What is Pantothenic Acid Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid vitamin B5 is a water-soluble vitamin found in foods such as peas, beans, lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, and whole-grain cereals. Unlike other vitamins, pantothenic acid has no Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA). It is questionable whether a true deficiency state can be produced in the absence …
Pantoprazole Brand Name– Protonix What is Pantoprazole Pantoprazole is an oral and intravenous gastric proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It is indicated in adults for the short-term treatment and maintenance therapy of erosive esophagitis associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. In pediatric patients, pantoprazole is primarily used for GERD …
Panobinostat Brand Name– FARYDAK What is Panobinostat Panobinostat is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor that works by blocking the enzymatic activity of HDAC causing increased acetylation of histone proteins leading to transcriptional activation. The accumulation of acetylated histones and other proteins resulted in cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis of some transformed cells in vitro. Panobinostat is …
Panitumumab Brand Name– Vectibix What is Panitumumab Panitumumab is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antagonist and a human IgG2 kappa monoclonal antibody, produced in genetically engineered mammalian (Chinese hamster ovary) cells. Panitumumab is FDA approved as monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer. It …
What is Pancuronium Pancuronium is a parenteral, long-acting, nondepolarizing, neuromuscular blocking agent indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate tracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation. Pancuronium is approximately one-third less potent than vecuronium, with a longer duration of action at initially equipotent doses. Pancuronium has little …
Pancrelipase Brand Names Cotazym S | Creon | Creon 10 | Creon 20 | Creon 5 | Dygase | Kutrase | Ku-Zyme | Ku-Zyme HP | Lapase | Lipram | Lipram-CR | Lipram-PN | Lipram-UL | Palcaps | Pancrease | Pancrease MT | Pancreaze | Pancrecarb MS | Pancron | Pangestyme CN | Pangestyme EC | Pangestyme MT | Pangestyme UL | Panocaps | Panocaps MT | Panokae-16 | Panokase | Pertzye | Plaretase | Ultracaps MT | Ultrase | Ultrase MT | Ultresa | Viokace | Viokase | Viokase 16 …
Pamidronate Brand Name– Aredia What is Pamidronate Pamidronate is a parenteral, second-generation pyrophosphate bisphosphonate. Pamidronate is more potent than clodronate or etidronate and less potent than other bisphosphonates such as risedronate and zoledronic acid. Pamidronate is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Paget’s disease, hypercalcemia associated with malignant neoplasms, and osteolytic metastases in …