Eltrombopag
Eltrombopag is used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenia (ITP), when certain other medicines, or surgery to remove the spl...
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Thrombopoietic Agents
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Indapamide
A benzamide-sulfonamide-indole. It is called a thiazide-like diuretic but structure is different enough (lacking the thiazo-ring).
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Bendroflumethiazide
A thiazide diuretic with actions and uses similar to those of hydrochlorothiazide. It has been used in the treatment of familial hyperkalemia, hypertension, edema, and urinary trac...
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Nutritional supplement -
Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is a dietary supplement used when the amount of calcium taken in the diet is not enough. Calcium is needed by the body for healthy bones, muscles, nervous system,...
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neurologic drugs -
Tetrabenazine
Tetrabenazine formerly used as an antipsychotic but now used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of various hyperkinetic disorders . It is a monoamine depletor and used as symp...
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Axitinib
Axitinib is an oral, potent, and selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) 1, 2, and 3 and if one previous systemic therapy for kidney cell ...
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brigatinib
Brigatinib, is a reversible dual inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). It presents selectivity against the mutant forms of EGFR...
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Acalabrutinib
To date, acalabrutinib has been used in trials studying the treatment of B-All, Myelofibrosis, Ovarian Cancer, Multiple Myeloma, and Hodgkin Lymphoma, among others.
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Binimetinib
Binimetinib is a potent and selective oral mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 (MEK 1/2) inhibitor which is combined with Encorafenib. This combination is for patients with u...
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Medical and Pharmaceutical Articles -
What Medicines Can Make You Tired?
You expect to feel tired if you take a sleeping pill, but other kinds of medications can cause fatigue, too. It’s one of the most common side effects of prescription and over-the-c...
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Lysosomal enzymes -
taliglucerase alfa
Taliglucerasealfa is the recombinant active form of the human lysosomal enzyme, β-glucocerebrosidase.
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Velaglucerase alfa
Velaglucerase alfa is a gene-activated human recombinant glucocerebrosidase used for the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher disease, caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucoce...
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Incretin mimetics -
Exenatide
Exenatide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog. It functions to activate the GLP-1 receptor and increases insulin secretion, decrease glucagon secretion, and slow gastric em...
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dulaglutide
Dulaglutide is a novel glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) biologic drug consisting of a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV-protected GLP-1 analogue covalently linked to a human IgG4-Fc h...
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Hypnotics and Sedatives -
Melatonin
In mammals, melatonin is produced by the pineal gland. The secretion of melatonin increases in darkness and decreases during exposure to light, thereby regulating the circadian rhy...
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists -
Abarelix
Synthetic decapeptide antagonist to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH).
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General anesthetic -
fentanyl
A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and ...
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EGFR Inhibitor -
Panitumumab
Panitumumab (ABX-EGF) is a recombinant human IgG2 monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). This drug is an antineoplastic a...
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