Displaying drugs 751 - 775 of 8282 in total
Histrelin
Histrelin is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist that acts as a potent inhibitor of gonadotropin when administered as an implant delivering continuous therapeutic doses. This drug is a synthetic analog of naturally occurring GnRH with a higher potency. Histrelin implants are non-biodegradable, diffusion-controlled, hydrogel polymer reservoirs containing histrelin acetate that...
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Matched Description: … This drug is a synthetic analog of naturally occurring GnRH with a higher potency. ... (CPP) due to their capacity to reduce LH levels and the concentration of sex steroids. ... Histrelin is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist that acts as a potent inhibitor of gonadotropin …
Polidocanol
Polidocanol is a sclerosing agent indicated to treat uncomplicated spider veins (varicose veins ≤1 mm in diameter) and uncomplicated reticular veins (varicose veins 1 to 3 mm in diameter) in the lower extremity. It is marketed under the brand names Asclera and Varithena. The formula for Polidocanol has the structural...
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Matched Description: … (n) of approximately 9 and a mean molecular weight of approximately 600. ... The formula for Polidocanol has the structural formula C12H25(OCH2CH2)nOH, a mean extent of polymerization …
Taliglucerase alfa
Taliglucerase alfa is the recombinant active form of the human lysosomal enzyme, β-glucocerebrosidase. It was approved in 2012 and is marketed under the name Elelyso for use in patients with type 1 Gaucher's disease.
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Matched Description: … Taliglucerase alfa is the recombinant active form of the human lysosomal enzyme, β-glucocerebrosidase …
Macimorelin
Macimorelin, a novel and orally active ghrelin mimetic that stimulates GH secretion, is used in the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency (AGHD). More specifically, macimorelin is a peptidomimetic growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) that acts as an agonist of GH secretagogue receptor, or ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a) to dose-dependently increase GH levels...
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Matched Description: … Risk factors of AGHD include a history of childhood-onset GH deficiency or with hypothalamic/pituitary ... Macimorelin, a novel and orally active ghrelin mimetic that stimulates GH secretion, is used in the diagnosis of ... specifically, macimorelin is a peptidomimetic growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) that acts as an agonist of …
Enalaprilat
Enalaprilat is the active metabolite of the orally available pro-drug, enalapril. Used in the treatment of hypertension, enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that prevents Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) from transforming angiotensin I into angiotensin II. As angiotensin II is responsible for vasoconstriction and sodium reabsorption in the proximal tubule of...
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Matched Description: … Enalaprilat is the active metabolite of the orally available pro-drug, [enalapril]. ... Used in the treatment of hypertension, enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that prevents Angiotensin Converting ... the kidney, down-regulation of this protein results in reduced blood pressure and blood fluid volume …
Nicergoline
An ergot derivative that has been used as a cerebral vasodilator and in peripheral vascular disease. It has been suggested to ameliorate cognitive deficits in cerebrovascular disease.
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Technetium Tc-99m nofetumomab merpentan
Technetium Tc-99m nofetumomab merpentan (Tc-99m nm) consists of a Fab fragment of an IgG2b of the pancarcinoma murine antibody NR-LU-10. The NR-LU-10 antibody is directed against a 40 kDa glycoprotein antigen expressed in a variety of cancers and some normal tissues.[FDA label] Tc-99m nm was developed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma...
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Matched Description: … Technetium Tc-99m nofetumomab merpentan (Tc-99m nm) consists of a Fab fragment of an IgG2b of the pancarcinoma ... A32115] The NR-LU-10 antibody is directed against a 40 kDa glycoprotein antigen expressed in a variety of …
Isosulfan blue
Approved
Guselkumab
Guselkumab is a human immunoglobulin G1 lambda (IgG1λ) monoclonal antibody that selectively blocks interleukin-23. IL-23 is an inflammatory cytokine that activates the CD4+ T-helper (Th17) cell pathway to mediate the inflammatory cascade that induces psoriatic plaque formation . In clinical trials, guselkumab demonstrated improved skin clearance and symptomatic improvements in...
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Matched Description: … market name Tremfya for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. ... demonstrated improved skin clearance and symptomatic improvements in dermatological manifestations of ... Developed by Janssen, the subcutenous injection form of guselkumab was approved in July 2017 under the …
Mogamulizumab
Mogamulizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) for the treatment of Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and Sézary Syndrome (SS), the most common subtypes of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas occur when certain white blood cells, called T cells, become cancerous; these cancers typically...
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Matched Description: … humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) for the treatment of ... Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and Sézary Syndrome (SS), the most common subtypes of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma ... approved mogamulizumab injection (also known as _Poteligeo_) for intravenous use for the treatment of …
Balsalazide
Balsalazide is an anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It is sold under the name "Colazal" in the US and "Colazide" in the UK.
The chemical name is (E)-5-[[-4-(2-carboxyethyl) aminocarbonyl] phenyl]azo] -2-hydroxybenzoic acid. It is usually administered as the disodium salt.
Balsalazide works by deliverying mesalazine...
