List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 533

Ciglitazone (INN) is a thiazolidinedione. Developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals in the early 1980s it is considered the prototypical compound for the thiazolidinedione class.Ciglitazone was never used as a medication but […]

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA; Accutrim; β-hydroxyamphetamine) also known as the stereoisomers norephedrine and norpseudoephedrine is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which is used as a stimulant decongestant […]

Trastuzumab (INN; trade names Herclon Herceptin) is a monoclonal antibody that interferes with the HER2/neu receptor. Its main use is to treat certain breast cancers.The HER receptors are proteins that […]

Cathinone /ˈkæθɨnoʊn/ benzoylethanamine or β-ketone-amphetamine also known as hagigat (Hebrew: חגיגת‎) in Israel is a monoamine alkaloid found in the shrub Catha edulis (khat) and is chemically similar to ephedrine […]

Cathine also known as d-norpseudoephedrine is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which acts as a stimulant. Along with cathinone it is found naturally in Catha […]

Pioglitazone (Actos) is a prescription drug of the class thiazolidinedione (TZD) with hypoglycemic (antihyperglycemic antidiabetic) action to treat diabetes. Actos was the tenth-best selling drug in the U.S. in 2008 […]

Rosiglitazone (trade name Avandia GlaxoSmithKline) is an antidiabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class of drugs. It works as an insulin sensitizer by binding to the PPAR receptors in fat cells […]

Sumatriptan is a synthetic drug belonging to the triptan class used for the treatment of migraine headaches.

Isoniazid (Laniazid Nydrazid) also known as isonicotinylhydrazine (INH) is an organic compound that is the first-line medication in prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. The compound was first synthesized in the […]

Troglitazone (Rezulin Resulin Romozin Noscal) is an antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory drug and a member of the drug class of the thiazolidinediones. It was prescribed for patients with diabetes mellitus type […]