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Nitroprusside serves as a source of nitric oxide, a potent peripheral vasodilator that affects both arterioles and venules (venules more than arterioles). Nitroprusside is often administered intravenously to patients who are experiencing a hypertensive emergency.
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Matched Description: … Nitroprusside serves as a source of nitric oxide, a potent peripheral vasodilator that affects both arterioles and
Matched Categories: … Nitrates and Nitrites ... Indicators and Reagents …
Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibacterial agent with a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA/MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE).[A231379, A231384, L32534] Chemically, daptomycin comprises 13 amino acids, including several non-standard and D-amino acids, with the C-terminal 10 amino acids forming an ester-linked...
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Matched Description: … -resistant _Staphylococcus aureus_ (MSSA/MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE). ... with a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-susceptible and ... [A231379] Daptomycin was approved by the FDA on September 12, 2003, and is marketed under the name …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …
Nylidrin, also known as buphenine belongs to the category of drugs called vasodilators, which relax blood vessels and increase blood flow. Nylidrin is a peripheral vasodilator. Some studies show the evidence of improving cognitive impairment in selected individuals, such as geriatric patients with mild to moderate symptoms of cognitive, emotional...
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Matched Description: … known as _buphenine_ belongs to the category of drugs called _vasodilators_, which relax blood vessels and ... This effect may help to improve memory/judgment, improve walking ability, and support the healing of ... selected individuals, such as geriatric patients with mild to moderate symptoms of cognitive, emotional and
Matched Categories: … Calcium Channel Blockers ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …
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: … employed, it should be administered with nitrous oxide to achieve a relatively light level of anesthesia, and
Matched Categories: … Miscellaneous Analgesics and Antipyretics …
A sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent that is metabolized in the liver to 1-hydrohexamide. Acetohexamide has been discontinued in the US market.
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Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Gynecological Antiinfectives and Antiseptics …
Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia. Because of these characteristics, fentanyl is commonly used to treat chronic cancer pain or in anesthesia.[Label,L6598,L6601,L6604,L6607,L922,L6610,L6613] Fentanyl is related to other opioids like morphine and oxycodone. Fentanyl's high potency has also...
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Matched Description: … Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia ... Label,L6598,L6601,L6604,L6607,L922,L6610,L6613] Fentanyl is related to other opioids like [morphine] and
Matched Categories: … Fentanyl and fentanyl analogues …
Alginic acid, also referred to as algin or alginate, is a hydrophilic or anionic polysaccharide isolated from certain brown seaweed (Phacophycae) via alkaline extraction. It is present in cell walls of brown algae where it forms a viscous gel when binding with water. Alginic acid is a linear polymer consisted...
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Matched Description: … Alginic acid is an FDA-approved food ingredient in soup and soup mixes as an emulsifier, thickener, and ... Alginic acid is a linear polymer consisted of L-glucuronic acid and D-mannuronic acid residues connected ... It is also available in oral dietary supplements and is found in antacids such as Gaviscon to inhibit …
Matched Mixtures name: … Zinc and Algin Tab Nu Life ... Gaviscon Tablets - Butterscotch and Fr.fl. …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Drugs for Peptic Ulcer and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (Gord) …
Sotalol is a methanesulfonanilide developed in 1960. It was the first of the class III anti arrhythmic drugs. Sotalol was first approved as an oral tablet on 30 October 1992. A racemic mixture of sotalol is currently formulated as a tablet, oral solution, and intravenous injection indicated for life threatening...
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Matched Description: … injection indicated for life threatening ventricular arrhythmias and maintaining normal sinus rhythm ... [L6334] A racemic mixture of sotalol is currently formulated as a tablet, oral solution, and intravenous …
Matched Categories: … sotalol and thiazides ... Beta Blocking Agents and Thiazides ... sotalol and acetylsalicylic acid ... Beta Blocking Agents, Non-Selective, and Thiazides …
Glucagon is a 29 amino acid hormone used as a diagnostic aid in radiologic exams to temporarily inhibit the movement of the gastrointestinal tract and to treat severe hypoglycemia.[L7634,L7637,L7640,L7643,L8519] Glucagon raises blood sugar through activation of hepatic glucagon receptors, stimulating glycogenolysis and the release of glucose.[L7640,L7643] Glucagon was granted FDA...
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Matched Description: … diagnostic aid in radiologic exams to temporarily inhibit the movement of the gastrointestinal tract and ... Glucagon raises blood sugar through activation of hepatic glucagon receptors, stimulating glycogenolysis and
Matched Categories: … Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
A vasodilator with general properties similar to nitroglycerin. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1020)
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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: … It was developed by Novo Nordisk and approved by the US FDA on October 16, 2013 [L1104]. ... The essential difference between turoctocog alfa and N8-GP, however, is the specific attachment of a ... rFVIII) with a truncated B-domain made from the sequence coding for 10 amino acids from the N-terminus and
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …
A non-essential amino acid that is involved in the metabolic control of cell functions in nerve and brain tissue. It is biosynthesized from aspartic acid and ammonia by asparagine synthetase. (From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed)
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Matched Description: … (From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed) ... It is biosynthesized from aspartic acid and ammonia by asparagine synthetase. ... A non-essential amino acid that is involved in the metabolic control of cell functions in nerve and brain …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …
Phentermine is a sympathomimetic amine anorectic agent and it was introduced in 1959 as part of an anti-obesity combination drug.[A174361, A174364] It is chemically related to amphetamine and it is commonly referred to as an atypical amphetamine. Phentermine has not been reported an addictive potential which allows this agent to...
