List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 474

Valganciclovir (Valcyte manufactured by Hoffmann–La Roche and also known as Cymeval Valcyt Valixa Darilin Rovalcyte Patheon and Syntex) is an antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus infections. As the L-valyl […]

Ganciclovir INN /ɡænˈsaɪkləvɪər/ or DHPG (9-(13-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine alternative spelling: Gancyclovir) is an antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. Ganciclovir sodium is marketed under the trade names Cytovene and Cymevene […]

Valsartan (Angiotan or Diovan) is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (more commonly called an ARB or angiotensin receptor blocker) with particularly high affinity for the type I (AT1) angiotensin receptor. […]

Quinestrol (ethinyl estradiol 3-cyclopentyl ether) is synthetic estrogen used in hormone replacement therapy and occasionally to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Quinupristin is an antibiotic often used in combination with dalfopristin under the trade name Synercid. It is active against Gram-positive bacteria atypical but not Gram negatives. They inhibit protein synthesis […]

Quinupristin/dalfopristin (trade name Synercid) is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat infections by staphylococci and by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.Quinupristin and dalfopristin are both streptogramin antibiotics derived from pristinamycin. […]

Glibenclamide (INN) also known as glyburide (USAN) is an antidiabetic drug in a class of medications known as sulfonylureas closely related to sulfa drugs.

Nalbuphine is a semi-synthetic opioid used commercially as an analgesic under a variety of trade names including Nubain.

Quazepam (marketed under brand names Doral Dormalin) is a benzodiazepine derivative drug developed by the Schering Corporation in the 1970s. Quazepam is indicated for the treatment of insomnia including sleep […]

Butalbital is a barbiturate with an intermediate duration of action. Butalbital is often combined with other medications such as acetaminophen (paracetamol) or aspirin and is commonly prescribed for the treatment […]