Displaying drugs 51 - 75 of 389 in total
Methantheline
Methantheline is a synthetic antispasmodic. Antispasmodics are used to relieve cramps or spasms of the stomach, intestines, and bladder. Methantheline is used to treat intestine or stomach ulcers (peptic ulcer disease), intestine problems (irritable bowel syndrome), pancreatitis, gastritis, biliary dyskinesia, pylorosplasm, or urinary problems (reflex neurogenic bladder in children).
Approved
Investigational
Matched Synonyms: … Methantheline cation …
Decamethonium
Decamethonium is used in anesthesia to cause paralysis. It is a short acting depolarizing muscle relaxant. It is similar to acetylcholine and acts as a partial agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
Approved
Matched Synonyms: … Decamethonium cation …
Domiphen
Domiphen bromide is a quaternary ammonium compound that is predominantly employed as a topically administered antiseptic agent.
Approved
Experimental
Matched Synonyms: … Domiphen cation …
Lapyrium
Lapyrium is a quaternary ammonium cation used as a surfactant, antistatic agent, and biocide in various cosmetic products . It is commonly found formulated as lapyrium chloride.
Approved
Matched Description: … Lapyrium is a quaternary ammonium cation used as a surfactant, antistatic agent, and biocide in various …
Isavuconazonium
Isavuconazonium is a second-generation triazole antifungal approved on March 6, 2015 by the FDA and July 2015 by the EMA for the treatment of adults with invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis, marketed by Astellas under the brand Cresemba. It is the prodrug form of isavuconazole, the active moiety, and it...
Approved
Investigational
Ferrous sulfate anhydrous
Iron deficiency anemia is a large public health concern worldwide, especially in young children, infants, and women of childbearing age. This type of anemia occurs when iron intake, iron stores, and iron loss do not adequately support the formation of erythrocytes, also known as red blood cells. Ferrous sulfate is...
Approved
Matched Categories: … Polyvalent cation containing laxatives, antacids, oral supplements …
Potassium gluconate
Potassium gluconate is a salt of DB01345 and is classified as a food additive by the FDA . It is also used as a potassium supplement .
Potassium is an essential nutrient. It is the most abundant cation in the intracellular fluid, where it plays a key role in maintaining...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is the most abundant cation in the intracellular fluid, where it plays a key role in maintaining cell …
Patiromer
Patiromer is a powder for suspension in water for oral administration, approved in the U.S. as Veltassa in October, 2015. Patiromer is supplied as patiromer sorbitex calcium which consists of the active moiety, patiromer, a non-absorbed potassium-binding polymer, and a calcium-sorbitol counterion. Each gram of patiromer is equivalent to a...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Cation Exchange Resins …
Alosetron
Alosetron is a 5-HT3 antagonist used only for the management of severe diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women. Alosetron has an antagonist action on the 5-HT3 receptors and thus may modulate serotonin-sensitive gastrointestinal (GI) processes. Alosetron was voluntarily withdrawn from the US market in November 2000 by the manufacturer...
Approved
Withdrawn
Ioxitalamic acid
Ioxitalamate is an ionic iodinated contrast medium. It is a first-generation contrast media formed by an ionic monomer with a high osmolarity of 1500-1800 mOsm/kg. Ioxitalamic acid in the salt forms of sodium and meglumine was developed by Liebel-Flarshem Canada Inc and approved by Health Canada in 1995. Until the...
Approved
Sodium cellulose phosphate
Sodium cellulose phosphate is used to treat hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria. It has been used to prevent kidney stones. This compound is an ion-exchange resin that can not be absorbed by the body. However, it can be used to restore normal intestinal calcium absorption.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Cation Exchange Resins …
Zinc ascorbate
Approved
Nutraceutical
Matched Categories: … Polyvalent cation containing laxatives, antacids, oral supplements …
Magnesium sulfate
A small colorless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potentials in myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual,...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Clidinium
Clidinium is a synthetic anticholinergic agent which has been shown in experimental and clinical studies to have a pronounced antispasmodic and antisecretory effect on the gastrointestinal tract. It inhibits muscarinic actions of acetylcholine at postganglionic parasympathetic neuroeffector sites. It is used for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and also...
Approved
Selenium
Selenium is a trace metal in the human body particularly important as a component of glutathione peroxidase, an important enzyme in the prevention of cellular damage by free radicals and reactive oxygen species [FDA Label]
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Categories: … Polyvalent cation containing laxatives, antacids, oral supplements …
Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is an inorganic salt used as an antacid. It is a basic compound that acts by neutralizing hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions. Subsequent increases in pH may inhibit the action of pepsin. An increase in bicarbonate ions and prostaglandins may also confer cytoprotective effects. Calcium carbonate may also...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Polyvalent cation containing laxatives, antacids, oral supplements …
Cetylpyridinium
Cetylpyridinium is a quaternary ammonium with broad-spectrum antiseptic properties. Its salt form, cetylpyridinium chloride, is typically found as an active ingredient in mouthwashes, toothpastes, lozenges, throat sprays, breath sprays, and nasal sprays. In these products, it generally mediates an antiseptic activity and protective action against dental plaque and reducing gingivitis.
Approved
Potassium nitrate
Potassium nitrate is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula of KNO3. It is a natural source of nitrate and has been used as a constituent for several different purposes, including food preservatives, fertilizers, tree stump removal, rocket propellants, and fireworks. Potassium nitrate is a common active ingredient in toothpaste,...
Approved
Zucapsaicin
Zucapsaicin, the cis-isomer of capsaicin, is a topical analgesic used to treat osteoarthritis of the knee and other neuropathic pain. It is a modulator of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV-1), also known as the vanilloid or capsaicin receptor 1, that reduces pain and improves articular...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It is a modulator of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV-1), also …
Bethanechol
Bethanechol is a synthetic ester that was initially synthesized in 1935.[A232905,L32539] As a cholinergic agent, bethanechol is similar in structure and pharmacological function to acetylcholine and is used in specific cases when stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system is necessary.[A232905,L32539] For example, bethanechol is readily used to treat postoperative or...
Approved
Pralidoxime
Pralidoxime is an antidote to organophosphate pesticides and chemicals. Organophosphates bind to the esteratic site of acetylcholinesterase, which results initially in reversible inactivation of the enzyme. If given within 24 hours,after organophosphate exposure, pralidoxime reactivates the enzyme cholinesterase by cleaving the phosphate-ester bond formed between the organophosphate and acetylcholinesterase.
Approved
Vet approved
Hydrotalcite
Approved
Experimental
Investigational
Choline C-11
Choline C 11 Injection is a radioactive diagnostic agent for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of pat ients with suspected prostate cancer recurrence and non-informative bone scintigraphy, computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging.
Approved
Echothiophate
A potent, long-acting irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor used as an ocular hypertensive in the treatment of glaucoma. Occasionally used for accomodative esotropia.
Approved
Tolevamer
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate is a medication used to treat abnormally high potassium levels. It may be taken orally or by rectum, as an enema, and functions as a potassium-binding resin in the intestines. It is also an effective topical microbicide and spermicide, inhibiting the genital transfection of, among others, HIV.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Cation Exchange Resins …
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