List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 498

Fingolimod (INN trade name Gilenya Novartis) is an immunomodulating drug approved for treating multiple sclerosis. It has reduced the rate of relapses in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by over half. Fingolimod […]

Pepto-Bismol is an over-the-counter drug currently produced by the Procter & Gamble company in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom to treat minor digestive system upset. Its active […]

HU-210 is a synthetic cannabinoid that was first synthesized in 1988 from (1R5S)-myrtenol by a group led by Professor Raphael Mechoulam at the Hebrew University. HU-210 is 100 to 800 […]

Pirolazamide (SC-26438) is an antiarrhythmic agent that was never marked.

Eflornithine (α-difluoromethylornithine or DFMO) is a drug found to be effective in the treatment of facial hirsutism (excessive hair growth) as well as in African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Eflornithine hydrochloride […]

Nitrofural (INN trade name Furacin) is a bactericidal compound used as an antibiotic most commonly in the form of ointments. Its use in medicine has become less frequent as safer […]

Cabergoline (brand names Caberlin Dostinex and Cabaser) an ergot derivative is a potent dopamine receptor agonist on D2 receptors. Rat studies show cabergoline has a direct inhibitory effect on pituitary […]

Cocaethylene (ethylbenzoylecgonine) is the ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine. It is structurally similar to cocaine which is the methyl ester of benzoylecgonine. Cocaethylene is formed in vivo by the liver when […]

Piroxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class used to relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis primary dysmenorrhoea postoperative pain; and act as an analgesic especially where […]

Lansoprazole (/lænˈsoʊprəzoʊl/ lan-SOH-prə-zohl; INN) is a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) which inhibits the stomach’s production of gastric acids. It is manufactured by a number of companies worldwide under several brand names. […]