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Rivaroxaban

FDA approved on July 1, 2011. … Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant and the first orally active direct factor Xa inhibitor. Unlike warfarin, routine lab monitoring of INR is not necessary.

Captopril

Captopril may be used in the treatment of hypertension.

Ferrous cation

Betamethasone

Betamethasone is a long-acting corticosteroid with immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory properties. It can be used topically to manage inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema, and parenterally to manage several disease states inclu...

Rosuvastatin

[A181087, A181406] Rosuvastatin and other drugs from the statin class of medications including [atorvastatin], [pravastatin], [simvastatin], [fluvastatin], and [lovastatin] are considered first-line … an enzyme involved in the metabolism of many commonly used drugs.

Xylometazoline

Xylometazoline is an imidazoline derivative [A228523] with sympathomimetic and nasal decongestant activity. … In some countries, it is available as combination products with [ipratropium], [domiphen], or [dexpanthenol].

Tetracycline

The FDA withdrew its approval for the use of all liquid oral drug products formulated for pediatric use containing tetracycline in a concentration greater than 25 mg/ml. … It exerts a bacteriostatic effect on bacteria by binding reversible to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and blocking incoming aminoacyl tRNA from binding to the ribosome acceptor site.

Sitagliptin

Sitagliptin is an oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used in conjunction with diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus[FDA label,A2260,A2255,A2256 … The effect of this medication leads to glucose dependent increases in insulin and decreases in glucagon to improve control of blood sugar[FDA label,A2255].