Displaying drugs 1051 - 1075 of 14550 in total
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 …
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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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 …
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Hydroxypropyl cellulose is an ether of cellulose where some of the hydroxyl groups of the cellulose have been hydroxypropylated forming -OCH2CH(OH)CH3 groups. Lacrisertis a formulation of hydroxypropyl cellulose that is used for artificial tears. It is used to treat syndromes characterized by insufficient tear production (keratoconjunctivitis sicca), recurrent corneal erosions,...
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Matched Description: … neuroparalytic keratitis, and as a lubricant for artificial eyes. ... As a food additive, hydroxypropyl cellulose is used as a thickener and as an emulsion stabilizer. ... production (keratoconjunctivitis sicca), recurrent corneal erosions, decreased corneal sensitivity, exposure and …
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 …
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. …
Phenyltoloxamine
Phenyltoloxamine is an antihistamine drug with sedative and analgesic effects. It is a H1 receptor blocker and a member of the ethanolamine class of antihistaminergic drugs. It is available in combination products that also contain other analgesics and antitussives such as acetaminophen. Phenyltoloxamine citrate is the more common salt form...
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Matched Description: … Phenyltoloxamine is an antihistamine drug with sedative and analgesic effects. ... It is a H1 receptor blocker and a member of the ethanolamine class of antihistaminergic drugs. ... It also potentiates the effects of other drugs, such as codeine and codeine derivatives. …
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 …
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...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Description: … to electrophilic intermediates which inhibit the citric acid cycle as well as synthesis of DNA, RNA, and …
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 …
Brilliant green cation
Brilliant green, or ethanaminium, is a derivative of triarylmethane dye that has been used as a dye to color silk and wool. Due to its inhibitory actions against Gram positive microorganisms, brilliant green can be found in antiseptic products such as solutions and swabs used to prevent infection.
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … green, or ethanaminium, is a derivative of triarylmethane dye that has been used as a dye to color silk and ... Gram positive microorganisms, brilliant green can be found in antiseptic products such as solutions and …
Viper antivenom
Viper antivenom consists of antibodies derived from horses immunized and subsequently developed antibodies against snake venoms. ANAVIP, an equine-derived antivenom made with venom from Bothrops asper and Crotalus durissus, was first approved by the FDA on October 1, 2015, for the management of North American rattlesnake envenomation.
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Matched Description: … Viper antivenom consists of antibodies derived from horses immunized and subsequently developed antibodies ... ANAVIP, an equine-derived antivenom made with venom from _Bothrops asper_ and _Crotalus durissus_, was …
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 …
Butaperazine
Butaperazine was approved in 1967 , and possibly discontinued in the 1980s .
Approved
Matched Description: … Butaperazine was approved in 1967 [L5143], and possibly discontinued in the 1980s [T397]. …
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 …
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 …
Efmoroctocog alfa
Efmoroctocog alfa is a fully recombinant factor VIII-Fc fusion protein (rFVIIIFc) with an extended half-life compared with conventional factor VIII (FVIII) preparations, including recombinant FVIII (rFVIII) products such as DB13999 . It is an antihemorrhagic agent used in replacement therapy for patients with haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency). It...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … is purified endogenous Factor VIII from human pooled blood and contains both A- and B-subunits. ... other hemorrhages that cause chronic pain and disability to patients [A31551, A31552]. ... Patients with this disorder are more susceptible to recurrent bleeding episodes and excessive bleeding …
Yttrium Y-90
Yttrium 90 has been investigated for the treatment of Colon Cancer and Colorectal Cancer.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Yttrium 90 has been investigated for the treatment of Colon Cancer and Colorectal Cancer. …
Flosequinan
Flosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due to increased mortality in chronic heart failure patients, found in drug trials.[A174979,L43942]
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Flosequinan was approved in the USA and the UK for a year prior to being withdrawn from the market due …
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 …
Bifonazole
Bifonazole is an azole antifungal drug.
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Investigational
Matched Categories: … Imidazole and Triazole Derivatives …
Nonoxynol-9
Nonoxynol-9 (N-9) is a typical surfactant used as a vaginal spermicide. Spermicides are locally acting non-hormonal contraceptives. When present in the vagina during intercourse, they immobilize/inactivate/damage and/or kill sperms without eliciting systemic effects. N-9 has been in use for more than 30 years as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug in creams,...
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Matched Description: … It is the most commonly used spermicidal contraceptive in the UK and the USA. ... N-9 has been in use for more than 30 years as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug in creams, gels, foams and ... When present in the vagina during intercourse, they immobilize/inactivate/damage and/or kill sperms without …
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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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 …
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