Medication and Pharmacology Terms

A substance being studied in the treatment of bacterial infections from catheters (flexible tubes used to deliver fluids into or take fluids from the body).

A drug used to treat pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (serious complications of pregnancy).

A tiny bead made from particles of iron and carbon that can be attached to an anticancer drug.

Long duration is the whole point of this anesthetic, and the same property explains why it is handled with more caution than its relatives.

An antiviral taken by mouth that leaves the marrow and the kidney alone, kept for infections the older drugs no longer hold down.

A drug put on the skin to treat growths caused by sun exposure.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.

A drug that belongs to a family of drugs called ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors.

A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.

From a swallowed tablet to a skin patch, the form is chosen to suit how the substance must travel to reach its target.

A drug used to prevent endometrial cancer.

Megestrol is a synthetic progestin used to treat certain hormone sensitive cancers and to help stimulate appetite in people with significant weight loss.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics.

A drug being studied in the treatment of young adults with bone cancer that has gotten worse or come back.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of anemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy.

A drug used in photodynamic therapy; it is absorbed by tumor cells and, when exposed to light, becomes active and kills the cancer cells.

A drug used to relieve certain side effects caused by treatment with opiods (pain killers similar to morphine), such as constipation (hard, dry stools), itching, and low urine flow.

Benefit and hazard flow from one action, the blocking of dopamine, in the gut in one case and the brain in the other.