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Betazole

A histamine H2 agonist used clinically to test gastric secretory function.
Approved

Metronidazole

Metronidazole is a commonly used antibiotic, belonging to the nitroimidazole class of antibiotics. It is frequently used to treat gastrointestinal infections as well as trichomoniasis and giardiasis, and amebiasis which are parasitic infections.[A181036,A181039] Metronidazole has been used as an antibiotic for several decades , with added antiparasitic properties that set...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is available in capsule form, tablet form, and topical form, and suppository preparations for the ... , and amebiasis which are parasitic infections. ... [L3754] It is frequently used to treat gastrointestinal infections as well as trichomoniasis and giardiasis …
Matched Mixtures name: … Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, Metronidazole and Tetracycline Hydrochloride ... Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, Metronidazole, and Tetracycline Hydrochloride …
Matched Categories: … Drugs for Acid Related Disorders ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... metronidazole and diloxanide ... spiramycin and metronidazole ... cefuroxime and metronidazole …

Beeswax

The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid esters and some high-carbon paraffins. Beeswax is used as a stiffening agent in ointments and creams, and enables water to be incorporated to produce water-in-oil emulsions. It is also used as a coating...
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Matched Description: … It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid esters and some high-carbon paraffins. ... Beeswax is used as a stiffening agent in ointments and creams, and enables water to be incorporated to …

Azathioprine

Azathioprine is a prodrug of 6-mercaptopurine, first synthesized in 1956 by Gertrude Elion, William Lange, and George Hitchings in an attempt to produce a derivative of 6-mercaptopurine with a better therapeutic index.[A189678,A189687,A189690] Azathioprine is used to treat inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and as an immunosuppressant in the prevention of...
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Matched Description: … Azathioprine is a prodrug of 6-mercaptopurine, first synthesized in 1956 by Gertrude Elion, William Lange, and ... A189678,A189687,A189690] Azathioprine is used to treat inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …

Fludarabine

Fludarabine is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of hematological malignancies. It is commonly marketed under the brand name Fludara.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …

Levodopa

Levodopa is a prodrug of dopamine that is administered to patients with Parkinson's due to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier[Label]. Levodopa can be metabolised to dopamine on either side of the blood-brain barrier and so it is generally administered with a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor like carbidopa to prevent...
Approved
Matched Iupac: … (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid …
Matched Description: … Levodopa can be metabolised to dopamine on either side of the blood-brain barrier and so it is generally ... Once past the blood-brain barrier, levodopa is metabolized to dopamine and supplements the low endogenous ... The first developed drug product that was approved by the FDA was a levodopa and carbidopa combined product …
Matched Mixtures name: … Carbidopa and Levodopa ... Carbidopa and Levodopa ... Carbidopa and Levodopa …
Matched Categories: … Dopa and Dopa Derivatives ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... levodopa and decarboxylase inhibitor ... levodopa, decarboxylase inhibitor and COMT inhibitor …

Testosterone enanthate

Testosterone enanthate is an esterified variant of testosterone that comes as an injectable compound with a slow-release rate. This slow release is achieved by the presence of the enanthate ester functional group attached to the testosterone molecule. This testosterone derivative was first approved on December 24, 1953. In 2017, about...
Approved
Matched Description: … The majority of the prescriptions written were for injectable (66%) and topical (32%) testosterone products ... therapy, this innovative formulation removes transfer concerns commonly associated with testosterone gels and …
Matched Categories: … Testosterone and derivatives ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Uracil mustard

Nitrogen mustard derivative of uracil. It is a alkylating antineoplastic agent that is used in lymphatic malignancies, and causes mainly gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage.
Approved
Matched Description: … and bone marrow damage. ... It is a alkylating antineoplastic agent that is used in lymphatic malignancies, and causes mainly gastrointestinal …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …

Cinacalcet

Cinacalcet is a calcimimetic sold by Amgen under the trade name Sensipar® in North America and Australia and as Mimpara® in Europe. It is used to treat hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid tumours or renal failure.
Approved
Matched Description: … and as Mimpara® in Europe. ... Cinacalcet is a calcimimetic sold by Amgen under the trade name Sensipar® in North America and Australia …
Matched Categories: … Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Sulfapyridine

