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Levobupivacaine
Levobupivacaine is an amino-amide local anaesthetic drug belonging to the family of n-alkylsubstituted
pipecoloxylidide. It is the S-enantiomer of bupivacaine. Levobupivacaine hydrochloride is commonly marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Chirocaine. In particular, the specific levobupivacaine enantiomer is a worthwhile pursuit because it demonstrates less vasodilation and possesses a...
Approved
Investigational
Magnesium chloride
Magnesium chloride salts are highly soluble in water and the hydrated form of magnesium chloride can be extracted from brine or sea water.
Approved
Phenacemide
Phenacemide is used to control certain seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. This medicine acts on the central nervous system (CNS) to reduce the number and severity of seizures.
Approved
Ibutilide
Ibutilide is a Class III antiarrhythmic agent available in intravenous formulations. It is indicated for the conversion of acute atrial flutter and recent onset atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm (NSR).
Approved
Desmopressin
Desmopressin (dDAVP), a synthetic analogue of 8-arginine vasopressin (ADH), is an antidiuretic peptide drug modified by deamination of 1-cysteine and substitution of 8-L-arginine by 8-D-arginine. ADH is an endogenous pituitary hormone that has a crucial role in the control of the water content in the body. Upon release from the...
Approved
Stannous chloride
Stannous chloride is used as a source of tin in radiopharmaceutical kits. Tin reduces technetium-99m, the active radiological agent, allowing it to form a complex with phosphate-containing moeities . These complexes localize primarily in bone (40-50%) and infracted myocardium (0.01-0.02%/g of tissue) allowing for imaging of areas of altered osteogenesis...
Approved
Oxcarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine is an anti-epileptic medication used in the treatment of partial onset seizures that was first approved for use in the United States in 2000.[L8627,L8630,L8633] It is a structural derivative of carbamazepine and exerts a majority of its activity via a pharmacologically active metabolite, MHD, which exists as a racemate...
Approved
Matched Categories: … Sodium Channel Blockers ... Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers …
Hexylresorcinol
Hexylresorcinol is a substituted dihydroxybenzene. It exhibits antiseptic, anthelmintic, and local anesthetic properties. It can be found in topical applications for minor skin infections and in oral solutions or throat lozenges for pain relief and first aid antiseptic.
The compound may also be used commonly in various commercial cosmetic anti-aging...
Approved
Odevixibat
Odevixibat, or A4250, is an ileal sodium/bile acid cotransporter inhibitor indicated for the treatment of pruritus in patients older than 3 months, with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).[A236808,L34793] Odevixibat is the first approved non-surgical treatment option for PFIC. Previous therapies for PFIC included a bile acid sequestrant such as ursodeoxycholic...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Odevixibat, or A4250, is an ileal sodium/bile acid cotransporter inhibitor indicated for the treatment …
Methazolamide
A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used as a diuretic and in the treatment of glaucoma.
Approved
Captopril
Captopril is a potent, competitive inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I (ATI) to angiotensin II (ATII). ATII regulates blood pressure and is a key component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Captopril may be used in the treatment of hypertension.
Approved
Pectin
Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide commercially derived from the cell wall of higher plants. It is composed of partially methylated polygalacturonic acid units linked in the positions 1-4. The carboxylic group of the constituents of pectin can exist in the form of esters, free acids, ammonium, potassium or sodium salts or...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … group of the constituents of pectin can exist in the form of esters, free acids, ammonium, potassium or sodium …
Spirapril
Spirapril is an ACE inhibitor antihypertensive drug used to treat hypertension. Spirapril is converted to the active spiraprilat after administration. ACE inhibitors are used primarily in treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure.
Approved
Aliskiren
Aliskiren is the first drug in the renin inhibitor drug class and is used for the treatment of hypertension. It was developed by Speedel and Novartis and initially approved by the FDA in early 2007. Aliskiren has been proven to efficacious in reducing blood pressure when used alone or in...
