Drugs

Betamethasone Clotrimazole

Betamethasone Clotrimazole Brand Name– Lotrisone What is Betamethasone Clotrimazole Betamethasone and clotrimazole are used together in a topical preparation, Lotrisone, to treat patients >= 17 years of age with tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis infections caused by Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Trichophyton rubrum. Lotrisone contains betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%, which is considered a high potency corticosteroid …

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Betamethasone Calcipotriene

Betamethasone Calcipotriene Brand Names Enstilar | Taclonex | Taclonex Scalp What is Betamethasone Calcipotriene Betamethasone calcipotriene is a topical combination product indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. The product is available as an ointment, foam, and suspension. The ointment and foam formulations are approved for use up to 4 weeks to treat psoriasis of the body, …

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Betamethasone

Betamethasone Brand Names Adbeon | Alphatrex | Beta 1 Kit | Beta Derm | Betanate | Betatrex | Beta-Val | Celestone | Del-Beta | Diprolene | Diprolene AF | Diprosone | Luxiq Foam | Maxivate | Sernivo | Valisone What is Betamethasone Betamethasone and its derivatives, betamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone acetate, are synthetic glucocorticoids used as antiinflammatory or immunosuppressive agents. The drug has little mineralocorticoid activity and should be …

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Betaine Anhydrous

Betaine Anhydrous Brand Name– Cystadane What is Betaine Anhydrous Betaine anhydrous is an orally administered methyl group donor for the treatment of patients with homocystinuria. Betaine is involved in the normal metabolic cycle of methionine. Dietary sources that supply small amounts of betaine include beets, spinach, cereals, and seafood. Betaine is also a metabolite of …

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Beta Carotene

Beta Carotene Brand Name– A-Caro-25 What is Beta Carotene Beta carotene, a pigment found in various green and yellow fruits and vegetables, is a significant source of vitamin A. Unlike vitamin A, high dosages do not produce toxicity or excessive serum concentrations of vitamin A, perhaps because conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A is unpredictable. …

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Besifloxacin

Besifloxacin Brand Name– Besivance What is Besifloxacin Besifloxacin is a fluoroquinolone ophthalmic suspension indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. Besifloxacin was approved by the FDA in April 2009. Indications Aerococcus viridans bacterial conjunctivitis CDC coryneform group G Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Corynebacterium striatum Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase negative) Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase positive) Moraxella catarrhalis Moraxella lacunata Pseudomonas …

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Beractant

Beractant Brand Name– Survanta What is Beractant Beractant is a bovine-derived suspension that is administered intratracheally for the prevention and treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants. Surfactants can be either natural products or synthetic. Beractant (Survanta(R)) and calfactant (Infasurf(R)) are bovine-derived, poractant alfa (Curosurf(R)) is porcine-derived, and colfosceril-cetyl alcohol-tyloxapol (Exosurf Neonatal(R)) …

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