Displaying drugs 751 - 775 of 8267 in total
Human botulinum neurotoxin A/B immune globulin
Infant botulism is a rare infectious disease occurring in infants in which Clostridium botulinum colonize the large intestine and being to produce botulinum neurotoxin directly in the gut. As these neurotoxins interfere with cholinergic nervous transmission, patients initially present with evident of loss of muscle tone (e.g. constipation, ptosis, feeding...
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Matched Description: … neurotoxins interfere with cholinergic nervous transmission, patients initially present with evident of ... loss of muscle tone (e.g. constipation, ptosis, feeding difficulties) which may progress to more serious ... [L39834] It is produced and distributed by the Calfornia Department of Public Health's Infant Botulism …
Digoxin Immune Fab (Ovine)
Digoxin Immune Fab is a sheep antibody (26-10) FAB fragment from sheep immunized with the digoxin derivative Digoxindicarboxymethylamine. It is used as an antidote for overdose of digoxin.
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Matched Description: … It is used as an antidote for overdose of digoxin. …
Antithymocyte immunoglobulin (rabbit)
Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin. Thymoglobulin is a polyclonal antibody that suppresses certain types of immune cells responsible for acute organ rejection in transplant patients. Thymoglobulin is a mixture of antibodies intended to bind to various cell surface antigens. The most common mode of action of Thymoglobulin is via selective depletion of...
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Matched Description: … The most common mode of action of Thymoglobulin is via selective depletion of T-cells. ... Thymoglobulin is a mixture of antibodies intended to bind to various cell surface antigens. ... Thymoglobulin is a polyclonal antibody that suppresses certain types of immune cells responsible for …
Glutamic acid
A peptide that is a homopolymer of glutamic acid.
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Nutraceutical
Matched Description: … A peptide that is a homopolymer of glutamic acid. …
Simethicone
Simethicone is a silicon based surfactant that decreases the surface tension of gastrointestinal gas bubbles to facilitate their elimination. It has a favourable safety profile as it is not systemically absorbed. Simethicone has been in use since the 1940s but was granted FDA approval in 1952.
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Matched Description: … Simethicone is a silicon based surfactant that decreases the surface tension of gastrointestinal gas …
Cobimetinib
Cobimetinib is an orally active, potent and highly selective small molecule inhibiting mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MAP2K1 or MEK1), and central components of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signal transduction pathway. It has been approved in Switzerland and the US, in combination with vemurafenib for the treatment of patients with unresectable or...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … molecule inhibiting mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MAP2K1 or MEK1), and central components of ... It has been approved in Switzerland and the US, in combination with vemurafenib for the treatment of …
Isradipine
Isradipine belongs to the dihydropyridine (DHP) class of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), the most widely used class of CCBs. It is structurally related to felodipine, nifedipine, and nimodipine and is the most potent calcium-channel blocking agent of the DHP class. Isradipine binds to calcium channels with high affinity and specificity...
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Matched Description: … used class of CCBs. ... the alpha-1 subunit of the channel and increased prevalence of inactive channels in smooth muscle cells ... Isradipine belongs to the dihydropyridine (DHP) class of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), the most widely …
Bezafibrate
Antilipemic agent that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. It decreases low density lipoproteins and increases high density lipoproteins.
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Soybean oil
Derived from soybeans, soybean oil is a common vegetable oil and a source of polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids. It is a complex mixture of triglycerides where per 100 g, soybean oil has 16 g of saturated fat, 23 g of monounsaturated fat, and 58 g of polyunsaturated fat. The...
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Matched Description: … of monounsaturated fat, and 58 g of polyunsaturated fat. ... It is a complex mixture of triglycerides where per 100 g, soybean oil has 16 g of saturated fat, 23 g ... Derived from soybeans, soybean oil is a common vegetable oil and a source of polyunsaturated and saturated …
Pentastarch
Pentastarch is an artificial colloid (hydroxyethyl starch derivative). Pentastarch is characterized by presenting five hydroxyethyl groups, which signifies an approximate 50% hydroxyethylation. It is sold under the name Pentaspan by Bristol-Myers Squibb and is used for fluid resuscitation. When administered, pentastarch remains mainly in the circulatory system and hence, it...
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Plazomicin
Developed by Achaogen biopharmaceuticals, plazomicin is a next-generation aminoglycoside synthetically derived from DB12604. The structure of plazomicin was established via appending hydroxylaminobutyric acid to DB12604 at position 1 and 2-hydroxyethyl group at position 6' . It was designed to evade all clinically relevant aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes, which contribute to the main...
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Matched Description: … However, acquired resistance of aminoglycosides may arise through over expression of efflux pumps and ... The structure of plazomicin was established via appending hydroxylaminobutyric acid to [DB12604] at position ... 28th, 2018, plazomicin sulfate was approved by the FDA for use in adult patients for the treatment of …
Benzyl alcohol
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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 …
Pentostatin
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: … A potent inhibitor of adenosine deaminase. ... The drug is effective in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly hairy-cell …
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 …
Trilostane
Trilostane is an inhibitor of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome. It was withdrawn from the United States market in April 1994.
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Investigational
Vet approved
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Matched Description: … Trilostane is an inhibitor of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase used in the treatment of Cushing's …
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]. …
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 …
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
Vet approved
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 …
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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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 …
Difenoxin
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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Illicit
Matched Description: … However, the antidiarrheal potency of difenoxin is much greater than its CNS effects, which makes it ... CNS). [3] Difenoxin is also closely related to loperamide, but unlike loperamide it is still capable of ... Difenoxin is an active metabolite of the anti-diarrheal drug, diphenoxylate, which is also used in combination …
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 …
Mirikizumab
Mirikizumab is a monoclonal antibody developed by Eli Lilly intended to treat ulcerative colitis. It inhibits the actions of interleukin-23 (IL-23), a pro-inflammatory cytokine that activates pathways contributing to the development of inflammatory diseases.[L46237,L46257]
Mirikizumab is approved in Japan and received a positive opinion from the EMA's Committee for Medicinal...
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Matched Description: … on the basis of manufacturing concerns. ... contributing to the development of inflammatory diseases. ... It inhibits the actions of interleukin-23 (IL-23), a pro-inflammatory cytokine that activates pathways …
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