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Romiplostim is a thrombopoiesis stimulating dimer Fc-peptide fusion protein (peptibody) to increase platelet production through activation of the thrombopoietin receptor. The peptibody molecule has two identical single-chain subunits, each one is made up of 269 amino acid residues. Each subunit consists of an IgG1 Fc carrier domain that is covalently...
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Matched Description: … FDA approved on August 22, 2008. ... The peptibody molecule has two identical single-chain subunits, each one is made up of 269 amino acid ... Interestingly, romiplostim's amino acid sequence is not similar to that of endogenous thrombopoietin. …
Matched Categories: … Blood and Blood Forming Organs ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins …
Elosulfase alfa is a synthetic version of the enzyme N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase. It was approved by the FDA in 2014 for the treatment of Morquio syndrome. Elosulfase alfa was developed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and is marketed under the brand Vimizim™. The recommended dose is 2 mg per kg given intravenously over...
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Matched Description: … It was approved by the FDA in 2014 for the treatment of Morquio syndrome. ... Elosulfase alfa was developed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and is marketed under the brand Vimizim …
Matched Categories: … Enzymes and Coenzymes ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Chondroitinases and Chondroitin Lyases …
Dihydroergocornine is one of the dihydrogenated ergot compounds that present very large hypotensive effects. It is an artificial derivative of the crude extract of ergot and later purified, ergocornine. The formation of dihydroergocornine implies the hydrogenation of the double bonds in the lysergic acid. Dihydroergocornine presents a formula of 9,10...
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Matched Description: … [A32962] It is an artificial derivative of the crude extract of ergot and later purified, ergocornine ... ] The formation of dihydroergocornine implies the hydrogenation of the double bonds in the lysergic acid
Matched Categories: … Ergot Alkaloids and Derivatives …
As of March 2019, brexanolone - developed and made available commercially by Sage Therapeutics Inc. as the brand name product Zulresso - is the first drug to have ever been approved by the US FDA specifically for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in adult females . Since PPD, like...
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Matched Description: … the brand name product Zulresso - is the first drug to have ever been approved by the US FDA specifically ... provides a new and promising therapy where few existed before [F4066]. ... As of March 2019, brexanolone - developed and made available commercially by Sage Therapeutics Inc. as …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists ... Neuroactive Steroid Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator ... Neuroactive Steroid Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) A Receptor Positive Modulators …
Peginterferon alfa-2a is a form of recombinant interferon used as part of combination therapy to treat chronic Hepatitis C, an infectious liver disease caused by infection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). HCV is a single-stranded RNA virus that is categorized into nine distinct genotypes, with genotype 1 being the most...
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Matched Description: … binding to human type 1 interferon receptors. ... Approved in 2002 by the FDA, Pegasys is indicated for the treatment of HCV with [DB00811] or other antiviral ... development of endocrine and autoimmune disorders, retinopathies, cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric …
Matched Categories: … Interferon Type I ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins …
An anticonvulsant effective in absence seizures, but generally reserved for refractory cases because of its toxicity. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p378)
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Dibotermin alfa is a recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) derived from a recombinant Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell line [FDA Label]. It is implanted in patients undergoing bone surgeries or those with fractures. BMPs are subfamily of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily that have different actions on the...
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Matched Description: … In 2004, it was approved by the FDA and is marketed as Infuse. ... Each subunit is glycosylated with high-mannose-type glycans [FDA Label]. ... Dibotermin alfa was approved by the EMA in 2002 as Inductos for implantation matrix. …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ... Drugs Affecting Bone Structure and Mineralization …
Iobitridol has been used in trials studying the diagnostic of Diagnostic Imaging, Coronary Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Coronary Atherosclerosis.
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Matched Description: … 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Coronary Atherosclerosis. ... Iobitridol has been used in trials studying the diagnostic of Diagnostic Imaging, Coronary Artery Disease, Type
Temoporfin is a photosensitizing agent used in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [FDA Label]. It was first authorized for market by the European Medicines Agency in October 2001. It is currently available under the brand name Foscan.
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Matched Description: … Temoporfin is a photosensitizing agent used in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Colesevelam is a bile acid sequestrant. Colesevelam is used with exercise and diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in the blood. It works by binding bile acids in the intestine. Bile acids are made when cholesterol is broken...
