What is Echinacea Echinacea is a name commonly used to describe herbs derived from the aerial and root portions of several different Echinacea spp., including Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea angustifolia. Echinacea purpurea, or purple coneflower, has been cultivated in the US for hundreds of years; the Plains Indian tribes used Echinacea purpurea root as a poultice for wounds, insect stings, and snakebites. …
Ecallantide Brand Name– Kalbitor What is Ecallantide Ecallantide (Kalbitor, DX-88) is a kallikrein inhibitor used for the treatment of acute hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks and is under investigation for the reduction of blood loss during cardiothoracic surgery. It is a 60-amino acid recombinant protein produced in Pichia pastoris yeast cells. Hereditary angioedema is a rare, genetic syndrome …
Ebola Zaire Vaccine Live Brand Name– ERVEBO What is Ebola Zaire Vaccine Live Ebola Zaire vaccine live is a live, recombinant vaccine indicated for the prevention of disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus in adults. Ebola virus disease (EVD) is contagious and transmitted through direct contact with blood, body fluids, and tissues of infected wild animals or people, …
Dyphylline Guaifenesin Brand Names Bi-Filin G | COPD | Difil G | Difil G Forte | Dilex-G | Dilor-G | Dyflex G | Dy-G | Dyline GG | Jay-Phyl | Lufyllin | Lufyllin GG | Panfil G What is Dyphylline Guaifenesin Dyphylline and guaifenesin were used together and the combination was claimed to be effective in the treatment of pulmonary conditions. Dyphylline is an oral xanthine derivative …
Dyphylline Brand Names Dilor | Dylix | Lufyllin What is Dyphylline Dyphylline (also known as dihydroxypropyltheophylline) is a xanthine bronchodilator that is used orally and intramuscularly for the treatment of asthma and bronchospasm. Dyphylline is a derivative of theophylline, although it is not a theophylline salt and is not metabolized to theophylline in vivo. As a xanthine derivative, …
Duvelisib Brand Name– Copiktra What is Duvelisib Duvelisib is a phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. It was granted accelerated approval by the FDA for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma or follicular lymphoma who have received at least 2 prior therapies. Serious infection, diarrhea/colitis, cutaneous reactions, and pneumonitis have …
Dutasteride Tamsulosin Brand Name– Jalyn What is Dutasteride Tamsulosin Dutasteride and tamsulosin are two agents used together for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate. Dutasteride is a selective inhibitor of type I and II 5-alpha-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of testosterone to 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT); …