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Nebivolol (Bystolic)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
High blood pressure
Ranitidine (Zantac)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A heartburn and ulcer tablet, sold on prescription and over the counter
Vitamin D3
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Taken for bones and immunity, tested against most of that and failed
Alteplase (Activase / Cathflo Activase)
Protein medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Emergency clot-dissolving treatment for stroke, heart attack and major pulmonary embolism
Anastrozole (Arimidex)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A breast cancer drug in women; used off-label in men to cut oestrogen and raise testosterone
Boron (Sold as boron citrate, boron glycinate, boron aspartate, calcium fructoborate and sodium borate; the absorbed species is boric acid)
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A trace element sold to raise testosterone — whose critical animal toxicity is testicular
Dupilumab (Dupixent)
Antibody medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Eczema, asthma and other diseases driven by the same allergic pathway
Epitalon (Also written Epithalon and AEDG peptide. Distinct from Epithalamin, the bovine pineal extract it was derived from)
Peptide medicineLaboratory or animal-stage researchDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A four-amino-acid anti-ageing peptide with no clinical trial anywhere
Insulin Degludec (Tresiba)
Protein medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Diabetes — the once-daily background insulin that lasts over 42 hours
Ivabradine (Corlanor)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A weakened heart that keeps beating too fast, to keep you out of hospital
Ketorolac (Toradol, Sprix (intranasal), Acular and Acuvail (ophthalmic))
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Severe short-term pain, usually after surgery or in hospital
Liraglutide (Victoza / Saxenda)
Peptide medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Type 2 diabetes and long-term weight management
Thalidomide (Thalomid (1998); formerly Contergan, Distaval, Softenon)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Multiple myeloma and a painful inflammatory complication of leprosy — from the drug that caused the birth-defect disaster of 1961
Aducanumab-avwa (Aduhelm)
Antibody medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A monthly infusion for early Alzheimer's disease, approved on a brain-scan measurement rather than on symptoms
Curcumin (Sold as turmeric extract, and as branded complexes including Meriva, BCM-95 and Theracurmin)
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Marketed for inflammation and joint pain, approved for neither
Givosiran (Givlaari)
RNA-silencing medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Acute porphyria attacks — severe abdominal pain crises
Inulin (Sold as chicory root fibre, oligofructose, fructooligosaccharide (FOS) or agave inulin; branded ingredients include Orafti and Frutafit)
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Taken to feed gut bacteria and improve digestion
Lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A twice-daily weight-loss tablet
Peginterferon Alfa-2a (Pegasys)
Protein medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Long-standing hepatitis B or hepatitis C, treated by stimulating the immune system rather than by attacking the virus directly
Sertraline (Zoloft)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Depression, anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Acyclovir (Zovirax / Sitavig / Avaclyr)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Shingles, genital herpes, chickenpox and severe herpes infections
Amitriptyline (Elavil / Endep / Amitril / Amitid — all discontinued as brands)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Depression — although most prescriptions today are at much lower doses for nerve pain, migraine prevention, irritable bowel syndrome or sleep
Apixaban (Eliquis)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Preventing stroke in an irregular heartbeat, and treating and preventing blood clots in the legs and lungs
Calcium Carbonate (Tums / Ultra Strength Antacid / Extra Strength Antacid / Caltrate)
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Heartburn and indigestion, and topping up dietary calcium
Escitalopram (Lexapro / Cipralex)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Depression and generalised anxiety
Fluticasone (Flovent / Flovent HFA / Flovent Diskus / Flonase / Arnuity Ellipta / Cutivate)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
The daily preventer inhaler that keeps asthma quiet, and the same drug as a hay-fever spray and a skin cream
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (Makena)
Small chemical medicineWithdrawn from the marketDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A weekly injection in pregnancy intended to prevent a repeat premature birth
Iodine (Sold as potassium iodide, sodium iodide or kelp extract; potassium iodide is also an FDA-approved over-the-counter drug (iOSAT, NDA 018664))
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Taken for thyroid support and metabolism, often as a kelp supplement
Methotrexate (Trexall / Otrexup / Rasuvo / Reditrex / Xatmep)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, severe psoriasis, and some cancers
Mirtazapine (Remeron / Remeron SolTab)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Depression — although it is very widely used off-label for its sedating and appetite-raising effects
Quercetin
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Marketed for allergy and immunity; investigated as a senescent-cell killer
Resmetirom (Rezdiffra)
