In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. A pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being. Traditionally drugs were obtained through extraction from medicinal plants, but more recently also by organic synthesis. Pharmaceutical drugs may be used for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders.
Which Diseases is Elagolix FDA-Approved For?
In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved elagolix (Orilissa?) for treating pain associated with endometriosis—the first and only pill specifically approved for endometriosis pain
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Agomelatine: Benefits and Mechanism of action
Agomelatine is an orally active, selective agonist for the melatonin MTNR1A and MTNR1B receptors and a selective antagonist for the serotonin HTR2C receptor.
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Cefotetan: Indications, Side effects and Contraindications
Cefotetan is a sterile, semi-synthetic, broad-spectrum, hepatitis B enzyme-resistant cephalosporin antibiotic.
May 10，2024 Drugs
Is Cefapirin sodium FDA approved?
Yes, Cefapirin sodium is an FDA-approved antimicrobial agent.
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Mechanism of action and Side effects of Everolimus
Everolimus is an immunosuppressant-targeted anticancer drug that can be used for a number of different types of cancers.
May 10，2024 Drugs
Idarubicin hydrochloride: Uses, Mechanism of action, Pharmacokinetics and Side effects
Idarubicin hydrochloride is an anthracycline antineoplastic drug and topoisomerase II inhibitor.
May 8，2024 Drugs
Efficacy of Various Application Methods of Fluensulfone for Managing Root-knot Nematodes in Vegetables
Fluensulfone is a new nonfumigant nematicide in the fluoroalkenyl chemical class which received an EPA registration in September 2014 for control of plantparasitic nematodes in cucurbits and fruiting
May 7，2024 Drugs
Why did the FDA reject approval of Bardoxolone methyl for chronic kidney disease?
On 25 February 2022, the FDA announced that it could not approve a New Drug Application (NDA) for Bardoxolone methyl for the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) due to Alport Syndrome.
May 7，2024 Drugs
Natamycin: Production, Mechanism of action and Application
Natamycin is a polyene macrolide antifungal agent, a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide, produced by Streptomyces natalensis strains, which is effective in inhibiting yeasts, filamentous fungal
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Mitoxantrone: Mechanism of action and Side effects
Mitoxantrone is a synthetic anthraquinone-based chemotherapy drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of worsening relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), secondary progressive MS, and progress
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