FERTIRELIN is an analog of luteinizing hormone releasing factor. The drug has been used since 1981 in Japan to treat various types of reproductive failure in cattle.

Clomegestone (clomagestone) is an investigational steroidal progestogen. Clomegestone exhibits anti-estrogenic activity in estrone stimulated immature mice when administered orally at 100 ug.

Icometasone (CL09) is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid. It is a metabolite of Mometasone Furoate. The binding on human serum albumin was shown to be non saturable, suggesting that other proteins were involved in CL09 binding. This binding was demonstrated to be reversible. CL09 was extensively metabolized since no unchanged CL09 was recovered in bile or urine and at least nine metabolites have been detected. It was studied in Europe as an anti-asthmatic agent but investigation is discontinued.

Locicortolone is an anti-inflammatory and antiallergic synthetic glucocorticoid. It has high glucocorticoid cytoplasmic receptor binding affinity in vitro (more than four times higher than dexamethasone) but comparable to dexamethasone relative TAT (tyrosine aminotransferase induction) activity. It has six times lower binding affinity to mineralocorticoid receptor in comparison to dexamethasone.

Tecalcet (also known as KRN-568; NPS-R-568; R-568), is an oral calcium channel agonist potentially for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism. Calcimimetics, such as Tecalcet, are agonists and activate the calcium channel in a non-competitive fashion. Tecalcet does not compete directly with calcium that activates the receptor through binding in the extracellular domain of these receptors, but rather, calcimimetics such as Tecalcet, bind allosterically in the seven transmembranes to ‘sensitize’ the receptor to extracellular calcium. Tecalcet acts as an agonist of the calcium receptors of the parathyroid cells, causing a decrease in PTH release. Tecalcet also acts on the parafollicular cells (C-cells) of the thyroid gland, resulting in an increase in calcitonin release. These effects ultimately lead to a decrease in plasma calcium concentrations. Studies in rats have shown that oral administration of R-568 at doses ranging from 3 to 100 mg/kg caused a rapid (<30 minutes) decrease in plasma PTH concentrations and an increase in calcitonin concentrations, accompanied by a dose-dependent decrease in calcium concentrations. Tecalcet had been in phase II clinical trials by for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism, postmenopausal osteoporosis and rheumatic disorders in Japan and US. Development of Tecalcet has been discontinued.

Inocoterone acetate (USAN) (also known as RU-38882, RU-882) is the acetate ester of inocoterone a steroid-like nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) that was developed for topical administration to treat acne but was never marketed. Inocoterone acetate is actually not a silent antagonist of the androgen receptor but rather a weak partial agonist, similarly to steroidal antiandrogens like cyproterone acetate. In this double-blind study of 126 male subjects with acne, a topical solution of the antiandrogen inocoterone produced a modest but statistically significant reduction in the number of inflammatory acne lesions.

Ibutamoren (L-163,191 MK-0677) is a spiropiperidine agonist of the ghrelin receptor and a growth hormone secretagogue. Ibutamoren mimics the actions of growth hormone releasing peptide-6 to increase serum levels of serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). Orally active Ibutamoren was being developed by Merck & Co. for a variety of indications, including fibromyalgia, muscle wasting/weakness in patients with chronic kidney disease, Alzheimer's disease and fractures.However, there has been no recent development reported or development has been discontinued for these indications.

Naflocort (SQ 26,490) is a topical anti-inflammatory adrenocortical steroid. It was a moderately potent inhibitor of edema formation in the rat. After extended topical application, SQ 26,490 totally inhibited edema formation without appreciable production of skin atrophy, measured under identical conditions. SQ 26,490 possesses the property for a greater separation of anti-inflammatory and atrophogenic activities than comparative corticoids.

Clogestone Acetate (AY-11440) is a steroidal progestin that was synthesized in 1964 and was investigated as a progestin-only contraceptive but was never marketed.

Thyromedan is a thyroalkanoic acid derivative with hypocholesterolemic activity. In clinical trials, Thyromedan in daily doses of 8 to 32 mg caused a decrease in serum cholesterol levels. The serum total triglycerides and the α- and β-lipoprotein partition of cholesterol and triglycerides were unaffected.