Nystatin and Triamcinolone Brand Names Mycogen-II | Mycolog II | Myco-Triacet-II | Mytrex | N.T.A. | Viaderm KC What is Nystatin and Triamcinolone Nystatin and triamcinolone are used together in a topical preparation for short-term (i.e., less than 2 weeks) treatment of candidal skin infections. Nystatin is an antifungal agent and triamcinolone is a corticosteroid used for its antiinflammatory, vasoconstrictive, …
Nystatin Brand Names Bio-Statin | Mycostatin | Nyamyc | Nyata | Nystex | Nystop | Pedi-Dri What is Nystatin Nystatin is a topical polyene antifungal antibiotic, similar in structure to amphotericin B. Regular nystatin is not used to treat systemic fungal infections because of its negligible absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. Nystatin is most useful in the treatment of oropharyngeal, cutaneous, …
Nusinersen Brand Name– Spinraza What is Nusinersen Nusinersen is an intrathecally administered survival motor neuron-2 (SMN2)-directed antisense oligonucleotide. Nusinersen is the first drug to be approved to treat pediatric and adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a rare and often fatal hereditary genetic disease affecting muscle strength and movement. It causes weakness …
Nortriptyline Brand Names- Aventyl | Pamelor What is Nortriptyline Nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) of the dibenzocycloheptene type and is the active metabolite of amitriptyline. Nortriptyline is similar to protriptyline and it has slightly less sedative and anticholinergic effects relative to other TCAs. The drug is approved to treat depression in adults. Safety and efficacy …
Norgestrel Brand Name– Ovrette What is Norgestrel Norgestrel is a synthetic progestin. It is a combination of both active and inactive enantiomers, of which, levonorgestrel is the active component. Norgestrel is used as an oral contraceptive either as a single agent or in combination with an estrogen. Norgestrel and norethindrone are available as progestin-only formulations …
Norfloxacin Brand Names- Chibroxin | Noroxin What is Norfloxacin Norfloxacin is an oral fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent. Norfloxacin has the shortest half-life of all currently available fluoroquinolones. Disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions associated with quinolones include tendinitis, tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, and central nervous system effects. Other significant adverse events include potential QT prolongation and …
Norethindrone Brand Names Aygestin | Camila | Deblitane 28-Day | Errin | Heather | Jencycla | Jolivette | Lyza | Nora-BE | Norlyroc | Nor-QD | Ortho Micronor | Sharobel 28-Day What is Norethindrone Norethindrone is a synthetic oral progestin. Norethindrone acetate is a prodrug that is rapidly converted to norethindrone in the body; on a weight basis, norethindrone acetate is twice as potent as norethindrone. Norethindrone …