List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 499

Chlortetracycline (trade name Aureomycin Lederle) is a tetracycline antibiotic the first tetracycline to be identified. It was discovered in 1945 by Benjamin Minge Duggar working at Lederle Laboratories under the […]

Montelukast (trade names Singulair Montelo-10 and Monteflo and Lukotas in India) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) used for the maintenance treatment of asthma and to relieve symptoms of seasonal […]

Octreotide (brand name Sandostatin Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone glucagon and insulin than the natural […]

Artesunate (INN) is part of the artemisinin group of drugs that treat malaria. It is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin that is water-soluble and may therefore be given by injection. […]

Artemether (INN) is an antimalarial for the treatment of multi-drug resistant strains of falciparum malaria. Its combination (co-formulation) with Lumefantrine has first been marketed by Novartis under the brand names […]

Tuberculin is an extract of Mycobacterium tuberculosis M. bovis or M. avium that is used in skin testing in animals and humans to identify a tuberculosis infection. Several types of […]

Pemetrexed (brand name Alimta) is a chemotherapy drug manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company. Its indications are the treatment of pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer.

Biricodar (INN codename VX-710 marketed as the dicitrate salt under the trade name Incel) is a pharmaceutical drug released by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 1999 to help treat ovarian cancer patients.

Obidoxime is a member of the oxime family used to treat nerve gas poisoning. Oximes are drugs known for their ability to reverse the binding of organophosphorus compounds to the […]

Cisplatin cisplatinum or cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (CDDP) is a chemotherapy drug. It was the first member of a class of platinum-containing anti-cancer drugs which now also includes carboplatin and oxaliplatin. These platinum […]