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Aldesleukin

Aldesleukin, a lymphokine, is produced by recombinant DNA technology using a genetically engineered E. coli strain containing an analog of the human interleukin-2 gene. Genetic engineering techniques were used to modify the human IL-2 gene, and the resulting expression clone encodes a modified human interleukin-2. This recombinant form differs from...
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Matched Description: … Genetic engineering techniques were used to modify the human IL-2 gene, and the resulting expression ... because it is derived from E. coli; b) the molecule has no N-terminal alanine; the codon for this amino acid ... during the genetic engineering procedure; c) the molecule has serine substituted for cysteine at amino acid …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins …

Testosterone cypionate

Testosterone cypionate is a synthetic derivative of testosterone in the form of an oil-soluble 17 (beta)-cyclopentylpropionate ester. Its benefit compared to other testosterone derivatives is the slow rate of release after injection and longer half-life. It was developed by the company Pharmacia and Upjohn and FDA approved on July 25,...
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Matched Description: … It was developed by the company Pharmacia and Upjohn and FDA approved on July 25, 1979. ... Its benefit compared to other testosterone derivatives is the slow rate of release after injection and …
Matched Categories: … Testosterone and derivatives ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Octisalate

Also known as Ethylhexyl Salicylate. Octyl salicylate is an oil soluble chemical sunscreen agent that absorbs UVB radiation. It does not protect against UVA. Octyl salicylate is used to augment the UVB protection in a sunscreen. Salicylates are weak UVB absorbers and they are generally used in combination with other...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … It is an ester of salicylic acid and 2-ethylhexanol. ... Salicylates are weak UVB absorbers and they are generally used in combination with other UV filters. …
Matched Mixtures name: … Soleil Enfants-crm Top ... HYALURONIC ACID WATERY SUN gel ... Soleil Extreme - Crm Top …

Interferon alfa-2b

Interferon alpha 2b (human leukocyte clone hif-sn 206 protein moiety reduced). A type I interferon consisting of 165 amino acid residues with arginine in position 23. This protein is produced by recombinant DNA technology and resembles interferon secreted by leukocytes. It is used extensively as an antiviral or antineoplastic agent.
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Matched Description: … A type I interferon consisting of 165 amino acid residues with arginine in position 23. ... This protein is produced by recombinant DNA technology and resembles interferon secreted by leukocytes …
Matched Mixtures name: … Rebetron Ready To Use Solution (albumin(human)free) (6000000 Iu/ml and 200mg Capsules) …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins …

Phenmetrazine

A sympathomimetic drug used primarily as an appetite depressant. Its actions and mechanisms are similar to dextroamphetamine.
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Illicit
Matched Description: … Its actions and mechanisms are similar to dextroamphetamine. …

Edotreotide gallium Ga-68

Edotreotide gallium Ga-68 is an 8 amino acid peptide bound to the chelator 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA). Edotreotide gallium Ga-68 is indicated for localizing somatostatin receptor positive neuroendocrine tumors by positron emission tomography. Dotatate gallium Ga-68 is used for a similar indication. Dotatate gallium Ga-68 has lower tumor uptake but this...
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Matched Description: … -1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA). ... Edotreotide gallium Ga-68 is an 8 amino acid peptide bound to the chelator 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane …

Acemetacin

Acemetacin is a carboxymethyl ester of indometacin. It is a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from the indol-3-acetic acid, whose activity is thought to be mainly through its active metabolite indomethacin. In clinical trials, acemetacin exhibits a better gastric tolerability compared to its active metabolite indometacin. It was developed by...
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Matched Iupac: … 2-({2-[1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl]acetyl}oxy)acetic acid …
Matched Description: … It is a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from the indol-3-acetic acid, whose activity ... Merck and Company in Germany as an attempt to provide a safer drug but other than the amelioration on ... the gastrointestinal effects, the metabolism of acetamicin led to the formation of indomethacin and …
Matched Categories: … Acetic Acid Derivatives and Related Substances ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …

Mitomycin

Mitomycin is an antineoplastic antibiotic first isolated by Japanese microbiologists in the 1950s from cultures of Streptomyces caespitosus.[L12867,A193419] It is an alkylating agent that inhibits DNA synthesis (and, at higher concentrations, RNA and protein synthesis) by cross-linking the complementary strands of the DNA double helix. Few other antibiotics have been...
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Matched Description: … , RNA and protein synthesis) by cross-linking the complementary strands of the DNA double helix. ... [L12867,A193419] It is an alkylating agent that inhibits DNA synthesis (and, at higher concentrations …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Indicators and Reagents ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Cytotoxic Antibiotics and Related Substances …

Remifentanil

Remifentanil (marketed by Abbott as Ultiva) is a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid given to patients during surgery for pain relief and adjunctive to an anaesthetic. Remifentanil is a specific mu-type-opioid receptor agonist which means it reduces sympathetic nervous system tone, and causes respiratory depression and analgesia.
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Matched Description: … causes respiratory depression and analgesia. ... Ultiva) is a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid given to patients during surgery for pain relief and ... a specific mu-type-opioid receptor agonist which means it reduces sympathetic nervous system tone, and …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives ... Fentanyl and fentanyl analogues …

