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Avanafil is an orally available phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor with vasodilatory activity. Avanafil selectively inhibits PDE5, thus inhibiting the degradation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) found in the...
DefinitionAvitriptan drug is an antimigraine drug of the triptan family which was never marketed. It acts as a 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptor agonist. Avitriptan should be able to abort migraine headaches in patients, but may exhibit sumatriptan-like effects...
DefinitionAzilsartan is an Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker. The mechanism of action of azilsartan is as an Angiotensin 2 Type 1 Receptor Antagonist. The physiologic effect of azilsartan is by means of Decreased Blood Pressure. Azilsartan is...
DefinitionAzithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic structurally derived from erythromycin, and a member of a subclass of macrolide antibiotics with bacteriocidal and bacteriostatic activities. It has been...
DefinitionBaclofen is a medication used to treat spasticity. It is used as a central nervous system depressant and skeletal muscle relaxant. It is also used in topical creams to help with pain. Chemically it...
DefinitionBarbiturate is a drug that acts as a central nervous system depressant, and can, therefore, produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants. Barbiturates...
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DefinitionBelly button (clinically known as the umbilicus, colloquially known as the navel or tummy button) is a hollowed or sometimes raised area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord....
DefinitionBelly pooch how to reduce the Belly fat forever? Abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity occurs when excessive abdominal fat around the stomach and abdomen...
DefinitionBenzodiazepines sometimes called “benzos“, are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. The benzodiazepines are a large class of...
DefinitionBeta blockers also written β-blockers, are a class of medications that are particularly used to manage abnormal heart rhythms, and to protect the heart from a second heart attack...
DefinitionBetamethasone is a steroid medication. A glucocorticoid has given orally, parenterally, by local injection, by inhalation, or applied topically in the management of various disorders in which corticosteroids are...
