List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 537

Venlafaxine (brand name: Effexor or Efexor) is an antidepressant of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class. First introduced by Wyeth in 1993 now marketed by Pfizer it is licensed for […]

Doxapram hydrochloride (marketed as Dopram Stimulex or Respiram) is a respiratory stimulant. Administered intravenously doxapram stimulates an increase in tidal volume and respiratory rate.

Azathioprine (INN /ˌæzəˈθaɪɵpriːn/ abbreviated AZA) is an immunosuppressive drug used in organ transplantation and autoimmune diseases and belongs to the chemical class of purine analogues. Synthesized originally as a cancer […]

Naproxen (INN) /nəˈprɒksən/ sold as the sodium salt naproxen sodium is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is commonly used for relief of a wide variety of pain fever inflammations […]

Cyclopentolate is a medication commonly used during pediatric eye examinations that dilates the eye (mydriatic) prevents accommodation of the eye to different distances (cycloplegic) and blocks specific receptors called muscarinic […]

Propofol (INN marketed as Diprivan by AstraZeneca) is a short-acting intravenously administered hypnotic/amnestic agent. Its uses include the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia sedation for mechanically ventilated adults and […]

Inverted or invert sugar syrup is a mixture of glucose and fructose; it is obtained by splitting sucrose into these two components. Compared with its precursor sucrose inverted sugar is […]

Omeprazole (INN) /oʊˈmɛprəzoʊl/ (Prilosec and generics such as losepine) is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of dyspepsia peptic ulcer disease gastroesophageal reflux disease laryngopharyngeal reflux and Zollinger–Ellison […]

Gabapentin (Neurontin) is a pharmaceutical drug specifically a GABA analog. It was originally developed to treat epilepsy and currently is also used to relieve neuropathic pain. It is recommended as […]

Pentazocine is a synthetically-prepared prototypical mixed agonist–antagonist narcotic (opioid analgesic) drug of the benzomorphan class of opioids used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. Pentazocine is sold under several […]