Displaying drugs 126 - 150 of 606 in total
Metrizoic acid
Metrizoic acid is a molecule used as a contrast medium. It present a higher risk of allergic reactions due to its high osmolality. Its approval has been discontinued by the FDA. One study in 1976 demonstrated that metrizoic acid, when used for cardiac angiography, was well tolerated. A total of...
Approved
Matched Salts name: … Calcium metrizoate …
Trichlormethiazide
A thiazide diuretic with properties similar to those of hydrochlorothiazide. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p830)
Approved
Vet approved
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate is approved as the trade product Lokelma developed by AstraZeneca - an insoluble, non-absorbed sodium zirconium silicate, formulated as a powder for oral suspension that acts as a highly selective potassium removing agent. It is administered orally and is odorless, tasteless, and stable at room temperature. Approval...
Approved
Investigational
Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate
Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate is a hydrated form of anhydrous magnesium acetate salt with the chemical formula of Mg(CH3COO)2 • 4H2O. As a salt form of magnesium, magnesium acetate is one of the bioavailable forms of magnesium and forms a very water soluble compound. Magnesium is an essential element and second...
Approved
Treprostinil
Treprostinil is a stable tricyclic analogue of prostacyclin that promotes the vasodilation of pulmonary and systemic arterial vascular beds and the inhibition of platelet aggregation.[L41855,L41860,L41865] It reduces symptoms in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease.[L41855,L41860] The first agent approved for the treatment...
Approved
Investigational
Tacrolimus
Tacrolimus (also FK-506 or Fujimycin) is an immunosuppressive drug whose main use is after organ transplant to reduce the activity of the patient's immune system and so the risk of organ rejection. It is also used in a topical preparation in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis, severe refractory uveitis...
Approved
Investigational
Quinidine
Quinidine is a D-isomer of quinine present in the bark of the Cinchona tree and similar plant species. This alkaloid was first described in 1848 and has a long history as an antiarrhythmic medication.[A38016,A250050] Quinidine is considered the first antiarrhythmic drug (class Ia) and is moderately efficacious in the acute...
Approved
Investigational
Perindopril
Perindopril is a nonsulfhydryl prodrug that belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor class of medications. It is rapidly metabolized in the liver to perindoprilat, its active metabolite, following oral administration. Perindoprilat is a potent, competitive inhibitor of ACE, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I (ATI) to...
Approved
Matched Categories: … ACE Inhibitors and Calcium Channel Blockers …
Fluspirilene
A long-acting injectable antipsychotic agent used for chronic schizophrenia.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Calcium Channel Blockers …
Tolfenamic acid
Tolfenamic acid, with the formula N-(2-methyl-3-chlorphenyl)-anthranilic acid, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent. It was discovered by scientists at Medica Pharmaceutical Company in Finland. It is used in the UK as a treatment for migraine under the name of Clotam. In the US, it presents a Status class I by the...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents …
Acetyldigitoxin
Cardioactive derivative of lanatoside A or of digitoxin used for fast digitalization in congestive heart failure.
Approved
Fibrinogen human
Fibrinogen concentrate (human) is a hematological agent. It works by replacing a certain protein in the blood that helps with blood clotting. Fibrinogen (factor I) is a soluble plasma glycoprotein with a molecular weight of about 340 kDa. It is a physiological substrate for three enzymes: plasmin, factor XIIIa and...
Approved
Inositol
Inositol is a collection of nine different stereoisomers but the name is usually used to describe only the most common type of inositol, myo-inositol. Myo-inositol is the cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol and it is prepared from an aqueous extract of corn kernels by precipitation and hydrolysis of crude phytate. These molecules have structural...
Approved
Investigational
Withdrawn
Matched Mixtures name: … Calcium Magnesium Plus Vitamin D Liquid …
Pyridoxine
Pyridoxine is the 4-methanol form of vitamin B6, an important water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. As its classification as a vitamin implies, Vitamin B6 (and pyridoxine) are essential nutrients required for normal functioning of many biological systems within the body. While many plants and microorganisms are...
