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Nabilone
Nabilone (marketed as Cesamet) is a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis (marijuana). Although structurally distinct from THC, nabilone mimics THC's structure and pharmacological activity through weak partial agonist activity at Cannabinoid-1 (CB1R) and Cannabinoid-2 (CB2R) receptors, however it is considered to be twice as...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … for such a wide variety of medical conditions. ... Nabilone is a racemate consisting of the (S,S) and the (R,R) isomers. ... (THCA-A) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), through decarboxylation reactions. …
Chlorzoxazone
A centrally acting central muscle relaxant with sedative properties. It is claimed to inhibit muscle spasm by exerting an effect primarily at the level of the spinal cord and subcortical areas of the brain. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoea, 30th ed, p1202)
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Matched Description: … A centrally acting central muscle relaxant with sedative properties. …
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. …
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. …
Fanolesomab
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Experimental
Ulmus americana pollen
Ulmus americana pollen is the pollen of the Ulmus americana plant. Ulmus americana pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
Approved
Tilia americana pollen
Tilia americana pollen is the pollen of the Tilia americana plant. Tilia americana pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
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Microsporum audouinii
Microsporum audouinii is a fungus which can provoke allergic reactions. Microsporum audouinii extract is used in allergenic testing.
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Matched Description: … Microsporum audouinii is a fungus which can provoke allergic reactions. …
Melilotus albus pollen
Melilotus albus pollen is the pollen of the Melilotus albus plant. Melilotus albus pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
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Aripiprazole lauroxil
Aripiprazole lauroxil is a long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients. It is a prodrug of aripiprazole, which acts as a partial agonist at the D2 and 5-HT1A receptors, and as an antagonist at the 5-HT2A receptors .
Affecting about 1% of the...
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Matched Description: … It is a prodrug of [aripiprazole], which acts as a partial agonist at the D2 and 5-HT1A receptors, and ... Aripiprazole lauroxil is a long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of ... adult population in the United States and approximately 26 million people worldwide, schizophrenia is a …
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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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 …
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 …
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. …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Fruquintinib
Fruquintinib is a novel small-molecule anti-VEGFR that targets VEGFR-1,-2, and -3 to inhibit angiogenesis. Tumor angiogenesis is one of the most critical biological processes for increasing oxygen and nutrient supply to cancer cells, and the VEGF/VEGFR pathway is one of the most critical pathways for this phenomenon.[A262102,A262107] Indeed, oncogenic activation,...
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Matched Description: … The first approach can be exemplified by [bevacizumab], a VEGF-A trap antibody. ... Therefore, the advent of fruquintinib, a new generation of VEGFR inhibitors with a high kinome selectivity ... Fruquintinib is a novel small-molecule anti-VEGFR that targets VEGFR-1,-2, and -3 to inhibit angiogenesis …
Rozanolixizumab
Rozanolixizumab is a humanized high-affinity anti-human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) monoclonal antibody (IgG4P) targeting the immunoglobulin G (IgG). Rozonolixizumab itself is an IgG4P, an inactive isotype, to reduce the likelihood of unwanted chain exchange. It is investigated for use in autoimmune and alloimmune diseases with pathologic IgG, particularly generalized myasthenia...
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Matched Description: … Rozanolixizumab is a humanized high-affinity anti-human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) monoclonal antibody ... [A260192] As a result, the main clinical manifestation of myasthenia gravis is easily fatigable or persistent …
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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