 is the preferred isotope for labeling antibodies in radioimmunoassay and other procedures for counting gamma radiation with the participation of proteins outside the body. The same properties of the isotope make it useful for brachytherapy and for some nuclear medicine scanning procedures in which it is attached to proteins, and where a longer half-life than I-123 is required for a test of several days. Iodine-125 can be used when imaging the thyroid gland, but iodine-123 is preferred for this purpose because of the better penetration of radiation and a shorter half-life. For radiation ablation of tissues that absorb iodine (for example, the thyroid gland) or that absorb iodine-containing radiopharmaceutical, the preferred isotope is iodine-131. Iodine-125 is useful for determining glomerular filtration rate in the diagnosis or monitoring of patients with kidney disease.