Displaying drugs 26 - 50 of 227 in total
Baclofen
Baclofen is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist used as a skeletal muscle relaxant. Although originally designed in 1962 to treat epilepsy, baclofen was not effective in treating this condition but instead was shown to reduce spasticity in selected patients. Baclofen was reintroduced in 1971 as a treatment for spasticity and...
Approved
Matched Description: … [A245323, A245338] Baclofen is used to manage severe muscle spasms of cerebral or spinal cord origins …
Carisoprodol
Originally approved by the FDA in 1959 [FDA label], carisoprodol is a centrally acting muscle relaxant used in painful musculoskeletal conditions in conjunction with physical therapy and other medications . This drug is available by itself in an oral tablet or combined with aspirin, or in a fixed-dose combination with...
Approved
Oxymorphone
An opioid analgesic with actions and uses similar to those of morphine, apart from an absence of cough suppressant activity. It is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including pain in obstetrics. It may also be used as an adjunct to anesthesia (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia,...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Difelikefalin
Difelikefalin (CR845) is an agonist of kappa opioid receptors (KORs) useful in the treatment of pruritus secondary to chronic kidney disease. KORs were first associated with itching in 1984. Further investigations revealed that dynorphins, endogenous agonists of KORs, work to inhibit the itching sensation at the spinal cord level, and...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … revealed that dynorphins, endogenous agonists of KORs, work to inhibit the itching sensation at the spinal cord …
Ziconotide
Ziconotide (also known as SNX-111) is a neurotoxic peptide derived from the cone snail Conus magus comprising 25 amino acids with three disulphide bonds.[A202835, L13389] Other such peptides, collectively termed conotoxins, exist, and some have shown efficacy in binding specific subsets of calcium channels; ziconotide is used in part because...
Approved
Alfentanil
A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of fentanyl. It produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness. Alfentanil is effective as an anesthetic during surgery, for supplementation of analgesia during surgical procedures, and as an analgesic for critically ill patients.
Approved
Illicit
Omidenepag isopropyl
Omidenepag isopropyl is a topical ocular hypotensive agent used to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Omidenepag isopropyl is quickly metabolized to its active metabolite, omidenepag, a molecule with high selectivity and agonistic activity towards the prostaglandin E2 (EP2) receptor.[A253263,A253268] Prostanoid FP receptor agonists (FP...
Approved
Investigational
Enflurane
Enflurane is a halogenated inhalational anesthetic initially approved by the FDA in 1972. Since this date, it has been withdrawn from the US market.[L13646,L13649] Unlike its other inhalational anesthetic counterparts including isoflurane and halothane, enflurane is known to induce seizure activity. In addition, it is known to cause increased cardio...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Triptorelin
Triptorelin is a synthetic decapeptide agonist analog of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH). Possessing greater potency than endogenous LHRH, triptorelin reversibly represses gonadotropin secretion. After chronic, continuous administration, this agent effects sustained decreases in LH and FSH production and testicular and ovarian steroidogenesis. Serum testosterone concentrations may fall to levels...
Approved
Vet approved
Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Approved
Investigational
Matched Mixtures name: … Dt Polio Adsorbed - Sus Im …
D-glucose
Glucose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) generated during phosynthesis involving water, carbon and sunlight in plants. It is produced in humans via hepatic gluconeogenesis and breakdown of polymeric glucose forms (glycogenolysis). It circulates in human circulation as blood glucose and acts as an essential energy source for many organisms through...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Sterile Cord Blood Collection Unit ... Sterile Cord Blood Collection Unit (MSC128D) ... Pall Sterile Cord Blood Collection Unit …
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 Mixtures name: … Trisulfaminic Sus …
Clostridium tetani toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Clostridium tetani toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated) is a vaccine for intramuscular injection. It is used for active immunization of children 7 years of age or older, and adults, for prevention of tetanus. The toxoid in the Clostridium tetani culture is grown and detoxified followed by purification via ammonium sulfate filtration...
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Dt Polio Adsorbed - Sus Im …
Sulfacetamide
An anti-infective agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract infections.
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Metimyd Oph Sus …
Glycine
A non-essential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. It is also a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Approved
Nutraceutical
Vet approved
Sulfamethoxazole
Sulfamethoxazole is a bacteriostatic sulfonamide antibiotic that interferes with folic acid synthesis in susceptible bacteria. It is generally given in combination with trimethoprim, which inhibits a sequential step in bacterial folic acid synthesis - these agents work synergistically to block two consecutive steps in the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and...
Approved
Matched Mixtures name: … EUSAPRIM K SUS F KDR ... Nu-cotrimox Sus 40/8mg/ml …
Risdiplam
Risdiplam is an orally bioavailable mRNA splicing modifier used for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It increases systemic SMN protein concentrations by improving the efficiency of SMN2 gene transcription. This mechanism of action is similar to its predecessor nusinersen, the biggest difference being their route of administration: nusinersen...
Approved
Investigational
Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim is an antifolate antibacterial agent that inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), a critical enzyme that catalyzes the formation of tetrahydrofolic acid (THF) - in doing so, it prevents the synthesis of bacterial DNA and ultimately continued bacterial survival. Trimethoprim is often used in combination with sulfamethoxazole due to their...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … EUSAPRIM K SUS F KDR ... Nu-cotrimox Sus 40/8mg/ml …
Milnacipran
Milnacipran is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) and like many agents in this category was originally developed for and continues to be approved and indicated for the treatment of depression [F3928, F3934, A175786, A175951]. Furthermore, in 2009 the US FDA approved milnacipran for the additional indication of...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … in the mitigation of pain signals in the descending inhibitory pain pathways in the brain and spinal cord …
Enzalutamide
Enzalutamide is an androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), both metastatic and non-metastatic. It is a second-generation antiandrogen agent that the FDA approved on August 31, 2012.[L40639, A252667] Although androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the first-line treatment of prostate cancer and remission can be...
Approved
Botulinum toxin type A
In 2002, botulinum toxin A, also known as onabotulinumtoxinA or Botox, was the first type A botulism toxin to be introduced into the market for cosmetic use. With a wide variety of applications and favourable safety profile, Botulinum toxin A injection is a minimally invasive and promising treatment for cosmetic...
Approved
Investigational
Dronabinol
Dronabinol (marketed as Marinol) is a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis (marijuana). THC demonstrates its effects through weak partial agonist activity at Cannabinoid-1 (CB1R) and Cannabinoid-2 (CB2R) receptors, which results in the well-known effects of smoking cannabis such as increased appetite, reduced pain, and...
Approved
Illicit
Codeine
The relief of pain (analgesia) is a primary goal for enhancing the quality of life of patients and for increasing the ability of patients to engage in day to day activities. Codeine, an opioid analgesic, was originally approved in the US in 1950 and is a drug used to decrease...
Approved
Illicit
Matched Mixtures name: … TRIFEN 100 ML SUS. …
Lidocaine
Ever since its discovery and availability for sale and use in the late 1940s, lidocaine has become an exceptionally commonly used medication . In particular, lidocaine's principal mode of action in acting as a local anesthetic that numbs the sensations of tissues means the agent is indicated for facilitating local...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Mixtures name: … Racestyptine Cord …
Fluocinolone acetonide
Fluocinolone acetonide, with the formula 6-alpha, 9-alpha-difluoro-16-alpha, 17 alpha-acetonide, is a corticosteroid that presents a high lipophilicity. It has been used extensively in dermatological preparations and it has also been investigated thoroughly for its use in implantable corticosteroid devices. This type of device containing fluocinolone acetonide was developed by Taro...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
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