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Pyrethrum extract
Pyrethrum is the crude extract form obtained from flowers of the plant Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium. Pyrethrin refers to a more refined extract of pyrethrum. While pyrethrum extract is composed of 6 esters, both organic compounds mediate insecticidal activities. Pyrethrum-containing mixtures are used as a common insecticide to control specific pest species....
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Matched Description: … Pyrethrum is the crude extract form obtained from flowers of the plant Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium. …
Succinylcholine
Succinylcholine is a depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant consisting of two molecules of the endogenous neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) linked by their acetyl groups. It has been widely used for over 50 years, most commonly in its chloride salt form, as a means of neuromuscular blockade during intubation and surgical procedures. Its...
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Matched Description: … [A19054] It has been widely used for over 50 years,[A299] most commonly in its chloride salt form, as …
Dienogest
Dienogest is an orally-active semisynthetic progestogen which also possesses the properties of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a derivative of 19-nortestosterone and has antiandrogenic properties. It is primarily used as a contraceptive in combination with ethinylestradiol, or in other combination form pills approved in United States and Europe however it is not...
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Matched Description: … is primarily used as a contraceptive in combination with ethinylestradiol, or in other combination form …
Telotristat ethyl
Telotristat ethyl is a prodrug of telotristat that was approved by the FDA in March 2017 as Xermelo. It was previously referred to as telotristat etiprate, the hippurate salt form; however, the FDA recommends the use of the name of the neutral form rather than that of the salt.[A252937, A252942]...
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Matched Description: … FDA recommends the use of the name of the neutral form rather than that of the salt. ... [L43342] It was previously referred to as telotristat etiprate, the hippurate salt form; however, the …
Alteplase
Alteplase is a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) used as a thrombolytic agent. It cleaves plasminogen to form plasmin, an enzyme involved in the degradation of fibrin clots. In the absence of fibrin, the alteplase-mediated conversion of plasminogen is limited, thanks to the high affinity between alteplase and fibrin.[A252330,L43125] Alteplase...
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Matched Description: … [L43125] It cleaves plasminogen to form plasmin, an enzyme involved in the degradation of fibrin clots …
Abacavir
Abacavir (ABC) is a powerful nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. Chemically, it is a synthetic carbocyclic nucleoside and is the enantiomer with 1S, 4R absolute configuration on the cyclopentene ring. In vivo, abacavir sulfate dissociates to its free base, abacavir.
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Enoxaparin
Enoxaparin is a common low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) used in the prevention and management of various thromboembolic disorders. Initially approved by the FDA in 1993, it is administered by a subcutaneous or intravenous injection and marketed by several pharmaceutical companies. Enoxaparin markedly reduces the incidence of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients...
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Thimerosal
Thiomersal (INN), commonly known in the U.S. as thimerosal, is an organomercury compound. This compound is a well-established and widely used antiseptic and antifungal agent.
Developed in 1927, thimerosal has been and is still being used as a preservative in some cosmetics, topical pharmaceuticals, and biological drug products, which includes...
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Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin, also known as glyceryl trinitrate, is an organic nitrate and a vasodilating agent that was first discovered in 1847. Originally used to dynamite, its antianginal effects were identified in the late 1860s after it produced headaches in factory workers while workers with angina pectoris or heart failure experienced relief...
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Micafungin
Micafungin is an antifungal drug. It belongs to the antifungal class of compounds known as echinocandins and exerts its effect by inhibiting the synthesis of 1,3-beta-D-glucan, an integral component of the fungal cell wall.
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Potassium hydroxide
Potassium hydroxide, also known as lye is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KOH. Also commonly referred to as caustic potash, it is a potent base that is marketed in several forms including pellets, flakes, and powders. It is used in various chemical, industrial and manufacturing applications. Potassium hydroxide...
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Technetium Tc-99m oxidronate
Technetium Tc-99m oxidronate, also known as 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate, is a radiopharmaceutical agent. A radiopharmaceutical is defined as a medicinal formulation containing radioisotopes that are used in major clinical areas for diagnosis and/or therapy. The radiopharmaceuticals based on technetium-99m are widely used for diagnostic purposes because 99mTc has a versatile chemistry...
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Ferric sulfate
Ferric sulfate has the molecular formula of Fe2SO4, and it is a dark brown or yellow chemical agent with acidic properties. It is produced by the reaction of sulfuric acid and an oxidizing agent. It is used in different fields such as dermatology, dentistry and it is thought to present...
