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Barium Sulfate

Barium sulfate (or sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4. It is a white crystalline solid that is odorless and insoluble in water. It occurs as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of barium and materials prepared from it. The white opaque appearance and its high density are exploited in its main applications.[4] Contents 1 Uses 1.1 Drilling fluids 1.2 Radiocontrast agent 1.3 Pigment 1.4 Heat-reflecting paint 1.5 Paper brigh...

Chlorhexidine Gluconate

Chlorhexidine (CHX)[2] (commonly known by the salt forms chlorhexidine gluconate and chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) or chlorhexidine acetate) is a disinfectant and antiseptic that is used for skin disinfection before surgery and to sterilize surgical instruments.[3] It may be used both to disinfect the skin of the patient and the hands of the healthcare providers.[4] It is also used for cleaning wounds, preventing dental plaque, treating yeast ...

Ribavirin

Ribavirin, also known as tribavirin, is an antiviral medication used to treat RSV infection, hepatitis C and some viral hemorrhagic fevers.[1] For hepatitis C, it is used in combination with other medications such as simeprevir, sofosbuvir, peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a.[1] Among the viral hemorrhagic fevers it is used for Lassa fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Hantavirus infection but should not be used for Ebola or Marburg in...

Interferon Alfa-2b + Ribavirin

Ribavirin, also known as tribavirin, is an antiviral medication used to treat RSV infection, hepatitis C and some viral hemorrhagic fevers.[1] For hepatitis C, it is used in combination with other medications such as simeprevir, sofosbuvir, peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a.[1] Among the viral hemorrhagic fevers it is used for Lassa fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Hantavirus infection but should not be used for Ebola or Marburg in...

Interferon Beta-1a

Interferon beta-1a (also interferon beta 1-alpha) is a cytokine in the interferon family used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS).[5] It is produced by mammalian cells, while interferon beta-1b is produced in modified E. coli.[6] Some research indicates that interferon injections may result in an 18–38% reduction in the rate of MS relapses.[7] Interferon beta has not been shown to slow the advance of disability.[8][9...

Luspatercept-aamt

Luspatercept, sold under the brand name Reblozyl, is a medication used for the treatment of anemia in beta thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.[2] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded orphan drug status in 2013, and fast track designation in 2015, for both indications.[4] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication.[5] Contents 1 Clinical development 2 Structure and mechanism ...

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Reboxetine, sold under the brand name Edronax among others, is a drug of the norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI) class, marketed as an antidepressant by Pfizer for use in the treatment of major depression, although it has also been used off-label for panic disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[3] It is approved for use in many countries worldwide, but has not been approved for use in the United States. Although its effectiveness as an antidepressant...

Imipenem + Cilastatin +Relebactam

Imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam, sold under the brand name Recarbrio,[1] is a fixed-dose combination medication used as an antibiotic. In 2019, it was approved for use in the United States for the treatment of complicated urinary tract and complicated intra-abdominal infections.[2][3][4][5] It is administered via intravenous injection.[6][1] The most common adverse reactions include...

Zoledronic Acid

Zoledronic acid, also known as zoledronate and sold under the brand name Zometa[4] by Novartis among others, is a medication used to treat a number of bone diseases.[3] These include osteoporosis, high blood calcium due to cancer, bone breakdown due to cancer, Paget’s disease of bone[3] and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). It is given by injection into a vein.[3] Common side effects include fever, joint pain, high blood ...

Antihemophilic Factor, AHF, Factor VIII

1CFG, 1D7P, 1IQD, 2R7E, 3CDZ, 3HNB, 3HNY, 3HOB, 4BDV, 1FAC, 3J2Q, 3J2S, 4KI5, 4PT6, 4XZUIdentifiersAliasesF8, AHF, DXS1253E, F8B, F8C, FVIII, HEMA, coagulation factor VIIIExternal IDsOMIM: 300841 MGI: 88383 HomoloGene: 49153 GeneCards: F8 Gene location (Human)Chr.X chromosome (human)[1]BandXq28Start154,835,788 bp[1]End155,026,940 bp[1]Gene location (Mouse)Chr.X chromosome (mouse)[2]BandX A7.3|X 38.17 cMStart74,216,321 bp...

Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant

Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis B.[10] The first dose is recommended within 24 hours of birth with either two or three more doses given after that.[10] This includes those with poor immune function such as from HIV/AIDS and those born premature.[10] It is also recommended that health-care workers be vaccinated.[11] In healthy people routine immunization results in more than 95% of people being protected.&...

Levoketoconazole

Levoketoconazole, sold under the brand name Recorlev, is a steroidogenesis inhibitor that used for the treatment of Cushing's syndrome.[2][3][4][5] Levoketoconazole was approved for medical use in the United States in December 2021.[6][7] Levoketoconazole is the levorotatory or (2S,4R) enantiomer of ketoconazole,[3][4][5] and it is an inhibitor of the...

Nitroclycerin

Nitroglycerin (NG), (alternative spelling nitroglycerine) also known as trinitroglycerin (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester. Chemically, the substance is an organic nitrate compound rather than a nitro compound, but the traditional name is retained. Invented in 1847 by A...

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Trifolium pratense, the red clover,[1][2] is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Uses 3.1 Medical uses of the plant 4 Diseases 5 Symbolism 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Description White-flowered form Red clover is a good pollen and nectar s...

Methotrexate

Methotrexate (MTX), formerly known as amethopterin, is a chemotherapy agent and immune-system suppressant.[4] It is used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancy and for medical abortions.[4] Types of cancers it is used for include breast cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, lymphoma, gestational trophoblastic disease, and osteosarcoma.[4] Types of autoimmune diseases it is used for include psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn...

Sibutramine

Sibutramine, formerly sold under the brand name Meridia among others, is an appetite suppressant which has been discontinued in many countries. Until 2010, it was widely marketed and prescribed as an adjunct in the treatment of obesity along with diet and exercise. It has been associated with increased cardiovascular events and strokes and has been withdrawn from the market in several countries and regions including Australia,[1] Canada,[2] China,[3&am...

Phendimetrazine

Phendimetrazine (Bontril, Adipost, Anorex-SR, Appecon, Melfiat, Obezine, Phendiet, Plegine, Prelu-2, Statobex) is a stimulant drug of the morpholine chemical class used as an appetite suppressant.[1] Contents 1 Pharmacology 2 Legality 3 See also 4 References Pharmacology Phendimetrazine functions as a prodrug to phenmetrazine; approximately 30 percent of an oral dose is converted into it. Phendimetrazine can essentially be thought of as an extended-release formulation o...

Dexfenfluramine

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Pyrantel

Pyrantel is a medication used to treat a number of parasitic worm infections.[2] This includes ascariasis, hookworm infections, enterobiasis (pinworm infection), trichostrongyliasis, and trichinellosis.[2] It is taken by mouth.[2] Side effects include nausea, headache, dizziness, trouble sleeping, and rash.[2] A lower dose should be used in people with liver disease.[2] While it does not appear to be harmful durin...