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Matched Description: … Colesevelam is a bile acid sequestrant. ... Colesevelam is used with exercise and diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce ... the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in the blood. …
Matched Categories: … Bile Acid Sequestrants ... Bile-acid Binding Activity …
Azilsartan medoxomil is a prodrug that is broken down to azilsartan, which belongs in the angiotensin-receptor blocking (ARB) drug class. It is a selective AT1 subtype angiotensin II receptor antagonist. Azilsartan medoxomil is a relatively recently-developed antihypertensive drug that was first approved by the FDA in February 2011. Many guidelines...
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Matched Description: … Azilsartan medoxomil is a relatively recently-developed antihypertensive drug that was first approved ... , primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. ... guidelines recommend the use of ARBs as first-line therapy when initiating antihypertensive therapy and
Matched Categories: … Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers ... azilsartan medoxomil and diuretics ... Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and diuretics …
Nelarabine is an antineoplastic agent that is typically used to treat acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia, particularly T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL), in both adult and pediatric patients whose disease has not responded to or has relapsed following at least two chemotherapy regimens. T-cell acute lymphoblastic...
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Matched Description: … [A15220] Subsequently, nelarabine was also approved by both Health Canada and European Medicines Agency ... , albeit with serious hematological and neurological adverse events. ... treat acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia, particularly T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …
Autologous cultured chrondrocytes are used as autologous cell therapy to repair articular cartilage injuries in the knee (femoral condyle) due to acute or repetitive trauma. It serves as an alternative repair treatment for patients with inadequate response to pre-existing surgical methods. The surgical implantation shows a tolerable safety profile and...
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Matched Description: … It has been used since 1995 as Carticel and gained biologic license in 1997. ... The surgical implantation shows a tolerable safety profile and efficacy up to 4 years, but it is not …
Estradiol Dienanthate 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 benzoate therefore has the same downstream...
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Matched Description: … 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 ... same downstream effects within the body through binding to the Estrogen Receptor (ER) including ERα and
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Deucravacitinib is a novel oral selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor. Unlike other Janus kinase 1/2/3 inhibitors that bind to the conserved active domain of these non-receptor tyrosine kinases, deucravacitinib binds to the regulatory domain of TYK2 with high selectivity to this therapeutic target.[A246938, A246943] This selectivity towards TYK2 may...
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Matched Description: … [L43150] It was later approved by Health Canada in November 2022 [L44216] and by the European Medicines ... triglyceride levels and liver and kidney dysfunction. ... [A246943] Deucravacitinib was first approved by the FDA in September 2022 to treat moderate-to-severe …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Pantoprazole is a first-generation proton pump inhibitor (PPI) used for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), for gastric protection to prevent recurrence of stomach ulcers or gastric damage from chronic use of NSAIDs, and for the treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions including Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome. It can also be...
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Matched Description: … This effect leads to inhibition of both basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion, irrespective of ... Pantoprazole exerts its stomach acid-suppressing effects by preventing the final step in gastric acid ... be expressed in order to resume acid secretion, pantoprazole's duration of antisecretory effect persists …
Matched Categories: … Acid Reducers ... Gastric Acid Lowering Agents ... Drugs for Acid Related Disorders ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... pantoprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin …
Pegaspargase is a conjugate of monomethoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) and L-asparaginase (L-asparagine amidohydrolase), an asparagine-specific enzyme that converts L-asparagine into aspartic acid and ammonia. Asparagine is an amino acid that is vital for cell survival. In humans, most normal tissues can produce asparagine through the action of asparagine synthetase. However, leukemia...
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Matched Description: … amidohydrolase), an asparagine-specific enzyme that converts L-asparagine into aspartic acid and ammonia ... [A255912,A255917] In February 1994, pegaspargase was approved by the FDA for the treatment of ALL in ... [L44667] Asparagine is an amino acid that is vital for cell survival. …
Matched Categories: … Enzymes and Coenzymes ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Fecal microbiota, given either as a rectal transplant or in an oral formulation of live spores, is an FDA-approved option to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in patients given an antibacterial treatment for recurrent CDI.[A259182,L46217,L46222] Although the incidence of CDI has declined and the number of cases...
