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Calcium chloride

It can be produced directly from limestone, but large amounts are also produced as a by-product of the Solvay process. Because of its hygroscopic nature, it must be kept in tightly-sealed containers.

Olmesartan

The angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) family of drugs unique in that it blocks all angiotensin II activity, regardless of where or how it was synthesized. … Olmesartan belongs to the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) family of drugs, which also includes [telmisartan], [candesartan], [losartan], [valsartan], and [irbesartan].

Fidanacogene elaparvovec

[L49469] This approval was based on positive results demonstrated in the open-label, single-arm Phase 3 BENEGENE-2 study, where the annualized bleeding rate (ABR) was observed to be 1.3 for the 12 months … from week 12 to month 15 compared to an ABR of 4.43 for the pre-treatment period.

Valbenazine

This approval was supported by positive results in multiple trials, including the KINECT-HD Phase 3 study and the ongoing KINECT-HD2 open-label extension trial. … [L47885,A261135] Tardive dyskinesia has long been regarded as a consequence of anti-dopamine receptor therapy, and until 2008 with the advent of [tetrabenazine], most treatments were ineffective.

Bosutinib

This approval was based on favorable results obtained from the open-label, randomized, multicenter trial BFORE that showed a significant improvement in major molecular response, defined as a ≤0.1% BCR … Philadelphia chromosome is a hallmark of CML due to the reciprocal translocation t(9;22)(q34;q11), resulting in a BCR-ABL fusion protein.

Norethisterone

Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone, is a synthetic progestational hormone belonging to the 19-nortestosterone-derived class of progestins. … [A10367] It is further classified as a second-generation progestin, along with [levonorgestrel] and its derivatives, and is the active form of several other progestins including [norethynodrel] and [lynestrenol

Lithium citrate

Lucanthone

One of the schistosomicides, it has been replaced largely by hycanthone and more recently praziquantel. (From Martindale The Extrapharmacopoeia, 30th ed., p46).

Bacitracin

[A181952] The bacillus that produces bacitracin was first isolated from a knee scrape in 1945 from the knee wound of a child named Margaret Tracy.

Lutropin alfa

Its pharmacological action mimics the biological activity of endogenous LH; an acute rise of LH, or LH surge, in females triggers ovulation and the development of the corpous luteum. … Lutropin alfa was the first and only recombinant human form of luteinizing hormone (LH) developed for use in the stimulation of follicular development.