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Indomethacin

Indometacin was first discovered in 1963 and it was first approved for use in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration in 1965, [A486] along with other acetic acid derivatives such as [diclofenac] … Although deemed effective in reducing ocular inflammation in clinical studies, topical NSAIDs were also associated with a potential reduction in corneal sensitivity accompanied by an increased risk of

Levomefolic acid

Levomefolic acid (INN) is the metabolite of folic acid (Vitamin B9) and it is a predominant active form of folate found in foods and in the blood circulation, accounting for 98% of folates in human plasma … It is transported across the membranes including the blood-brain barrier into various tissues where it plays an essential role in the DNA synthesis, cysteine cycle and regulation of homocysteine, where

Pramlintide

It is derived from amylin, a hormone that is released into the bloodstream, in a similar pattern as insulin, after a meal. Like insulin, amylin is deficient in individuals with diabetes. … Pramlintide is a relatively new adjunct treatment for diabetes (both type 1 and 2), developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals.

Barium sulfate

It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield [L1957]. This drug is used as a contrast agent in diagnostic x-ray procedures. … Barium sulfate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4 [L1957]. Barium sulfate occurs in nature as the mineral _barite_.

Influenza B virus B/Maryland/15/2016 antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)

Inactivated virus cannot replicate, and therefore cannot cause disease from infection, even in immunocompromised individuals. … In contrast, live vaccines are produced from "wild-type" or disease-causing viruses that have been attenuated, or weakened, through various laboratory techniques.

Curcuma xanthorrhiza oil

_Curcuma xanthorrhiza_ oil is found as an active ingredient in cosmetic and hygienic products, and marketing of products containing _Curcuma xanthorrhiza_ oil is authorized in some European countries including … _Curcuma xanthorrhiza_ oil is extracted from _Curcuma xanthorrhiza_ Roxb., a member of the ginger family (_Zingiberaceae_) that is widely distributed in the region of Southeastern Asia [A33162].

Calcium phosphate dihydrate

Tebipenem pivoxil

resistant Gram-negative infections but had until now been available only intravenously, meaning patients with resistant complicated urinary tract infections generally required hospitalization, a PICC line … [L57980] Tebipenem pivoxil is the first oral carbapenem approved in the United States, creating an outpatient option for patients who have limited or no alternative oral therapy.

Lactitol

[A190918] It is used in food manufacturing as a nutritive sweetener and is approximately 35% as sweet as table sugar (i.e. [sucrose]). … [A190915,A190918] Pizensy, an oral lactitol powder for solution, was approved by the FDA for use in chronic idiopathic constipation in February 2020.[L11803]

Ethiodized oil

Ethiodized oil is used by injection as a radio-opaque contrast agent. The composition of the oil is comprised of iodine combined with ethyl esters of fatty acids of poppyseed oil. … And although these esters are primarily as ethyl monoiodostearate and ethyl diiodostearate, the actual, specific structure is unknown.