- Wikipedia definition: Dexbrompheniramine maleate is an antihistamine used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever or urticaria. th:

- Wikipedia definition: Resporal is the brand name for an oral, long-acting antihistamine/decongestant composed of dexbrompheniramine and pseudoephedrine. Alternative brand names include Disophrol.

- Wikipedia definition: Disopyramide is an antiarrhythmic medication. It is a Class Ia antiarrhythmic used in the treatment of ventricular tachycardias. It has no effect on alpha or beta adrenergic receptors. It resembles Quinidine but it has a marked anti-muscarinic effect on the heart, for this reason, it is not ...

- Wikipedia definition: Disopyramide is an antiarrhythmic medication. It is a Class Ia antiarrhythmic used in the treatment of ventricular tachycardias. It has no effect on alpha or beta adrenergic receptors. It resembles Quinidine but it has a marked anti-muscarinic effect on the heart, for this reason, it is not ...

- Wikipedia definition: Amoxicillin or amoxycillin is a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic, -lactam antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. It is usually the drug of choice within the class because it is better absorbed, following oral administration, than other beta-lactam ...

- Wikipedia definition: Distigmine is a parasympathomimetic.

- Wikipedia definition: Disulfiram is a drug used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to alcohol. Trade names for disulfiram in different countries are Antabuse and Antabus manufactured by Odyssey Pharmaceuticals. Disulfiram is also being studied as a treatment for cocaine ...

- Wikipedia definition: Ditazole is a platelet aggregation inhibitor.It is marketed in Spain and Portugal under the trade name Ageroplas. , The Merck Index, 12th Edition. 3432

- Wikipedia definition: Dithranol or Anthralin is a Hydroxyanthrone, anthracene derivative, medicine applied to the skin of people with psoriasis. It is available as creams, ointment or pastes in 0.1 to 2% stengths . Dithranol accumulates in mitochondria where it interferes with the supply of energy to the cell, probably ...

- Wikipedia definition: Oxybutynin is an anticholinergic medication used to relieve urinary and bladder difficulties, including frequent urination and inability to control urination , by decreasing muscle spasms of the bladder. It competitively antagonizes the M1, M2, and M3 subtypes of the muscarinic acetylcholine ...

- Wikipedia definition: Oxybutynin is an anticholinergic medication used to relieve urinary and bladder difficulties, including frequent urination and inability to control urination , by decreasing muscle spasms of the bladder. It competitively antagonizes the M1, M2, and M3 subtypes of the muscarinic acetylcholine ...

- Wikipedia definition: Chlorothiazide sodium is a diuretic used within the hospital setting or for personal use to manage excess fluid associated with congestive heart failure. It is also used as an antihypertensive. Most often taken in pill form, it is usually taken orally once or twice a day. In the ICU setting, ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dizocilpine, also known as MK-801, is a non-competitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor. It binds inside the ion channel of the receptor and thus prevents the flow of ions such as calcium through the channel. Dizocilpine blocks NMDA receptors in a use- and voltage-dependent manner, since the ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dobutamine is a sympathomimetic drug used in the treatment of heart failure and cardiogenic shock. It was developed by a laboratory led by Dr. Ronald Tuttle at Eli Lilly & Company. Dobutamine is used to treat acute but potentially reversible heart failure, such as cardiac surgery or cases of ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dobutamine is a sympathomimetic drug used in the treatment of heart failure and cardiogenic shock. It was developed by a laboratory led by Dr. Ronald Tuttle at Eli Lilly & Company. Dobutamine is used to treat acute but potentially reversible heart failure, such as cardiac surgery or cases of ...

- Wikipedia definition: Docetaxel is a clinically well established anti-mitotic chemotherapy medication used mainly for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and non-small cell lung cancer. Docetaxel has an approved claim for treatment of patients who have locally advanced, or metastatic breast or non small-cell lung cancer ...

- Wikipedia definition: Docusate is the generic name of a surfactant used as a laxative and stool softener Docusate is also any of a group of anionic surfactants widely used as emulsifying, wetting, and dispersing agents. Docusate is given to make stools softer and easier to pass. It is used to treat constipation due to ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dofetilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in individuals prone to the formation of atrial fibrillation and flutter, and for the chemical cardioversion to sinus rhythm from atrial fibrillation and flutter. ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dolasetron is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy. Its main effect is to reduce the activity of the vagus nerve, which is a nerve that activates the vomiting center in the medulla oblongata. It does not have much antiemetic effect when ...

