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Medical Drugs (5151)

  • 8-Hour Bayer

    Bayer AG was founded in Barmen (today a part of Wuppertal), Germany in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer and his partner, Johann Friedrich Weskott. Bayer's first major product was acetylsalicylic acid (originally discovered by French chemist Charles Freder...

  • 8-Mop

    Methoxsalen (marketed under the trade name Oxsoralen) is a drug used to treat psoriasis, eczema, and some cutaneous Lymphomas in conjunction with exposing the skin to sunlight. Methoxsalen modifies the way skin cells receive the UVA radiation, alleg...

  • A-hydrocort

    A-Hydrocort sterile powder contains hydrocortisone sodium succinate as the active ingredient. Hydrocortisone sodium succinate, is a white, or nearly white, odorless, hygroscopic, amorphous solid. It is very soluble in water and in alcohol, very slig...

  • A-methapred

    Corticosteroids (kor-ti-koe-STER-oyds) (cortisone-like medicines) are used to provide relief for inflamed areas of the body. They lessen swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions. They are often used as part of the treatment for a number of...

  • A-n Stannous Aggregated Albumin

    Technetium 99mTc albumin aggregated (99mTc-MAA) is an injectable radiopharmaceutical used in nuclear medicine. It consists of a sterile aqueous suspension of Technetium-99m (99mTc) labeled to human albumin aggregate particles in the pH range of 3.8 ...

  • A-poxide

    Chlordiazepoxide, is a sedative/hypnotic drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative and is marketed under the trade name Novapam, Librium and Tropium. It has a medium to long half life but its active metabolite has a very long half life. Chlordiazepo...

  • A-T-S

    Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people who have an allergy to penicillins. For respiratory tract infections, it has better coverage...

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  • Abacavir

    Abacavir (ABC) is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. It is available under the trade name Ziagen (GlaxoSmithKline) and in the combination formulations Trizivir (abacavir, zidovudine and lamivudine)...

  • Abacavir Sulfate

    Abacavir (ABC) is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. It is available under the trade name Ziagen (GlaxoSmithKline) and in the combination formulations Trizivir (abacavir, zidovudine and lamivudine)...

  • Abelcet

    Amphotericin B (Fungilin, Fungizone, Abelcet, AmBisome, Fungisome, Amphocil, Amphotec) is a polyene antifungal drug, often used intravenously for systemic fungal infections. It was originally extracted from Streptomyces nodosus, a filamentous bacter...

  • Abilify

    Aripiprazole (air-ee-PIP-ruh-zole) (sold as Abilify) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 15, 2002 for the treatment of schizophrenia, the sixth atypical antipsychotic medication of its kind. More recently it received F...

  • Abitrexate

    History Methotrexate originated in the 1940s when Dr. Sidney Farber at Children's Hospital Boston was testing the effects of folic acid on acute leukemic children (severe blood cancer). Inspired, he asked Dr. Y. SubbaRow, then Director of the Res...

  • Abraxane

    Paclitaxel is a mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy. It was discovered in a National Cancer Institute program at the Research Triangle Institute in 1967 when Monroe E. Wall and Mansukh C. Wani isolated it from the bark of the Pacific yew t...

  • Abreva

    Docosanol, also known as behenyl alcohol, is a saturated fatty alcohol used mainly as an antiviral agent, specifically for treatment of "cold sores" caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is normally administered topically in a cream containing a ba...

  • Acarbose

    Acarbose is an anti-diabetic drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and, in some countries, prediabetes. It is sold in Europe under the brand name Glucobay (Bayer AG), in North America as Precose (Bayer Pharmaceuticals), and in Canada as Pranda...

  • Accolate

    Zafirlukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for the maintenance treatment of asthma, often used in conjunction with an inhaled steroid and/or long-acting bronchodilator. It is available as a tablet and is usually dosed twice daily....

  • Accretropin

    Accretropin (recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH); somatropin) is a protein produced by recombinant DNA technology. It is produced during fermentation in E. coli yielding a protein containing 192 amino acids. The N-terminal amino acid, methionin...

  • Accuneb

    Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as Ventolin or Vento...

  • Accupril

    Quinapril (marketed under the brand name Accupril by Pfizer) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure. Pharmacology Quinapril is a prodrug. It is converted...

  • Accurbron

    Theophylline, also known as dimethylxanthine, is a methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as COPD or asthma under a variety of brand names. Due to its numerous side-effects, these drugs are now rarely administered for clin...

  • Accuretic

    Accuretic is a combination medication that contains a fixed amount of quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT). It is used to treat hypertension. It is manufactured by Pfizer.

  • Accutane

    Isotretinoin (INN) is a medication used for the treatment of moderate to severe acne. It is sometimes used as a chemotherapy medication for prevention and treatment of certain skin cancers. In some cases, it is used to treat Harlequin type ichthyosi...

  • Acebutolol Hydrochloride

    Acebutolol (trade names Sectral, Prent) is a beta blocker for the treatment of hypertension and arrhythmias. Pharmacology Acebutolol is a cardioselective beta blocker with ISA (Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity, see article on Pindolol). It i...

  • Aceon

    Indications Essential hypertension. Stable coronary artery disease: reduction of risk of cardiac events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and/or revascularization. Treatment of symptomatic heart disease or failure. Dosag...

  • Acephen

    The contents of this page have been copied to Talk:List_of_drugs. Please put comments there. I am in the process of creating a list of drugs and their various names. The list will be alphabetical and will use the following format (subject to chan...

  • Acetadote

    Ache may refer to: * Ache (album), a You've Got Foetus on Your Breath album * Ache Records, a Vancouver-based record label * Ache, a chronic, painful sensation * The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

  • Acetaminophen

    Paracetamol (INN) or acetaminophen (USAN) is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer). It is commonly used for the relief of fever, headaches, and other minor aches and pains, and is a major ingredient...

  • Acetaminophen And Codeine Phosphate

    Acetaminophen is a widely-used analgesic and antipyretic medication. Derived from coal tar, it is the active metabolite of phenacetin, but unlike phenacetin, paracetamol has not been shown to be carcinogenic in any way. Paracetamol generally is well...

  • Acetaminophen And Codeine Phosphate #2

    Acetaminophen is a widely-used analgesic and antipyretic medication. Derived from coal tar, it is the active metabolite of phenacetin, but unlike phenacetin, paracetamol has not been shown to be carcinogenic in any way. Paracetamol generally is well...