Advanced Filter

Filter by Group

Filter by Market Availability

Clear
Displaying drugs 1 - 25 of 66 in total

Activated charcoal

Activated charcoal, or activated carbon, is an amorphous form of carbon prepared from incomplete combustion of carbonaceous organic matter. It is activated by an oxidizing gas flow at high temperature passed over its surface to make a fine network of pores, producing a material with large surface area and high...
Approved
Matched Synonyms: … Charcoal activated ... Charcoal-activated ... Charcoal,activated …
Matched Name: … Activated charcoal …
Matched Description: … Activated charcoal, or activated carbon, is an amorphous form of carbon prepared from incomplete combustion ... The clinical applications of activated charcoal occured in the early 1800's. ... oral ingestion of certain medications or poisons by absorbing most drugs and toxins. …
Matched Mixtures name: … Derma Charcoal Mask …
Matched Categories: … Antacids and Adsorbents ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... medicinal charcoal ... Charcoal Preparations ... medicinal charcoal, combinations …
Matched Products: … Charcoal Activated ... Activated Charcoal ... Humco Charcoal Activated …

Cimetidine

A histamine congener, it competitively inhibits histamine binding to histamine H2 receptors. Cimetidine has a range of pharmacological actions. It inhibits gastric acid secretion, as well as pepsin and gastrins output. It also blocks the activity of cytochrome P-450 which might explain proposals for use in neoadjuvant therapy.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It inhibits gastric acid secretion, as well as pepsin and gastrins output. …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances ... Drugs for Peptic Ulcer and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (Gord) …
Matched Products: … Up and Up Acid Reducer …

Chloroquine

Chloroquine is an aminoquinolone derivative first developed in the 1940s for the treatment of malaria. It was the drug of choice to treat malaria until the development of newer antimalarials such as pyrimethamine, artemisinin, and mefloquine. Chloroquine and its derivative hydroxychloroquine have since been repurposed for the treatment of a...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … treat malaria until the development of newer antimalarials such as [pyrimethamine], [artemisinin], and ... of a number of other conditions including HIV, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis ... [A191787] Chloroquine and its derivative [hydroxychloroquine] have since been repurposed for the treatment …
Matched Categories: … chloroquine and proguanil ... Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents …

Terbinafine

Terbinafine hydrochloride (Lamisil) is a synthetic allylamine antifungal.[L9065,L9068] It is highly lipophilic in nature and tends to accumulate in skin, nails, and fatty tissues. Like other allylamines, terbinafine inhibits ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting the fungal squalene monooxygenase (also called squalene epoxidase), an enzyme that is part of the fungal cell...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Description: … [L9065,L9068] It is highly lipophilic in nature and tends to accumulate in skin, nails, and fatty tissues …
Matched Mixtures name: … Terbinafine HCl Chlortimazole and Tolnaftate …

Amylmetacresol

Amylmetacresol is an antiseptic available in Canada over-the-counter in a number of lozenges for the treatment of sore throat and minor mouth infections , . Amylmetacresol is often combined with dichlorobenzyl alcohol and menthol in the commonly used sore throat lozenges, known as Strepsils . The acute sore throat (pharyngitis)...
Approved
Matched Description: … Pharyngitis is normally caused by viruses and proves benign and self-limiting. ... symptoms, and are increasingly important in the management of this condition [A32787]. ... antiseptic available in Canada over-the-counter in a number of lozenges for the treatment of sore throat and …
Matched Mixtures name: … STREPSILS HONEY AND LEMON ... STREPSILS SORE THROAT AND BLOCKED NOSE LOZENGE …

Pentoxifylline

Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a synthetic dimethylxanthine derivative that modulates the rheological properties of blood and also has both anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.[A226415, L30300] Although originally developed to treat intermittent claudication, a form of exertion-induced leg pain common in patients with peripheral arterial disease, PTX has been investigated for its possible...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … also has both anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. ... Pharmaceuticals and APOTEX have been available since the late 1990s. ... (PTX) is a synthetic dimethylxanthine derivative that modulates the rheological properties of blood and …

