List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 513

Dipyridamole (trademarked as Persantine) is a medicine that inhibits thrombus formation when given chronically and causes vasodilation when given at high doses over a short time.

Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4 THB trade name Kuvan) or sapropterin (INN) is a naturally occurring essential cofactor of the three aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzymes used in the degradation of amino acid […]

Zileuton (trade name ZYFLO) is an orally active inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase and thus inhibits leukotrienes (LTB4 LTC4 LTD4 and LTE4) formation. Zileuton is used for the maintenance treatment of asthma. […]

Zafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and/or long-acting bronchodilator. It is available as a […]

Clobetasol propionate /kloʊˈbeɪtəsɒl/ is a corticosteroid of the glucocorticoid class used to treat various skin disorders including eczema and psoriasis. It is also highly effective for contact dermatitis caused by […]

Alfentanil (R-39209 trade name Alfenta Rapifen in Australia) is a potent but short-acting synthetic opioid analgesic drug used for anaesthesia in surgery. It is an analogue of fentanyl with around […]

Sufentanil (R30730 brand name Sufenta) is a synthetic opioid analgesic drug approximately 5 to 10 times more potent than its parent drug fentanyl and 500 times as potent as morphine. […]

DiPT /ˈdɪptiː/ or NN-diisopropyltryptamine /ˌdaɪˌaɪsɵˌproʊpəlˈtrɪptəmiːn/ is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug of the tryptamine family that has a unique effect. While the majority of hallucinogens affect the visual sense DiPT is […]

Ximelagatran (Exanta or Exarta H 376/95) is an anticoagulant that has been investigated extensively as a replacement for warfarin that would overcome the problematic dietary drug interaction and monitoring issues […]

Imipramine (Tofranil) also known as melipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) of the dibenzazepine group. Imipramine is mainly used in the treatment of major depression and enuresis (inability to control […]