List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 383

Vandetanib (INN trade name Caprelsa) is an anti-cancer drug that is used for the treatment of certain tumours of the thyroid gland. It acts as a kinase inhibitor of a […]

Bambuterol is a long acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist (LABA) used in the treatment of asthma; it also is a prodrug of terbutaline. Commercially the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company produces and markets bambuterol […]

Tolvaptan (INN) also known as OPC-41061 is a selective competitive vasopressin receptor 2 antagonist used to treat hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels) associated with congestive heart failure cirrhosis and the […]

Bromperidol (marketed as Bromidol Bromodol) is a drug which is a butyrophenone derivative. It is a potent and long-acting neuroleptic used as an antipsychotic in the treatment of schizophrenia. It […]

Bezitramide is a narcotic analgesic. Bezitramide itself is a prodrug which is readily hydrolyzed in the gastrointestinal tract to its main metabolite despropionyl-bezitramide. Bezitramide was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in […]

Benperidol is a drug which is a highly potent butyrophenone derivative. It is in fact the most potent neuroleptic on the European market with chlorpromazine equivalency as high as 75 […]

Piritramide (R-3365 trade names Dipidolor Piridolan Pirium and others) is a synthetic opioid analgesic (narcotic painkiller) that is marketed in certain European countries including: Austria Belgium Czech Republic Germany and […]

Pipamperone is an antipsychotic drug (a butyrophenone derivative) used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Pipamperone is known to the general public under the marketed brand name Dipiperon. It was discovered […]

Trifluperidol is a typical antipsychotic of the butyrophenone chemical class. It has general properties similar to those of haloperidol but is considerably more potent by weight and causes relatively more […]

Diisopromine or disoprominum usually as the hydrochloride salt is a synthetic spasmolytic which neutralizes spastic conditions of the biliary tract and of the sphincter of Oddi. It was discovered at […]