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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: … anesthesia, mildly emetic cancer chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, and toxins. ... A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with …
Tropisetron is an indole derivative with antiemetic activity. As a selective serotonin receptor antagonist, tropisetron competitively blocks the action of serotonin at 5HT3 receptors, resulting in suppression of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Tropisetron appears to be well tolerated with the most frequently reported adverse effect being headache. Extrapyramidal...
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Matched Description: … radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. ... competitively blocks the action of serotonin at 5HT3 receptors, resulting in suppression of chemotherapy- and
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Antiemetics and Antinauseants …
A tetracyclic compound with antidepressant effects. Mianserin was previously available internationally, however in most markets it has been phased out in favour of mirtazapine.
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Corifollitropin alfa, also known as Elonva is used in women undergoing fertility treatment to stimulate the development of more than one mature egg (oocyte) at a time in the ovaries. This drug used together with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, a type of medicine also used in fertility treatments. Elonva...
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Matched Description: … Multiple studies and a meta-analysis suggest that corifollitropin alfa is as efficacious as recombinant …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital System ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Human thrombin is a sterile solution, pH 6.8-7.2, containing highly purified human thrombin for the activation of clotting. Thrombin is a highly specific serine protease encoded by the F2 gene that transforms soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin. This transformation mimics the final coagulation cascade step which involves the clotting mass...
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Matched Description: … achieves hemostasis and sealing of open tissues. ... the final coagulation cascade step which involves the clotting mass that adheres to the wound surface and
Lurasidone is an atypical antipsychotic developed by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of schizophrenia on October 29, 2010 and is currently pending approval for the treatment of bipolar disorder in the United States.
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Matched Description: … Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of schizophrenia on October 29, 2010 and is currently …
Matched Categories: … Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists ... Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Antagonists …
Patent blue is aniline dye and it is one of the most common dyes used. It is a sodium or calcium salt of diethylammonium hydroxide inner salt. It has the chemical designation of (4-(alpha-(p-(diethylamino)phenyl)-2,4-disulfobenzylidene)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-ylidene)diethylammonium hydroxide. Patent blue was developed by Guerbet and approved by Health Canada on December 31, 1979....
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Matched Description: … [A32574] It has the chemical designation of (4-(alpha-(p-(diethylamino)phenyl)-2,4-disulfobenzylidene ... Patent blue is aniline dye and it is one of the most common dyes used. ... Patent blue was developed by Guerbet and approved by Health Canada on December 31, 1979. …
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 ... catanoia, and negative symptoms that include social withdrawal, anhedonia, and flattening of emotional ... patients are faced with social stigma and discriminations. …
Matched Categories: … Aripiprazole and prodrugs ... Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists ... Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists …
A cardioselective beta-adrenergic antagonist with little effect on the bronchial receptors. The drug has stabilizing and quinidine-like effects on cardiac rhythm as well as weak inherent sympathomimetic action.
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Matched Description: … The drug has stabilizing and quinidine-like effects on cardiac rhythm as well as weak inherent sympathomimetic …
Matched Categories: … acebutolol and thiazides ... Beta Blocking Agents and Thiazides ... Beta Blocking Agents, Selective, and Thiazides …
Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and was soon repurposed. Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[A186820,L8782,L8785] Hydralazine is no longer a...
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Matched Description: … Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and ... hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and
Matched Mixtures name: … Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide ... Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide ... Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide …
Matched Categories: … hydralazine and diuretics ... Hydrazinophthalazine Derivatives and Diuretics …
A sympathomimetic agent with properties similar to dextroamphetamine. It is used in the treatment of obesity. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1222)
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Matched Categories: … Adrenergic alpha-Agonists ... Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists …
Pizotifen belongs to the class of antamines and is related to cyproheptadine. It is a potent serotonin and tryptamine antagonist that has been used for migraine prevention for many years. It exhibits weak anticholinergic, antihistamine, and antikinin actions in addition to sedative and appetite-stimulating properties . Some patients receiving pizotifen...
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Matched Description: … It exhibits weak anticholinergic, antihistamine, and antikinin actions in addition to sedative and appetite-stimulating ... Pizotifen belongs to the class of antamines and is related to [cyproheptadine]. ... [A32532] It is a potent serotonin and tryptamine antagonist that has been used for migraine prevention …
Matched Categories: … Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists ... Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists …
Sodium Acetate is chemically designated CH3COONa, a hygroscopic powder very soluble in water. Sodium acetate could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in buffer solutions. Medically, sodium acetate is important component as an electrolyte replenisher when given intravenously. It is mainly indicated to correct...
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Matched Description: … It can be used also in metabolic acidosis and for urine alkalinization. ... Sodium acetate could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in …
Matched Mixtures name: … Plasma-Lyte 148 and dextrose ... Normosol-R and Dextrose ... Plasma-Lyte M and Dextrose …
Matched Categories: … Blood and Blood Forming Organs ... Blood Substitutes and Perfusion Solutions …
Sargramostim is a human recombinant granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) expressed in yeast. It is a glycoprotein that is 127 residues. Substitution of Leu23 leads to a difference from native protein.
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Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins …
Antilipemic agent that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. It decreases low density lipoproteins and increases high density lipoproteins.
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Matched Description: … Antilipemic agent that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. ... It decreases low density lipoproteins and increases high density lipoproteins. …
Matched Categories: … Benzamides and benzamide derivatives …
Trazodone is triazolopyridine derivative from the serotonin receptor antagonists and reuptake inhibitors (SARIs) class of antidepressants. It is used in adults and has been shown to be comparable in efficacy to other drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine receptor inhibitor (SNRIs) in the...
