What is Tezacaftor Ivacaftor Tezacaftor ivacaftor is an orally available ion channel modulator approved for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients 6 years of age and older who are homozygous for the F508del mutation or who have at least 1 mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that is responsive to tezacaftor; …
What is Tetrahydrozoline Tetrahydrozoline is an intranasal and ophthalmic topical vasoconstrictor. It is administered intranasally to treat nasal congestion associated with acute or chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, the common cold, and hay fever and other allergies. The effectiveness of xylometazoline for relieving nasal congestion and its adverse effect profile are similar to other imidazoline derivatives. Excessive …
What is Tetracycline Tetracycline is semisynthetically produced from chlortetracycline, which is derived from Streptomyces aureofaciens. It is classified as a short-acting tetracycline, although this classification scheme is somewhat artificial since tetracycline can be dosed at longer intervals than usually occurs in clinical practice. It has a wide spectrum of activity against many gram-negative and gram-positive organisms, …
What is Tetracaine Tetracaine is an ester-type local anesthetic with an intermediate to long duration of action. Relative to other local anesthetics, tetracaine in considered the most toxic. Tetracaine is available in various injectable forms for spinal anesthesia, as well as preparations for topical use. These preparations are typically used prior to examination of the …
What is Tetrabenazine Tetrabenazine, a synthetic benzoquinolizine derivative, is a monoamine depleter and dopamine receptor blocker that improves the symptoms associated with Huntington’s disease (HD), and is considered a first line treatment for HD associated chorea by the American Academy of Neurology. Tetrabenazine appears to have the best effect in HD but has shown improvement …
What is Tetanus Immune Globulin (TIG) Tetanus immune globulin (TIG), human, is a parenteral preparation of immunoglobulins prepared from plasma of adults hyperimmunized with tetanus toxoid. TIG contains tetanus antibodies that neutralize the exotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani, thereby providing passive immunity to tetanus toxin. Tetanus immune globulin (TIG) is used primarily for prophylaxis of tetanus infection …
What is Tetanus Toxoid Tetanus toxoid is used to provide active immunity against tetanus. As acquired immunity to tetanus toxin does not occur in the U.S., primary vaccination and booster vaccination with tetanus toxoid are required to protect persons of all age groups. Immunization with tetanus toxoid is effective in producing serum antitoxin concentrations for …