List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 539

Granisetron is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy. Its main effect is to reduce the activity of the vagus nerve […]

Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator medication. It also slows or stops hair loss and promotes hair regrowth. Now off-patent it is available over-the-counter for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Widely […]

Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases are pharmacologic agents and chemical substances that are capable of killing or destroying certain microorganisms that commonly cause human infection (for example the human immunodeficiency […]

Meticillin (INN BAN) or methicillin (USAN) is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. It should not be confused with the antibiotic metacycline. In 2005 the name of the […]

Linezolid (INN /lɪˈnɛzəlɪd/ li-NEZ-ə-lid) is a synthetic antibiotic developed by a team at Pharmacia and Upjohn Company. It is used for the treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria […]

Tranylcypromine (Parnate Jatrosom) is a drug of the substituted phenethylamine and amphetamine classes which acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)—it is a nonselective and irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme […]

Loxapine (Loxapac Loxitane) is a typical antipsychotic medication used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia. It is a member of the dibenzoxazepine class and structurally related to clozapine (which belongs […]

Loratadine (INN) is a second-generation H1 histamine antagonist drug used to treat allergies. In structure it is closely related to tricyclic antidepressants such as imipramine and is distantly related to […]

Olestra (also known by its brand name Olean) is a fat substitute that adds no fat calories or cholesterol to products. It has been used in the preparation of traditionally […]

Oxcarbazepine /ɒks.kɑrˈbæz.ɨˌpiːn/ is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy. It is also used to treat anxiety and mood disorders and benign motor tics. Oxcarbazepine […]