Hexamethonium is a non-depolarising ganglionic blocker a nicotinic nACh (NN) receptor antagonist that acts in autonomic ganglia by binding mostly in or on the NN receptor and not the acetylcholine […]
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Chloropyramine
Chloropyramine is a classical (old or first generation) antihistamine drug approved in some Eastern European countries for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis allergic rhinitis bronchial asthma and other atopic (allergic) […]
Omigapil
Omigapil (TCH346 or CGP3466) is a drug that was developed by Novartis and tested in clinical trials for its ability to help treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]
Metaxalone
Not to be confused with Metolazone a diuretic.Metaxalone (marketed by King Pharmaceuticals under the brand name Skelaxin) is a muscle relaxant used to relax muscles and relieve pain caused by […]
Anidulafungin
Anidulafungin or Eraxis (Ecalta in Europe) is a semisynthetic echinocandin used as an antifungal drug. Anidulafungin was originally manufactured and submitted for FDA approval by Vicuron Pharmaceuticals. Pfizer acquired the […]
Olmesartan
Olmesartan medoxomil (trade names: Benicar in the US Olmetec in EU Canada and Japan WinBP Golme in India Erastapex in Egypt) is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat […]
Sultamicillin
Sultamicillin is an oral form of the antibiotic combination (codrug or mutual prodrug) ampicillin/sulbactam. It contains esterified ampicillin and sulbactam and is marketed under a number of trade names including […]
Sulbactam
Sulbactam is a β-lactamase inhibitor. This drug is given in combination with β-lactam antibiotics to inhibit β-lactamase an enzyme produced by bacteria that destroys the antibiotics.
Ampicillin/sulbactam
Ampicillin/sulbactam is a combination of the common penicillin-derived antibiotic ampicillin and sulbactam an inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamase. Two different forms of the drug exist. The first developed in 1987 and […]
Copper gluconate
Copper gluconate is the copper salt of D-gluconic acid. It is an odorless light blue or blue-green crystal or powder which is easily soluble in water and insoluble in ethanol.