List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 436

Cycloserine (4-amino-3-isoxazolidinone) is a drug sold under the brand name Seromycin. It is an antibiotic effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Since the discovery that cycloserine is able to penetrate into the […]

Capreomycin is a peptide antibiotic commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides which is given in combination with other antibiotics for MDR-tuberculosis. Adverse effects include nephrotoxicity and 8th cranial auditory vestibular nerve […]

TGN1412 (also known as CD28-SuperMAB) is the working name of an immunomodulatory drug which was withdrawn from development after inducing severe inflammatory reactions in the first-in-man study in London in […]

Cefdinir is a third generation oral cephalosporin antibiotic. It was discovered by Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Fujisawa (now Astellas) and introduced in 1991 under the brand name Cefzon. Warner-Lambert licensed […]

Gadopentetic acid is one of the trade names for a gadolinium -based MRI contrast agent usually administered as a salt of a complex of gadolinium with DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentacetate ) with […]

Sulindac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the arylalkanoic acid class that is marketed in the UK & U.S. by Merck as Clinoril.

Deferasirox (marketed as Exjade) is a rationally-designed oral iron chelator. Its main use is to reduce chronic iron overload in patients who are receiving long-term blood transfusions for conditions such […]

Caffeine citrate (trade name Cafcit) is a citrate salt of caffeine sometimes used in medical treatment including short-term treatment of apnea of prematurity (lack of breathing in premature infants). Caffeine […]

Flurbiprofen is a member of the phenylalkanoic acid derivative family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used to treat the inflammation and pain of arthritis. It is known as Ansaid marketed […]

Heptabarb (INN; Eudan Medapan Medomin Noctyn) also known as heptabarbitone (BAN) or heptabarbital is a sedative and hypnotic drug of the barbiturate family. It was previously used in Europe for […]