Medication and Pharmacology Terms

A drug used to increase the number of blood cells, especially platelets, in some cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Ribavirin is a broad spectrum antiviral medication best known for treating respiratory syncytial virus infection and for use in combination regimens against hepatitis C.

A substance being studied in the treatment of soft tissue and bone cancers.

A drug used to prevent the spread of a bacterium called in patients with advanced HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) infection.

Rifampin is an antibiotic most often used as a core component of combination treatment for tuberculosis and certain other mycobacterial infections.

A drug used to treat a nerve disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

A drug used to treat a nerve disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The brand name is one of several for a single molecule, and what separates them is how fast and how long each releases it.

Ritonavir is a protease-blocking HIV medication now used mainly at low doses to boost blood levels of other antivirals rather than as a standalone treatment.

Stripping out B cells treats both a cancer of those cells and diseases in which the same cells drive an attack on the body.

Because CD20 is absent from stem cells and from antibody-producing plasma cells, the B cell population rebuilds and existing immunity is largely kept.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A drug designed to fix one problem that created a larger one, and much of the reason anti-inflammatories now carry heart warnings.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

Romiplostim is an injectable medication that raises platelet counts in chronic immune thrombocytopenia by stimulating platelet production in the bone marrow.

A drug used to control pain and to cause a temporary loss of feeling in one part of the body, during and after surgery.

A drug used to control pain and to cause a temporary loss of feeling in one part of the body, during and after surgery.

The active ingredient in a drug that helps control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is being studied in the prevention and treatment of some types of cancer.

A drug that helps control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is being studied in the prevention and treatment of some types of cancer.

Rosuvastatin calcium is a statin medication that lowers LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by blocking a liver enzyme involved in cholesterol production.