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Digitoxin is a cardiac glycoside. It has similar structure and effects to digoxin (though the effects are longer-lasting). Unlike digoxin (which is eliminated from the body via the kidneys) it […]

Digoxin INN (/dɨˈdʒɒksɨn/) is a purified cardiac glycoside similar to Digitoxin extracted from the foxglove plant Digitalis lanata which was discovered by William Withering. Its corresponding aglycone is digoxigenin and […]

Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs that has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects. It is 25 times more potent than cortisol in its glucocorticoid […]

Anastrozole (INN) (marketed under the trade name Arimidex by AstraZeneca) is a non-steroidal aromatase-inhibiting drug approved for treatment of breast cancer after surgery as well as for metastasis in both […]

Sevoflurane (111333-hexafluoro-2-(fluoromethoxy)propane) also called fluoromethyl hexafluoroisopropyl ether is a sweet-smelling nonflammable highly fluorinated methyl isopropyl ether used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. Together with desflurane it is replacing […]

Isoflurane (2-chloro-2-(difluoromethoxy)-111-trifluoro-ethane) is a halogenated ether used for inhalational anesthesia. Together with enflurane and halothane it replaced the flammable ethers used in the pioneer days of surgery. Its name comes […]

Infliximab (INN; trade name Remicade) is a chimeric monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) used to treat autoimmune diseases.Infliximab was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

Hydromorphone a more common synonym for dihydromorphinone (not to be confused by dihydromorphine which is a different derivative of the morphine family) commonly a hydrochloride (brand names Palladone Dilaudid and […]

Metronidazole (AAN BAN INN USAN) /mɛtrəˈnaɪdəzoʊl/ (Flagyl and others) is a nitroimidazole antibiotic medication used particularly for anaerobic bacteria and protozoa.

Aripiprazole (/ˌɛərɨˈpɪprəzoʊl/ AIR-i-PIP-rə-zohl; brand names: Abilify Aripiprex) is a partial dopamine agonist of the second generation (or atypical) class of antipsychotics that is primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia […]