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Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial biguanide used as a topical antiseptic and in dental practice for the treatment of inflammatory dental conditions caused by microorganisms. It is one of the most common skin and mucous membrane antiseptic agents in use today. The molecule itself is a cationic bis-guanide consisting of...
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Vet approved
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Matched Description: … of this product. ... [L43942,L44027] Other formulations of chlorhexidine continue to be available. ... [L11512] It is one of the most common skin and mucous membrane antiseptic agents in use today. …
Ocriplasmin
Ocriplasmin is a recombinant truncated form of human plasmin with a molecular weight of 27.2 kDa produced by recombinant DNA technology in a Pichia pastoris expression system. Ocriplasmin is a protein made up of 249 amino acids and has two peptide chains. Agent for pharmacologic vitreolysis; thrombolytic agent. FDA approved...
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Matched Description: … Ocriplasmin is a recombinant truncated form of human plasmin with a molecular weight of 27.2 kDa produced ... Ocriplasmin is a protein made up of 249 amino acids and has two peptide chains. …
Migalastat
Fabry disease is a rare, progressive genetic disorder characterized by a defective GLA gene that causes a deficiency in the enzyme alpha-Galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A). This enzyme is responsible for breaking down glycosphingolipid substrate that, when deficient in patients with Fabry disease, builds up in the blood vessels, the kidneys,...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … [L4274]
Given the rarity of Fabry disease and the proportion of Fabry disease patients that could ... alpha-Gal A for the treatment of Fabry disease in adults who have amenable GLA variants. ... sold under Amicus Therapeutics' brand name Galafold) is subsequently an oral pharmacological chaperone of …
Denileukin diftitox
A recombinant DNA-derived cytotoxic protein composed of the amino acid sequences for diphtheria toxin fragments A and B (Met 1-Thr 387)-His followed by the sequences for interleukin-2 (IL-2; Ala 1-Thr 133). It is produced in an E. coli expression system.
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Matched Description: … A recombinant DNA-derived cytotoxic protein composed of the amino acid sequences for diphtheria toxin …
Tolazoline
A vasodilator that apparently has direct actions on blood vessels and also increases cardiac output. Tolazoline can interact to some degree with histamine, adrenergic, and cholinergic receptors, but the mechanisms of its therapeutic effects are not clear. It is used in treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … It is used in treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. ... can interact to some degree with histamine, adrenergic, and cholinergic receptors, but the mechanisms of …
Vitamin A
Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of carotenoids found in plants. It is enriched in...
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Nutraceutical
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Matched Description: … , the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune ... Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina ... Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of carotenoids found in plants. …
Papaverine
An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions. It is a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used in the treatment of impotence and as a vasodilator, especially for cerebral vasodilation. The mechanism of its pharmacological actions is not clear,...
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Matched Description: … It is a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used in the treatment of impotence and as a vasodilator, ... The mechanism of its pharmacological actions is not clear, but it apparently can inhibit phosphodiesterases …
Bezafibrate
Antilipemic agent that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. It decreases low density lipoproteins and increases high density lipoproteins.
Approved
Investigational
Benzyl alcohol
Approved
Disulfiram
A carbamate derivative used as an alcohol deterrent. It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol. When alcohol is ingested after administration of disulfiram, blood acetaldehyde concentrations are increased, followed by flushing, systemic vasodilation, respiratory difficulties, nausea, hypotension, and other symptoms...
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Matched Description: … relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of ... When alcohol is ingested after administration of disulfiram, blood acetaldehyde concentrations are increased …
Difluprednate
Difluprednate is a topical corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of infammation and pain associated with ocular surgery. It is a butyrate ester of 6(α), 9(α)-difluoro prednisolone acetate. Difluprednate is abbreviated DFBA, or difluoroprednisolone butyrate acetate. It is indicated for treatment of endogenous anterior uveiti.
Approved
Matched Description: … It is indicated for treatment of endogenous anterior uveiti. ... It is a butyrate ester of 6(α), 9(α)-difluoro prednisolone acetate. ... Difluprednate is a topical corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of infammation and pain associated …
Human immunoglobulin G
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a mixture of IgG1 and other antibodies derived from healthy human plasma via Cohn fractionation. The purification process includes cold alcohol fractionation, polyethylene glycol precipitation, and ion exchange chromatography. IVIg contains the same distribution of IgG antibody subclasses as is found in the general human population....
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Matched Description: … Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a mixture of IgG1 and other antibodies derived from healthy human ... IVIg is used in the treatment of immunodeficiencies, as well as autoimmune and inflammatory disorders ... IVIg contains the same distribution of IgG antibody subclasses as is found in the general human population …
Naldemedine
Naldemedine is an opioid receptor antagonist [FDA Label]. It is a modified form of DB00704 to which a side chain has been added to increase molecular weight and polar surface area resulting in restricted transport across the blood brain barrier. Naldemedine was approved in 2017 in both the US and...
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Matched Description: … It is a modified form of [DB00704] to which a side chain has been added to increase molecular weight ... Naldemedine was approved in 2017 in both the US and Japan for the treatment of Opioid-induced Constipation …
Ramelteon
Ramelteon is the first in a new class of sleep agents that selectively binds to the melatonin receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). It is used for insomnia, particularly delayed sleep onset. Ramelteon has not been shown to produce dependence and has shown no potential for abuse.
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Matched Description: … Ramelteon is the first in a new class of sleep agents that selectively binds to the melatonin receptors …
Haemophilus influenzae type B strain 20752 capsular polysaccharide tetanus toxoid conjugate antigen
Haemophilus influenzae type b strain 20752 capsular polysaccharide tetanus toxoid conjugate antigen is an active immunization as a booster dose given intramuscularly to pediatric patients who have received a primary series with a Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine that is licensed for primarly immunization. The vaccine contains Haemophilus b capsular polysaccharide...
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Idelalisib
Idelalisib is a phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor indicated in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), relapsed follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (FL), and relapsed small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). For the treatment of relapsed CLL, it is currently indicated as a second-line agent in combination with rituximab in patients for whom rituximab...
Approved
Matched Description: … Treatment of lymphoma cells with idelalisib has been shown to result in inhibition of chemotaxis and ... Idelalisib is a phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor indicated in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic ... For the treatment of relapsed CLL, it is currently indicated as a second-line agent in combination with …
Dichlorobenzyl alcohol
Dichlorobenzyl alcohol is a mild antiseptic with a broad spectrum for bacterial and virus associated with mouth and throat infections. Dichlorobenzyl alcohol is considered as an active ingredient found in several marketed OTC products by Health Canada which has categorized this agent as an anatomical therapeutic chemical. On the other...
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Crizotinib
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: … Crizotinib is a tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor used for the treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase ... fusion protein, crizotinib offers robust effectiveness in treating NSCLC in patients with this type of ... Second- and third-generation ALK-tyrosine kinase-inhibitors have overcome many of the pharmacodynamic …
Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a synthetic polymer produced via polymerization of ethylene oxide molecules to make joining units of ethylene glycol by an ether linkage.[A190975,A190978] PEGs are water-soluble polymers that can form hydrogen bonds in a ratio of 100 water molecules per one PEG molecule. Molecular weights of PEGs vary...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … [A190975] Molecular weights of PEGs vary by time of the polymerization process and the molecular weight ... [L6421]
The rationale of using PEG in gastroenterology is due to the physical properties of the compound ... to make joining units of ethylene glycol by an ether linkage. …
Phenformin
A biguanide hypoglycemic agent with actions and uses similar to those of metformin. Although it is generally considered to be associated with an unacceptably high incidence of lactic acidosis, often fatal, it is still available in some countries. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p290)
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Matched Description: … A biguanide hypoglycemic agent with actions and uses similar to those of metformin. ... Although it is generally considered to be associated with an unacceptably high incidence of lactic acidosis …
Chymopapain
Chymopapain was first isolated in 1941 from the crude latex derived from the fruit of Carica papaya by squeezing the green papaya while on the plant prior to harvest. It is an extracellular plant cysteine proteinase similar to papain in specificity. Chymopapain was developed by Chart Medcl and FDA approved...
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Matched Description: … Chymopapain was first isolated in 1941 from the crude latex derived from the fruit of Carica papaya by …
Quinine
An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in...
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Matched Description: … An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. ... The mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood. ... It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have …
Zafirlukast
Zafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and/or long-acting bronchodilator. It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed twice daily. Another leukotriene receptor antagonist is montelukast (Singulair), which is usually taken just once...
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Matched Description: … of the airways, build-up of mucus in the lungs and inflammation of the breathing passages. ... Zafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma ... Zafirlukast blocks the action of the cysteinyl leukotrienes on the CysLT1 receptors, thus reducing constriction …
Nedocromil
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: … A pyranoquinolone derivative that inhibits activation of inflammatory cells which are associated with …
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