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Dornase alfa
Dornase alfa is a biosynthetic form of human deoxyribunuclease I (DNase I) enzyme. It is produced in genetically modified Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using recombinant DNA technology. The 260-amino acid sequence of dornase alfa is identical to the endogenous human enzyme. Dornase alfa cleaves extracellular DNA to 5´-phosphodinucleotide and...
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Matched Description: … Dornase alfa is a biosynthetic form of human deoxyribunuclease I (DNase I) enzyme. …
Fosamprenavir
Fosamprenavir is a prodrug of amprenavir, an inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease.
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Clofibrate
A fibric acid derivative used in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia type III and severe hypertriglyceridemia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p986)
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Ceftolozane
Ceftolozane is a semi-synthetic broad-spectrum fifth generation cephalosporin. It was approved by the FDA in 2014 for use in combination with Tazobactam for the treatment of serious infections, such as intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract infections. The manufacturer of this drug is Cubist Pharmaceuticals. Most recently, in June 2019,...
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Piperazine
Piperazine is an organic compound that consists of a six-membered ring containing two opposing nitrogen atoms. First used as a solvent for uric acid, the use of piperazine as an anthelmintic agent was first introduced in 1953. Upon entry into the systemic circulation, the drug is partly oxidized and partly...
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Pegfilgrastim
Pegfilgrastim is a PEGylated form of the recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analogue, filgrastim. The drug is approved for use to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in susceptible patients with with non-myeloid cancer receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer treatment. Although the risk of developing febrile neutropenia...
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Matched Description: … Pegfilgrastim is a PEGylated form of the recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF …
Mecasermin rinfabate
Mecasermin rinfabate is approved for severe primary insulin-like growth factor (IGF) deficiency or in patients with GH gene deletion who have developed antibodies to growth hormone (GH) . Mecasermin rinfabate is similar to DB01277 in that both drugs contain recombinant DNA origin insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Mecasermin rinfabate however,...
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Alprostadil
Alprostadil is a chemically-identical synthetic form of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), a potent vasodilator produced endogenously. In 1996, the FDA approved the use of alprostadil, administered either with an intracavernosal injection or an intraurethral suppository, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and it is used in men for whom oral treatment...
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Matched Description: … Alprostadil is a chemically-identical synthetic form of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), a potent vasodilator …
Gramicidin D
Gramcidin D is a heterogeneous mixture of three antibiotic compounds, gramicidins A, B and C, making up 80%, 6%, and 14% respectively all of which are obtained from the soil bacterial species Bacillus brevis and called collectively gramicidin D. Gramcidins are 15 residue peptides with alternating D and L amino...
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Matched Description: … and L amino acids, which assemble inside of the hydrophobic interior of the cellular lipid bilayer to form …
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 9V capsular polysaccharide diphtheria CRM197 protein conjugate antigen
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 9V capsular polysaccharide diphtheria CRM197 protein conjugate antigen is a sterile vaccine that contains saccharides of the capsular antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 9v individually conjugated to the CRM197 protein, a nontoxic variant of diphtheria toxin isolated from cultures of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain C7 (β197). It is...
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Matched Description: … purified polysaccharides that are chemically activated then conjugated to the protein carrier CRM197 to form …
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 14 capsular polysaccharide diphtheria CRM197 protein conjugate antigen
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 14 capsular polysaccharide diphtheria CRM197 protein conjugate antigen is a sterile vaccine that contains saccharides of the capsular antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 individually conjugated to the CRM197 protein, a nontoxic variant of diphtheria toxin isolated from cultures of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain C7 (β197). It is...
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Matched Description: … purified polysaccharides that are chemically activated then conjugated to the protein carrier CRM197 to form …
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 18C capsular polysaccharide diphtheria CRM197 protein conjugate antigen
Streptococcus pneumoniae type 18c capsular polysaccharide diphtheria CRM197 protein conjugate antigen is a sterile vaccine that contains saccharides of the capsular antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 18c individually conjugated to the CRM197 protein, a nontoxic variant of diphtheria toxin isolated from cultures of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain C7 (β197). It is...
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Matched Description: … purified polysaccharides that are chemically activated then conjugated to the protein carrier CRM197 to form …
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