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Leucovorin

Folinic Acid (also known as 5-formyl tetrahydrofolic acid or leucovorin) is the 5-formyl derivative of tetrahydrofolic acid, a necessary co-factor in the body. Commercially available leucovorin is composed of a 1:1 racemic mixture of the dextrorotary and levorotary isomers, while levoleucovorin contains only the pharmacologically active levo-isomer. In vitro, the...
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Matched Description: … Commercially available leucovorin is composed of a 1:1 racemic mixture of the dextrorotary and levorotary ... activity, the two commercially available forms have been shown to be pharmacokinetically identical and ... As folate analogs, leucovorin and levoleucovorin are both used to counteract the toxic effects of folic …
Matched Categories: … Enzymes and Coenzymes ... Folic Acid and Derivatives …

Cyclopentolate

A parasympatholytic anticholinergic used solely to obtain mydriasis or cycloplegia.
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Matched Categories: … Mydriatics and Cycloplegics …

Auranofin

Auranofin is a gold salt that is capable of eliciting pharmacologic actions that suppress inflammation and stimulate cell-mediated immunity. It has subsequently been listed by the World Health Organization as a member of the antirheumatic agent category. Auranofin appears to induce heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) mRNA. Heme oxygenase 1 is...
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Matched Description: … Auranofin is a gold salt that is capable of eliciting pharmacologic actions that suppress inflammation and …
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products …

Hydroxyurea

Hydroxyurea is a non-alkylating antineoplastic agent that was first synthesized in 1869 but was not characterized biologically until 1928. It was first approved by the FDA in 1998 for the treatment of sickle cell anemia in adults. Although clinical evidence on the efficacy of hydroxyurea in certain conditions exists, hydroxyurea...
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Matched Description: … adherence, the need for therapeutic monitoring, and serious side effects of secondary cancer and birth ... conditions exists, hydroxyurea is used sparingly in clinical settings, largely due to lack of knowledge and …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …

Dinoprost tromethamine

The tromethamine (THAM) salt of the naturally occurring prostaglandin F2 alpha, dinoprost tromethamine occurs as a white to off-white, very hygroscopic, crystalline powder. Dinoprost tromethamine may also be known as dinoprost trometamol, PGF2 alpha THAM, or prostaglandin F2 alpha tromethamine.
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Vet approved

Iodipamide

Iodipamide is a water-soluble radiographic contrast media for cholecystography and intravenous cholangiography.
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Matched Description: … Iodipamide is a water-soluble radiographic contrast media for cholecystography and intravenous cholangiography …

Tafluprost

A prostaglandin analogue ester prodrug used topically (as eye drops) to control the progression of glaucoma and in the management of ocular hypertension. Chemically, tafluprost is a fluorinated analog of prostaglandin F2-alpha. Tafluprost was approved for use in the U.S. on February 10, 2012.
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Matched Description: … prostaglandin analogue ester prodrug used topically (as eye drops) to control the progression of glaucoma and …
Matched Categories: … Antiglaucoma Preparations and Miotics …

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...
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Matched Description: … nicotinate, also known as Inositol hexaniacinate/hexanicotinate or "no-flush niacin", is a niacin ester and ... Niacin exists in different forms including nicotinic acid, nicotinamide and other derivatives such as ... vitamin B3), where hydrolysis of 1 g (1.23 mmol) inositol hexanicotinate yields 0.91 g nicotinic acid and …
Matched Categories: … Nicotinic Acid and Derivatives …

Ioversol

Ioversol is a non-ionic compound with a tri-iodinated benzene ring used as a contrast dye in diagnostic procedures to visualize different types of organs and tissues. Iodine has a high atomic density, which gives it the ability to attenuate X-rays. The intravascular administration of iodine compounds, such as ioversol, enhances...
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Matched Description: … (CT) imaging and contrast enhancement in peripheral arteriography, coronary arteriography, and left ... benzene ring used as a contrast dye in diagnostic procedures to visualize different types of organs and ... the inadvertent intrathecal administration of ioversol, which is only indicated for intra-arterial and …

Dinoprost

Dinoprost has been investigated in Headache.
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Investigational
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …

Somatrem

Despite the ability of almost all contemporary recombinant growth hormones to cause definite and demonstrable increases in growth rate in patients who are administered the drug, the use of these agents continues to be mired in persistent bioethical debate . Such discussion revolves around whether patients' natural disposition of short...
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Matched Description: … Despite the ability of almost all contemporary recombinant growth hormones to cause definite and demonstrable …
Matched Categories: … Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones and Analogues ... Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Somatropin and Somatropin Agonists ... Anterior Pituitary Lobe Hormones and Analogues …

Reserpine

An alkaloid found in the roots of Rauwolfia serpentina and R. vomitoria. Reserpine inhibits the uptake of norepinephrine into storage vesicles resulting in depletion of catecholamines and serotonin from central and peripheral axon terminals. It has been used as an antihypertensive and an antipsychotic as well as a research tool,...
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Matched Description: … serotonin from central and peripheral axon terminals. ... An alkaloid found in the roots of Rauwolfia serpentina and R. vomitoria. ... inhibits the uptake of norepinephrine into storage vesicles resulting in depletion of catecholamines and …
Matched Categories: … reserpine and diuretics ... reserpine and diuretics, combinations with other drugs ... reserpine and diuretics, combinations with psycholeptics …

