Antrafenine (SL 73033 or 2-[4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl 2-[[7-(trifluoromethyl)-4-quinolinyl]amino]benzoate) showed marked analgesic activity, long duration of action, and excellent tolerance in pharmacological and toxicological studies. Antrafenine exerts anti-inflammatory effects. It has been studied in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Anpirtoline [D 16949] is a dichloropyridine derivative with antinociceptive and antidepressant activity. Anpirtoline has been described as an agonist at 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptors with a relatively high potency. It also acts as an agonist at 5-HT1A receptors, but has a lower potency than at the 5-HT1B sites. In addition, Anpirtoline acts as an antagonist at 5-HT3 receptors. The drug was in phase I clinical trials with ASTA Medica in Germany for the treatment of pain and depression, but development was suspended.

Anisopirol is a neuroleptic and was used as antipsychotic drug. Anisopirol, the alcohol resulting from reduction of the carbonyl group of fluanisone, is an exception and is in fact about two times more potent than fluanisone itself. Anisopirol is poorly absorbed by the oral route. Dopamine receptor is known pharmacological target of anisopirol and NMDA receptor is predicted target.

Mefenorex or (+/-)N-(3-chloropropyl)-1-methyl-2-phenylethylamine is an N-alkylated analogue of amphetamine. The therapeutic efficacy of mefenorex as an adjunctive support in the treatment of obesity for limited periods of time, as well as its ability to be well tolerated, has been amply demonstrated. Mefenorex is considered to be racemic mixture, no available data regarding enantiospecific pharmacological activity of the compound.

Fleroxacin is an anti-bacterial agent developed for the treatment of uncomplicated cystitis in women, uncomplicated gonococcal infections, bacterial enteritis, and traveler's diarrea, urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, skin, soft tissue, bone and joint infections, and lower respiratory tract infections. Fleroxacin acts on bacterials by inhibiting DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. Although the current status of the drug in Europe and in the USA is unknown, there is information about its approval and usage in China.

Acipimox (5-methylpyrazinecarboxylic acid 4-oxide) is a new lipolysis inhibitor that has a distant chemical relationship with nicotinic acid (NA). The anti-lipolytic action of acipimox is mediated through suppression of intracellular cyclic AMP levels, with the subsequent decrease in cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity, leading to the reduced association of hormone-sensitive lipase with triacylglycerol substrate in the lipid droplet of adipocytes. Acipimox has been identified as an agonist at G-protein coupled nicotinic acid HM74A and HM74B receptors. Acipimox (Olbetam) is indicated for the treatment as alternative or adjunct treatment to reduce triglyceride levels in patients who have not responded adequately to other treatments such as statin or fibrate treatment for hypertriglyceridaemia (Fredrickson type IV hyperlipoproteinaemia) and hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia (Fredrickson type IIb hyperlipoproteinaemia).

Oxitefonium is an anticholinergic spasmolytic medication used for the treatment of asthma.

Coenzyme A (CoA) is a ubiquitous essential cofactor that plays a central role in the metabolism of carboxylic acids, including short- and long-chain fatty acids, as well as carbohydrate and protein. In the metabolic pathway of lipid, CoA participates in fatty acid β-oxidation, promoting triglyceride (TG) catabolism. Coenzyme A functions as an acyl group carrier and assists in transferring fatty acids from the cytoplasm to mitochondria. All genomes sequenced to date encode enzymes that use coenzyme A as a substrate, and around 4% of cellular enzymes use it (or a thioester, such as acetyl-CoA) as a substrate. Coenzyme A is the most active metabolic enzyme in the human body. It is used as a supplement for the hypothetical treatment of acne.

Vernakalant is a new antiarrhythmic drug that acts selectively in the atrium, targeting atrial specific channels. Vernakalant is an anti-arrhythmic medicine that acts preferentially in the atria by prolonging atrial refractoriness and by rate-dependently slowing impulse conduction. These anti-fibrillatory actions on refractoriness and conduction are thought to suppress reentry, and are potentiated in the atria during atrial fibrillation. The preferential effects of vernakalant on the atria are postulated to result from its block of currents that are expressed in the atria (e.g., the ultra-rapid delayed rectifier potassium current; and the acetylcholine-activated potassium current), but not in the ventricles, as well as the unique electrophysiologic condition of the fibrillating atria. An oral formulation of vernakalant is in phase II development as a long-term maintenance therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation. An intravenous formulation of vernakalant has been launched in most countries in Europe and Latin America, and in Hong Kong, for the acute conversion of atrial fibrillation. The product has been approved for the acute conversion of atrial fibrillation in South Africa, Iceland, Turkey and is awaiting approval for the same indication in Canada. Phase III development of the IV formulation is ongoing at sites in Asia, and development is currently on hold in the US.

Docarpamine (marketed under the tradename Tanadopa) is a dopamine prodrug developed in Japan for the treatment of chronic heart failure. The drug does not cross the blood-brain barrier and shows no effect on CNS activity. It is supposed that the drug exerts its action by activating dopamine receptor D1.