List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 444

Ramelteon marketed as Rozerem by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America is the first in a new class of sleep agents that selectively binds to the MT1 and MT2 receptors in the […]

Mecamylamine (Inversine) is a nonselective and noncompetitive antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that was introduced in the 1950s as an antihypertensive drug.Chemically it is a secondary aliphatic amine with a […]

Faropenem is an orally-active beta-lactam antibiotic belonging to the penem group.It is resistant to some forms of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase.It is orally available.

Trihexyphenidyl (Artane Apo-Trihex Parkin Pacitane) also known as benzhexol and trihex is an antiparkinsonian agent of the antimuscarinic class. It has been in clinical usage for decades. The drug is […]

Articaine is a dental local anesthetic. It is the most widely used local anesthetic in a number of European countries and is available in many countries around the world.

The naturally occurring prostaglandin E2 (PGE2 or PGE2) is known in medicine as dinoprostone. It has important effects in labour (softens cervix and causes uterine contraction) and also stimulates osteoblasts […]

Ascomycin also called Immunomycin FR-900520 FK520 is an ethyl analog of tacrolimus (FK506) with strong immunosuppressant properties. It can be used to treat autoimmune diseases and skin diseases and can […]

Trimethadione is an oxazolidinedione anticonvulsant. It is most commonly used to treat epileptic conditions that are resistant to other treatments.

Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that comes from the actinomyces Streptomyces lincolnensis. A related compound clindamycin is derived from lincomycin by using thionyl chloride to replace the 7-hydroxy group with […]

5-Methyluridine triphosphate or m5UTP is one of five nucleoside triphosphates. It is the ribonucleoside triphosphate of thymidine but the nomenclature with 5-methyluridine is used because the term thymidine triphosphate is […]