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Echothiophate iodide is a drug used for the treatment of a variety of eye problems such as glaucoma, ocular hypertension, and esotropia. What the drug primarily does is relieve the unwanted pressure in the ocular area by increasing the amount of fluids dr more...
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Ecofenac is a well-known Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) that is taken to reduce inflammation and as a painkiller for certain conditions like arthritis or acute injuries. Ecofenac is marketed with names as Flector patch, Voltarol, Diclon, Dic more...
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Econazole is a member of antifungal drugs used to treat the existence of fungi and other similar microorganisms in the body s skin. It is a topical solution administered on an affected area and prevents the metabolic and reproductive process, thereby kill more...
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Ecotrin is a drug with the generic name of aspirin. Aspirins are drugs classified under the group name salicylates. Ecotrin is known to effectively reduce the effects of substances inside our body which causes fever, pain and inflammation. Ecotrin is also more...
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Ecovent is a medication that many asthma patients are very familiar with. It is one of their help lines when breathing difficulty, chest tightness, and wheezing occur. Ecovent works by relaxing the muscles in the air passageways to improve breathing. It i more...
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Efalizumab is a drug used to treat psoriasis and is created by Genentech. Sold and marketed under the name Raptiva, it is a synthetically engineered antibody designed to prohibit the proliferation of psoriasis and its processes. It is designed to specific more...
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Approved by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration on September 21, 1998, Efavirenz is only the fourteenth approved retroviral drug.
Efavirenz is a potent drug used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1. However, Efavirenz can never more...
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Effexor is generically prescribed as venlafaxine and is commonly used to treat the symptoms of major depressive disorders, anxiety disorder, and panic disorders. These disorders are typically caused by an imbalance in the brain which Effexor tries to corr more...
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Effexor XR, which is generically prescribed as venlafaxine, is commonly used to treat depression, anxiety, and panic disorders. Effexor XR is part of the family of antidepressants known as SSNRIs, or selective serotonin norepinphrine reuptake inhibitors. more...
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Eflornithine is a drug initially conceptualized as a treatment for malignancies in the body such as cancer growths but has found its effective niche as an effective treatment for sleeping sickness caused by the agent Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. It is ma more...
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Elavil, which is generically prescribed as amitripyline, is commonly used to treat the symptoms of depression. Elavil is part of the family of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants. Elavil corrects chemicals in the brain believed to become unbalanced i more...
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Chemically known as eletriptan hydrobromide, it is a variant of the triptan drugs manufactured as an anti migraine treatment. It is more commonly known in the US as the marketed Relpax, though there are other brand names allocated in other regional market more...
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Elidel, which is generically prescribed as pimecrolimus topical, is commonly used to treat severe atopic dermatitis when other treatments have failed. Elidel is a topical immunosuppressant, which curtails the body’s immune system to fight the effects of s more...
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Elimite, which is generically prescribed as permethrin topical, is commonly used to treat the infestation of parasites such as scabies or head lice. Elimite attacks the nervous system of the parasite, killing them to rid the patient of the infestation. more...
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Elocon is a brand name for mometasone furoate. It is a synthetic corticosteroid prescribed for its anti-inflammatory properties. It is used to treat the itchy skin resulting from infections, allergic reactions, psoriasis or eczema. It comes in an ointm more...
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The drug emtricitabine is a treatment to lessen the risk of contracting further infections and subsequent complications because of the presence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in select individuals. In a direct description of its mechanism of action, more...
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Emulgel is a pain relieving gel form of the drug diclofenac diethylammonium. It contains a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (or NSAID) that is used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Emulgel works by blocking a substance in your body called prostagl more...
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Enalapril is a generic drug that also goes by the brand name Vasotec. It is part of a class of medications called angiotensin converting inhibitors, or ACE-inhibitors. It is prescribed in tablets for the treatment of several different cardiac conditions more...
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Endep is a medicine used to treat patients with depression. The generic name of this drug is amitriptyline which belongs to the category of drugs which is called as tricyclic antidepressants or TCA. Endep works its way in balancing the chemicals in the hu more...
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Enfuvirtide is an inhibitor of Human Immunodeficiency Virus fusion of susceptible cells, making the virus useless. In a more detailed mechanism of action, the drug attaches itself to the outer lining of the susceptible cell and binds with it to prevent th more...
