Category: Drugs (A – Z)

Tocilizumab is an immunosuppressive drug, mainly for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a severe form of arthritis in children. It is a humanized monoclonal...

Dasatinib Anhydrous is an orally bioavailable synthetic small molecule-inhibitor of SRC-family protein-tyrosine kinases. Dasatinib binds to and inhibits the growth-promoting activities of these kinases. Apparently, because of its...

Cetuximab is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, and head and neck cancer. It is used to...

Bortezomib is a dipeptide boronic acid analog with antineoplastic activity. Bortezomib reversibly inhibits the 26S proteasome, a large protease complex that degrades ubiquitinated proteins. By blocking the...

Pemetrexed is a synthetic pyrimidine-based antifolate. Pemetrexed binds to and inhibits the enzyme thymidylate synthase (TS), which catalyzes the methylation of 2′-deoxyuridine-5′-monophosphate (dUMP) to 2′-deoxythymidine-5′-monophosphate (dTMP), an essential precursor in DNA synthesis. Pemetrexed is a Folate Analog...

Fimasartan is a non-peptide angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB) used for the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. Concurrent administration of fimasartan with diuretic hydrochlorothiazide has shown to be safe in...

Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic that acts by antagonism of aldosterone in the distal renal tubules. It is used mainly in the treatment of...

Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic often considered the prototypical member of this class. It reduces the reabsorption of electrolytes from the renal tubules. This...

Furosemide is a sulfamoyl anthranilic acid derivative, also known as frusemide, and a potent loop diuretic. Furosemide is widely used to treat hypertension and edema. This agent is highly bound...

Iron /Ferric Carboxymaltose /Iron (III)-hydroxide polymaltose complex is a medication used to treat iron deficiency/iron deficiency anemia and belongs to the group of oral iron preparations. The...

Iron dextran is a dark brown, slightly viscous liquid complex of ferric hydroxide and dextran for intravenous or intramuscular use. Iron Dextran is used for the treatment of patients with documented iron deficiency in which...

Iron Sucrose/Iron saccharate (Sucroferric oxyhydroxide or Iron Sucrose) is used as a source of iron in patients with iron deficiency anemia with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those who are undergoing...

Trimethoprim is a synthetic derivative of trimethoxybenzyl-pyrimidine with antibacterial and antiprotozoal properties. As a pyrimidine inhibitor of bacterial dihydrofolate reductase, trimethoprim binds tightly to the bacterial enzyme, blocking the production...