Small chemical medicineFDA accelerated approval (based on an earlier result expected to predict benefit; follow-up evidence may be required)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Fatty liver disease with inflammation and moderate to advanced scarring
Selenium (Sold as L-selenomethionine, sodium selenite, sodium selenate or selenium-enriched yeast)
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Taken as an antioxidant and for thyroid and immune support
Alpha-lipoic acid (Also called thioctic acid or lipoic acid; sold as racemic ALA or as R-lipoic acid)
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Taken for nerve pain in diabetes, for blood sugar, and as a general antioxidant
Brexpiprazole (Rexulti)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Depression that has not responded to an antidepressant alone, schizophrenia, and agitation in Alzheimer disease
Budesonide (Pulmicort Flexhaler / Pulmicort Respules / Rhinocort / Uceris / Ortikos)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Taken every day to keep asthma quiet, and in other forms for Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis and hay fever
Clonidine (Catapres / Catapres-TTS / Nexiclon / Javadin / Duraclon; extended-release tablets for ADHD)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
High blood pressure; separately, in an extended-release form, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
Peptide medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Type 2 diabetes, including in people who have not yet had a heart attack
Edoxaban (Savaysa)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Stroke prevention in an irregular heartbeat, and treatment of clots in the legs and lungs
Eltrombopag (Promacta / Promacta Kit)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Raising a dangerously low platelet count by telling the bone marrow to make more, rather than by stopping the body destroying them
Esomeprazole (Nexium / Nexium 24HR)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Reflux and heartburn, including reflux that has visibly damaged the gullet, and prevention of stomach ulcers caused by anti-inflammatory painkillers
Evolocumab (Repatha)
Antibody medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Very high cholesterol that statins alone cannot bring down far enough
Exenatide (Byetta / Bydureon / Bydureon BCise)
Peptide medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Type 2 diabetes
Insulin Detemir (Levemir)
Protein medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Diabetes — the background insulin that works through the day
Insulin lispro (Humalog)
Protein medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Fast-acting mealtime insulin for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Modafinil (Provigil; Alertec, Modiodal and Modavigil outside the United States)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Prescribed for excessive sleepiness; taken off-label to think better
Pioglitazone (Actos)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Type 2 diabetes — a tablet that makes the body respond to its own insulin
Teriparatide (Forteo / Bonsity)
Peptide medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Severe bone thinning, where the aim is to build new bone rather than only slow its loss
2C-B (4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine) (Sold briefly in Europe in the early 1990s as Nexus, Erox and Performax before scheduling; no approved product)
Small chemical medicineControlled substance; no approved US useDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Nothing. It is a Schedule I phenethylamine that has just become the subject of controlled brain-imaging research because its effects differ from psilocybin's in ways researchers want to understand
Bempedoic acid (Nexletol (Nexlizet in combination with ezetimibe))
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
High cholesterol and cardiovascular risk in people who cannot tolerate a statin
Carvedilol (Coreg)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A weakened, failing heart, and the months after a heart attack
Clomiphene (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene; clomifene citrate outside the United States)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Ovulation induction in women — and, off-label, restarting testosterone production in men
Ostarine (Enobosarm (development name); also sold as MK-2866 and GTx-024)
Small chemical medicineIn Phase 3 testingDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Muscle wasting — investigational only, and it failed its phase 3
Piracetam (Nootropil; also Myocalm, Lucetam, Nootropyl and many national names)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the European Union (EMA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A prescription drug for a rare jerking movement disorder, sold in the US as a supplement
Prednisone (Deltasone / Orasone)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
The short steroid course — for an asthma attack, a bad flare-up, a severe allergic reaction
Resveratrol
Nutritional or plant productDietary supplement; not FDA-approved as a medicineDetailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Marketed for longevity and heart health, approved for neither
Rituximab (Rituxan / MabThera)
Antibody medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
Lymphomas and autoimmune diseases driven by B cells
Roflumilast (Daliresp / Zoryve)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A daily tablet that damps down inflammation in severe smokers’ lung disease, and — as a cream — a treatment for psoriasis and eczema
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
A tablet for type 2 diabetes that makes the body more sensitive to insulin
Simvastatin (Zocor / Flolipid)
Small chemical medicineApproved in the United States (FDA)Detailed record
Use listed on the medicine record
High cholesterol, and the prevention of heart attacks and strokes in people who already have vascular disease or diabetes