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Matched Description: … For this type of therapy to be efficient, qualified donors must be selected. ... microbiota, given either as a rectal transplant or in an oral formulation of live spores, is an FDA-approved ... [A259172] REBYOTA, a live fecal microbiota suspension for rectal use, was approved by the FDA in November …
Pirfenidone is a synthetic pyridone drug. It is an antifibrotic agent with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that is used to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which is a chronic, progressive form of interstitial pneumonia. While its mechanism of action is not yet fully understood, pirfenidone is proposed to primarily regulate...
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Matched Description: … [A251365] The FDA first approved pirfenidone alongside [nintedanib] as one of the first drugs to treat ... [A251370] It is an antifibrotic agent with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties [A251370] that ... fully understood, pirfenidone is proposed to primarily regulate tumor necrosis factor (TNF) pathways and
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are triglycerides made up of a glycerol backbone and three fatty acids with an aliphatic tail of six to 12 carbon atoms. MCTs are found in natural foods, such as coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and raw coconut meat. In the body, MCTs are broken down into...
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Matched Description: … the blood stream and transported to the target organs to exert a range of biological and metabolic effects ... fatty acids in conditions associated with malnutrition and malabsorption. ... MCTs are found in natural foods, such as coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and raw coconut meat. …
Acipimox is a niacin derivative used as a hypolipidemic agent. It is used in low doses and may have less marked adverse effects, although it is unclear whether the recommended dose is as effective as are standard doses of nicotinic acid. Acipimox inhibits the production of triglycerides by the liver...
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Matched Description: … recommended dose is as effective as are standard doses of nicotinic acid. ... indirectly to a modest reduction in LDL and increase in HDL. ... It is used in low doses and may have less marked adverse effects, although it is unclear whether the …
Matched Categories: … Nicotinic Acid and Derivatives …
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (also known as BNT162b2, Tozinameran, and Comirnaty), is one of four advanced mRNA-based vaccines developed through "Project Lightspeed," a joint program between Pfizer and BioNTech.[L15002,L15007,L36025] Comirnaty is a nucleoside modified mRNA (modRNA) vaccine encoding an optimized full-length version of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
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Matched Description: … Comirnaty is also approved for use as a fourth booster shot in adults 50 years of age and older. ... [L26966,L26976] In November 2021, Health Canada [L39115] and the EMA [L39272] approved the vaccine to ... The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (also known as BNT162b2, Tozinameran, and Comirnaty), is one of …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid-Based Vaccines ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …
Aminophylline is a drug combination that contains theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio. Once in the body, theophylline is released and acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, adenosine receptor blocker, and histone deacetylase activator. Similar to other theophyllines, aminophylline is indicated for the treatment of lung diseases such as asthma,...
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Matched Description: … blocker, and histone deacetylase activator. ... Aminophylline is a drug combination that contains theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio. ... Once in the body, theophylline is released and acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, adenosine receptor …
Matched Categories: … Xanthines and Adrenergics ... aminophylline and adrenergics …
Oxtriphylline is the choline salt form of theophylline. Once in the body, theophylline is released and acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, adenosine receptor blocker, and histone deacetylase activator. Its main physiological reponse is to dilate the bronchioles. As such, oxytriphylline is indicated mainly for asthma, bronchospasm, and COPD (i.e. all...
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Matched Description: … blocker, and histone deacetylase activator. ... Once in the body, theophylline is released and acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, adenosine receptor ... It is marketed under the name Choledyl SA, and several forms of oxytriphylline have been discontinued …
Matched Categories: … Xanthines and Adrenergics ... choline theophyllinate and adrenergics …
Chronic venous insufficiency is a common condition the western population. Compression and pharmacotherapy are frequently used to manage chronic venous insufficiency, improving circulation and symptoms of venous disease. Diosmin is a bioflavonoid isolated from various plants or synthesized from hesperidin. It is used for the improvement of capillary fragility or...
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Matched Description: … circulation and symptoms of venous disease. ... Compression and pharmacotherapy are frequently used to manage chronic venous insufficiency, improving ... Diosmin is widely available over-the-counter and demonstrates a favourable a favorable safety profile …
Matched Mixtures name: … VENAFIX (Diosmin and Hesperidin Tablet) …
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