List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 529

Levetiracetam (INN) /lɛvɨtɪˈræsɨtæm/ is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy. It is the S-enantiomer of etiracetam structurally similar to the prototypical nootropic drug piracetam.Levetiracetam is marketed under the trade […]

Azithromycin (trade names Zithromax among others) is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is an azalide a subclass of macrolide antibiotic. It is […]

Levonorgestrel (or l-norgestrel or D-norgestrel) (Plan B Next Choice Postinor the morning after pill and others) is a second generation synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal […]

Cytarabine or cytosine arabinoside (Cytosar-U or Depocyt) is a chemotherapy agent used mainly in the treatment of cancers of white blood cells such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-Hodgkin […]

Desflurane (1222-tetrafluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether) is a highly fluorinated methyl ethyl ether used for maintenance of general anesthesia. Like halothane enflurane and isoflurane and Sevoflurane it is a racemic mixture of […]

Doxycycline (IPA: /ˌdɒksiˈsaɪklin/) is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of infections. It is in the tetracycline antibiotic class.Under the brand name Vibramycin Pfizer’s doxycycline product received […]

Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulfone) is an antibacterial most commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine as multidrug therapy (MDT) for the treatment of Mycobacterium leprae infections (leprosy). It is also […]

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent used for various types of cardiac dysrhythmias both ventricular and atrial. It was discovered in 1961. Despite relatively common side-effects it is used in arrhythmias […]

Dimenhydrinate is an over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness. It is most commonly prepared as tablets although it is also available in liquid form and in suppositories. […]

Sodium valproate (INN) or valproate sodium (USAN) is the sodium salt of valproic acid and is an anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy anorexia nervosa panic attack anxiety disorder […]