Displaying drugs 1226 - 1250 of 11901 in total
Methoxyflurane
An inhalation anesthetic. Currently, methoxyflurane is rarely used for surgical, obstetric, or dental anesthesia. If so employed, it should be administered with nitrous oxide to achieve a relatively light level of anesthesia, and a neuromuscular blocking agent given concurrently to obtain the desired degree of muscular relaxation. (From AMA Drug...
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Matched Description: … , and a neuromuscular blocking agent given concurrently to obtain the desired degree of muscular relaxation ... If so employed, it should be administered with nitrous oxide to achieve a relatively light level of anesthesia …
Fluoride ion
Having a chemical formula of F−, fluoride ion is the simplest inorganic, monatomic anion of fluorine with basic properties. It is considered a trace element. Fluoride ions are found in various minerals but are only present in trace amounts in water. Its various salt forms and minerals play numerous roles...
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Matched Description: … It is considered a trace element. ... Having a chemical formula of F−, fluoride ion is the simplest inorganic, monatomic anion of fluorine …
Domperidone
A specific blocker of dopamine receptors. It speeds gastrointestinal peristalsis, causes prolactin release, and is used as antiemetic and tool in the study of dopaminergic mechanisms.
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Matched Description: … A specific blocker of dopamine receptors. …
Nicergoline
An ergot derivative that has been used as a cerebral vasodilator and in peripheral vascular disease. It has been suggested to ameliorate cognitive deficits in cerebrovascular disease.
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Matched Description: … An ergot derivative that has been used as a cerebral vasodilator and in peripheral vascular disease. …
Phenyltoloxamine
Phenyltoloxamine is an antihistamine drug with sedative and analgesic effects. It is a H1 receptor blocker and a member of the ethanolamine class of antihistaminergic drugs. It is available in combination products that also contain other analgesics and antitussives such as acetaminophen. Phenyltoloxamine citrate is the more common salt form...
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Matched Description: … It is a H1 receptor blocker and a member of the ethanolamine class of antihistaminergic drugs. ... ability to potentiate the effects of analgesics may be explained in part by its chemical nature as a ... Nevertheless, phenyltoloxamine is used to a fairly limited extent in contemporary medicine, with only …
Cyclizine
A histamine H1 antagonist given by mouth or parenterally for the control of postoperative and drug-induced vomiting and in motion sickness. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p935)
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Matched Description: … A histamine H1 antagonist given by mouth or parenterally for the control of postoperative and drug-induced …
Phthalylsulfathiazole
Phthalylsulfathiazole is a broad spectrum antibiotic which is part of the drug class, sulfonamides. It was used as an antibiotic for bowel surgery, and for infections of the colon .
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Matched Description: … Phthalylsulfathiazole is a broad spectrum antibiotic which is part of the drug class, sulfonamides. …
Latamoxef
Latamoxef is a broad- spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic similar in structure to the cephalosporins except for the substitution of an oxaazabicyclo moiety for the thiaazabicyclo moiety of certain cephalosporins. It has been proposed especially for the meningitides because it passes the blood-brain barrier and for anaerobic infections.
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Matched Description: … Latamoxef is a broad- spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic similar in structure to the cephalosporins except …
Samarium (153Sm) lexidronam
Samarium Sm 153 lexidronam is a radioactive medication used to treat pain caused by cancer that has spread to the bone. It is a radiopharmaceutical. Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents that may be used to diagnose some diseases by studying the function of the body's organs or to treat certain diseases.Samarium...
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Matched Description: … It is a radiopharmaceutical. ... Samarium Sm 153 lexidronam is a radioactive medication used to treat pain caused by cancer that has spread …
Doxercalciferol
Doxercalciferol is a synthetic vitamin D2 analog that undergoes metabolic activation in vivo to form 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 (1α,25-(OH)2D2), a naturally occurring, biologically active form of vitamin D2. Doxercalciferol is indicated for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, as well as for the treatment...
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Matched Description: … Doxercalciferol is a synthetic vitamin D2 analog that undergoes metabolic activation in vivo to form ... 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 (1α,25-(OH)2D2), a naturally occurring, biologically active form of vitamin …
Dexchlorpheniramine maleate
Dexchlorpheniramine is the S-enantiomer of chlorpheniramine which is a 1st generation anti-histamine. Dexchlorpheniramine has more pharmacological activity than the R and so is more potent than the racemic mixture.
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Matched Description: … Dexchlorpheniramine is the S-enantiomer of chlorpheniramine which is a 1st generation anti-histamine. …
Manidipine
Manidipine (INN) is a calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine type) that is used clinically as an antihypertensive. It is selective for vasculature and does not produce effects on the heart at clinically relevant dosages.
