Displaying drugs 1026 - 1050 of 14588 in total
Ethotoin
Ethotoin is a hydantoin derivative and anticonvulsant. Ethotoin exerts an antiepileptic effect without causing general central nervous system depression. The mechanism of action is probably very similar to that of phenytoin. The latter drug appears to stabilize rather than to raise the normal seizure threshold, and to prevent the spread...
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Matched Description: … Ethotoin is a hydantoin derivative and anticonvulsant. ... The latter drug appears to stabilize rather than to raise the normal seizure threshold, and to prevent …
Florbetapir (18F)
Florbetapir (18F) is a radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18 bound to the compound florbetapir, a molecule that binds with high affinity to beta amyloid plaque, a peptide that plays a key role in Alzheimer's Disease pathogenesis. Marketed as the product Amyvid, florbetapir 18F is indicated for positron emission tomography...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … density in adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and …
Nitrofurantoin
Nitrofurantoin is a nitrofuran antibiotic used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections.[L6856,L6859,L6862] Nitrofurantoin is converted by bacterial nitroreductases to electrophilic intermediates which inhibit the citric acid cycle as well as synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein. This drug is more resistant to the development of bacterial resistance because it acts...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … to electrophilic intermediates which inhibit the citric acid cycle as well as synthesis of DNA, RNA, and …
Carboxin
A systemic agricultural fungicide and seed treatment agent.
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Experimental
Matched Description: … A systemic agricultural fungicide and seed treatment agent. …
Acrivastine
Acrivastine is a triprolidine analog antihistamine indicated for the treatment of allergies and hay fever. As an H1 receptor antagonist, it functions by blocking the action of histamine at this receptor thereby preventing the symptoms associated with histamine release such as pruritis, vasodilation, hypotension, edema, bronchoconstriction, and tachycardia.
Acrivastine is...
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Matched Description: … Acrivastine is a triprolidine analog antihistamine indicated for the treatment of allergies and hay fever ... associated with histamine release such as pruritis, vasodilation, hypotension, edema, bronchoconstriction, and …
Crotalus adamanteus antivenin
Each year it is estimated there are 45,000 snakebites in the US and 300,000 to 400,000 bites worldwide. About 8000 of these snakebites involve venomous snake species. The majority of people bitten are males and about 50% occur in the age group of 18 to 28 .
The eastern diamondback...
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Experimental
Matched Description: … Each year it is estimated there are 45,000 snakebites in the US and 300,000 to 400,000 bites worldwide ... isolating the antivenin of interest through fractionation and chromatography techniques. ... The majority of people bitten are males and about 50% occur in the age group of 18 to 28 [F116]. …
Upadacitinib
Upadacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK)1-selective inhibitor and a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis to slow down disease progression. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the peripheral joints. It is characterized by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia, autoantibody production, cartilage damage...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … and bone destruction, leading to co-morbidities. ... Upadacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK)1-selective inhibitor and a disease-modifying antirheumatic ... It is characterized by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia, autoantibody production, cartilage damage …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Mefenamic acid
A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties. It is an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase.
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Matched Description: … A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties …
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …
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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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … anesthesia, mildly emetic cancer chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, and toxins. ... A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with …
Finafloxacin
Finafloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic indicated in the treatment of acute otitis externa (swimmer's ear) caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Finafloxacin is marketed by Novartis under the brand Xtoro™, and was approved by the FDA in December 2014.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … the treatment of acute otitis externa (swimmer's ear) caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ... Finafloxacin is marketed by Novartis under the brand Xtoro™, and was approved by the FDA in December …
Ebola Zaire vaccine (live, attenuated)
Ebola virus vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent Ebola virus disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus in adults, prevent outbreaks, and reduce the extent of the virus spreading in case of outbreaks. Ebola virus disease, formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe and often deadly disease....
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Matched Description: … and external bleeding. ... These may be accompanied by hypotension and respiratory, kidney and liver failure, as well as internal ... total deaths during this time in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. …
LetibotulinumtoxinA
The aesthetic utility of botulinum toxin was discovered incidentally following its initial use in the treatment of facial spasmodic disorders in the early 1970s. The first aesthetic use of botulinum toxin was reported in 1989, when onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) was used as a treatment for facial asymmetry resulting from iatrogenic facial...
