Cinchophen (trade names Atophan Quinophan and Phenaquin) is an analgesic drug that was introduced in 1910 and frequently used to treat gout. This drug is still used in combination with […]
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Urokinase
Urokinase (trade name Abbokinase) also called urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is a serine protease (EC 3.4.21.73). It was discovered in 1947 by McFarlane. Urokinase was originally isolated from human urine […]
Nizatidine
Nizatidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production and commonly used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It was developed […]
Memantine
Memantine is the first in a novel class of Alzheimer’s disease medications acting on the glutamatergic system by blocking NMDA receptors. It was first synthesized by Eli Lilly and Company […]
Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine
3-Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) is a recreational drug of the piperazine chemical class. Usually in combination with its analogue benzylpiperazine (BZP) it is sold as a legal alternative to the illicit drug […]
Adefovir
Adefovir is a prescription medicine used to treat (chronic) infections with hepatitis B virus. Adefovir was previously called bis-POM PMEA with trade names Preveon and Hepsera. It is an orally-administered […]
Cidofovir
Cidofovir (brand name Vistide) is an injectable antiviral medication primarily used as a the treatment for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (an infection of the retina of the eye) in people with […]
Tenofovir
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF or PMPA) marketed by Gilead Sciences under the trade name Viread belongs to a class of antiretroviral drugs known as nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) […]
Sibutramine
Sibutramine (usually in the form of the hydrochloride monohydrate salt) is an oral anorexiant. Until 2010 it was marketed and prescribed as an adjunct in the treatment of exogenous obesity […]
Phentermine
Phentermine a contraction of phenyl-tertiary-butylamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class with pharmacology similar to amphetamine. It is used medically as an appetite suppressant.It is approved as an […]