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Matched Description: … Manidipine (INN) is a calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine type) that is used clinically as an antihypertensive …
Flosequinan
Flosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due to increased mortality in chronic heart failure patients, found in drug trials.[A174979,L43942]
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Matched Description: … Flosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due …
Ferric subsulfate
Ferric subsulfate is a stypic or hemostatic agent that causes agglutination of surface proteins resulting in local hemostasis. It has the chemical formula Fe4(OH)2(SO4)5. It is used after superficial skin biopsies.
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Experimental
Matched Description: … Ferric subsulfate is a stypic or hemostatic agent that causes agglutination of surface proteins resulting …
Telithromycin
Telithromycin, a semi-synthetic erythromycin derivative, belongs to a new chemical class of antibiotics called ketolides. Ketolides have been recently added to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin class of antibiotics. Similar to the macrolide antibiotics, telithromycin prevents bacterial growth by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis. Telithromycin binds to the 50S subunit of the 70S...
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Matched Description: … Telithromycin, a semi-synthetic erythromycin derivative, belongs to a new chemical class of antibiotics …
Gallium chloride Ga-67
Gallium chloride Ga-67 is the chloride salt of a gallium radioisotope which is typically complexed with sodium citrate to generate gallium citrate Ga 67, which can be used to image certain cancers and inflammatory lesions.
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Matched Description: … Gallium chloride Ga-67 is the chloride salt of a gallium radioisotope which is typically complexed with …
Hexobendine
Hexobendine is a medication used to cause vasodilation, to treat several conditions including angina pectoris. It has not been approved in the United States or the United Kingdom, but has been used widely in Austria and Germany .
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Matched Description: … Hexobendine is a medication used to cause vasodilation, to treat several conditions including angina …
Thiethylperazine
A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with anesthesia, mildly emetic cancer chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, and toxins. This piperazine phenothiazine does not prevent vertigo or motion sickness. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p457)
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Matched Description: … A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with …
Profenamine
Profenamine (also known as ethopropazine) is a medication derived from phenothiazine. It is primarily used as an antidyskinetic to treat Parkinsonism. It is sold under the trade name Parsitan in Canada. In the US, the marketing of profenamine has been discontinued.
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Matched Description: … Profenamine (also known as ethopropazine) is a medication derived from phenothiazine. …
Flunarizine
Flunarizine is a selective calcium entry blocker with calmodulin binding properties and histamine H1 blocking activity. It is effective in the prophylaxis of migraine, occlusive peripheral vascular disease, vertigo of central and peripheral origin, and as an adjuvant in the therapy of epilepsy.
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Matched Description: … Flunarizine is a selective calcium entry blocker with calmodulin binding properties and histamine H1 …
Plecanatide
Plecanatide is a drug approved in January 2017 by the FDA for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). It should not be used in children less than six years of age, and should be avoided in patients six years to 18 years of age
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Matched Description: … Plecanatide is a drug approved in January 2017 by the FDA for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation …
Phenformin
A biguanide hypoglycemic agent with actions and uses similar to those of metformin. Although it is generally considered to be associated with an unacceptably high incidence of lactic acidosis, often fatal, it is still available in some countries. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p290)
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Matched Description: … A biguanide hypoglycemic agent with actions and uses similar to those of metformin. …
Enprofylline
Enprofylline is a derivative of theophylline which shares bronchodilator properties. Enprofylline is used in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and in the management of cerebrovascular insufficiency, sickle cell disease, and diabetic neuropathy. Long-term enprofylline administration may be associated with elevation in liver enzyme levels and unpredictable blood levels.
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Experimental
Matched Description: … Enprofylline is a derivative of theophylline which shares bronchodilator properties. …
Obiltoxaximab
Obiltoxaximab, an affinity-enhanced monoclonal antibody (Mab), is used for prevention and treatment of infection and death caused by anthrax toxin. Obiltoxaximab is a chimeric IgG1 kappa monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds the PA component of B. anthracis toxin. It has an approximate molecular weight of 148 kDa.
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Matched Description: … Obiltoxaximab is a chimeric IgG1 kappa monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds the PA component of B. anthracis …
Rubidium Rb-82
Rubidium chloride Rb-82 injection is a sterile nonpyrogenic solutions of rubidium Rb 82 chloride. It is indicated for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of the myocardium under rest or pharmacologic stress conditions to evaluate regional myocardial perfusion in adult patients with suspected or existing coronary artery disease.
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Matched Description: … Rubidium chloride Rb-82 injection is a sterile nonpyrogenic solutions of rubidium Rb 82 chloride. …
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