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Caspofungin

Caspofungin (brand name Cancidas worldwide) is an antifungal drug and the first member of a new drug class called the echinocandins, as coined by Merck & Co., Inc.

Halofantrine

Halofantrine has been shown to preferentially block open and inactivated HERG channels leading to some degree of cardiotoxicity.

Eteplirsen

Eteplirsen is a synthetic antisense oligonucleotide and a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer. It consists of a six-membered morpholino ring replacing the five-membered ribofuranosyl rings found in natural DNA and RNA. Duchenne muscul...

V590

By teaming up with IAVI, Merk developed a vaccine that does not require freezing, and only requires one dose[L30583]. … Merck is currently underway to begin Phase I trials for the vaccine through intramuscular administration (NCT04569786).

RAF-265

Butabarbital

Butabarbital, or Butisol, is a fast onset barbiturate with short duration of action compared to other barbiturates. This makes butabarbital a useful drug for treating severe insomnia and pre-operative anxiety. Butabarbital is less common...

Guanidine

(From Martindale, the Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed and Merck Index, 12th ed) It is also used in the treatment of myasthenia and as a fluorescent probe in HPLC.

Fluorescein

(From Merck Index, 12th ed; American Medical Association Drug Evaluations; 1995, p2275)

Acetaminophen

Acetaminophen (paracetamol), also commonly known as Tylenol, is the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide and is recommended as first-line therapy in pain conditions by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is also used for its antip...

Ethchlorvynol

Ethchlorvynol is a sedative and hypnotic drug. It has been used to treat insomnia, but has been largely superseded and is only offered where an intolerance or allergy to other drugs exists.