Tilactase

Tilactase is a beta-D-galactosidase obtained from Aspergillus oryzae. It is produced as a chewable tablet that has to be taken before the consumption of a lactose-containing meal. The beta-D-galactosidase us a large monomeric multi-domain enzyme of 985 residues that presents a catalytic (alpha/beta)8-barrel domain. It is considered by the WHO...
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Experimental
Matched Categories: … Enzymes and Coenzymes ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …

Desflurane

Desflurane, or I-653, a a volatile anesthetic that is more rapidly cleared and less metabolized than previous inhaled anesthetics such as methoxyflurane, sevoflurane, enflurane, or isoflurane.[A226390,A39015,A226893]. It was developed in the late 1980s out of a need for a more rapidly acting and rapidly cleared inhaled anesthetic.[A226883,A226888] Desflurane was granted...
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Matched Description: … Desflurane, or I-653, a a volatile anesthetic that is more rapidly cleared and less metabolized than ... It was developed in the late 1980s out of a need for a more rapidly acting and rapidly cleared inhaled …

Methyprylon

Methyprylon is a sedative of the piperidinedione derivative family that was previously used for the treatment of insomnia. However, with the introduction of newer drugs with fewer side effects, such as benzodiazepines, the clinical use of methyprylon is now limited. Methyprylon was withdrawn from the U.S. market in June 1965...
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Matched Description: … Methyprylon was withdrawn from the U.S. market in June 1965 and the Canadian market in September 1990 …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …

Docetaxel

Docetaxel is a clinically well established anti-mitotic chemotherapy medication used for the treatment of different types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and non-small cell lung cancer. Docetaxel is a complex diterpenoid molecule and a semisynthetic analogue of paclitaxel.[A259676,L46466] Docetaxel reversibly binds to microtubulin with high affinity in a 1:1 stoichiometric...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Docetaxel is a complex diterpenoid molecule and a semisynthetic analogue of [paclitaxel]. ... chemotherapy medication used for the treatment of different types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and ... microtubulin with high affinity in a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio, allowing it to prevent cell division and …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Matched Products: … Oncotaxel Concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion 40 mg/ ml …

Laronidase

Human recombinant alpha-L-iduronidase, 628 residues (mature form), produced by recombinant DNAtechnology in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line. Laronidase is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of approximately 83 kD. The predicted amino acid sequence of the recombinant form, as well as the nucleotide sequence that encodes it, are identical...
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Matched Description: … The predicted amino acid sequence of the recombinant form, as well as the nucleotide sequence that encodes …
Matched Categories: … Enzymes and Coenzymes ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …

Bremelanotide

Bremelanotide is a 7 amino acid peptide used to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women. Bremelanotide does not interact with alcohol. The mechanism by which bremelanotide's action on receptors translates to a clinical effect is still unknown. Bremelanotide was first described in the literature in 2003 when it...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Bremelanotide is a 7 amino acid peptide used to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal ... [A179683] Since then it was investigated for its place in treating sexual dysfunction in men and women ... Other drugs used to treat female sexual dysfunction include [flibanserin], [estrogen], [ospemifene], and …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Trimethoprim

Trimethoprim is an antifolate antibacterial agent that inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), a critical enzyme that catalyzes the formation of tetrahydrofolic acid (THF) - in doing so, it prevents the synthesis of bacterial DNA and ultimately continued bacterial survival. Trimethoprim is often used in combination with sulfamethoxazole due to their...
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Vet approved
Matched Description: … bacterial dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), a critical enzyme that catalyzes the formation of tetrahydrofolic acid ... L11893] Trimethoprim is often used in combination with [sulfamethoxazole] due to their complementary and ... synergistic mechanisms but may be used as a monotherapy in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of urinary …
Matched Mixtures name: … Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim ... Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim ... Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim …
Matched Categories: … Folic Acid Antagonists ... Trimethoprim and Derivatives ... sulfamoxole and trimethoprim ... Sulfonamides and trimethoprim ... sulfametrole and trimethoprim …

Interferon alfa-2a

Interferon a (human leukocyte protein moiety reduced). A type I interferon consisting of 165 amino acid residues with lysine in position 23. This protein is produced by recombinant DNA technology and resembles interferon secreted by leukocytes. It is used extensively as an antiviral or antineoplastic agent. An oral form is...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … A type I interferon consisting of 165 amino acid residues with lysine in position 23. ... This protein is produced by recombinant DNA technology and resembles interferon secreted by leukocytes …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins …