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Enoxaparin is a drug classified as a heparin, or a blood thinner. Commonly known as anticoagulants, heparins and drugs like enoxaparin prevents blood clot formation.
Enoxaparin prevents blood clots which may be classified as deep vein thrombosis that may more...
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Entacapone is a drug classified as a COMT inhibitor (catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor). Entacapone belongs to a class of drugs known as nitrocatechols. Entacapone, which is marketed as Comtan is used as a supplement to levodopa/carbidopa in treat more...
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Entecavir is an antiviral oral drug used in treating patients with Hepatitis B infection.
Entecavir is classified as a nucleoside analog which inhibits the actions of transcription, reverse transcription, and DNA replication in the process of viral replic more...
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Epirubicin is an injectable anthracycline drug. Anthracycline drugs are drugs derived from Streptomyces bacteria which are used in cancer chemotherapy. Anthracycline drugs may combat various forms of cancer ranging from leukemias, breast, lung, uterine an more...
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Eplerenone is a drug classified as an aldosterone antagonist mainly used in part of chronic heart failure management. This drug is analogous to spironolactione, however it may be more specific for the mineralocorticoid receptor. Eplerenone is specifically more...
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Epoetin alfa is a synthetic drug used for the treatment of anemia. This is a synthetically produced erythropoietin, which aids the body in increasing the number of red blood cells in the system. Epoetin alfa belongs to a certain class of drugs known as co more...
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Eprosartan is classified as an angiotensin II receptor antagonist drug that is used for treating conditions such as high blood pressure. Eprosartan’s action focuses on the rennin-angiotensin system by decreasing the total peripheral resistance in two ways more...
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Ergocalciferol is a form of Vitamin D, which is synthetic oral calcium regulator. It is a white, colorless crystal which is soluble in organic solvents and in vegetable oils but is insoluble in water. Air and light affects the metabolism of ergocalciferol more...
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Ergoloid mesylate, or co-dergocrine mesylate are drugs that are mixtures of methanesulfonate salts of three ergot alkaloids that have been dehydrogenated (dihydroergocornine, dihydroergocristine, and alpha and beta dihydroergocryptine). more...
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Erlotinib is a cancer therapy drug used to treat non-small cell lung and pancreatic cancer. Prior to its name, it has been coded as OSI-774. Erlotinib is analogous to gefitinib, which targets the EGFR tyrosine kinase (epidermal growth factor receptor). T more...
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Ertapenem is classified as an antibiotic drug that is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections noted as severe complications like abdominal infections, pneumonia, kidney and urinary tract infections. more...
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Erythromycin is a type of antibiotic whose effects are very similar to that of penicillin. In fact, it is usually used as treatment for people who are allergic to penicillin.
Erythromycin was discovered by a Filipino Scientist named Abelardo Aguilar. Upo more...
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Escitalopram is an approved medication for depression. More specifically, it is recommended as treatment for conditions like major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. It may also be applicable to other disorders such as social anxiety di more...
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Esgic-Plus, which is generically prescribed as acetaminophen /butalbital/caffeine, is commonly used to relieve pain and reduce fevers. It is most commonly prescribed to relieve severe tension headaches more...
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Eskalith is a medicine used in treating patients with manic episodes which is identified to be a state of a person’s behavioral changes from a depression state to an extreme excitement. This drug has a generic name of Lithium Carbonate. Manic episode is i more...
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Esomeprazole belongs to a class of drugs termed as proton pump inhibitos (PPIs). PPIs work by discouraging the stomach from producing acids. Generally, PPIs are emplyed for the treatment of conditions like dyspepsia, stomach and duodenal ulcers, Zollinger more...
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Estrace is the brand name for the drug estradiol. Estradiol comes in many different forms, including gel, vaginal cream, vaginal ring, and tablets. Estrace is in the class of drugs called estrogens, which means that they use the female hormone es more...
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Estradiol, which is also prescribed as Estrace Vaginal Cream, is commonly used to treat symptoms of menopause such as itching, dryness, or burning of the vaginal area, as well as the urgent need to urinate and irritation while urinating.
