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DefinitionExemestane is a steroidal inhibitor of aromatase that effectively blocks estrogen synthesis in postmenopausal women and is used as therapy for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, usually...
Exemestane is a steroidal inhibitor of aromatase which effectively blocks estrogen synthesis in postmenopausal women and is used as a therapy of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, usually...
DefinitionEzetimibe is an azetidine derivative and a cholesterol? absorption inhibitor with lipid-lowering activity. Ezetimibe appears to interact physically with cholesterol transporters at the brush border of the small intestine and inhibits...
Famotidine is a propanimidamide and histamine H2-receptor antagonist with antacid activity. As a competitive inhibitor of histamine H2-receptors located on the basolateral membrane of the parietal cell, famotidine reduces basal and nocturnal gastric acid secretion,...
DefinitionFebuxostat Drug is an orally available, non-purine inhibitor of xanthine oxidase with uric acid lowering activity. Upon oral administration, febuxostat selectively and noncompetitively inhibits the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that converts oxypurines, including hypoxanthine and xanthine,...
DefinitionFedratinib is an orally bioavailable, small-molecule, ATP-competitive inhibitor of Janus-associated kinase 2 (JAK2) and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3; CD135; STK1; FLK2), with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon oral administration, fedratinib...
DefinitionFerric ammonium citrate is a yellowish brown to red solid with a faint ammonia odor. It is soluble in water. The primary hazard is the threat to the...
DefinitionFexofenadine Indications Contraindications Warning/Fexofenadine is a second generation, long-lasting selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist with the anti-inflammatory? property. Fexofenadine is a highly selective and reversible competitor at peripheral H1 histamine receptors in the...
DefinitionFexofenadine is a second generation, long-lasting selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist with the anti-inflammatory? property. Fexofenadine is a highly selective and reversible competitor at peripheral H1 histamine receptors in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract,...
DefinitionFibromyalgia is a common condition characterized by abnormal central nervous system sensitivity to external stimuli. It affects between 2 and 8% of the total population, with...
DefinitionFilgrastim is a recombinant, non-pegylated human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analog. It is marketed as the brand name Neupogen by Amgen (initially approved in 1998) and as Nivestym,...