Theophylline

A methylxanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities. Mechanistically, theophylline acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, adenosine receptor blocker, and histone deacetylase activator. Theophylline is marketed under several brand names such as Uniphyl and Theochron, and it is indicated mainly...
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Matched Description: … Theophylline is marketed under several brand names such as Uniphyl and Theochron, and it is indicated ... mainly for asthma, bronchospasm, and COPD. ... methylxanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Theophylline 4mg and 5% Dextrose Inj ... Theophylline 1.6mg and 5% Dextrose Inj ... Theophylline 0.8mg and 5% Dextrose Inj …
Matched Categories: … Xanthines and Adrenergics ... theophylline and adrenergics …

Belinostat

Belinostat is a novel agent that inhibits the enzyme histone deacetylase (HDAC) with a sulfonamide-hydroxamide structure. It was developed as an orphan drug to target hematological malignancies and solid tumors by TopoTarget. The safety and efficacy of belinostat is currently being evaluated for use in combination with traditional front-line therapies...
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Matched Description: … It was developed as an orphan drug to target hematological malignancies and solid tumors by TopoTarget ... Intravenous administration of the agent is available as Beleodaq as monotherapy and the dosing regimen ... The safety and efficacy of belinostat is currently being evaluated for use in combination with traditional …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …

Trifluridine

Trifluridine is a fluorinated pyrimidine nucleoside that is structurally related to idoxuridine . It is an active antiviral agent in ophthalmic solutions used mainly in the treatment of primary keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis due to herpes simplex virus. It displays effective antiviral activity against Herpes simplex virus type 1...
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Matched Description: … It displays effective antiviral activity against Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 [A35271]. ... antiviral agent in ophthalmic solutions used mainly in the treatment of primary keratoconjunctivitis and ... metastatic colorectal cancer who have been previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin- and …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …

Estradiol

Estradiol is a naturally occurring hormone circulating endogenously in females. It is commercially available in several hormone therapy products for managing conditions associated with reduced estrogen, such as vulvovaginal atrophy and hot flashes. Some available forms of estradiol include oral tablets, injections, vaginal rings, transdermal patches, sprays, gels, and creams.[L11485,L11488,L11491,...
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Matched Description: … therapy products for managing conditions associated with reduced estrogen, such as vulvovaginal atrophy and ... forms of estradiol include oral tablets, injections, vaginal rings, transdermal patches, sprays, gels, and ... Ethinyl estradiol is different from estradiol due to its higher biovailability and increased resistance …
Matched Mixtures name: … Estradiol and Progesterone ... Estradiol and Norethindrone Acetate ... Estradiol and Norethindrone Acetate …
Matched Categories: … Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones and Analogues ... Androgens and Estrogens ... Antiandrogens and Estrogens ... etynodiol and estrogen ... dienogest and estrogen …

Acetarsol

Acetarsol, with the molecular formula N-acetyl-4-hydroxy-m-arsanilic acid, is a pentavalent arsenical compound with antiprotozoal and antihelmintic properties. It was first discovered in 1921 by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute. It was developed by Neolab Inc, and approved by Health Canada as an antifungal on December 31, 1964. It has...
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Withdrawn
Matched Iupac: … (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid …
Matched Description: … Acetarsol, with the molecular formula N-acetyl-4-hydroxy-m-arsanilic acid, is a pentavalent arsenical ... compound with antiprotozoal and antihelmintic properties. ... It has been canceled and withdrawn from the market since August 12, 1997.[L1113] …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Agents Against Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis ... Gynecological Antiinfectives and Antiseptics ... Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents …

Brivaracetam

Brivaracetam is a racetam derivative of levetiracetam used in the treatment of partial-onset seizures. Brivaracetam binds SV2A with 20 times higher affinity than levetiracetam . It is available under the brand name Briviact made by UCB. Briviact received FDA approval on February 19, 2016 .
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Vortioxetine

Vortioxetine is an antidepressant medication indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). It is classified as a serotonin modulator and stimulator (SMS) as it has a multimodal mechanism of action towards the serotonin neurotransmitter system whereby it simultaneously modulates one or more serotonin receptors and inhibits the reuptake...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … an antagonist of the 5-HT3, 5-HT1D, and 5-HT7 receptors. ... It is classified as a serotonin modulator and stimulator (SMS) as it has a multimodal mechanism of action ... serotonin neurotransmitter system whereby it simultaneously modulates one or more serotonin receptors and …

Zolmitriptan

Zolmitriptan is a member of the triptan class of 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)1B/1D/(1F) receptor agonists used to treat acute migraine.[A462, L12978] Sumatriptan was the first triptan to be developed, but had poor oral bioavailability and lipophilicity. This led to the development of second-generation triptans, including almotriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, and zolmitriptan. Triptans...
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Matched Description: … It is currently available in both tablet and nasal spray forms.[L12978] ... A462, L12978] [Sumatriptan] was the first triptan to be developed, but had poor oral bioavailability and ... [A193791] Triptans can be administered alone or in combination with an NSAID like [naproxen], and represent …
Matched Categories: … Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist …
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