Antibacterial, potentially toxic, and previously used to treat certain skin diseases. No longer prescribed.
Approved
Matched Description: … Antibacterial, potentially toxic, and previously used to treat certain skin diseases. …
Matched Categories: … Sulfonamides and trimethoprim ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Gynecological Antiinfectives and Antiseptics …

Avobenzone

Avobenzone is dibenzoyl methane derivative. It is oil soluble ingredient. Avobenzone has the ability to absorb ultraviolet light over wider range of wavelengths. It is included in many commercially available sunscreens which are used as wide spectrum sunscreens. Avobenzone is very sensitive to light, to increase its stability and duration...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Avobenzone is very sensitive to light, to increase its stability and duration of action, photostablizers ... sun, using sunscreen agents may help reduce long-term sun damage such as premature aging of the skin and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Avon Age Block SPF 15 - Crm Top ... Life Brand Sunblock 30 SPF - Lot Top ... Olay Total Effects Top Sellers Trial Pack …

Cevimeline

Cevimeline is a parasympathomimetic agent that act as an agonist at the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors M1 and M3. It is indicated by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of dry mouth associated with Sjögren's syndrome.
Approved
Matched Description: … is a parasympathomimetic agent that act as an agonist at the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors M1 and ... It is indicated by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of dry mouth associated with Sjögren's …

Lincomycin

Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic first isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces lincolnensis in Lincoln, Nebraska. Clinical use of lincomycin has largely been superseded by its semisynthetic derivative clindamycin due to its higher efficacy and a wider range of susceptible organisms, though lincomycin remains in use.[A190657, A190621] Lincomycin was approved...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Description: … has largely been superseded by its semisynthetic derivative [clindamycin] due to its higher efficacy and …
Matched Categories: … Macrolides, Lincosamides and Streptogramins …

Diazepam

A benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant, and amnesic properties and a long duration of action. Its actions are mediated by enhancement of gamma-aminobutyric acid activity. It is used in the treatment of severe anxiety disorders, as a hypnotic in the short-term management of insomnia, as a sedative and...
Approved
Illicit
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … Its actions are mediated by enhancement of gamma-aminobutyric acid activity. ... A benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant, and amnesic properties and ... premedicant, as an anticonvulsant, and in the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives ... Benzodiazepine hypnotics and sedatives ... Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine derivatives …

Penciclovir

Penciclovir is a synthetic acyclic guanine derivative with antiviral activity used for the treatment of various herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Displaying low toxicity and good selectivity, penciclovir is a nucleoside analogue.
Approved
Matched Description: … Displaying low toxicity and good selectivity, penciclovir is a nucleoside analogue. …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Nucleosides and Nucleotides Excl. Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors …

Enfuvirtide

Enfuvirtide is a 36 amino acid biomimetic peptide that is structurally similar to the HIV proteins that are responsible for the fusion of the virus to cell membranes and subsequent intracellular uptake. The first agent in the novel class of antiretroviral drugs called HIV fusion inhibitors, enfuvirtide works by inhibiting...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Enfuvirtide is a 36 amino acid biomimetic peptide that is structurally similar to the HIV proteins that ... are responsible for the fusion of the virus to cell membranes and subsequent intracellular uptake. …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Norethynodrel

A synthetic progestational hormone with actions and uses similar to those of PROGESTERONE. It has been used in the treatment of functional uterine bleeding and endometriosis. As a contraceptive, it has usually been administered in combination with MESTRANOL.
Approved
Matched Description: … It has been used in the treatment of functional uterine bleeding and endometriosis. ... A synthetic progestational hormone with actions and uses similar to those of PROGESTERONE. …
Matched Categories: … noretynodrel and estrogen ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Sex Hormones and Modulators of the Genital System ... Combination Contraceptives (with Estrogen and derivatives) …

Erythromycin

Erythromycin is a bacteriostatic antibiotic drug produced by a strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) and belongs to the macrolide group of antibiotics which consists of Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Spiramycin and others. It was originally discovered in 1952. Erythromycin is widely used for treating a variety of infections, including those...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … antibiotic drug produced by a strain of Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) and ... the macrolide group of antibiotics which consists of [Azithromycin], [Clarithromycin], [Spiramycin] and ... [L5245,L7261] It is available for administration in various forms, including intravenous, topical, and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide ... Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide ... Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide …
Matched Categories: … Erythromycin and similars ... Macrolides, Lincosamides and Streptogramins …

Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog and a chemotherapeutic agent. It was originally investigated for its antiviral effects, but it is now used as an anticancer therapy for various cancers. Gemcitabine is a cytidine analog with two fluorine atoms replacing the hydroxyl on the ribose. As a prodrug, gemcitabine is transformed...
Approved
Matched Description: … Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog and a chemotherapeutic agent. ... [L32950] It is also being investigated in other cancer and tumour types. ... [A233140] Gemcitabine is marketed as Gemzar and it is available as intravenous injection. …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …

Megestrol acetate

17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregna-3,6-diene-3,20-dione. A progestational hormone used most commonly as the acetate ester. As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor. It has also been used in the palliative treatment of breast cancer.
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor …
Matched Categories: … megestrol and estrogen ... megestrol and estrogen ... Hormones and Related Agents ... megestrol and ethinylestradiol ... megestrol and ethinylestradiol …

Norethisterone

Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone, is a synthetic progestational hormone belonging to the 19-nortestosterone-derived class of progestins. It is further classified as a second-generation progestin, along with levonorgestrel and its derivatives, and is the active form of several other progestins including norethynodrel and lynestrenol. Norethisterone mimics the actions of endogenous...
Approved
Matched Description: … derivatives, and is the active form of several other progestins including [norethynodrel] and [lynestrenol ... endometriosis, and was not marketed for use as an oral contraceptive until 1962. ... [A10367] It is further classified as a second-generation progestin, along with [levonorgestrel] and its …
Matched Mixtures name: … Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol and Ferrous Fumarate ... Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol and Ferrous Fumarate ... Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol, and Ferrous Fumarate …
Matched Categories: … Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones and Analogues ... Sex Hormones and Insulins ... norethisterone and estrogen ... norethisterone and estrogen ... norethisterone and ethinylestradiol …

Trifarotene

Trifarotene is a topical retinoid cream used in the treatment of acne vulgaris that was first approved for use in the United States in October 2019. Retinoids are a class of medications structurally and functionally analogous to vitamin A, though later generation retinoids such as trifarotene and adapalene bear little...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Iupac: … 3'-[3-tert-butyl-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl]-4'-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carboxylic acid …
Matched Description: … to vitamin A and are analogous only in function. ... [L9013] Retinoids are a class of medications structurally and functionally analogous to [vitamin A], ... though later generation retinoids such as trifarotene and [adapalene] bear little structural resemblance …
Matched Categories: … Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents …

Difluocortolone

Difluocortolone is a potent topical corticosteroid. It is commonly used in dermatology for the reduction of inflammation and itching. It was submitted to the FDA in July 1984 by the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.
Approved
Investigational
Withdrawn
Matched Description: … It is commonly used in dermatology for the reduction of inflammation and itching. …
Matched Categories: … diflucortolone and antiseptics ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Entacapone

Entacapone is a selective, reversible catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitor for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a member of the class of nitrocatechols. When administered concomittantly with levodopa and a decarboxylase inhibitor (e.g., carbidopa), increased and more sustained plasma levodopa concentrations are reached as compared to the administration of...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … and a decarboxylase inhibitor. ... When administered concomittantly with levodopa and a decarboxylase inhibitor (e.g., carbidopa), increased ... and more sustained plasma levodopa concentrations are reached as compared to the administration of levodopa …
Matched Mixtures name: … Carbidopa, Levodopa and Entacapone ... Carbidopa, Levodopa and Entacapone ... Carbidopa, Levodopa and Entacapone …

Lisdexamfetamine

Lisdexamfetamine is a prodrug of dextroamphetamine, a central nervous system stimulant known as d-amphetamine, covalently attached to the naturally occurring amino acid L-lysine. Lisdexamfetamine is the first chemically formulated prodrug stimulant and was first approved by the FDA in April 2008. It was also approved by Health Canada in February...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … system stimulant known as d-amphetamine,[A40246] covalently attached to the naturally occurring amino acid ... [A2230] by blocking dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake and increasing their levels in the extraneuronal ... [A2230] Lisdexamfetamine is the first chemically formulated prodrug stimulant [A40246] and was first …
Matched Categories: … Psychostimulants, Agents Used for ADHD and Nootropics …
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