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Glimepiride
First introduced in 1995, glimepiride is a member of the second-generation sulfonylurea (SU) drug class used for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to improve glycemic control. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder with increasing prevalences worldwide; it is characterized by insulin resistance in accordance with progressive...
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Matched Description: … First introduced in 1995, glimepiride is a member of the second-generation sulfonylurea (SU) drug class ... Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder with increasing prevalences worldwide; it is characterized by ... Compared to [glipizide], another second SU drug, glimepiride has a longer duration of action. …
Azadirachta indica leaf
Azadirachta indica leaf is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. It is not an approved drug.
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Azadirachta indica leaf is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. …
Labetalol
Labetalol is a racemic mixture of 2 diastereoisomers where dilevalol, the R,R' stereoisomer, makes up 25% of the mixture. Labetalol is formulated as an injection or tablets to treat hypertension.[L7727,L7730]
Labetalol was granted FDA approval on 1 August 1984.
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Matched Description: … Labetalol is a racemic mixture of 2 diastereoisomers where dilevalol, the R,R' stereoisomer, makes up …
Palovarotene
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), with an estimated worldwide prevalence of one in 2 million individuals, is an exceptionally rare genetic disorder. FOP is caused by a gain-of-function mutation in the ACVR1/ALK2 gene which results in progressive heterotopic ossification, a process wherein connective tissues (e.g. skeletal muscle, ligaments, tendons) are replaced...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … It first garnered interest as a potential treatment for emphysema but was eventually recognized as a ... ], which are derivatives of [vitamin A]. ... [A244920] FOP is caused by a gain-of-function mutation in the ACVR1/ALK2 gene which results in progressive …
Sodium stibogluconate
Sodium stibogluconate is a medicine used to treat leishmaniasis and is only available for administration by injection. It belongs to the class of medicines known as the pentavalent antimonials. Sodium stibogluconate is sold in the UK as Pentostam (manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline). Widespread resistance has limited the utility of sodium stibogluconate,...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Sodium stibogluconate is a medicine used to treat leishmaniasis and is only available for administration …
Panthenol
Panthenol is an alcohol derivative of pantothenic acid, a component of the B complex vitamins and an essential component of a normally functioning epithelium. Panthenol exists as a racemic mixture containing both the dextrorotatory form (dexpanthenol) and the levorotatory form (levopanthenol). While pantothenic acid is optically active, only the dextrorotatory...
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Matched Description: … essential component of a normally functioning epithelium. ... Panthenol is an alcohol derivative of pantothenic acid, a component of the B complex vitamins and an ... Panthenol exists as a racemic mixture containing both the dextrorotatory form (dexpanthenol) and the …
Diamorphine
Diamorphine (heroin) is a narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the United States by Federal statute. (Merck Index, 11th ed) Internationally, diamorphine is controlled under...
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Illicit
Investigational
Matched Description: … It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. ... Diamorphine (heroin) is a narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. ... However, under the name diamorphine, heroin is a legal prescription drug in the United Kingdom. …
Pitolisant
Pitolisant is a selective antagonist or inverse agonist of the histamine H3 receptor used to treat type 1 or 2 narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects 1 in 2,000 individuals and is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, abnormal REM sleep manifestations, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. About...
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Matched Description: … In a European clinical trial of adult patients with narcolepsy, there was a reduction in the Epworth ... Pitolisant is a selective antagonist or inverse agonist of the histamine H3 receptor used to treat type ... [A32025] About 60-70% of patients with narcolepsy experience cataplexy, which is a sudden loss of muscle …
Tetradecyl hydrogen sulfate (ester)
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is an anionic surface-active agent which is used for its wetting properties in the industry and is also used in medicine as a blood vessel irritant and sclerosing agent for hemorrhoids and varicose veins .
Sodium tetradecyl sulfate has been widely used since the 1950s, and in...
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Matched Description: … 30% incidence of post-sclerosis pigmentation that resolved within a few months [L2035]. ... sulfate has been widely used since the 1950s, and in 1978 the first successful report of injecting a ... surface-active agent which is used for its wetting properties in the industry and is also used in medicine as a …
Tildrakizumab
Tildrakizumab is a high-affinity, humanized, IgG1 κ antibody targeting interleukin 23 p19 that shows promise in the evolution of treatment strategy in chronic plaque psoriasis .
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ILUMYA (tildrakizumab-asmn) for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy...
