Category: Drugs (A – Z)

Magnesium carbonate also is known as magnesite, is a common over the counter remedy for heartburn and upset stomach caused by overproduction of acid...

Pefloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. Pefloxacin inhibits the activity of microbial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. This disrupts DNA replication and prevents cell division. Pefloxacin is...

Norfloxacin is a synthetic, broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone with antibacterial activity. Norfloxacin inhibits the activity of DNA gyrase, thereby blocking bacterial DNA replication. Norfloxacin concentrates in the renal tubules and bladder and is...

Nadifloxacin has been used in trials studying the treatment of Acne Vulgaris. Nadifloxacin is a pyrroloquinoline, a hydroxypiperidine, a heteroarylpiperidine and a quinolone antibiotic. It has a role as...

Lomefloxacin is a synthetic broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone with antibacterial activity. Lomefloxacin inhibits DNA gyrase, a type II topoisomerase involved in the induction or relaxation of supercoiling during DNA replication. This...

Fleroxacin is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial fluoroquinolone. It strongly inhibits the DNA-supercoiling activity of DNA gyrase. Fleroxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that is 4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline which is substituted at positions 1, 3, 6,...

Drug interaction is a situation in which a substance (usually another drug) affects the activity of a drug when both are administered together. This action can be synergistic (when...