List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 393

Oxatomide (R35443) is a first-generation antihistamine of the phenylpiperazine class. It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1975. Oxatomide lacks any anticholinergic effects. In addition to its H1 receptor antagonism […]

Disufenton sodium (NXY-059 Cerovive) is the disulfonyl derivative of the neuroprotective spin trap phenylbutynitrone or PBN. It was under development at the drug company AstraZeneca. A 2005 phase-3 clinical trial […]

Tipifarnib (trade name Zarnestra) is a farnesyltransferase inhibitor that is being investigated in patients 65 years of age and older with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It inhibits the […]

Miltefosine (INN trade names Impavido and Miltex) is a phospholipid drug. Chemically it is a derivative of alkylphosphocholine compounds discovered in the early 1980s. It was developed in the late […]

Doripenem (common name doripenem monohydrate) is an ultra-broad-spectrum injectable antibiotic. It is a beta-lactam and belongs to the subgroup of carbapenems. It was launched by Shionogi Co. of Japan under […]

Cervarix is a vaccine against certain types of cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).Cervarix is designed to prevent infection from HPV types 16 and 18 that cause about 70% of cervical cancer […]

O-Acetylpsilocin (also known as Psilacetin 4-Acetoxy-DMT or 4-AcO-DMT) is a synthetically produced psychoactive drug and has been suggested by David Nichols to be a potentially useful alternative to psilocybin for […]

Halcinonide is a high potency corticosteroid in group II (second most potent group) under US classification. It is used topically (in a 0.05% cream provided as Halog) in the treatment […]

Ulobetasol (or halobetasol) is a corticosteroid used to treat psoriasis. It is a group I corticosteroid under the US classification the most potent class of such drugs. Halobetasol propionate is […]

Difluprednate is a corticosteroid It is chemically a butyrate ester of 6(alpha)9(alpha)-difluoro prednisolone acetate. Accordingly difluprednate is sometimes abbreviated DFBA for difluoroprednisolone butyrate acetate.