List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 432

Etonitazene is a potent analgesic drug shown to be approximately 1000–1500x the potency of morphine in animal models but only 60x in man.

Pirenzepine (Gastrozepin) an M1 selective antagonist is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers as it reduces gastric acid secretion and reduces muscle spasm. It is in a class of […]

Bisacodyl (INN) is an organic compound that is used as a stimulant laxative drug. It works directly on the colon to produce a bowel movement. It is typically prescribed for […]

Amprenavir (Agenerase GlaxoSmithKline) is a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV infection. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on April 15 1999 for twice-a-day dosing instead of […]

Delavirdine (DLV) (brand name Rescriptor) is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) marketed by ViiV Healthcare. It is used as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment […]

Dexfenfluramine marketed as dexfenfluramine hydrochloride under the name Redux is a serotoninergic anorectic drug: it reduces appetite by increasing the amount of extracellular serotonin in the brain. It is the […]

The drug aprotinin (Trasylol previously Bayer and now Nordic Group pharmaceuticals) is the small protein bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor or BPTI which inhibits trypsin and related proteolytic enzymes. Under the […]

Pancreatin is a mixture of several digestive enzymes produced by the exocrine cells of the pancreas. It is composed of amylase lipase and protease. This mixture is used to treat […]

4-Methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA) is a designer drug developed in the 1990s by a team led by David E. Nichols at Purdue University. It acts as a non-neurotoxic highly selective serotonin releasing […]

Carglumic acid is an orphan drug marketed by Orphan Europe under the trade name Carbaglu. Carglumic acid is used for the treatment of hyperammonaemia in patients with N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency. […]