List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 494

Quinapril (marketed under the brand name Accupril by Pfizer) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure.

Tiagabine (/taɪˈæɡəbiːn/ is an anti-convulsive medication produced by Cephalon and marketed under the brand name Gabitril. The drug was discovered at Novo Nordisk in Denmark in 1988 by a team […]

Clemastine also known as meclastin is an antihistamine and anticholinergic. Unlike loratadine or fexofenadine clemastine is a sedating antihistamine however it exhibits fewer other side effects than most of the […]

Noscapine (also known as Narcotine Nectodon Nospen Anarcotine and (archaic) Opiane) is a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid from plants of the Papaveraceae family without painkilling properties. This agent is primarily used for […]

Vidarabine or 9-β-D-arabinofuranosyladenine (ara-A) is an antiviral drug which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.

Idebenone (pronounced eye-deb-eh-known trade names Catena Raxone Sovrima among others) is a drug that was initially developed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive […]

Harmaline is a fluorescent psychoactive indole alkaloid from the group of harmala alkaloids and beta-carbolines. It is the reduced hydrogenated form of harmine.

Betaxolol (trade names Betoptic Betoptic S Lokren Kerlone) is a selective beta1 receptor blocker used in the treatment of hypertension and glaucoma. Being selective for beta1 receptors it typically has […]

Nelfinavir (brand name Viracept) is an antiretroviral drug used in the treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Diazoxide (INN; brand name Proglycem) is a potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions. This switches off voltage-gated calcium ion […]