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Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic found in many topical medications such as creams ointments and eyedrops. The discovery of neomycin dates back to 1949. It was discovered in the lab […]

Xylometazoline (also known as xylomethazoline) is a drug which is used as a topical nasal decongestant.

Metformin (BAN USAN and INN pronounced /mɛtˈfɔrmɨn/ met-FAWR-min; sold as Glucophage) is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment […]

Glimepiride is a medium- to long-acting sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. It is marketed as K-GLIM-1 by BLUE CROSS Amaryl by Sanofi-Aventis GLIMPID by Ranbaxy Laboratories(Cardiovascular) and GLIMY by Dr.Reddy’s Labs.It is […]

Glipizide is an oral rapid- and short-acting anti-diabetic drug from the sulfonylurea class. It is classified as a second generation sulfonylurea which means that it undergoes enterohepatic circulation. Second-generation sulfonylureas […]

Tramadol (marketed as the hydrochloride salt by Janssen Pharmaceutica as Ultram in the United States Ralivia by Biovail in Canada and many other companies throughout the world) is a centrally-acting […]

Minocycline (INN) is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic and has a broader spectrum than the other members of the group. It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic classified as a long-acting type.

Lorazepam (trademarked as Ativan or Orfidal) is a high-potency intermediate-duration 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine drug often used to treat anxiety disorders. Lorazepam has all six intrinsic benzodiazepine effects: anxiolysis anterograde amnesia sedation/hypnosis […]

Alprazolam /ælˈpræzəlæm/ (trade name Xanax /zˈænæks/) available under other generic names is a short-acting anxiolytic of the benzodiazepine class of psychoactive drugs. Alprazolam like other benzodiazepines binds to specific sites […]

Disulfiram (sold under the trade names Antabuse and Antabus) is a drug discovered in the 1920s and used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity […]