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Etilefrine
Etilefrine is an adrenergic agonist that appears to interact with beta-1 and some alpha-adrenergic receptors. It has been used as a vasoconstrictor agent.
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Matched Description: … It has been used as a vasoconstrictor agent. …
Matched Categories: … Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting …
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Riluzole
A glutamate antagonist (receptors, glutamate) used as an anticonvulsant (anticonvulsants) and to prolong the survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Riluzole is marketed as Rilutek by Sanofi.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … A glutamate antagonist (receptors, glutamate) used as an anticonvulsant (anticonvulsants) and to prolong …
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Ertugliflozin
Ertugliflozin is a sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor used to treat type II diabetes mellitus. It works to block glucose reabsorption from the glomerulus. Ertugliflozin was first approved by the FDA in December 2017.[A261951, L1132] It was also approved by the European Commission in March 2018.
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Matched Description: … Ertugliflozin is a sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor used to treat type II diabetes …
Osimertinib
Osimertinib is an oral, third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) drug developed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.[A7926,L43453] Its use is indicated for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in cases where tumour EGFR expression is positive for the T790M mutation as detected by FDA-approved testing...
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Matched Description: … T790M mutation as detected by FDA-approved testing and which has progressed following therapy with a ... Approximately 10% of patients with NSCLC have a rapid and clinically effective response to EGFR-TKIs …
Matched Categories: … P-glycoprotein substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index ... Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A4 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index …
Matched Categories: … P-glycoprotein substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index ... Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A4 Substrates with a Narrow Therapeutic Index …
Etelcalcetide
Etelcalcetide is a calcimimetic drug for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Etelcalcetide was approved (trade name Parsabiv) for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis in February, 2017.
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Matched Description: … Etelcalcetide is a calcimimetic drug for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing …
Lutropin alfa
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. Lutropin alfa was the first and only recombinant human form of luteinizing hormone (LH) developed for use in...
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Matched Description: … It is a heterodimeric glycoprotein made up of monomeric units. ... Lutropin alfa is a recombinant human luteinizing hormone produced in yeast with 2 subunits, alpha = 92 …
Omaveloxolone
Omaveloxolone (RTA-408) is a semisynthetic oleanane triterpenoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.[A257534,A257539] Omaveloxolone acts as an activator of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), a transcription factor that mitigates oxidative stress. In patients with Friedreich's ataxia, a genetic disease involving mitochondrial dysfunction, the Nrf2 pathway is impaired, and Nrf2 activity...
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Matched Description: … Omaveloxolone (RTA-408) is a semisynthetic oleanane triterpenoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ... ,A257539] Omaveloxolone acts as an activator of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), a ... In patients with Friedreich's ataxia, a genetic disease involving mitochondrial dysfunction, the Nrf2 …
Melphalan
Melphalan is a nitrogen mustard or bischloroethylamine type alkylating agent. It was first synthesized in the early 1950s by substituting L-phenylalanine for the methyl group on nitrogen mustard.[A261150, A261155] Melphalan is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma and ovarian carcinoma. It is also used for high-conditioning before hematopoietic stem...
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Matched Description: … Melphalan is a nitrogen mustard or bischloroethylamine type alkylating agent. …
Dinutuximab
Dinutuximab is an IgG1 monoclonal human/mouse chimeric antibody against GD2, a disialoganglioside expressed on tumors of neuroectodermal origin, including human neuroblastoma and melanoma, with highly restricted expression on normal tissues. It is composed of the variable heavy- and light-chain regions of the murine anti-GD2 mAb 14.18 and the constant regions...
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Matched Description: … is rarely achieved and the majority of patients with advanced disease suffer a relapse. ... Dinutuximab is an IgG1 monoclonal human/mouse chimeric antibody against GD2, a disialoganglioside expressed ... acid (RA), for the treatment of pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who achieve at least a …
Padeliporfin
Padeliporfin is a water-soluble chlorophyll derivative and cytotoxic photosensitizer used for vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for malignancies. Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP), or vascular targeted photochemotherapy, is a focal treatment for localized prostate cancer. It aims to destroy only cancerous lesions of the prostate, rather than ablating the entire prostate gland. Padeliporfin...
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Matched Description: … [A244559] Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP), or vascular targeted photochemotherapy, is a ... Padeliporfin is a water-soluble chlorophyll derivative and cytotoxic photosensitizer used for vascular-targeted …
Sincalide
Sincalide is a medication given by injection to assist in the diagnosis of gallbladder and pancreas disorders. It is identified as the 8-amino acid C-terminal segment of cholecystokinin and is also known as CCK-8. Naturally occurring cholecystokinin is a gastrointestinal peptide hormone normally essential for stimulating protein and fat digestion...
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Matched Description: … Sincalide is a medication given by injection to assist in the diagnosis of gallbladder and pancreas disorders ... When injected intravenously, sincalide produces a substantial reduction in gallbladder size by causing ... Naturally occurring cholecystokinin is a gastrointestinal peptide hormone normally essential for stimulating …
Conestat alfa
C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Recombinant) is a recombinant analogue of endogenous complement component-1 esterase inhibitor (rhC1INH), purified from the milk of transgenic rabbits. The primary function of endogenous C1INH is to regulate the activation of the complement and contact system pathways. It does this through inhibition of several target proteases within...
