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Sibutramine (trade name Meridia in the USA, Reductil in Europe and other countries), usually as sibutramide hydrochloride monohydrate, is an orally administered agent for the treatment of obesity. It is a centrally acting stimulant chemically related to amphetamines thus it is classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance in the...
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Matched Description: … increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease. ... Sibutramine (trade name Meridia in the USA, Reductil in Europe and other countries), usually as sibutramide ... In October 2010, Sibutramine was withdrawn from Canadian and U.S. markets due to concerns that the drug …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors ... Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor Anorectic …
Omaveloxolone (RTA-408) is a semisynthetic oleanane triterpenoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.[A257534,A257539] Omaveloxolone acts as an activator of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), a transcription factor that mitigates oxidative stress. In patients with Friedreich's ataxia, a genetic disease involving mitochondrial dysfunction, the Nrf2 pathway is impaired, and Nrf2 activity...
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Matched Description: … adolescents aged 16 years and older. ... Omaveloxolone (RTA-408) is a semisynthetic oleanane triterpenoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ... L45424] The use of omaveloxolone for the treatment of conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction and
Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and a high degree of tissue penetration . It was initially approved by the FDA in 1991 . It is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric and genitourinary infections and may be used instead of other macrolides for...
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Matched Description: … It is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric and genitourinary infections and may be ... used instead of other macrolides for some sexually transmitted and enteric infections. ... Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and a high degree of tissue …
Matched Categories: … cefixime and azithromycin ... azithromycin, fluconazole and secnidazole ... Macrolides, Lincosamides and Streptogramins …
Precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and is a widespread central and autonomic neurotransmitter. Norepinephrine is the principal transmitter of most postganglionic sympathetic fibers and of the diffuse projection system in the brain arising from the locus ceruleus. It is also found in plants and is...
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Matched Description: … Precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and is a widespread central and autonomic ... It is also found in plants and is used pharmacologically as a sympathomimetic. ... Norepinephrine is the principal transmitter of most postganglionic sympathetic fibers and of the diffuse …
Matched Categories: … Epinephrine and similars ... Adrenergic and Dopaminergic Agents ... Alpha-and Beta-adrenergic Agonists …
Tolbutamide is an oral antihyperglycemic agent used for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It is structurally similar to acetohexamide, chlorpropamide and tolazamide and belongs to the sulfonylurea class of insulin secretagogues, which act by stimulating β cells of the pancreas to release insulin. Sulfonylureas increase both basal insulin...
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Matched Description: … Tolbutamide and its metabolites are excreted in urine (75-85%) and feces. ... It is structurally similar to acetohexamide, chlorpropamide and tolazamide and belongs to the sulfonylurea ... increase the number and sensitivity of insulin receptors. …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Gynecological Antiinfectives and Antiseptics …
A cardioselective beta-adrenergic antagonist with little effect on the bronchial receptors. The drug has stabilizing and quinidine-like effects on cardiac rhythm as well as weak inherent sympathomimetic action.
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Matched Description: … The drug has stabilizing and quinidine-like effects on cardiac rhythm as well as weak inherent sympathomimetic …
Matched Categories: … acebutolol and thiazides ... Beta Blocking Agents and Thiazides ... Beta Blocking Agents, Selective, and Thiazides …
Posaconazole is a triazole antifungal drug that is used to treat invasive infections by Candida species and Aspergillus species in severely immunocompromised patients.
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Matched Description: … Posaconazole is a triazole antifungal drug that is used to treat invasive infections by Candida species and
Matched Categories: … Triazole and tetrazole derivatives ... Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Talbutal, also called 5-allyl-5-sec-butylbarbituric acid, is a barbiturate with a short to intermediate duration of action. Talbutal is a schedule III drug in the U.S.
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Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Glutethimide is a hypnotic and sedative. Its use has been largely superseded by other drugs.
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Matched Description: … Glutethimide is a hypnotic and sedative. Its use has been largely superseded by other drugs. …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Lucinactant is a new synthetic peptide-containing surfactant for intratracheal use. It contains sinapultide, a novel, hydrophobic, 21-amino acid peptide (leucine and lysine repeating units, KL4 peptide) designed to mimic human surfactant protein-B (SB-P). More specifically, it mimics the C-terminal amphipathic helical domain of this protein. It also consists of phospholipids...
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Matched Description: … , POPG) and a fatty acid (palmitic acid). ... It contains sinapultide, a novel, hydrophobic, 21-amino acid peptide (leucine and lysine repeating units ... It also consists of phospholipids (dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, DPPC and palmitoyloleoyl phosphatidylglycerol …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …
Methimazole is a thionamide antithyroid agent that inhibits the synthesis of thyroid hormones.[A184559,A184733,A184694] It was first introduced as an antithyroid agent in 1949 and is now commonly used in the management of hyperthyroidism, particularly in those for whom more aggressive options such as surgery or radioactive iodine therapy are inappropriate.[L8336,L8339]...
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Matched Description: … [A184559,A184733,A184694] It was first introduced as an antithyroid agent in 1949[A184502] and is now ... potent than the other major antithyroid thionamide used in North America, [propylthiouracil],[L8339] and ... [L8336,L8339] the true teratogenicity of methimazole appears to be unclear[A184643,A184757,A184763] and
Matched Categories: … Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Vericiguat is a direct stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) used in the management of systolic heart failure to reduce mortality and hospitalizations. A key component of the NO-sGC-cGMP signaling pathway that helps to regulate the cardiovascular system, sGC enzymes are intracellular enzymes found in vascular smooth muscle cells (amongst...
