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Ursodeoxycholic acid

[A256267,A256463] UDCA was first characterized in the bile of the Chinese black bear and is formed by 7b-epimerization of [chenodeoxycholic acid], which is a primary bile acid. … [A256272,A256277] UDCA has been used to treat liver disease for decades: its first use in traditional medicine dates back more than a hundred years.

Didanosine

A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by a hydrogen. … Didanosine is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA by binding to reverse transcriptase; ddI is then metabolized to dideoxyadenosine triphosphate, its putative

Selenious acid

One study showed efficacy in the prevention of malignancy while utilizing a selenium supplement in humans. … Interestingly, selenium is being studied as a potential therapy in the prevention or management of atherosclerosis [L1921].

Carfilzomib

Carfilzomib is an injectable antineoplastic agent (IV only). Chemically, it is a modified tetrapeptidyl epoxide and an analog of epoxomicin. It is also a selective proteasome inhibitor. … FDA approved carfilzomib in July 2012 for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma as monotherapy or combination therapy.[L39392]

Potassium acetate

Lutropin alfa

In males, LH stimulates Leydig cell to produce testosterone. … Lutropin alfa is a recombinant human luteinizing hormone produced in yeast with 2 subunits, alpha = 92 residues, beta = 121 residues. It is a heterodimeric glycoprotein made up of monomeric units.

Gadoversetamide

Gadoversetamide, marketed under the trade name OptiMARK, is a gadolinium compound used as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly imaging of the brain, spine and liver.

Clonazepam

[FDA Label][A175438,A175441,L5572,F3763,F3787,F3796] Since being first patented in 1960 and then released for sale from Roche in the US in 1975,[T469,T472] clonazepam has experienced a storied history … in the treatment of the aforementioned medical conditions.

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_.

Nimodipine

Nimodipine is a 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It acts primarily on vascular smooth muscle cells by stabilizing voltage-gated L-type calcium channels in their inactive conformation. … By inhibiting the influx of calcium in smooth muscle cells, nimodipine prevents calcium-dependent smooth muscle contraction and subsequent vasoconstriction.