- Wikipedia definition: Diflunisal is a generic NSAID . It is often used under the brand name Dolobid marketed by Merck & Co. Diflunisal acts by inhibiting the production of prostaglandin, a hormone that creates inflammation and stimulates the neuro receptors for pain. Though diflunisal has an onset of 1 hour, and ...

- Wikipedia definition: Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic, antitussive and a maintenance anti-addictive for use in patients on opioids. It was developed in Germany in 1937. Although chemically unlike morphine or heroin, methadone also acts on the opioid receptors and thus produces many of the ...

- Wikipedia definition: Burow's solution is a pharmacological preparation made of aluminium acetate dissolved in water. It was invented in the mid-1800s by Karl August Burow, an ophthalmologist. The preparation has astringent and antibacterial properties and is used to treat a number of skin conditions such as insect ...

- Wikipedia definition: Domiodol is a mucolytic.

- Wikipedia definition: Domperidone is an antidopaminergic drug, developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica, and used orally, rectally or intravenously, generally to suppress nausea and vomiting. It has also been used to stimulate lactation. Domperidone is used, together with metoclopramide, cyclizine, and 5HT3 receptor ...

- Wikipedia definition: Donepezil, marketed under the trade name Aricept , is a centrally acting reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. Its main therapeutic use is in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease where it is used to increase cortical acetylcholine. It has an oral bioavailability of 100% and easily crosses the ...

- Wikipedia definition: Donnatal is a proprietary combination medication for the treatment of intestinal cramping due to various causes. It is classed as an anticholinergic antispasmodic drug. Donnatal is marketed by PBM Pharmaceuticals of Gordonsville, Virginia. It is available as tablets, capsules, extended release ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter occurring in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. In the brain, this phenethylamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating the five types of dopamine receptors D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5, and their variants. Dopamine is ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dopexamine is a 2-adrenergic receptor agonist.

- Wikipedia definition: Doxapram hydrochloride is a respiratory stimulant. Administered intravenously, doxapram stimulates the respiratory rate, leading to an increase in tidal volume. Doxapram stimulates chemoreceptors in the carotid arteries, which in turn, stimulates the respiratory centre in the brain stem. Doxapram ...

- Wikipedia definition: Doral may refer to: , Doral , a brand of cigarette from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , Doral Financial Corporation, a financial institution located in Puerto Rico , Doral, a brand of quazepam, a benzodiazepine medicine that is used to treat insomnia , Doral , a brand of luxury boat from Canada , ...

- Wikipedia definition: Doramectine is a veterinary drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of parasites such as gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, grubs, sucking lice and mange mites in cattle. It is available in 2 dosage forms: injection and a 5 mg/ml topical solution. ...

- Wikipedia definition: Glutethimide is a hypnotic sedative that was introduced in 1954 as a safe alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia. Before long, however, it had become clear that glutethimide was just as likely to cause addiction and caused similarly severe withdrawal symptoms. Doriden is the brand-name ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dornase alfa is a highly purified solution of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I , an enzyme which selectively cleaves DNA. Dornase alfa hydrolyzes the DNA present in sputum/mucus of cystic fibrosis patients and reduces viscosity in the lungs, promoting improved clearance of secretions. This ...

- Wikipedia definition: Doxycycline is a member of the tetracycline antibiotics group and is commonly used to treat a variety of infections. Doxycycline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline invented and clinically developed in the early 1960s by Pfizer Inc. and marketed under the brand name Vibramycin. Vibramycin received FDA ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dorzolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. It is an anti-glaucoma agent and topically applied in the form of eye drops. This drug was the first drug in human therapy which resulted from structure-based drug design. Trusopt is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor formulated for topical ophthalmic use. ...

- Wikipedia definition: Cabergoline , a lysergic acid amide derivative, is a potent dopamine receptor agonist on D2 receptors. It also acts on dopamine receptors in lactophilic hypothalamus cells to suppress prolactin production in the pituitary gland. It is frequently used as a second-line agent in the management of ...

- Wikipedia definition: Dosulepin hydrochloride is an antidepressant of the tricyclic family. It is sold under the brand names Prothiaden, Dothep and Thaden. Dosulepin is relatively mild and is used for low level anxiety depression and similar disorders as well as the treatment of chronic and ongoing pain disorders, ...