Nebivolol (Bystolic)

Ranitidine (Zantac)

Vitamin D3

Alteplase (Activase / Cathflo Activase)

Anastrozole (Arimidex)

Boron (Sold as boron citrate, boron glycinate, boron aspartate, calcium fructoborate and sodium borate; the absorbed species is boric acid)

Dupilumab (Dupixent)

Epitalon (Also written Epithalon and AEDG peptide. Distinct from Epithalamin, the bovine pineal extract it was derived from)

Insulin Degludec (Tresiba)

Ivabradine (Corlanor)

Ketorolac (Toradol, Sprix (intranasal), Acular and Acuvail (ophthalmic))

Liraglutide (Victoza / Saxenda)

Thalidomide (Thalomid (1998); formerly Contergan, Distaval, Softenon)

Aducanumab-avwa (Aduhelm)

Curcumin (Sold as turmeric extract, and as branded complexes including Meriva, BCM-95 and Theracurmin)

Givosiran (Givlaari)

Inulin (Sold as chicory root fibre, oligofructose, fructooligosaccharide (FOS) or agave inulin; branded ingredients include Orafti and Frutafit)

Lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR)

Peginterferon Alfa-2a (Pegasys)

Sertraline (Zoloft)

Acyclovir (Zovirax / Sitavig / Avaclyr)

Amitriptyline (Elavil / Endep / Amitril / Amitid — all discontinued as brands)

Apixaban (Eliquis)

Calcium Carbonate (Tums / Ultra Strength Antacid / Extra Strength Antacid / Caltrate)

Escitalopram (Lexapro / Cipralex)

Fluticasone (Flovent / Flovent HFA / Flovent Diskus / Flonase / Arnuity Ellipta / Cutivate)

Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (Makena)

Iodine (Sold as potassium iodide, sodium iodide or kelp extract; potassium iodide is also an FDA-approved over-the-counter drug (iOSAT, NDA 018664))

Methotrexate (Trexall / Otrexup / Rasuvo / Reditrex / Xatmep)

Mirtazapine (Remeron / Remeron SolTab)

Quercetin

Resmetirom (Rezdiffra)

Selenium (Sold as L-selenomethionine, sodium selenite, sodium selenate or selenium-enriched yeast)

Alpha-lipoic acid (Also called thioctic acid or lipoic acid; sold as racemic ALA or as R-lipoic acid)

Brexpiprazole (Rexulti)

Budesonide (Pulmicort Flexhaler / Pulmicort Respules / Rhinocort / Uceris / Ortikos)

Clonidine (Catapres / Catapres-TTS / Nexiclon / Javadin / Duraclon; extended-release tablets for ADHD)

Dulaglutide (Trulicity)

Edoxaban (Savaysa)

Eltrombopag (Promacta / Promacta Kit)

Esomeprazole (Nexium / Nexium 24HR)

Evolocumab (Repatha)

Exenatide (Byetta / Bydureon / Bydureon BCise)

Insulin Detemir (Levemir)

Insulin lispro (Humalog)

Modafinil (Provigil; Alertec, Modiodal and Modavigil outside the United States)

Pioglitazone (Actos)

Teriparatide (Forteo / Bonsity)

2C-B (4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine) (Sold briefly in Europe in the early 1990s as Nexus, Erox and Performax before scheduling; no approved product)

Bempedoic acid (Nexletol (Nexlizet in combination with ezetimibe))

Carvedilol (Coreg)

Clomiphene (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene; clomifene citrate outside the United States)

Ostarine (Enobosarm (development name); also sold as MK-2866 and GTx-024)

Piracetam (Nootropil; also Myocalm, Lucetam, Nootropyl and many national names)

Prednisone (Deltasone / Orasone)

Resveratrol

Rituximab (Rituxan / MabThera)

Roflumilast (Daliresp / Zoryve)

Rosiglitazone (Avandia)

Simvastatin (Zocor / Flolipid)