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.
Benzoyl peroxide: Medical use, mechanism and side effects
Benzoyl Peroxide is a peroxide with antibacterial, irritant, keratolytic, comedolytic, and anti-inflammatory activity.
May 16，2023 Drugs
Orlistat: Medical use, mechanism and side effects
Orlistat is an internationally recognized new form of weight loss drug. Its commercial name is Sainike and first went on sale in New Zealand in 1998.
May 11，2023 Drugs
Paclitaxel: Medical use, mechanism, side effects
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic agent marketed under the brand name Taxol among others. Used as a treatment for various cancers, paclitaxel is a mitotic inhibitor that was first isolated in 1971.
May 11，2023 Drugs
Terbinafine Hydrochloride: Application, side effects and pharmacology
Terbinafine hydrochloride is a synthetic allylamine antifungal with a broad spectrum and used to treat dermatophyte infections of the toenail/fingernail, ringworm and jock itch.
May 9，2023 Drugs
Lidocaine: Medical uses, Pharmacology and Side effects
Lidocaine, also known as lignocaine, is a local anesthetic of the amino amide type. It is also used to treat ventricular tachycardia.
May 4，2023 Drugs
2,7-Dihydroxy-9-fluorenone: Indication, Application, Preparation
2,7-Dihydroxy-9-fluorenone is an important pharmaceutical intermediate and functional monomer for materials.
Apr 19，2023 Drugs
Sildenafil citrate: Chemical synthesis and pharmaceutical characteristics
Sildenafil citrate, a PDE5 inhibitor with high selectivity, has been used by millions of men for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Apr 12，2023 Drugs
MonoMethyl auristatin E: Application, Pharmacokinetics and Synthesis
Monomethyl auristatin E is an agent with anti-mitotic activity, which is often used to inhibit cell division by blocking the polymerization of tubulin.
Apr 11，2023 Drugs
Canagliflozin hemihydrate: Application, Synthesis, Toxicity and safety
Canagliflozin hemihydrate (Invokana) is a C-glucoside with a thiophene ring that is an orally available inhibitor of sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) with antihyperglycemic activity.
Apr 3，2023 Drugs
Ronidazole：Application，Synthesis，Toxicity
Ronidazole is a carbamate ester that is 5-nitroimidazole in which the hydrogens at positions 1 and 2 are replaced by methyl and (carbamoyloxy)methyl groups, respectively.
Mar 24，2023 Drugs