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Matched Description: … Phentermine is a sympathomimetic amine anorectic agent and it was introduced in 1959 as part of an anti-obesity ... [A174361, A174364] It is chemically related to amphetamine and it is commonly referred to as an atypical ... [A174367] Phentermine was FDA approved for short-term weight management in 1959 and it became widely …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... phentermine and topiramate …
A cardioselective beta-1-adrenergic antagonist with no partial agonist activity.
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Matched Categories: … Antiglaucoma Preparations and Miotics …
A second-line antitubercular agent that inhibits mycolic acid synthesis. It also may be used for treatment of leprosy. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p868)
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Matched Description: … (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p868) …
A synthetic morphinan analgesic with narcotic antagonist action. It is used in the management of severe pain.
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Eplerenone, an aldosterone receptor antagonist similar to spironolactone, has been shown to produce sustained increases in plasma renin and serum aldosterone, consistent with inhibition of the negative regulatory feedback of aldosterone on renin secretion. The resulting increased plasma renin activity and aldosterone circulating levels do not overcome the effects of...
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Matched Description: … antagonist similar to spironolactone, has been shown to produce sustained increases in plasma renin and ... The resulting increased plasma renin activity and aldosterone circulating levels do not overcome the ... mineralocorticoid receptors relative to its binding to recombinant human glucocorticoid, progesterone and
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
A narcotic used as a pain medication. It appears to be an agonist at kappa opioid receptors and an antagonist or partial agonist at mu opioid receptors. Nalbuphine is the only opioid analgesic that is not a controlled substance in the United States.
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Matched Description: … It appears to be an agonist at kappa opioid receptors and an antagonist or partial agonist at mu opioid …
Penicillamine is a pharmaceutical of the chelator class. The pharmaceutical form is D-penicillamine, as L-penicillamine is toxic (it inhibits the action of pyridoxine). It is an α-amino acid metabolite of penicillin, although it has no antibiotic properties.
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Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Penicillamine and Similar Agents ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products …
Diflunisal, a salicylate derivative, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAIA) with pharmacologic actions similar to other prototypical NSAIAs. Diflunisal possesses anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity. Though its mechanism of action has not been clearly established, most of its actions appear to be associated with inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis via the...
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Matched Description: … rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. ... Diflunisal possesses anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity. ... Diflunisal is used to relieve pain accompanied with inflammation and in the symptomatic treatment of …
Matched Categories: … Salicylic Acid and Derivatives …
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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Almotriptan is a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine headaches. Almotriptan is in a class of medications called selective serotonin receptor agonists. It works by narrowing blood vessels in the brain, stopping pain signals from being sent to the brain, and stopping the release of certain natural substances that...
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Matched Description: … works by narrowing blood vessels in the brain, stopping pain signals from being sent to the brain, and ... stopping the release of certain natural substances that cause pain, nausea, and other symptoms of migraine …
Matched Categories: … Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist …
Melphalan is a nitrogen mustard or bischloroethylamine type alkylating agent. It was first synthesized in the early 1950s by substituting L-phenylalanine for the methyl group on nitrogen mustard.[A261150, A261155] Melphalan is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma and ovarian carcinoma. It is also used for high-conditioning before hematopoietic stem...
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Matched Description: … [A261150, A261155] Melphalan is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma and ovarian carcinoma. …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Finasteride is a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound and specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5α-reductase, which is an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It works in a similar fashion as dutasteride, which is another 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, by exerting antiandrogenic effects. Finasteride is an orally active drug...
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Matched Description: … Finasteride is a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound [L10565] and specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5α-reductase ... [L6244] Finasteride is commonly marketed under the brand names Propecia and Proscar to be used aloneo ... first approved by the FDA in 1992 for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia to improve symptoms and
Matched Categories: … doxazosin and finasteride ... alfuzosin and finasteride ... finasteride and tadalafil ... Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …
Liotrix is a synthetically derived thyroid hormone replacement preparation. It consists of levothyroxine sodium (thyroxine, T4) and liothyronine sodium (triiodothyronine, T3) in a 4 to 1 ratio by weight. Liotrix was developed when it was believed that serum levels of both T4 and T3 were maintained by direct thyroidal secretion....
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Matched Description: … and combination hormone replacement therapy generally offers no therapeutic advantage. ... It consists of levothyroxine sodium (thyroxine, T4) and liothyronine sodium (triiodothyronine, T3) in ... It is now known that the thyroid gland secretes approximately ten times more T4 than T3 and that 80% …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
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