List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 424

Guanabenz (pronounced GWAHN-a-benz sold under the trade name Wytensin) is an alpha agonist of the alpha-2 type that is used as an antihypertensive drug. It is used to treat high […]

Cefalotin (INN) /ˌsɛfəˈloʊtɨn/ or cephalothin (USAN) /ˌsɛfəˈloʊθɨn/ is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used. It is an intravenously administered […]

CX-516 is an ampakine and nootropic that acts as an AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator and is being developed by a collaboration of Cortex and Shire and Servier. It was […]

Tibolone is a synthetic steroid hormone drug which is fairly non-selective in its binding profile acting as an agonist mainly at estrogen receptors with a preference for ER alpha. It […]

Ivabradine (INN) /ɪˈvæbrədiːn/ is a novel medication used for the symptomatic management of stable angina pectoris. It is marketed by Servier under the trade names Procoralan (worldwide) Coralan (in Hong […]

Polymyxin B is an antibiotic primarily used for resistant Gram-negative infections. It is derived from the bacterium Bacillus polymyxa. Polymyxin B is composed of a number of related compounds (see […]

Azelastine is a potent second-generation selective histamine antagonist (histamine-H1-receptor antagonist).

Muromonab-CD3 (trade name Orthoclone OKT3 marketed by Janssen-Cilag) is an immunosuppressant drug given to reduce acute rejection in patients with organ transplants. It is a monoclonal antibody targeted at the […]

Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis. It is sold under the name Dipentum.The chemical name is 33′ -azobis (6-hydroxybenzoate)salicylic […]

Balsalazide is an anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. It is sold under the brand names Giazo Colazal in the US and Colazide in the UK. […]