Approved
Investigational
gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
Gamma hydroxybutyric acid, commonly abbreviated GHB, is a therapeutic drug which is illegal in multiple countries. It is currently regulated in the US and sold by Jazz Pharmaceuticals under the name Xyrem. However, it is important to note that GHB is a designated Orphan drug (in 1985). Today Xyrem is...
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Promethazine
Promethazine, originally known as 3,277 R.P., is an N-dimethylaminopropyl derivative of phenothiazine that was developed in France in 1946. Promethazine antagonizes a variety of receptors, allowing it to be used for a number of indications including allergic reactions, pain, sedation, nausea, and vomiting.[A189907,A190153,A190159,A190150,A190171]
Promethazine was granted FDA approval before 29...
Approved
Investigational
Levomefolic acid
Levomefolic acid (INN) is the metabolite of folic acid (Vitamin B9) and it is a predominant active form of folate found in foods and in the blood circulation, accounting for 98% of folates in human plasma . It is transported across the membranes including the blood-brain barrier into various tissues...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Mixtures name: … Sodium polysulthionate, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate …
Zonisamide
Zonisamide is a sulfonamide anticonvulsant used as an adjunctive therapy in adults with partial-onset seizures.[L42530,L42535] Zonisamide may act by blocking repetitive firing of voltage-gated sodium channels, leading to a reduction of T-type calcium channel currents or by binding allosterically to GABA receptors. This latter action may inhibit the uptake of...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [L42530,L42535] Zonisamide may act by blocking repetitive firing of voltage-gated sodium channels, leading …
Tasonermin
Tasonermin is recombinant soluble form tumor necrosis factor α produced via Escherichia coli cell culture. It was approved for use by the European Medicines Agency in April of 1999 for use as an adjunt to surgery for the subsequent removal of the tumor and in palliative care for irresectable soft...
Approved
Riboflavin
Nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables. The richest natural source is yeast. It occurs in the free form only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as flavin mononucleotide and...
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Vet approved
Matched Salts name: … Riboflavin sodium …
Deslanoside
Deacetyllanatoside C. A cardiotonic glycoside from the leaves of Digitalis lanata.
Approved
Ouabain
A cardioactive glycoside consisting of rhamnose and ouabagenin, obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other plants of the Apocynaceae; used like digitalis. It is commonly used in cell biological studies as an inhibitor of the NA(+)-K(+)-exchanging ATPase.
Approved
Inositol nicotinate
Inositol nicotinate, also known as Inositol hexaniacinate/hexanicotinate or "no-flush niacin", is a niacin ester and vasodilator. It is used in food supplements as a source of niacin (vitamin B3), where hydrolysis of 1 g (1.23 mmol) inositol hexanicotinate yields 0.91 g nicotinic acid and 0.22 g inositol. Niacin exists in...
Approved
Withdrawn
Nicotinamide
An important compound functioning as a component of the coenzyme NAD. Its primary significance is in the prevention and/or cure of blacktongue and pellagra. Most animals cannot manufacture this compound in amounts sufficient to prevent nutritional deficiency and it therefore must be supplemented through dietary intake.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Mixtures name: … Calcipotriene 0.005% / Diclofenac Sodium 3% / Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Salt 2% / Niacinamide 2% ... Niacinamide 4% / Sodium Sulfacetamide Monohydrate 15% ... Niacinamide 4% / Sodium Sulfacetamide Monohydrate 10% …
Poractant alfa
Poractant alfa is a pulmonary surfactant marketed as Curosurf in the United States and Canada. It is used to treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in premature infants with an endogenous pulmonary surfactant deficiency. Poractant alfa is an extract of natural porcine lung surfactant consisting of 99% polar lipids (mainly phospholipids)...
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Matched Description: … Poractant alfa is a creamy white suspension of this extract in 0.9% sodium chloride solution. …
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