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Matched Description: … Balsalazide is an anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. …
Tetrofosmin
Tetrofosmin was developed to overcome the non-target uptake of radioligands by the generation of hetero-atomic compounds. It presents a molecular formula of 1,2-bis(bis(2-ethoxyethyl)phosphino)ethane. Tetrofosmin is part of the group of diphosphines. Tetrofosmin is used in conjunction with technetium Tc-99m as a radiopharmaceutical.
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Matched Description: … Tetrofosmin is part of the group of diphosphines. ... Tetrofosmin was developed to overcome the non-target uptake of radioligands by the generation of hetero-atomic ... It presents a molecular formula of 1,2-bis(bis(2-ethoxyethyl)phosphino)ethane. …
Ambenonium
Ambenonium is a cholinesterase inhibitor. It is used in the management of myasthenia gravis.
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Matched Description: … It is used in the management of myasthenia gravis. …
Urokinase
Urokinase is an endogenous peptide that is cleaved in the presence of plasmin between lysine 158 and isoleucine 159 to yield active urokinase. Urokinase remains connected between these 2 chains by a sulfhydryl bond. Urokinase was granted FDA approval on 16 January 1978.
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Matched Description: … Urokinase is an endogenous peptide that is cleaved in the presence of plasmin between lysine 158 and …
Thiethylperazine
A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with anesthesia, mildly emetic cancer chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, and toxins. This piperazine phenothiazine does not prevent vertigo or motion sickness. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p457)
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Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain connaught live antigen
Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain connaught live antigen is intravesically administered for the treatment and prophylaxis of carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the urinary bladder and for the prophylaxis of primary or recurrent stage Ta and/or T1 papillary tumors following transurethral resection (TUR). The solution contains live, attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis....
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Matched Description: … carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the urinary bladder and for the prophylaxis of primary or recurrent stage ... The solution contains live, attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis. ... It is prepared from the Connaught strain of Bacillus Calmette and Guérin. …
Luspatercept
Luspatercept is a recombinant fusion protein comprised of a modified extracellular domain of activin receptor type IIB fused to the FC domain of human IgG1.[A187829,L42455] It was first approved for use in the United States in November 2019 under the brand name Reblozyl® for the treatment of anemia in patients...
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Matched Description: … Luspatercept is a recombinant fusion protein comprised of a modified extracellular domain of activin ... [A187835] Luspatercept's novel mechanism of action, then, is uniquely suited for the treatment of conditions ... receptor type IIB fused to the FC domain of human IgG1. …
Diamorphine
Diamorphine (heroin) is a narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the United States by Federal statute. (Merck Index, 11th ed) Internationally, diamorphine is controlled under...
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Matched Description: … Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). ... (Merck Index, 11th ed) Internationally, diamorphine is controlled under Schedules I and IV of the Single …
Desoxyribonuclease
Desoxyribonuclease is a crystalline enzyme that aids in the digestion of the thymus nucleic acid. The mechanism of action of the enzyme involves the splitting of thymus nucleic acid into fragments approaching the size of tetranucleotides without the release of free phosphoric acid. The enzyme's cofactor is reported to be...
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Matched Description: … The mechanism of action of the enzyme involves the splitting of thymus nucleic acid into fragments approaching ... the size of tetranucleotides without the release of free phosphoric acid. ... the ion is independent of the enzyme concentration [A31251]. …
Varicella zoster vaccine (live/attenuated)
Live attenuated zoster vaccine is available as two products: Zostavax for the prevention of shingles in immunocompetent people over the age of 50, and Varivax for the prevention of chickenpox in individuals 12 months of age and older. While the two vaccines contain the same immunological components and provide protection...
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Matched Description: … 12 months of age and older. ... in immunocompetent people over the age of 50, and Varivax for the prevention of chickenpox in individuals ... of varicella-zoster virus. …
Hydrocortisone acetate
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Vet approved
Omaveloxolone
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: … group of patients. ... [L45424] The use of omaveloxolone for the treatment of conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction ... [A257534,A257539] Omaveloxolone acts as an activator of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 ( …
Dofetilide
Dofetilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in individuals prone to the formation of atrial fibrillation and flutter, and for the chemical cardioversion to sinus rhythm from atrial fibrillation and flutter.
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Matched Description: … antiarrhythmic agent that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the maintenance of ... sinus rhythm in individuals prone to the formation of atrial fibrillation and flutter, and for the chemical …
Potassium perchlorate
Potassium perchlorate is an inorganic salt with the chemical formula KClO4. It is a strong oxidizer with the lowest solubility of the alkali metal perchlorates. Potassium is most commonly used in flares and automobile airbags . The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers...
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Matched Description: … the production of the thyroid hormone. ... It is a strong oxidizer with the lowest solubility of the alkali metal perchlorates. ... The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers has been revoked …
Octreotide
Acromegaly is a disorder caused by excess growth hormone (GH), increasing the growth of body tissues and causing metabolic dysfunction. In most cases, it results from an anterior pituitary growth hormone-releasing tumor. Typically, the feet, hands, and face grow abnormally large; organomegaly and insulin resistance may also occur. Acromegaly is...
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Matched Description: … hormone, somatostatin, which inhibits the secretion of growth hormone. ... Acromegaly is a disorder caused by excess growth hormone (GH), increasing the growth of body tissues ... [L14501]
Octreotide is a long-acting drug with pharmacologic activities that mimic those of the natural …
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