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Rofecoxib (Vioxx)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Arthritis and pain relief, from a painkiller designed to spare the stomach
2,4-Dinitrophenol (Marketed in the United States from 1933 under many names, including Formula 281 and Nitromet; sold online today as DNP)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Weight loss — the drug works and the same mechanism is what kills people
Ranitidine (Zantac)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A heartburn and ulcer tablet, sold on prescription and over the counter
Aducanumab-avwa (Aduhelm)
Antibody medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A monthly infusion for early Alzheimer's disease, approved on a brain-scan measurement rather than on symptoms
Lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A twice-daily weight-loss tablet
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (Makena)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A weekly injection in pregnancy intended to prevent a repeat premature birth
Oxandrolone (Oxandrin)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Weight gain after severe illness, injury or burns — approved, and no longer marketed in the United States
Nandrolone Decanoate (Deca-Durabolin)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Anaemia of kidney failure — approved, and no longer marketed in the United States
Simeprevir (Olysio)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Long-standing hepatitis C infection, genotype 1 or 4 — a drug that is no longer sold in the United States
Benfluorex (Mediator)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A tablet marketed for blood fats and for weight in diabetes, widely prescribed in France
Cerivastatin (Baycol / Lipobay)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A cholesterol-lowering statin
Diethylstilbestrol (DES; formerly Stilbestrol, Stilphostrol)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A synthetic oestrogen once given to pregnant women to prevent miscarriage
Pergolide (Permax)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A Parkinson's disease tablet taken alongside levodopa
Rapacuronium (Raplon)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A fast-acting muscle relaxant given at the start of anaesthesia to allow a breathing tube to be placed
Sermorelin (Geref, Geref Diagnostic (both discontinued))
Peptide medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A childhood growth drug that was approved, then pulled — now compounded for anti-ageing
Sibutramine (Meridia / Reductil)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A prescription appetite suppressant for obesity
Terfenadine (Seldane / Triludan)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A hay fever tablet that did not make you drowsy
Propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet-N (with paracetamol); co-proxamol in the United Kingdom)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A weak opioid painkiller for mild to moderate pain
Efalizumab (Raptiva)
Antibody medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A weekly injection for severe plaque psoriasis
Phenylpropanolamine (Dexatrim, Acutrim (appetite suppressants); Triaminic, Dimetapp, Contac (decongestants))
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A decongestant and over-the-counter diet pill, sold without prescription for decades
Thioridazine (Mellaril, Mellaril-S)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
An older antipsychotic tablet, restricted and then effectively withdrawn over heart rhythm risk
Valdecoxib (Bextra)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
An arthritis and period-pain tablet designed to spare the stomach
Stanozolol (Winstrol)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Hereditary angioedema prevention and anaemia — approved in 1962, no longer sold
Cisapride (Propulsid)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A tablet for night-time heartburn that made the stomach empty faster
Clioquinol (Entero-Vioform, Emaform, Mexaform; iodochlorhydroxyquin)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
An oral anti-diarrhoea and amoebic dysentery drug, sold for decades including without prescription
Rimonabant (Acomplia / Zimulti)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A weight-loss tablet that blocked the brain receptor cannabis acts on
Troglitazone (Rezulin / Romozin / Noscal)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
A tablet for type 2 diabetes that made the body respond to insulin
Telbivudine (Tyzeka (Sebivo outside the United States))
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed recordUse listed on the medicine record
Long-standing hepatitis B infection — a drug that is no longer marketed in the United States