Anisotropine methylbromide

Anisotropine methylbromide is a quaternary ammonium compound. Its use as treatment adjunct in peptic ulcer has been replaced by the use of more effective agents. Depending on the dose, anisotropine methylbromide may reduce the motility and secretory activity of the gastrointestinal system, and the tone of the ureter and urinary...
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Matched Description: … gastrointestinal system, and the tone of the ureter and urinary bladder and may have a slight relaxant ... , and accommodation; cause dilatation of the pupil; and increase the heart rate. ... Larger doses are required to decrease motility of the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts and to inhibit …

Toremifene

Toremifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) and a nonsteroidal antiestrogen used to treat estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Like tamoxifen, toremifene is part of the first-generation triphenylethylene derivative chemical class of SERMs. Toremifene possesses tissue-specific actions: it has estrogenic (agonist) activity on the cardiovascular system and on bone...
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Matched Description: … Toremifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) and a nonsteroidal antiestrogen used to ... possesses tissue-specific actions: it has estrogenic (agonist) activity on the cardiovascular system and ... on bone tissue and it has weak estrogenic effects on uterine tissue, however, it also has antiestrogenic …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Hormone Antagonists and Related Agents ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Apomorphine

Apomorphine is a non-ergoline dopamine D2 agonist indicated to treat hypomobility associated with Parkinson's. It was first synthesized in 1845 and first used in Parkinson's disease in 1884. Apomorphine has also been investigated as an emetic, a sedative, a treatment for alcoholism, and a treatment of other movement disorders.[A203597,A203618] Apomorphine...
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Matched Description: … It was first synthesized in 1845 and first used in Parkinson's disease in 1884. ... A203618] Apomorphine has also been investigated as an emetic, a sedative, a treatment for alcoholism, and …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …

Metyrosine

An inhibitor of the enzyme tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines. It is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with pheochromocytoma. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed)
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Matched Description: … An inhibitor of the enzyme tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Levorphanol

A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is nearly as effective orally as by injection.
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Metacycline

A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic related to tetracycline but excreted more slowly and maintaining effective blood levels for a more extended period.
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Matched Description: … A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic related to tetracycline but excreted more slowly and maintaining …

Deserpidine

Deserpidine is an ester alkaloid drug isolated from Rauwolfia canescens (family Apocynaceae) with antipsychotic and antihypertensive properties that has been used for the control of high blood pressure and for the relief of psychotic behavior.
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Matched Description: … is an ester alkaloid drug isolated from Rauwolfia canescens (family Apocynaceae) with antipsychotic and ... antihypertensive properties that has been used for the control of high blood pressure and for the relief …
Matched Categories: … deserpidine and diuretics …

Rescinnamine

Rescinnamine is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor used as an antihypertensive drug. It is an alkaloid obtained from Rauwolfia serpentina and other species of Rauwolfia.
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Matched Description: … It is an alkaloid obtained from _Rauwolfia serpentina_ and other species of _Rauwolfia_. …
Matched Categories: … rescinnamine and diuretics ... rescinnamine and diuretics, combinations with other drugs …

Rifapentine

Rifapentine is an antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible cells. Specifically, it interacts with bacterial RNA polymerase but does not inhibit the mammalian enzyme.
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Investigational

Ajmaline

An alkaloid found in the root of Rauwolfia serpentina, among other plant sources. It is a class Ia antiarrhythmic agent that apparently acts by changing the shape and threshold of cardiac action potentials. Ajmaline produces potent sodium channel blocking effects and a very short half-life which makes it a very...
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Matched Description: … Ajmaline produces potent sodium channel blocking effects and a very short half-life which makes it a ... It is a class Ia antiarrhythmic agent that apparently acts by changing the shape and threshold of cardiac ... many years as a drug to challenge the conduction system of the heart in cases of bundle branch block and …
Matched Categories: … Ajmaline and derivatives …

Trioxsalen

Trioxsalen (trimethylpsoralen, trioxysalen or trisoralen) is a furanocoumarin and a psoralen derivative obtained from several plants, mainly Psoralea corylifolia. Like other psoralens it causes photosensitization of the skin. It is administered either topically or orally in conjunction with UV-A (the least damaging form of ultraviolet light) for phototherapy treatment of...
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Matched Description: … Trioxsalen (trimethylpsoralen, trioxysalen or trisoralen) is a furanocoumarin and a psoralen derivative ... In research it can be conjugated to dyes for confocal microscopy and used to visualize sites of DNA damage ... conjunction with UV-A (the least damaging form of ultraviolet light) for phototherapy treatment of vitiligo and …

Ospemifene

Ospemifene is a new selective non-hormonal estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is used for the treatment of moderate to severe dyspareunia, a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, due to menopause. FDA approved on February 26, 2013.
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Matched Description: … modulator (SERM) that is used for the treatment of moderate to severe dyspareunia, a symptom of vulvar and …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital System …

Elafibranor

Elafibranor (code name GFT505) is a multimodal and pluripotent medication for treatment of atherogenic dyslipidemia for an overweight patient with or without diabetes. It is an oral treatment that acts on the 3 sub-types of PPAR (PPARa, PPARg, PPARd) with a preferential action on PPARa. As of February 2016, elafibranor...
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Matched Description: … Elafibranor (code name GFT505) is a multimodal and pluripotent medication for treatment of atherogenic ... As of February 2016, elafibranor has completed 8 clinical trials and a phase III is in progress. …
Matched Categories: … Bile and Liver Therapy ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
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