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Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 2014

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Dehydroepiandrosterone (INTRAROSA™, prasterone) is a major C19 steroid produced from cholesterol by the adrenal cortex. It is also produced in small quantities in the testis and the ovary. Dehydroepiandrosterone (INTRAROSA, prasterone) is structurall...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First approved in 1999

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Sirolimus is the USAN-assigned generic name for the natural product rapamycin. Sirolimus is produced by a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus, isolated from a soil sample collected from Rapa Nui commonly known as Easter Island. Although sirolimus wa...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Targets:


Aminolevulinic Acid is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway. The metabolism of aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is the first step in the biochemical pathway resulting in heme synthesis. Aminolevulinic acid is not a photosensitizer, but rat...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2025)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Tacrolimus, previously known as FK506, is the active ingredient in Prograf. Tacrolimus is a macrolide immunosuppressant produced by Streptomyces tsukubaensis. It reduces peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity by binding to the immunophilin FKBP-12 (FK506...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2024)
First approved in 1983

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Cyclosporins are cyclic polypeptide macrolides that were originally derived from the soil fungus Tolypocladium inflatum. Cyclosporine (also known as cyclosporine A) was discovered by Sandoz and developed for the tretment of immune disorders. The drug...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1976

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Amikacin, USP (as the sulfate) is a semi-synthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from kanamycin. Amikacin "irreversibly" binds to specific 30S-subunit proteins and 16S rRNA. Amikacin inhibits protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal sub...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1981)
First approved in 1975

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Tobramycin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained from cultures of Streptomyces tenebrarius, it is effective against gram-negative bacteria, especially the pseudomonas species. Tobramycin is used in combination with other antibiotics to treat urinary...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2008)
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. Ethosuximide suppresses the paroxysmal three cycle per second spike and wave activity associated with lapses of consciousness which is common in absence (petit mal) seiz...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1958

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Vancomycin is a branched tricyclic glycosylated nonribosomal peptide produced by the fermentation of the Actinobacteria species Amycolatopsis orientalis (formerly Nocardia orientalis). Vancomycin became available for clinical use >50 years ago. It...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2009)
First approved in 1956

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Liothyronine (CYTOMEL®) is a T3 thyroid hormone normally synthesized and secreted by the thyroid gland in much smaller quantities than its prohormone thyroxine (T4). Most T3 is derived from peripheral monodeiodination of T4 at the 5' position of the ...