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Matched Description: … soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) used in the management of systolic heart failure to reduce mortality and ... thereby helps to prevent the myocardial and vascular dysfunction associated with decreased sGC activity ... messenger, activating a number of downstream signaling cascades that elicit a broad variety of effects, and
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) refers to a benign growth or hyperplasia of the prostate and leads to lower urinary tract symptoms in men, such as urgency, frequency and changes to urine flow. The prevalence of BPH is as high as 50%-60% for males in their 60's, and this prevalence increases...
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Matched Description: … Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) refers to a benign growth or hyperplasia of the prostate and leads ... to lower urinary tract symptoms in men, such as urgency, frequency and changes to urine flow. ... The prevalence of BPH is as high as 50%-60% for males in their 60's, and this prevalence increases to …
Matched Categories: … alfuzosin and finasteride ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …
Regorafenib is an orally-administered inhibitor of multiple kinases. It is used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours, and hepatocellular carcinoma. FDA approved on September 27, 2012. Approved use of Regorafenib was expanded to treat Hepatocellular Carcinoma in April 2017.
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Matched Description: … used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours, and
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Crizotinib is a tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor used for the treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) or ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors, as well as ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). By targeting the echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4)-ALK fusion protein, crizotinib offers...
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Matched Description: … used to detect ALK and ROS1 rearrangements. ... and genetic resistance mechanisms crizotinib is prone to. ... Second- and third-generation ALK-tyrosine kinase-inhibitors have overcome many of the pharmacodynamic …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
A pyranoquinolone derivative that inhibits activation of inflammatory cells which are associated with asthma, including eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, mast cells, monocytes, and platelets.
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Matched Description: … are associated with asthma, including eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, mast cells, monocytes, and
Matched Categories: … Decongestants and Antiallergics …
A potent inhibitor of adenosine deaminase. The drug is effective in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly hairy-cell leukemia. It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity.
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Matched Description: … It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity. …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …
An anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic highly bound to plasma proteins. It is pharmacologically similar to aspirin, but causes less gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Matched Description: … An anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic highly bound to plasma proteins. …
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …
Niclosamide is an antihelminthic used for the treatment of tapeworm infections. Helminths (worms) are multicellular organisms that infect very large numbers of humans and cause a broad range of diseases. Over 1 billion people are infected with intestinal nematodes, and many millions are infected with filarial nematodes, flukes, and tapeworms....
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Matched Description: … nematodes, flukes, and tapeworms. ... Helminths (worms) are multicellular organisms that infect very large numbers of humans and cause a broad ... Over 1 billion people are infected with intestinal nematodes, and many millions are infected with filarial …
Matched Categories: … Salicylanilide and Derivatives ... Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents …
Infigratinib is a pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) kinase inhibitor. By inhibiting the FGFR pathway, which is often aberrated in cancers such as cholangiocarcinoma, infigratinib suppresses tumour growth. Cholangiocarcinoma is the most common primary malignancy affecting the biliary tract and the second most common primary hepatic malignancy. Infitratinib is a...
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Matched Description: … [A235174] Cholangiocarcinoma is the most common primary malignancy affecting the biliary tract and the …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Bexagliflozin is a highly specific and potent sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor.[A256408,A256413,L44758] Similar to other SGLT2 inhibitors, bexagliflozin contains three basic moieties: glucose, two benzene rings and a methylene bridge. SGLT2 is responsible for 60% to 90% of renal glucose re-uptake, and unlike other isoforms such as SGLT1, SGLT2 is...
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Matched Description: … Bexagliflozin is a highly specific and potent sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor. ... to other SGLT2 inhibitors, bexagliflozin contains three basic moieties: glucose, two benzene rings and ... [A256413] SGLT2 is responsible for 60% to 90% of renal glucose re-uptake, and unlike other isoforms such …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Crotamiton is a scabicidal and antipruritic agent available as a cream or lotion for topical use only. It is a colorless to slightly yellowish oil, having a faint amine-like odor. It is miscible with alcohol and with methanol.
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Matched Description: … It is miscible with alcohol and with methanol. ... Crotamiton is a scabicidal and antipruritic agent available as a cream or lotion for topical use only …
Matched Categories: … Scabicides and Pediculicides …
Difenoxin is a 4-phenylpiperidine which is closely related to the opioid analgesic meperidine. Difenoxin alone is a USA Schedule I controlled drug, as it may be habit forming. However, it is listed as a Schedule IV controlled drug if combined with atropine, which is added to decrease deliberate misuse. Motofen(R)...
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Matched Description: … It is approved by the FDA to treat acute and chronic diarrhea. ... Motofen(R) is a brand mixture which combines atropine sulfate and difenoxin hydrochloride. ... It works mostly in the periphery and activates opioid receptors in the intestine rather than the central …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Strontium chloride (SrCl2) is a salt of strontium and chloride. SrCl2 is useful in reducing tooth sensitivity by forming a barrier over microscopic tubules in the dentin containing nerve endings that have become exposed by gum recession [A33167, A33168]. This kind of barrier protection for tooth hypersensitivity has, however, been...
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Matched Description: … Strontium chloride (SrCl2) is a salt of strontium and chloride. ... protection for tooth hypersensitivity has, however, been superseded by other toothpaste formulations and
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