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Allopurinol

This disease has been well-documented in historical medical records and appears in the biographies of several prominent, historically recognized individuals [A175942]. … It was initially approved by the FDA in 1966 [L5674] and is now formulated by several manufacturers [L5677].

Tolterodine

Tolterodine is an antimuscarinic drug that is used to treat urinary incontinence. Tolterodine acts on M2 and M3 subtypes of muscarinic receptors.

Bisoprolol

It may be used alone or in combination with other drugs to manage hypertension[L7219] and can be useful in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to its receptor selectivity. … [A180472] Bisoprolol is generally well tolerated, likely due to its β1-adrenergic receptor selectivity and is a useful alternative to non-selective β-blocker drugs in the treatment of hypertension such

Clindamycin

The name lincomycin is derived from Lincoln, Nebraska, where it was first isolated from _Streptomyces lincolnensis_ found in a soil sample.[A190621] … [A190621] Interestingly, clindamycin appears to carry some activity against protozoans, and has been used off-label in the treatment of toxoplasmosis, malaria, and babesiosis.

Cefixime

[A262995] Third-generation cephalosporins are often a first-line therapy against certain bacterial infections. … [A263026] However, cefixime is not recommended as a first-line of treatment for uncomplicated urogenital, anorectal, or pharyngeal gonorrhea because cefixime does not provide the same bactericidal effect

Cholecalciferol

Vitamin D, in general, is a secosteroid generated in the skin when 7-dehydrocholesterol located there interacts with ultraviolet irradiation - like that commonly found in sunlight [L5689]. … Appropriate levels of vitamin D must be upheld in the body in order to maintain calcium and phosphorus levels in a healthy physiologic range to sustain a variety of metabolic functions, transcription regulation

Atenolol

Atenolol itself was developed early on in this history by Alvogen Malta under the trade name Tenormin and received FDA approval in September, 1981. … [A235860,A235865] A meta-analysis of over 145,000 patients showed the risk of stroke in patients taking atenolol may depend on the age of the patient.

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