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Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen is a non-steroidal antiestrogen used to treat estrogen receptor positive breast cancers as well as prevent the incidence of breast cancer in high risk populations. … [L7799,L7802] Tamoxifen may no longer be the preferred treatment for these types of cancers as patients generally have better survival, side effect profiles, and compliance with [anastrozole].

Pepsin

Studies on gastric digestion from 1820-1840 led to the discovery of pepsin as the substance which, in the presence of stomach acid, causes nutrients including meat or coagulated egg whites to dissolve. … Pepsin is approved by the FDA and is used in food at levels not to exceed current good manufacturing practice [L2363].

Chromium picolinate

Chromium ions are shown to regulate insulin by promoting glucose utilization and increasing the sensitivity of the insulin receptor [A27235].

Potassium sulfate

Bendroflumethiazide

(From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p810) … A thiazide diuretic with actions and uses similar to those of hydrochlorothiazide. It has been used in the treatment of familial hyperkalemia, hypertension, edema, and urinary tract disorders.

Iodine povacrylex

DuraPrep solution is indicated for use as a patient preoperative skin preparation, for the preparation of the skin prior to surgery and to help reduce bacteria that can potentially cause skin infection … Prolonged skin exposure could cause skin defatting manifested by the following signs/symptoms; localized redness, itching, drying and cracking of skin.

Dihydro-alpha-ergocryptine

Alpha-dihydroergocryptine is usually referred to the mixture of the alpha and beta dihydroergocryptine. These two compounds are differentiated in the position of a methyl group. … To know more about this mixture, please visit [DB01049]

Evening primrose oil

[A33131] Evening primrose oil has been filled for the FDA by Humanetics Corporation on April 2000 to be a new dietary ingredient but its current status is "Inadequate basis for expectation of safety". … [L2845] By Health Canada, evening primrose oil is approved in over-the-counter combination dietary supplements.[L1113] By the EMA, evening primrose oil is approved in herbal preparations.[L2851]

Pixantrone

It is currently being tested in Phase III trials. [2] Although pixantrone has not yet received FDA approval in the United States, it has been granted conditional marketing approval by the European Union … Conditional approval was granted by the European Medicines Agency after a phase III EXTEND trial of patients with NHL showed that pixantrone was tolerable and that it resulted in significantly higher complete

Goserelin

In women, goserelin decreases the production of the hormone estradiol (which may stimulate the growth of cancer cells) to levels similar to a postmenopausal state. … In men, it stops the production of the hormone testosterone, which may stimulate the growth of cancer cells.