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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 …
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 …
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 …
Acer saccharum pollen
Acer saccharum pollen is the pollen of the Acer saccharum plant. Acer saccharum pollen is mainly used in allergenic testing.
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Acrothecium robustum
Acrothecium robustum is a fungus which can provoke allergic reactions. Acrothecium robustum extract is used in allergenic testing.
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Matched Description: … Acrothecium robustum is a fungus which can provoke allergic reactions. …
Damoctocog alfa pegol
In recent years, various extended half-life factor VIII and factor IX preparations have been studied and gained approval. In order to extend half-lives, techniques such as fusion to protein conjugates (Fc part of IgG1 or albumin), chemical modification (PEGylation), and protein sequence modification have been utilized. Also known as, BAY94-9027,...
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Matched Description: … to reduce the number of infusions necessary to prevent bleeds in patients diagnosed with Haemophilia A. ... [L4576,A38909,Label] This product has been engineered by Bayer[L4576] and a biological license application ... [A38907]
Also known as, BAY94-9027, Damoctocog alfa pegol is a longer-acting Factor VIII therapy formulated …
Turoctocog alfa pegol
Turoctocog alfa pegol is a pegylated version of turoctocog alfa. Novo Nordisk's brand name Esperoct (turoctocog alfa pegol, N8-GP) was approved by the US FDA on February 19, 2019.
Fundamentally, the N8-GP moiety is identical to turoctocog alfa, a recombinant human clotting factor VIII (rFVIII) with a truncated B-domain made...
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Matched Description: … A as it ultimately provides a less burdensome and more convenient dosing regimen for patients that is ... Turoctocog alfa pegol is a pegylated version of [turoctocog alfa]. ... Fundamentally, the N8-GP moiety is identical to [turoctocog alfa], a recombinant human clotting factor …
Potassium perchlorate
Potassium perchlorate is an inorganic salt with the chemical formula KClO4. It is a strong oxidizer with the lowest solubility of the alkali metal perchlorates. Potassium is most commonly used in flares and automobile airbags . The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers...
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Matched Description: … It is a strong oxidizer with the lowest solubility of the alkali metal perchlorates. ... The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers has been revoked ... The therapeutic use of potassium perchlorate in thyroid disorders has been ceased due to a high risk …
Topiramate
Topiramate is a anti-epileptic drug used to manage seizures and prevent migraines. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1996. In 2004, topiramate was approved for the prevention of migraine in adults.[A188309,L10544,L43478] Since 2012, the extended-release formulation has been approved in combination with phentermine for chronic weight management therapy...
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Matched Description: … Topiramate is a anti-epileptic drug used to manage seizures and prevent migraines. ... chemical structure containing a sulfamate, and 40% of its mass accounted for by oxygen. ... [A175249] Interestingly, topiramate was discovered by chance when attempts were made to formulate a novel …
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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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. …
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. …
Moxonidine
Moxonidine is a new-generation centrally acting antihypertensive drug approved for the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension. It is suggested to be effective in cases where other agents such as thiazides, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers are not appropriate or irresponsive. As well, moxonidine has been shown...
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Matched Description: … Moxonidine is a new-generation centrally acting antihypertensive drug approved for the treatment of mild …
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 …
Chlorpropamide
Chlorpropamide is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It belongs to the sulfonylurea class of insulin secretagogues, which act by stimulating β cells of the pancreas to release insulin. Sulfonylureas increase both basal insulin secretion and meal-stimulated insulin release. Medications in this class...
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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. …
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.
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Matched Description: … Corydalis ambigua tuber is a plant/plant extract used in some OTC (over-the-counter) products. …
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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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. …
Belzutifan
Belzutifan is an inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) used in the treatment of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated cancers. The HIF-2α protein was first identified in the 1990s by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center as a key player in the growth of certain cancers. Initially considered to be undruggable,...
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Matched Description: … HIF-2α protein was first identified in the 1990s by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center as a ... [L36105] Initially considered to be undruggable, a binding pocket was eventually discovered in the HIF ... to the initial development of belzutifan (at the time called PT2977), which was further developed by a …
Mitapivat
Mitapivat is a novel, first-in-class pyruvate kinase activator. It works to increase the activity of erythrocyte pyruvate kinase, a key enzyme involved in the survival of red blood cells. Defects in the pyruvate kinase enzyme in various red blood cells disorders lead to the lack of energy production for red...
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Matched Description: … Mitapivat is a novel, first-in-class pyruvate kinase activator. ... It works to increase the activity of erythrocyte pyruvate kinase, a key enzyme involved in the survival ... first disease-modifying treatment for hemolytic anemia in adults with pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency, a …
Solenopsis richteri
Solenopsis richteri allergenic extract is used in allergenic testing. It is extracted from the black imported fire ant which is native to South Amercia. The species has also been introduced in North Amercia. When stung, the bites are characterized by sterile pustules that are surrounded by reddened swelling along with...
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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 …
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