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Doxycycline

Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic synthetically derived from [oxytetracycline].[L42880] It is a second-generation tetracycline that was first discovered in 1967. … [A174034] Doxycycline is used to treat a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial infections. It is also used to treat acne and malaria.[A251730]

Tigecycline

It was developed in response to the growing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. It was granted fast-track approval by the U.S. … Tigecycline is a glycylcycline antibiotic developed and marketed by Wyeth under the brand name Tygacil.

Stem bromelain

The primary therapeutic use for which stem bromelain is currently and formally indicated is as a burn wound eschar debridement agent that has been approved by the EMA since 2012 and marketed under the … Although both fruit and stem bromelain are prepared differently and contain different enzymatic compositions, the general term bromelain typically refers to stem bromelain [A27198].

Furosemide

[A182495] The use of furosemide is particularly beneficial in clinical settings that require a drug with a higher diuretic potential. … Furosemide is a potent loop diuretic that acts on the kidneys to ultimately increase water loss from the body. It is an anthranilic acid derivative.

Letrozole

Letrozole, or CGS 20267, is an oral non-steroidal type II aromatase inhibitor first described in the literature in 1990. … [A190543,A1559,L11623,L11626] It is a third generation aromatase inhibitor like [exemestane] and [anastrozole], meaning it does not significantly affect cortisol, aldosterone, and thyroxine.

Loperamide

Loperamide is an anti-diarrheal agent that is available as an over-the-counter product for treating diarrhea.[L42785] The drug was first synthesized in 1969 and used medically in 1976. … [A251610] It is a highly lipophilic synthetic phenylpiperidine opioid that works by binding to mu-opioid receptors on intestinal muscles to decrease intestinal motility and electrolyte loss.

Simethicone

[A228308] It has a favourable safety profile as it is not systemically absorbed.[A228308] Simethicone has been in use since the 1940s[A228303] but was granted FDA approval in 1952.[A228308] … Simethicone is a silicon based surfactant that decreases the surface tension of gastrointestinal gas bubbles to facilitate their elimination.

Zinc sulfate

Zinc sulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula ZnSO4 and historically known as "white vitriol". … It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

Limaprost

Limaprost (as Limaprost alfadex; CAS number 88852-12-4) is an oral prostaglandin E1 analog. … It was approved for the treatment of ischemic symptoms such as skin ulcer, pain and coldness accompanying thromboangiitis obliterans in 1988; and for the treatment of subjective symptoms such as pain and

L-Leucyl-L-prolyl-L-prolyl-L-seryl-L-arginine