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Cyclic polypeptide antibiotic from Bacillus colistinus. It is composed of Polymyxins E1 and E2 (or Colistins A, B, and C) which act as detergents on cell membranes. Colistin is less toxic than Polymyxin B, but otherwise similar; the methanesulfonate is used orally.
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Matched Description: … It is composed of Polymyxins E1 and E2 (or Colistins A, B, and C) which act as detergents on cell membranes …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …
Bedaquiline is a bactericidal antimycobacterial drug belonging to the class of diarylquinoline. The quinolinic central heterocyclic nucleus with alcohol and amine side chains is responsible for bedaquiline-mediated antimycobacterial activity. Although it is closely related to fluoroquinolones, bedaquiline does not affect DNA gyrase; instead, bedaquiline inhibits the c subunit of ATP...
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Matched Description: … [rifampin], is highly effective, the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) to [isoniazid] and ... [A261856] Currently, bedaquiline is the last-line anti-TB drug and must only be used in an appropriate ... December 28, 2012, to treat pulmonary MDR-TB, following favorable results in multiple pre-clinical and
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Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy drug in the same family as cisplatin and carboplatin. Compared to cisplatin the two amine groups are replaced by diamino cyclohexane (DACH) group to provide a greater antitumor effect. However, this leads to poorer water solubility, which was compensated by the addition of the chloride...
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Matched Description: … refractory to an initial fluorouracil and leucovorin combination. ... Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy drug in the same family as cisplatin and carboplatin. ... [A260396] The DACH moiety also prevents cross-resistance with cisplatin and carboplatin. …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Chlortetracycline is a tetracycline antibiotic, and historically the first member of this class to be identified. It was discovered in 1945 by the scientist, Benjamin Minge Duggar, working at Lederle Laboratories under the supervision of Yellapragada Subbarow. He discovered that this antibiotic was the product of an actinomycete strain he...
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Matched Description: … Chlortetracycline is a _tetracycline_ antibiotic, and historically the first member of this class to ... He discovered that this antibiotic was the product of an actinomycete strain he cultured and obtained …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Antiinfectives and Antiseptics for Local Oral Treatment …
A semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin that exhibits antitumor activity. Etoposide inhibits DNA synthesis by forming a complex with topoisomerase II and DNA. This complex induces breaks in double stranded DNA and prevents repair by topoisomerase II binding. Accumulated breaks in DNA prevent entry into the mitotic phase of cell division,...
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Matched Description: … Etoposide acts primarily in the G2 and S phases of the cell cycle. ... Etoposide inhibits DNA synthesis by forming a complex with topoisomerase II and DNA. ... This complex induces breaks in double stranded DNA and prevents repair by topoisomerase II binding. …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
A potent, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with activity specific for HIV-1.
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Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors …
A beta-adrenergic antagonist that has been used in the emergency treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
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Quinagolide is a non-ergot-derived selective dopamine D2 receptor agonist used for the treatment of elevated levels of prolactin or hyperprolactinaemia. Hyperprolalctinaemia is associated with gonadal dysfunction, including infertility and reduced libido, as well as long-term complications such as osteoporosis . Newer dopamine receptor agonists such as quinagolide and DB00248 are...
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Matched Description: … Hyperprolalctinaemia is associated with gonadal dysfunction, including infertility and reduced libido ... Quinagolide exists as a racemate and its relevant clinical activity is mediated predominantly by the ... It is typically present in the hydrochloride salt form and is marketed as oral tablets under the brand …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …
A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic related to tetracycline but excreted more slowly and maintaining effective blood levels for a more extended period.
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Matched Description: … A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic related to tetracycline but excreted more slowly and maintaining …
Avanafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. In comparison with other drugs of the same class, it shows greater selectivity for PDE5 over PDE6 than both sildenafil and vardenafil but less selectivity than tadalafil, suggesting a relatively lower risk of visual disturbances associated with...
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Matched Description: … other drugs of the same class, it shows greater selectivity for PDE5 over PDE6 than both [sildenafil] and
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder estimated to affect approximately one in 20 million individuals resulting in adverse symptoms associated with premature ageing: skeletal dysplasia, joint contractures, atherosclerosis, myocardial fibrosis/dysfunction, scleroderma-like cutaneous effects, lipoatrophy, alopecia, and a severe failure to thrive; HGPS is uniformly fatal.[A224379, A224384,...
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Matched Description: … treatment for HGPS and other related progeroid laminopathies. ... [A224379, A224414, A224419, L23414] Merck originally developed Lonafarnib and subsequently licensed ... [L23414, L23544] Lonafarnib was granted FDA approval on November 20, 2020, and is the first FDA-approved …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Various Alimentary Tract and Metabolism Products …
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A nonsteroidal abortifacient agent that is effective in both the first and second trimesters of pregnancy.
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Matched Iupac: … -7-[(1R,2R,3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxy-2-[(1E,3S)-3-hydroxy-3-methyloct-1-en-1-yl]cyclopentyl]hept-5-enoic acid
Matched Description: … A nonsteroidal abortifacient agent that is effective in both the first and second trimesters of pregnancy …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …
Pinaverium is a spasmolytic agent used for functional gastrointestinal disorders. It is a quaternary ammonium compound that acts as an atypical calcium antagonist to restore normal bowel function. It is shown to relieve GI spasm and pain, transit disturbances and other symptoms related to motility disorders and may be considered...