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Matched Description: … [A249920] It was subsequently approved by the FDA in 1992 for use in aesthetic procedures and has since ... LetibotulinumtoxinA has been a market-leading cosmetic product in South Korea for a number of years and ... ] It was approved for use in the treatment of glabellar lines in Canada in June 2022[L42330,L42335] and …
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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Investigational
Matched Description: … It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed twice daily. ... on the CysLT1 receptors, thus reducing constriction of the airways, build-up of mucus in the lungs and ... antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Matched Categories: … Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …
Pentobarbital
A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA...
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Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … agent and is usually given orally. ... A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Benzatropine
Benztropine, with the chemical formula 3alpha-diphenylmethoxytropane, is a tropane-based dopamine inhibitor used for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a combination molecule between a tropane ring, similar to cocaine, and a diphenyl ether from the dialkylpiperazines determined to be a dopamine uptake inhibitor since 1970. The generation of...
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Matched Description: … It is a combination molecule between a tropane ring, similar to cocaine, and a diphenyl ether from the ... [A37914] Benztropine was developed by USL Pharma and officially approved by the FDA on 1996.[L5500] ... an increased potency for dopamine uptake inhibition as well as a decreased inhibition of serotonin and …
Thiopental
A barbiturate that is administered intravenously for the induction of general anesthesia or for the production of complete anesthesia of short duration. It is also used for hypnosis and for the control of convulsive states. It has been used in neurosurgical patients to reduce increased intracranial pressure. It does not...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … It is also used for hypnosis and for the control of convulsive states. ... Small doses have been shown to be anti-analgesic and lower the pain threshold. ... It does not produce any excitation but has poor analgesic and muscle relaxant properties. …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …
Icodextrin
Icodextrin is an iso-osmotic peritoneal dialysis solution containing glucose polymers. It is used primarily for ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) of diabetic patients and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) for patients with end-stage renal disease. It is injected as a solution into the peritoneal cavity. The drug is absorbed via convective transport...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … It is used primarily for ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) of diabetic patients and automated peritoneal …
Disopyramide
A class I anti-arrhythmic agent (one that interferes directly with the depolarization of the cardiac membrane and thus serves as a membrane-stabilizing agent) with a depressant action on the heart similar to that of guanidine. It also possesses some anticholinergic and local anesthetic properties.
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Matched Description: … It also possesses some anticholinergic and local anesthetic properties. ... anti-arrhythmic agent (one that interferes directly with the depolarization of the cardiac membrane and …
Pindolol
Pindolol is a first generation non-selective beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension. Early research into the use of pindolol found it had chronotropic effects, and so further investigation focused on the treatment of arrhythmia. Research into pindolol's use in the treatment of hypertension began in the early 1970s....
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Investigational
Matched Description: … [L32353] Early research into the use of pindolol found it had chronotropic effects, and so further investigation …
Matched Categories: … pindolol and other diuretics …
Matched Categories: … pindolol and other diuretics …
Bifonazole
Bifonazole is an azole antifungal drug.
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Investigational
Matched Categories: … Imidazole and Triazole Derivatives …
Recombinant stabilized RSV B prefusion F antigen
Recombinant stabilized RSV B prefusion F antigen is one component of a bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine called Abrysvo. The vaccine comprises two antigens - the other being recombinant stabilized RSV A prefusion F antigen - which have been expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cell lines and then purified...
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Matched Description: … then purified and lyophilized. ... stabilized RSV A prefusion F antigen] - which have been expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cell lines and ... virus vaccine, adjuvanted] (Arexvy), Abrysvo is reconstituted with sterile water prior to injection and …
Midodrine
An ethanolamine derivative that is an adrenergic alpha agonist. It is used as a vasoconstrictor agent in the treatment of hypotension.
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Matched Categories: … Adrenergic and Dopaminergic Agents …
Olsalazine
Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). It was first developed for delivering mesalamine to the colon without the use of sulfapyridine. Olsalazine comprises two mesalamine molecules joined by an azo bridge, which is cleaved in the colon. Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works...
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Matched Description: … Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of [mesalamine] (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). ... , subsequently reducing the production of pro-inflammatory factors like prostaglandin and leukotriene ... [A257078] Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works by inhibiting cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Enmetazobactam
Enmetazobactam is a penicillanic acid sulfone extended-spectrum beta (β)-lactamase (ESBL) inhibitor. Because ESBL enzymes can hydrolyze important antibiotics such as penicillins, broad-spectrum cephalosporins and monobactams, ESBL-producing bacteria poses challenges in the treatment of serious infections. The combination product of enmetazobactam and cefepime was first approved by the FDA on February...
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Matched Description: … ESBL enzymes can hydrolyze important antibiotics such as penicillins, broad-spectrum cephalosporins and ... [A263276]
The combination product of enmetazobactam and [cefepime] was first approved by the FDA …
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