List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 423

Homatropine (Equipin Isopto Homatropine) is an anticholinergic medication that is an antagonist at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and thus the parasympathetic nervous system. It is used in eye drops as a […]

Tarenflurbil or R-flurbiprofen is the single enantiomer of the racemate NSAID flurbiprofen. For several years research and trials for the drug were conducted by Myriad Genetics to investigate its potential […]

Several varieties of mumps vaccine have been used since 1949 and at least 10 strains were in use in 2006:The first vaccine was a killed mumps virus vaccine developed in […]

Dalfopristin is a semi-synthetic streptogramin antibiotic analogue of ostreogyrcin A (virginiamycin M pristinamycin IIA streptogramin A). The combination quinupristin/dalfopristin (marketed under the trade name Synercid) was brought to the market […]

Thiamphenicol (also known as thiophenicol and dextrosulphenidol) is an antibiotic. It is the methyl-sulfonyl analogue of chloramphenicol and has a similar spectrum of activity but is 2.5 to 5 times […]

Ethionamide (INN; chemical name 2-ethylpyridine-4-carbothioamide) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It was discovered in 1956. It is sold under the brand name Trecator or Trecator SC […]

Ethoxzolamide (alternatively known as Ethoxyzolamide) is a sulfonamide medication that functions as a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. It is used in the treatment of glaucoma duodenal ulcers and as a diuretic. […]

Bitolterol mesylate (Tornalate) is a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD. In these disorders there is a narrowing of the […]

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is a pneumococcal vaccine used to protect infants and young children against disease caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). There are currently three PCV vaccines […]

Levosimendan (INN) /ˌliːvoʊsaɪˈmɛndən/ is a calcium sensitiser used in the management of acutely decompensated congestive heart failure. It is marketed under the trade name Simdax (Orion Corporation).