Hydralazine

Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and was soon repurposed. Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and only as adjunct therapy in the treatment of heart failure.[A186820,L8782,L8785] Hydralazine is no longer a...
Approved
Matched Description: … Originally developed in the 1950s as a malaria treatment, hydralazine showed antihypertensive ability and ... hydrazine derivative vasodilator used alone or as adjunct therapy in the treatment of hypertension and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide ... Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide ... Hydralazine HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide …
Matched Categories: … hydralazine and diuretics ... Hydrazinophthalazine Derivatives and Diuretics …

Ketoconazole

Ketoconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent used in the prevention and treatment of a variety of fungal infections.[FDA Label] It functions by preventing the synthesis of ergosterol, the fungal equivalent of cholesterol, thereby increasing membrane fluidity and preventing growth of the fungus.[A181802,T116] Ketoconazole was first approved in an oral formulation...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [clotrimazole], due to its broad spectrum and good absorption. ... Ketoconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent used in the prevention and treatment of a variety of fungal ... Ketoconazole and its predecessor [clotrimazole] continue to be used in topical formulations. …
Matched Categories: … Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Imidazole and Triazole Derivatives ... Gynecological Antiinfectives and Antiseptics ... Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances …

Oxybutynin

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition negatively impacting the lives of millions of patients worldwide. Due to its urinary symptoms that include nocturia, urgency, and frequency, this condition causes social embarrassment and a poor quality of life.[A185996,A185999] Oxybutynin, also marketed as Ditropan XL, is an anticholinergic medication used for...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … embarrassment and a poor quality of life. ... Due to its urinary symptoms that include nocturia, urgency, and frequency, this condition causes social ... used for the relief of overactive bladder symptoms that has been optimized for high levels of safety and …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Drugs for Urinary Frequency and Incontinence …

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

Phenoxymethylpenicillin is a narrow spectrum antibiotic also commonly referred to as Penicillin V or Penicillin VK. It is a phenoxymethyl analog of Penicillin G, or benzylpenicillin. An orally active naturally penicillin, phenoxymethylpenicillin is used to treat mild to moderate infections in the respiratory tract, skin, and soft tissues caused by...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Description: … phenoxymethylpenicillin is used to treat mild to moderate infections in the respiratory tract, skin, and ... heart disease or rheumatic or other acquired valvular heart disease when they undergo dental procedures and ... studies that were conducted, phenoxymethylpenicillin has been suggested by the American Heart Association and …

Topiramate

Topiramate is a anti-epileptic drug used to manage seizures and prevent migraines. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1996. In 2004, topiramate was approved for the prevention of migraine in adults.[A188309,L10544,L43478] Since 2012, the extended-release formulation has been approved in combination with phentermine for chronic weight management therapy...
Approved
Matched Description: … Topiramate is a anti-epileptic drug used to manage seizures and prevent migraines. ... topiramate from other antiepileptic drugs are a monosaccharide chemical structure containing a sulfamate, and …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... phentermine and topiramate …

Olsalazine

Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). It was first developed for delivering mesalamine to the colon without the use of sulfapyridine. Olsalazine comprises two mesalamine molecules joined by an azo bridge, which is cleaved in the colon. Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works...
Approved
Matched Description: … Olsalazine is an aminosalicylate and a prodrug of [mesalamine] (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA). ... , subsequently reducing the production of pro-inflammatory factors like prostaglandin and leukotriene ... [A257078] Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works by inhibiting cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase …
Matched Categories: … Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …

Cyproheptadine

Cyproheptadine is a potent competitive antagonist of both serotonin and histamine receptors. It is used primarily to treat allergic symptoms, though it is perhaps more notable for its use in appetite stimulation and its off-label use in the treatment of serotonin syndrome.
Approved
Matched Description: … Cyproheptadine is a potent competitive antagonist of both serotonin and histamine receptors. ... treat allergic symptoms, though it is perhaps more notable for its use in appetite stimulation[L32519] and …

Misoprostol

Misoprostol is a prostaglandin analog used to reduce the risk of NSAID related ulcers, manage miscarriages, prevent post partum hemorrhage, and also for first trimester abortions.[L7616,L7619,A181589,A181583,A181697] The stimulation of prostaglandin receptors in the stomach reduces gastric acid secretion, while stimulating these receptors in the uterus and cervix can increase the...
Approved
Matched Description: … cervix can increase the strength and frequency of contractions and decrease cervical tone. ... used to reduce the risk of NSAID related ulcers, manage miscarriages, prevent post partum hemorrhage, and ... receptors in the stomach reduces gastric acid secretion, while stimulating these receptors in the uterus and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Diclofenac Sodium and Misoprostol ... Diclofenac Sodium and Misoprostol ... Diclofenac Sodium and Misoprostol …
Matched Categories: … naproxen and misoprostol ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …

Belladonna

Belladonna, also known as atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its roots, leaves and fruits contain DB00424, DB00747, and mostly, DB00572. These alkaloids are naturally-occurring muscarinic antagonists. DB00572 is a non-selective muscarinic antagonist that is mainly used as an adjunct for...
Approved
Experimental
Matched Description: … Its roots, leaves and fruits contain [DB00424], [DB00747], and mostly, [DB00572]. ... Belladonna is a poisonous plant and belladonna intoxication from accidental ingestion may result in a ... severe anticholinergic syndrome, which is associated with both central and peripheral manifestations …
Matched Mixtures name: … Belladonna and Opium ... Belladonna and Opium ... Belladonna and Opium …

Colchicine

Colchicine is an alkaloid drug derived from a plant belonging to the Lily family, known as Colchicum autumnale, or "autumn crocus." Its use was first approved by the FDA in 1961. Colchicine is used in the treatment of gout flares and Familial Mediterranean fever, and prevention of major cardiovascular events....
Approved
Matched Description: … [L8192] Colchicine is used in the treatment of gout flares and Familial Mediterranean fever,[L8138] and ... [L47591] It has also been investigated in other inflammatory and fibrotic conditions.[A183602] …
Matched Mixtures name: … Probenecid and Colchicine ... Probenecid and Colchicine ... Probenecid and Colchicine …

Caffeine

Caffeine is a drug of the methylxanthine class used for a variety of purposes, including certain respiratory conditions of the premature newborn, pain relief, and to combat drowsiness. Caffeine is similar in chemical structure to Theophylline and Theobromine.[A187691,L9851] It can be sourced from coffee beans, but also occurs naturally in...
Approved
Matched Description: … [A187694] Caffeine is beneficial in preventing and treating apnea and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in newborns ... Caffeine is similar in chemical structure to [Theophylline] and [Theobromine]. ... variety of purposes, including certain respiratory conditions of the premature newborn, pain relief, and …
Matched Mixtures name: … dihydrocodeine bitartrate and aspirin and caffeine DC ... Asa and Caffeine ... Ac and C Tab 1/8gr …
Matched Categories: … caffeine and sodium benzoate ... Respiratory and CNS Stimulants ... Caffeine and Caffeine Containing Products ... Anorexigenic Agents & Respiratory and CNS Stimulants ... Psychostimulants, Agents Used for ADHD and Nootropics …
Matched Products: … Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate …

Olanzapine

Olanzapine is a thienobenzodiazepine classified as an atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent. The second-generation antipsychotics were introduced in the 90s and quickly gained traction due to their impressive efficacy, reduced risk for extrapyramidal side effects and reduced susceptibility to drug-drug interactions. Olanzapine very closely resembles clozapine and only differs by...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … and the absence of a chloride moiety. ... [A176996] The second-generation antipsychotics were introduced in the 90s and quickly gained traction ... [T554] It was discovered by scientists at Eli Lilly and approved to be marketed in the US in 1996. …
Matched Mixtures name: … Olanzapine and Fluoxetine ... Olanzapine and Fluoxetine ... Olanzapine and Fluoxetine …
Matched Categories: … olanzapine and samidorphan ... Diazepines, Oxazepines, Thiazepines and Oxepines …

Lopinavir

Lopinavir is an antiretroviral protease inhibitor used in combination with other antiretrovirals in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Lopinavir is marketed and administered exclusively in combination with ritonavir - this combination, first marketed by Abbott under the brand name Kaletra in 2000, is necessary due to lopinavir's poor oral bioavailability...
Approved
Matched Description: … "boosts" lopinavir exposure and improves antiviral activity. ... Abbott under the brand name Kaletra in 2000, is necessary due to lopinavir's poor oral bioavailability and ... [L11163] Lopinavir is marketed and administered exclusively in combination with [ritonavir] - this combination …
Matched Mixtures name: … Lopinavir and Ritonavir ... Lopinavir and ritonavir ... Lopinavir and ritonavir …
Matched Categories: … lopinavir and ritonavir ... Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances …

Pizotifen

Pizotifen belongs to the class of antamines and is related to cyproheptadine. It is a potent serotonin and tryptamine antagonist that has been used for migraine prevention for many years. It exhibits weak anticholinergic, antihistamine, and antikinin actions in addition to sedative and appetite-stimulating properties . Some patients receiving pizotifen...
Approved
Matched Description: … It exhibits weak anticholinergic, antihistamine, and antikinin actions in addition to sedative and appetite-stimulating ... Pizotifen belongs to the class of antamines and is related to [cyproheptadine]. ... [A32532] It is a potent serotonin and tryptamine antagonist that has been used for migraine prevention …

Nabumetone

Nabumetone was originally developed as a non-acidic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).[label] It was thought to avoid trapping of the drug in the stomach by making it unable to dissociate into ions which was believed to reduce GI toxicity by limiting local action. While slightly reduced, possibly due to a degree...
Approved
Matched Description: … Nabumetone was developed by Smithkline Beecham under the trade name Relafen and first received FDA approval …
Matched Categories: … Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products ... Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids …

Citalopram

Citalopram is an antidepressant belonging to the class of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) widely used to treat the symptoms of depression. It is a racemic bicyclic phthalate derivate and is the only compound with a tertiary amine and 2 nitrogen-containing metabolites among all SSRIs.[A261316,A14720] Citalopram enhances serotonergic transmission through the...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is a racemic bicyclic phthalate derivate and is the only compound with a tertiary amine and 2 nitrogen-containing ... and virtually no affinity for muscarinic, histaminergic, or GABAergic receptors. ... A14720] Citalopram enhances serotonergic transmission through the inhibition of serotonin reuptake, and …

Sodium fluoride

Sodium fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound that is a source of the fluoride ion in many applications, including dental care and radiographic imaging when it is used as Fluoride ion F-18. Sodium fluoride's benefits on dental health were first observed in the 1930s, when individuals in communities with fluoridated...
Approved
Matched Description: … chemical compound that is a source of the fluoride ion in many applications, including dental care and ... control dental caries is safe when used correctly and is highly effective in reducing the prevalence ... Dental Association (ADA), thorough evidence reviews have indicated that the use of fluoride to prevent and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Nicorette and Aquafresh Fruit Chill and Extreme Clean Whitening ... Twice Science and Wellness Invigorating Wintergreen and Peppermint ... Up and Up Sensitive Toothpaste …
Matched Categories: … Mouthwashes and Gargles ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism …
Matched Products: … Beyond Activated Coconut Charcoal and Sea Salt ... Dentalux Anticavity Activated Charcoal ... Luminous White with Activated Charcoal CWLT …

Rivaroxaban

Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant and the first orally active direct factor Xa inhibitor. Unlike warfarin, routine lab monitoring of INR is not necessary. However there is no antidote available in the event of a major bleed. Only the 10 mg tablet can be taken without regard to food. The 15...
Approved
Matched Description: … Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant and the first orally active direct factor Xa inhibitor. ... The 15 mg and 20 mg tablet should be taken with food. FDA approved on July 1, 2011. …
Matched Categories: … Blood and Blood Forming Organs …

Pheniramine

Pheniramine is a first-generation antihistamine in the alkylamine class, similar to brompheniramine and chlorpheniramine. It is used in some over-the-counter allergy as well as cold & flu products in combination with other drugs. Pheniramine's use as an anti-allergy medication has largely been supplanted by second-generation antihistamines such as cetirizine and...
Approved
Matched Description: … Pheniramine is a first-generation antihistamine in the alkylamine class, similar to [brompheniramine] and ... anti-allergy medication has largely been supplanted by second-generation antihistamines such as [cetirizine] and …
Matched Mixtures name: … Flu and Sore Throat ... Flu and Sore Throat ... Cold and Sore Throat …
Displaying drugs 1 - 25 of 66 in total