Displaying drugs 76 - 100 of 465 in total
Butylscopolamine
Butylscopolamine is a peripherally acting antimuscarinic, anticholinergic agent. It is used to treat pain and discomfort caused by abdominal cramps, menstrual cramps, or other spasmodic activity in the digestive system. It is also effective at preventing bladder spasms. It is not a pain medication in the normal sense, since it...
Approved
Investigational
Vet approved
Matched Synonyms: … N-butylscopolammonium cation …
Matched Categories: … Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ... Belladonna Alkaloids, Semisynthetic, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Matched Categories: … Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ... Belladonna Alkaloids, Semisynthetic, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Cisatracurium
Cisatracurium is a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agent of the benzylisoquinolinium class, available in its salt form, cisatracurium besylate.[A243416,A253592] Cisatracurium has an intermediate duration of action and is one of the most commonly used neuromuscular blocking agents in intensive care.[A253592,A253597]. Cisatracurium acts on cholinergic receptors, blocking neuromuscular transmission. This action is...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Synonyms: … Cisatracurium cation …
Rezafungin
Rezafungin is an echinocandin antifungal drug.[A258393,L45633] Unlike other echinocandins such as caspofungin and micafungin, rezafungin has long‐acting pharmacokinetics and a high stability that allows for it to have long dosing intervals maintaining high plasma exposure. Rezafungin has a half-life higher than 130 hours and can be administered once a week...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Synonyms: … Rezafungin cation …
Strontium ranelate
Strontium ranelate, a strontium (II) salt of ranelic acid, is a medication for osteoporosis. Some reports have shown that strontium ranelate can slow down the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee. This agent presents an atypical mechanism of action in which it increases deposition of new bone by osteoblasts and,...
Approved
Withdrawn
Pentolinium
Pentolinium is a nicotinic antagonist that has been used as a ganglionic blocking agent in hypertension.
Approved
Metocurine
Dimethyltubocurarinium (INN) or metocurine (USAN), also known as dimethyltubocurarine, is a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant. Patients on chronic anticonvulsant drugs are relatively resistant to metocurine.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Gluconic Acid
Commonly found in salts with sodium and calcium. Gluconic acid or gluconate is used to maintain the cation-anion balance on electrolyte solutions.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Gluconic acid or gluconate is used to maintain the cation-anion balance on electrolyte solutions. …
Tubocurarine
Tubocurarine is a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent and the first identified curare alkaloid. Curare is one of the names used to describe plant-derived poisons used by indigenous South Americans to coat the tips of hunting arrows and darts, which were typically derived from plants of the genera Chondrodendron and Strychnos....
Approved
Matched Categories: … Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Propantheline
A muscarinic antagonist used as an antispasmodic, in rhinitis, in urinary incontinence, and in the treatment of ulcers. At high doses it has nicotinic effects resulting in neuromuscular blocking.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ... Synthetic Anticholinergics, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Thonzonium
Thonzonium is a monocationic surface-active agent with surfactant and detergent properties. It is widely used as an additive to in ear and nasal drops to enhance dispersion and penetration of cellular debris and exudate, thereby promoting tissue contact of the administered medication. A common pharmaceutical formulation of thonzonium bromide is...
Approved
Matched Categories: … Ammonium Compounds …
Hexocyclium
Hexocyclium is a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist which was presumably used in the treatment of gastric ulcer or diarrhea. It was once available under the tradename Tral marketed by Abbvie Inc. but has been discontinued. Proton pump inhibitors like DB00338 and opiate anti-diarrheal agents like DB00836 have largely replaced the...
Approved
Matched Categories: … Synthetic Anticholinergics, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Carglumic acid
Carglumic acid is a drug used for the treatment of hyperammonemia in patients with a deficiency in N-acetyl glutamate synthase. This rare genetic disorder results in elevated blood levels of ammonia, which can eventually cross the blood–brain barrier and cause neurologic problems, cerebral edema, coma, and death. Carglumic acid was...
Approved
Ambenonium
Ambenonium is a cholinesterase inhibitor. It is used in the management of myasthenia gravis.
Approved
Matched Categories: … Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
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
Methscopolamine
Methscopolamine is a quaternary ammonium derivative of scopolamine and antagonist at muscarininc (mACh) receptors. Methscopolamine bromide is the most common form of the active ingredient in oral pharmaceutical products. The oral tablets are used as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of peptic ulcer and is shown to be effective...
Approved
Matched Description: … Methscopolamine is a quaternary ammonium derivative of scopolamine and antagonist at muscarininc (mACh …
Matched Categories: … Synthetic Anticholinergics, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ... Belladonna Alkaloids, Semisynthetic, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Matched Categories: … Synthetic Anticholinergics, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ... Belladonna Alkaloids, Semisynthetic, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Aclidinium
Aclidinium is an anticholinergic for the long-term management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has a much higher propensity to bind to muscarinic receptors than nicotinic receptors. FDA approved on July 24, 2012.
Approved
Cholestyramine
Cholestyramine or colestyramine is a bile acid sequestrant. Bile acid sequestrants are polymeric compounds which serve as ion exchange resins. Cholestyramine resin is quite hydrophilic, but insoluble in water.
Approved
Investigational
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
Matched Categories: … Ammonium Compounds ... Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds ... Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Acetylcarnitine
Acetylcarnitine is an investigational drug in the United states, Italy, United Kingdom, China, Israel, and Norway, and it is approved in Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Philippines, Australia, and India. Acetylcarnitine can be synthesized, but it is also naturally found in adequate amounts in healthy humans. In human plasma and tissues,...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds ... Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Miltefosine
Miltefosine is a broad spectrum antimicrobial, anti-leishmanial, phospholipid drug that was originally developed in the 1980s as an anti-cancer agent. It is currently the only recognized oral agent used to treat visceral, cutaneous, and mucosal forms of leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease. It can be administered topically or orally and...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds ... Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Levocarnitine
Constituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds ... Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Betaine
Betaine is a methyl group donor that functions in the normal metabolic cycle of methionine. It is a naturally occurring choline derivative commonly ingested through diet, with a role in regulating cellular hydration and maintaining cell function.[A252235,A252240] Homocystinuria is an inherited disorder that leads to the accumulation of homocysteine in...
Approved
Investigational
Nutraceutical
Matched Categories: … Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds ... Quaternary Ammonium Compounds …
Sodium acetate
Sodium Acetate is chemically designated CH3COONa, a hygroscopic powder very soluble in water. Sodium acetate could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in buffer solutions. Medically, sodium acetate is important component as an electrolyte replenisher when given intravenously. It is mainly indicated to correct...
Approved
Investigational
Potassium acetate
Approved
Investigational
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