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Matched Description: … It is shown to relieve GI spasm and pain, transit disturbances and other symptoms related to motility ... disorders [A19697] and may be considered as effective first-lline therapy for patients with irritable …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents …
Gentamicin is a bactericidal aminoglycoside that was discovered and isolated from Micromonospora purpurea in 1963. It is one of the most frequently prescribed aminoglycosides due to its spectrum of activity, low cost, and availability.[A234339,A234354] Gentamicin is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms but is particularly useful for the treatment...
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Matched Description: … Gentamicin is a bactericidal aminoglycoside that was discovered and isolated from _Micromonospora purpurea ... is one of the most frequently prescribed aminoglycosides due to its spectrum of activity, low cost, and ... [A234339,A234354] Gentamicin is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms but …
Matched Mixtures name: … Garasone Ophthalmic and Otic Solution …
Matched Categories: … Ophthalmological and Otological Preparations …
Rucaparib is an anticancer drug and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor. PARP is an enzyme that plays an essential role in DNA repair. Rucaparib is proposed to work in several PARP-dependent and PARP-independent mechanisms of action; however, it causes a unique effect of synthetic lethality. By targeting the genetically-mutated cancer...
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Matched Description: … Rucaparib is an anticancer drug and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor. ... [L42185] It is currently used to treat recurrent ovarian and prostate cancer in adults. ... [A18745] Rucaparib is proposed to work in several PARP-dependent and PARP-independent mechanisms of action …
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
Gemifloxacin is a quinolone antibacterial agent with a broad-spectrum activity that is used in the treatment of acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and mild-to-moderate pneumonia. It is available in oral formulations. Gemifloxacin acts by inhibiting DNA synthesis through the inhibition of both DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, which are...
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Matched Iupac: … methoxyimino)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid
Matched Description: … Gemifloxacin acts by inhibiting DNA synthesis through the inhibition of both DNA gyrase and topoisomerase ... broad-spectrum activity that is used in the treatment of acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and
Asciminib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) used in the treatment of chronic-phase Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML). More specifically, it is an inhibitor of the ABL1 kinase activity of the BCR-ABL1 fusion protein which serves as a driver of CML proliferation in most patients with the disease....
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Matched Description: … those that target the active conformation of the kinase domain ([dasatinib], [bosutinib]) and those ... Existing inhibitors of ABL compete at the ATP binding sites of these proteins and can be classified into ... in that it acts as an allosteric inhibitor, binding at the myristoyl pocket of the BCR-ABL1 protein and
Matched Categories: … Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents …
A potent calcium channel blockader with marked vasodilator action. It has antihypertensive properties and is effective in the treatment of angina and coronary spasms without showing cardiodepressant effects. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma and enhances the action of specific antineoplastic agents. [PubChem]
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Matched Description: … It has antihypertensive properties and is effective in the treatment of angina and coronary spasms without ... It has also been used in the treatment of asthma and enhances the action of specific antineoplastic agents …
Matched Categories: … Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents …
An alkaloid from Hydrastis canadensis L., Berberidaceae. It is also found in many other plants. It is relatively toxic parenterally, but has been used orally for various parasitic and fungal infections and as antidiarrheal.
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Matched Description: … and as antidiarrheal. ... It is relatively toxic parenterally, but has been used orally for various parasitic and fungal infections …
Maribavir is an inhibitor of the cytomegalovirus (CMV; HHV5) pUL97 kinase which is used to treat CMV infections in patients post-transplantation. Most standard CMV therapies, such as ganciclovir or foscarnet, target CMV DNA polymerase - while generally effective, these medications tend to promote the development of CMV resistance to DNA...
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Matched Description: … their use is often limited by toxicities like myelosuppression and renal injury. ... these medications tend to promote the development of CMV resistance to DNA polymerase-based therapies, and ... [L39327] The drug was also approved by Health Canada in September 2022 [L43262] and by European Commission …
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides …
Gallium citrate Ga 67 is the citrate salt of the radioisotope gallium Ga 67. Although the mechanism is unknown, gallium Ga 67 concentrates in lysosomes and is bound to a soluble intracellular protein in certain viable primary and metastatic tumors and focal sites of inflammation, allowing scintigraphic localization. Ga-67 scintigraphy...
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Matched Description: … intracellular protein in certain viable primary and metastatic tumors and focal sites of inflammation ... Although the mechanism is unknown, gallium Ga 67 concentrates in lysosomes and is bound to a soluble ... Ga-67 scintigraphy (GS) cannot differentiate between tumor and acute inflammation. [NCI Thesaurus] …
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Matched Categories: … Blood and Blood Forming Organs …
Auranofin is a gold salt that is capable of eliciting pharmacologic actions that suppress inflammation and stimulate cell-mediated immunity. It has subsequently been listed by the World Health Organization as a member of the antirheumatic agent category. Auranofin appears to induce heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) mRNA. Heme oxygenase 1 is...
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Matched Description: … Auranofin is a gold salt that is capable of eliciting pharmacologic actions that suppress inflammation and
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products …
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