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Hydroxyzine (/haɪˈdrɒksɨziːn/; sold as Vistaril Atarax) is a first-generation antihistamine of the diphenylmethane and piperazine class. It was first synthesized by Union Chimique Belge in 1956 and was marketed by […]

Suramin is a drug developed by Oskar Dressel and Richard Kothe of Bayer Germany in 1916 and is still sold by Bayer under the brand name Germanin.According to the National […]

Spironolactone (INN BAN USAN) (pronounced /ˌspɪrɵnɵˈlæktoʊn/) commonly referred to simply as spiro and marketed primarily under the brand name Aldactone in most countries is a synthetic steroidal antimineralocorticoid agent with […]

Amphotericin B (Fungilin Fungizone Abelcet AmBisome Fungisome Amphocil Amphotec) is a polyene antifungal drug often used intravenously for systemic fungal infections. It was originally extracted from Streptomyces nodosus a filamentous […]

Nystatin (originally named Fungicidin) is a polyene antifungal medication that is derived from a bacteria Streptomyces noursei. It was discovered by Rachel Fuller Brown and Elizabeth Lee Hazen in 1950. […]

Etanercept (trade names Enbrel and Altebrel) is a biopharmaceutical that treats autoimmune diseases by interfering with tumor necrosis factor (TNF; a soluble inflammatory cytokine) by acting as a TNF inhibitor. […]

Nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) is an anabolic steroid. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester (Deca-Durabolin) and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester (Durabolin). Nandrolone decanoate is used in […]

Donepezil marketed under the trade name Aricept by its developer Eisai and partner Pfizer and also marketed under the brand name DONEP by Alkem Pentacare is a centrally acting reversible […]

Fluticasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid.Both the furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories:Fluticasone propionateFluticasone furoate↑ ↑

Artemisinin /ɑrtɨˈmɪsɨnɨn/ also known as Qinghaosu (Chinese: 青蒿素) and its derivatives are a group of drugs that possess the most rapid action of all current drugs against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. […]