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Calcium PNV ... Phytofortis + Calcium A-D ... Calcium Folic Acid Plus D Chewable …
Thrombin
Also known as coagulation factor II, thrombin is a serine protease that plays a physiological role in regulating hemostasis and maintaining blood coagulation. Once converted from prothrombin, thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin, which, in combination with platelets from the blood, forms a clot.
Medical thrombin is a protein substance produced...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … reaction in which prothrombin of bovine origin is activated by tissue thromboplastin in the presence of calcium …
Nebivolol
Nebivolol is a racemic mixture of 2 enantiomers where one is a beta adrenergic antagonist and the other acts as a cardiac stimulant without beta adrenergic activity. Treatment with nebivolol leads to a greater decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure than atenolol, propranolol, or pindolol. Nebivolol and other beta...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Beta blocking agents and calcium channel blockers …
Pidolic acid
Pidolic acid is a naturally occurring but little-studied amino acid derivative that can be formed enzymatically or non-enzymatically and participates as a biological intermediate with unique pharmacodynamics in various chemical pathways [A32991, L2729]. Elevations of the acid in blood levels may be associated with problems of glutamine or glutathione metabolism...
Approved
Investigational
Capsicum oleoresin
Capsicum oleoresin is an oily organic resin derived from the fruit of plants in the Capsicum genus, such as chilli peppers. When the plants are finely ground, capsicum oleoresin is formed after the extraction process of capsaicin using oragnic solvents such as ethanol. It is commonly used as a culinary...
Approved
Telmisartan
Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB) used in the management of hypertension. Generally, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) such as telmisartan bind to the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptors with high affinity, causing inhibition of the action of angiotensin II on vascular smooth muscle, ultimately leading to...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and calcium channel blockers …
Oxytocin
Sir Henry H. Dale first identified oxytocin and its uterine contractile properties in 1906.[A229008,A228593,A229108] Like all other neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin is composed of nine amino acids with a disulfide bridge between the Cys 1 and 6 residues.[A229008,A228593] In the mid-1950s, synthetic oxytocin was successfully synthesized by a biochemist named Vincent...
Approved
Vet approved
Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam is a drug within the pyrrolidine class that is used to treat various types of seizures stemming from epileptic disorders. It was first approved for use in the United States in 1999 and is structurally and mechanistically unrelated to other anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).[L8606,L8600,L8615] Levetiracetam possesses a wide therapeutic index[L8615,A185918]...
Approved
Olopatadine
Olopatadine is a selective histamine H1 antagonist and mast cell stabilizer that works by attenuating inflammatory and allergic reactions. It is a structural analog of doxepin, which has a minimal anti-allergic activity. Olopatadine works by blocking the effects of histamine, which is a primary inflammatory mediator that causes inflammatory and...
Approved
Ursodeoxycholic acid
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), also known as ursodiol, is a naturally-occurring bile acid that constitutes a minor fraction of the human bile acid pool.[A256272,A256277] UDCA has been used to treat liver disease for decades: its first use in traditional medicine dates back more than a hundred years.[A256267,A256463] UDCA was first characterized...
Approved
Investigational
Phenyltoloxamine
Phenyltoloxamine is an antihistamine drug with sedative and analgesic effects. It is a H1 receptor blocker and a member of the ethanolamine class of antihistaminergic drugs. It is available in combination products that also contain other analgesics and antitussives such as acetaminophen. Phenyltoloxamine citrate is the more common salt form...
Approved
Methacholine
Asthma is a complex condition associated with phenomena such as airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), in which the smooth muscle in the airways (ASM) excessively contracts in response to stimuli, reducing pulmonary function and causing symptoms such as difficulty breathing.[A229598, A229603] Although the underlying pathology of AHR is complex, ASM contraction can...
Approved
Investigational
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