Medication and Pharmacology Terms
Medicines, investigational drugs, drug classes, actions, and routes of administration. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A drug used to block nerve stimulation of muscles and glands and relax smooth muscles.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of certain multiple myelomas and other advanced cancers.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers caused by mutations (changes) in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
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An anticancer drug that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and kill cancer cells in the central nervous system.
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The first drug ever licensed against HIV, still in use but now only as one part of a combination.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy (pain, numbness, tingling, burning, or weakness in the hands or feet) caused by chemotherapy.
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The gap between a dose that sedates and one that stops breathing is narrow, which is why safer alternatives displaced this class.
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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors.
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A drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer and a type of liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
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A substance being studied in the prevention of cancer.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma.
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Beclomethasone is an inhaled and topical corticosteroid used long term to control asthma, allergic rhinitis, and certain inflammatory bowel conditions.
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Bendamustine is an alkylating chemotherapy drug with a structure related to purine building blocks, used mainly for certain leukemias and lymphomas.
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A substance being studied as a mouth rinse treatment for oral mucositis (painful mouth sores) caused by cancer therapy.
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Three drugs behind one of the great successes in cancer treatment, and a regimen whose limits are set by its own side effects.