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Matched Description: … A study was performed on the pharmacokinetics of this drug on various ethnicities. ... Tildrakizumab is a high-affinity, humanized, IgG1 κ antibody targeting interleukin 23 p19 that shows ... The approved recommended dosage of ILUMYA is a subcutaneous injection of 100 mg at Weeks 0, 4, and every …
Ropivacaine
Ropivacaine is an aminoamide local anesthetic drug marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Naropin. It exists as a racemate of its S- and R-enantiomers, although the marketed form is supplied only as the purified S-enantiomer.
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Matched Description: … It exists as a racemate of its S- and R-enantiomers, although the marketed form is supplied only as the …
Perindopril
Perindopril is a nonsulfhydryl prodrug that belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor class of medications. It is rapidly metabolized in the liver to perindoprilat, its active metabolite, following oral administration. Perindoprilat is a potent, competitive inhibitor of ACE, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I (ATI) to...
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Matched Description: … Perindopril is a nonsulfhydryl prodrug that belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ... Perindoprilat is a potent, competitive inhibitor of ACE, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of ... ATII regulates blood pressure and is a key component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS …
Omega-3-carboxylic acids
The omega-3 carboxylic acid (OM3-CA) is a new formulation of omega-3 fatty acids that present an enhanced bioavailability in the treatment of dyslipidemia. The increased bioavailability is explained because OM3-CA is found in a form of polyunsaturated free fatty acids as opposed to other products whose form is as ethyl...
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Matched Description: … acid as the most abundant species found in a proportion of 55% and 20% respectively. ... The omega-3 carboxylic acid (OM3-CA) is a new formulation of omega-3 fatty acids that present an enhanced ... The increased bioavailability is explained because OM3-CA is found in a form of polyunsaturated free …
Rumex acetosella pollen
Rumex acetosella pollen is the pollen of the Rumex acetosella plant. Rumex acetosella pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
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Phycomyces blakesleeanus
Phycomyces blakesleeanus is a fungus which can provoke allergic reactions. Phycomyces blakesleeanus extract is used in allergenic testing.
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Matched Description: … Phycomyces blakesleeanus is a fungus which can provoke allergic reactions. …
Rumex altissimus pollen
Rumex altissimus pollen is the pollen of the Rumex altissimus plant. Rumex altissimus pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
Approved
Fanolesomab
Approved
Experimental
Corydalis ambigua tuber
Corydalis ambigua tuber is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. It is not an approved drug.
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Corydalis ambigua tuber is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. …
Glycerol phenylbutyrate
Glycerol phenylbutyrate is a nitrogen-binding agent. Chemically, it is a triglyceride in which three molecules of phenylbutyrate are linked to a glycerol backbone. FDA approved on February 1, 2013.
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Matched Description: … Chemically, it is a triglyceride in which three molecules of phenylbutyrate are linked to a glycerol ... Glycerol phenylbutyrate is a nitrogen-binding agent. …
Haloperidol
Haloperidol is a high potency first-generation (typical) antipsychotic and one of the most frequently used antipsychotic medications used worldwide. While haloperidol has demonstrated pharmacologic activity at a number of receptors in the brain, it exerts its antipsychotic effect through its strong antagonism of the dopamine receptor (mainly D2), particularly within...
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Matched Description: … Haloperidol is a high potency first-generation (typical) antipsychotic and one of the most frequently ... [A180616] While haloperidol has demonstrated pharmacologic activity at a number of receptors in the brain ... of chorea associated with Huntington's disease and for the treatment of intractable hiccups as it is a …
Ezogabine
Ezogabine (D23129) is a close structural analog of the centrally acting analgesic flupitrine. It is a neuronal potassium channel opener being developed as a first-in-class antiepileptic drug (AED) and is currently being studied in Phase 3 trials as an adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures in adult patients with refractory epilepsy....
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Matched Description: … It is a neuronal potassium channel opener being developed as a first-in-class antiepileptic drug (AED ... Ezogabine (D23129) is a close structural analog of the centrally acting analgesic flupitrine. …
Cefradine
A semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
Approved
Matched Description: … A semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic. …
Amaranthus retroflexus whole
Amaranthus retroflexus whole allergenic extract is used in allergenic testing.
Approved
Reslizumab
Reslizumab is a humanized interleukin-5 (IL-5) antagonist monoclonal antibody (IgG4 kappa) that is produced by recombinant DNA technology in murine myeloma non-secreting 0 (NS0) cells. IL-5 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is responsible for the growth and differentiation, recruitment, activation, and survival of eosinophils [FDA Label]. Elevated levels of eosinophils...
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Matched Description: … Reslizumab is a humanized interleukin-5 (IL-5) antagonist monoclonal antibody (IgG4 kappa) that is produced ... IL-5 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is responsible for the growth and differentiation, recruitment ... Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation in the lungs with asthma attacks that …
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