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Matched Description: … Trazodone is triazolopyridine derivative from the serotonin receptor antagonists and reuptake inhibitors ... [A181180] It is used in adults and has been shown to be comparable in efficacy to other drugs such as ... promote the anxiety symptoms, sexual symptoms, or insomnia, which are commonly associated with SSRI and
Matched Categories: … Serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitors (SARIs) ... Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists ... Peripheral alpha-1 blockers ... Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists …
Sulconazole, brand name Exelderm, is a broad-spectrum anti-fungal agent available as a topical cream and solution. Sulconazole nitrate, the active ingredient, is an imidazole derivative that inhibits the growth of common pathogenic dermatophytes, making it an effective treatment for tinea cruris and tinea corporis infections.[L44592,L44597] Sulconazole appears to be effective...
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Matched Description: … Sulconazole, brand name Exelderm, is a broad-spectrum anti-fungal agent available as a topical cream and ... [L44592,L44597] Sulconazole appears to be effective and well-tolerated in the treatment of superficial ... inhibits the growth of common pathogenic dermatophytes, making it an effective treatment for tinea cruris and
Matched Categories: … Imidazole and Triazole Derivatives …
Isradipine belongs to the dihydropyridine (DHP) class of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), the most widely used class of CCBs. It is structurally related to felodipine, nifedipine, and nimodipine and is the most potent calcium-channel blocking agent of the DHP class. Isradipine binds to calcium channels with high affinity and specificity...
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Matched Description: … exhibits greater selectivity towards arterial smooth muscle cells owing to alternative splicing of the alpha ... Isradipine binds to calcium channels with high affinity and specificity and inhibits calcium flux into ... It is structurally related to felodipine, nifedipine, and nimodipine and is the most potent calcium-channel …
Matched Categories: … Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents …
Estradiol acetate is a pro-drug ester of DB00783, a naturally occurring hormone that circulates endogenously within the human body. Estradiol is the most potent form of all mammalian estrogenic steroids and acts as the major female sex hormone. As a pro-drug of estradiol, estradiol acetate therefore has the same downstream...
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Matched Description: … Because of the difference in potency between estradiol and estrone, menopause (and a change in primary ... a chance to enter systemic circulation and exert its estrogenic effects [A12102]. ... Estradiol is the most potent form of all mammalian estrogenic steroids and acts as the major female sex …
Estradiol Cypionate is a pro-drug ester of DB00783, a naturally occurring hormone that circulates endogenously within the human body. Estradiol is the most potent form of all mammalian estrogenic steroids and acts as the major female sex hormone. As a pro-drug of estradiol, estradiol cypionate therefore has the same downstream...
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Matched Description: … Because of the difference in potency between estradiol and estrone, menopause (and a change in primary ... skin, prostate, bone, fat, and brain. ... a chance to enter systemic circulation and exert its estrogenic effects [A12102]. …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Estradiol Valerate (also known as E2V) is a pro-drug ester of DB00783, a naturally occurring hormone that circulates endogenously within the human body. Estradiol is the most potent form of all mammalian estrogenic steroids and acts as the major female sex hormone. As a pro-drug of estradiol, estradiol acetate therefore...
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Matched Description: … Because of the difference in potency between estradiol and estrone, menopause (and a change in primary ... a chance to enter systemic circulation and exert its estrogenic effects [A12102]. ... Estradiol is the most potent form of all mammalian estrogenic steroids and acts as the major female sex …
Matched Mixtures name: … Estradiol Valerate and Estradiol Valerate/Dienogest ... Estradiol Valerate and Estradiol Valerate/Dienogest ... Estradiol Valerate and Estradiol Valerate/Dienogest …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Arbutamine, administered through a closed-loop, computer-controlled drug-delivery system, is indicated to elicit acute cardiovascular responses, similar to those produced by exercise, in order to aid in diagnosing the presence or absence of coronary artery disease in patients who cannot exercise adequately .
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Matched Categories: … Adrenergic and Dopaminergic Agents …
Miglitol inhibits the breakdown complex carbohydrates into glucose. It is primarily used in diabetes mellitus type 2 for establishing greater glycemic control by preventing the digestion of carbohydrates (such as disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides) into monosaccharides which can be absorbed by the body. Miglitol should be taken at the start...
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Matched Description: … Miglitol inhibits alpha-glucosidase, making less sugars available for digestion and reducing postprandial ... amount of poly and oligosaccharides in the diet. ... Miglitol should be taken at the start of a meal for maximal effect and the effect will depend on the …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Eculizumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets complement protein C5.[L6919,A2245] Binding to this protein prevents the activation of a complement terminal complex, which is used to treat a number of autoimmune conditions.[L6919,A2245,A2246] Eculizumab was granted FDA approval on 16 March 2007. In Q1 2023, the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products...
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Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Acetylcarnitine is an investigational drug in the United states, Italy, United Kingdom, China, Israel, and Norway, and it is approved in Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Philippines, Australia, and India. Acetylcarnitine can be synthesized, but it is also naturally found in adequate amounts in healthy humans. In human plasma and tissues,...
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Matched Description: … Norway, and it is approved in Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Philippines, Australia, and India. ... is an amino acid derivative that is made in the kidney, liver, and brain from lysine and methionine. ... Acetylcarnitine is an investigational drug in the United states, Italy, United Kingdom, China, Israel, and
Matched Categories: … Psychostimulants, Agents Used for ADHD and Nootropics …
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