Drugs

Clioquinol Hydrocortisone Brand Names- Ala-Quin | Dofscort What is Clioquinol Hydrocortisone Clioquinol and hydrocortisone are used together in a topical preparation to treat tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and other skin infections. Clioquinol (iodochlorhydroxyquin) is a halogenated 8-hydroxyquinoline-derivative antibacterial and antifungal agent. Hydrocortisone is a topical corticosteroid used for its antiinflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties properties. Indications …

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Clindamycin Tretinoin Brand Names- Veltin | Ziana What is Clindamycin Tretinoin Clindamycin and tretinoin are combined in an alcohol-free hydrogel and used topically to treat acne vulgaris. Clindamycin is an antibacterial agent with activity against the organism Propionibacterium acnes, which is believed to be the primary causative organism of acne vulgaris. Tretinoin, also known as all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), …

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Clindamycin Brand Names Cleocin | Cleocin Ovules | Cleocin Pediatric | Cleocin T | CLIN | Clindacin ETZ | Clindacin-P | Clinda-Derm | Clindagel | ClindaMax | ClindaReach | Clindesse | Clindets | Evoclin | PledgaClin What is Clindamycin Clindamycin is an antibiotic structurally similar to lincomycin, from which it is derived. Clindamycin traditionally has been considered an effective anti-anaerobic antibiotic, but it recently has been shown to be …

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Clevidipine Brand Name– Cleviprex What is Clevidipine Clevidipine is an injectable short-acting dihydropyridine L-type calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension. The injectable emulsion is administered via continuous IV infusion; it has a very quick onset and short duration of action allowing for rapid dose titration (see Pharmacokinetics). Relatively few drugs are available …

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Clemastine Brand Name– Dailyhist-1 | Tavist | Tavist Allergy What is Clemastine Clemastine is an ethanolamine class, first-generation sedating antihistamine (H1-blocker). Clemastine has a longer duration of action than more commonly used first-generation antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine and diphenhydramine. The drug is used to temporarily reduce symptoms of the common cold, seasonal allergies, and other respiratory allergies …

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Clarithromycin Brand Name– Biaxin | Biaxin XL What is Clarithromycin Clarithromycin is an oral macrolide antibiotic similar to erythromycin and azithromycin. Like azithromycin, clarithromycin penetrates lung tissue and macrophages to a greater degree than does erythromycin. This may partially explain why clarithromycin is effective against Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), an indication for which it was approved in December …

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Cladribine Brand Name– Leustatin | MAVENCLAD What is Cladribine Cladribine is a synthetic purine nucleoside antimetabolite. It belongs to the antimetabolite class of antineoplastics but is most closely related to other purine analogs such as fludarabine, mercaptopurine, pentostatin, and thioguanine. Cladribine is an adenosine deaminase (ADA)-resistant analog of deoxyadenosine, with demonstrated activity in vitro against both …

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