Estradiol is not more...
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The drug estramustine is an antineoplastic agent, and is considered a chemotherapy agent used in treating prostate cancer. It is a derivative of estrogen, specifically estradiol. Nitrogen mustard-carbamate ester moiety makes estramustine an alkylating ant more...
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Etanercept is called a fusion protein drug, which is cultivated through the expression of recombinant DNA. The production of etanercept is accomplished through a large-scale cell cutting and cloning in order to express the DNA recombinant construct. more...
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Marketed under the name Myambutol, Ethambutol is a drug given as treatment to tuberculosis (TB) patients.
Ethambutamol is never the lone treatment for tuberculosis. It is usually taken together with other dmedicines. It is sold under the name "Myambut more...
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Ethinyl Estradiol (EE) was derived from natural estradiol. EE is taken orally and it has become the estrogen used in virtually all modern formulations contraceptives like, the Pill. more...
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Ethionamide is a drug introduced in tablet forms used in the treatment of tuberculosis. Ethionamide’s complete chemical name is 2-ethylthioisonicotinamide. It is a yellow crystalline, nonhygroscopic compound having faint to moderate odor. It is insoluble more...
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Ethosuximide is classified as a succinimide anticonvulsant drug that is mainly used in the treatment of absence epilepsy. Succinimides are compounds containing succinimide group, which main action is to form covalent bonds between peptides or proteins and more...
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Etidronate belongs to drugs which main action is to strengthen the bone by inhibiting the removal of osteoclasts. This aids in the remodeling of bones. The bone is in constant state of modeling, wherein the old bones are removed by osteoclasts and new bon more...
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Etodolac is classified as a non-steroidal inflammatory drug. NSAIDs such as etodolac are known inhibitors of cyclooxygenase, which are responsible in the formation of biological mediators such as prostanoids, and prostaglandin. Inhibiting cyclooxygenase m more...
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Etoposide is a drug that is often used as a form of chemotherapy prescribed as treatment for certain types of cancer. Oftentimes, it is administered along with other drugs. Etoposide has been used for treatment of cancers of the lungs, ovary, and testic more...
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Etoricoxib is a type of medicine popularly known as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID. How do NSAIDs work? They block the action or effect of cyclo-oxygenase, a certain substance found in the human body which is involved in producing prosta more...
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Eulexin is often generically prescribed as flutamide. Its most common use is the treatment of prostate cancer in men. Eulexin is a member of the family of medications known as antiandrogens, which work in the body to block the male hormones from supportin more...
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Eurax, which is generically prescribed as crotamiton topical, is commonly used to treat scabies as well as other conditions that cause intense itching. This medication is a topical and should never be ingested.
Eurax is not appropriate for everyone. A th more...
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Evecare has shown to be one useful herbal formula in treating women deal with their menstruation blues and pains. It effectively helps women cope with several annoying symptoms. On top of it all, the supplement has shown potential in inducing pregnancy fo more...
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Evista, which is generically prescribed as raloxifene, is commonly used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in post menopausal women. Evista alters the bone mass and breakdown cycles in the body. While tests are still pending, Evista seems to have a very low more...
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Evra is a contraceptive medication that is administered as a patch on the skin. It consists of three layers and works on a four week cycle, in which you apply a new patch once a week for three weeks, and then do not wear a patch at all for the fourth wee more...
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Exelon is a brand name for the generic drug rivastigmine. It is used to treat mild to moderate dementia in Alzheimer’s patients and those with Parkinson’s disease. It can be given in a capsule or a liquid, and a new Exelon patch was recently approved in more...
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Exemestane is a drug belonging to a class of oral steroidal aromatose inhibitors used in the treatment of hormone-receptor positive, or hormonally responsive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The main goal of hormone receptor positive patients to pre more...
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Ezetimibe is a drug related to diet, weight control and exercise. It is known to reduce the amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body as well as treat and regulate high cholesterol in the body. It acts by decreasing the cholesterol absorption in the in more...
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Ezetrol is a brand name for the generic medication ezetimibe, which is a lipid-lowering medication used to reduce cholesterol levels. Ezetrol is given in several different courses of treatment. It may be given as the only medication, in conjuncti more...
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