Prochlorperazine Brand Names- Compazine | Compro What is Prochlorperazine Prochlorperazine, a piperazine phenothiazine, is an oral and parenteral antiemetic and antipsychotic agent. It is most closely related to the high-potency neuroleptics such as perphenazine. Prochlorperazine is mainly used for the management of nausea and vomiting but it shares many of the actions and adverse effects of …
Procarbazine Brand Name– Matulane What is Procarbazine Procarbazine is an oral, cell cycle-phase specific antineoplastic agent used in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, brain tumors, and lung cancers. It has been described as a nonclassic alkylating agent and is not cross-resistant with the other alkylating agents. Today, it is used almost exclusively for …
Procaine Brand Name– Novocain What is Procaine Procaine hydrochloride is a short-acting local anesthetic of the ester type used for local and regional anesthesia. It lacks topical anesthetic activity. Its toxicity is the standard against which others are compared. Procaine is, however, more likely to cause a hypersensitivity reaction than are amide-type local anesthetics. Procaine …
Procainamide Brand Names Procanbid | Pronestyl | Pronestyl-SR What is Procainamide Procainamide is a potent class Ia antiarrhythmic agent used in the treatment of several cardiac arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia. A derivative of the local anesthetic procaine, procainamide is similar in action to quinidine and disopyramide. Emergency use of …
What is Probucol NOTE: This drug is discontinued in the US. Probucol is an oral antilipemic agent used in the treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia. Probucol is a substituted bis-phenol structurally unrelated to other currently available antilipemic agents. It exerts its antilipemic action mainly on cholesterol, with relatively little effect on triglycerides. Probucol was approved by the …
What is Probenecid Probenecid is an oral uricosuric agent used to treat hyperuricemia associated with chronic gout or secondary to other causes (e.g., drug-induced hyperuricemia). Probenecid is not effective for acute attacks of gout and actually can aggravate inflammation if administered during the initial stages. The drug may be coadminstered with colchicine or selected antibiotics …
Primidone Brand Name– Mysoline What is Primidone Primidone is an anticonvulsant drug that is structurally related to phenobarbital. Primidone is metabolized to phenobarbital and therefore shares its anticonvulsant and sedative properties. Primidone may be more effective than therapy with phenobarbital alone because primidone and both of its metabolites, phenobarbital and phenylethylmalonamide (PEMA), possess anticonvulsant activity. …