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Matched Description: … C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Recombinant) is a recombinant analogue of endogenous complement component-1 esterase …
Atezolizumab
Atezolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody used to prevent the interaction of PD-L1 and PD-1, removing inhibition of immune responses seen in some cancers.[A18493,L7489] This medication is reserved for patients whose tumors express PD-L1, cannot receive platinum-based chemotherapy, or whose tumors do not respond to platinum-based chemotherapy. Atezolizumab was granted...
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Matched Description: … Atezolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody used to prevent the interaction of PD-L1 and PD-1, removing …
Medronic acid
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Linoleic acid
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Perboric acid
Perboric acid is mainly found in its salt form of sodium perborate and it can be found as a monohydrate or tetrahydrate. It is one of the peroxy acid salts with very wide functionalities in industrial settings. Perboric acid in the form of sodium perborate is approved by Health Canada...
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Matched Description: … Perboric acid is mainly found in its salt form of sodium perborate and it can be found as a monohydrate ... Perboric acid in the form of sodium perborate is approved by Health Canada since 2004 to be used as a …
Penbutolol
Penbutolol is a drug in the beta-blocker class used to treat hypertension. Penbutolol binds both beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors, rendering it a non-selective beta-blocker. Penbutolol can act as a partial agonist at beta adrenergic receptors, since it is a sympathomimetric drug. Penbutolol also demonstrates high binding affinity to the...
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Matched Description: … Penbutolol can act as a partial agonist at beta adrenergic receptors, since it is a sympathomimetric ... Penbutolol is a drug in the beta-blocker class used to treat hypertension. ... Penbutolol binds both beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors, rendering it a non-selective beta-blocker …
Pivmecillinam
Pivmecillinam is a mecillinam prodrug, a pivaloyloxymethyl ester of amdinocillin that is well absorbed orally, but broken down to amdinocillin in the intestinal mucosa. It is active against gram-negative organisms and used as for amdinocillin. [PubChem]
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Matched Description: … Pivmecillinam is a mecillinam prodrug, a pivaloyloxymethyl ester of amdinocillin that is well absorbed …
Iodide I-123
Iodide I-123 (as sodium Iodide I-123) is a radioactive isotope of iodine used in nuclear medicine for the diagnostic study of thyroid disease. Following oral administration, I-123 is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and is taken up by the thyroid gland. After incorporation, a gamma camera is used to detect...
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Matched Description: … Iodide I-123 (as sodium Iodide I-123) is a radioactive isotope of iodine used in nuclear medicine for ... After incorporation, a gamma camera is used to detect the decay by electron capture to tellurium-123. ... half-life of approximately 13.13 h (hours) is ideal for the 24-h (hour) iodine uptake test and it has a …
Oxybuprocaine
Oxybuprocaine (also known as Benoxinate) is a local anesthetic, which is used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Oxybuprocaine binds to sodium channels and reversibly stabilizes the neuronal membrane which decreases its permeability to sodium ions.
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Matched Description: … Oxybuprocaine (also known as Benoxinate) is a local anesthetic, which is used especially in ophthalmology …
Magaldrate
Magaldrate is an antacid drug used for the treatment of esophagitis, duodenal and gastric ulcers, and gastroesophageal reflux. Magaldrate has been discontinued in the US market.
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Novobiocin
Novobiocin is an antibiotic compound derived from Streptomyces niveus. It has a chemical structure similar to coumarin. Novobiocin binds to DNA gyrase and blocks adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p189)
Novobiocin sodium, a salt form of novobiocin, was initially approved in September 1964...
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Matched Description: … It has a chemical structure similar to coumarin. ... (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p189)
Novobiocin sodium, a salt form …
Vildagliptin
Vildagliptin (LAF237) is an orally active antihyperglycemic agent that selectively inhibits the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) enzyme. It is used to manage type II diabetes mellitus, where GLP-1 secretion and insulinotropic effects are impaired. By inhibiting DPP-4, vildagliptin prevents the degradation of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP),...
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Matched Description: … [L32803] In clinical trials, vildagliptin has a relatively low risk of hypoglycemia. ... treatment of type II diabetes mellitus in adults as monotherapy or in combination with [metformin], a ... [L32803] Vildagliptin is also available as Eucreas, a fixed-dose formulation with metformin for adults …
Quinine
An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in...
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Matched Description: … Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that ... It was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis …
Nitrofurantoin
Nitrofurantoin is a nitrofuran antibiotic used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections.[L6856,L6859,L6862] Nitrofurantoin is converted by bacterial nitroreductases to electrophilic intermediates which inhibit the citric acid cycle as well as synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein. This drug is more resistant to the development of bacterial resistance because it acts...
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Matched Description: … Nitrofurantoin is a nitrofuran antibiotic used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections. ... [A179824] Nitrofurantoin is a second line treatment to [trimethoprim]/[sulfamethoxazole]. …
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