Abatacept is the first in a new class of biologics known as selective costimulation modulators. It inhibits full activation of T cells and interacts with other cell types to affect additional mediators of the drug used to treat autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, Read More …
Category: Drugs A-Z
Etanercept; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Etanercept belongs to the class of medications called biological response modifiers (“biologics”) or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNF blockers). It works by decreasing TNF, a protein produced by the immune system to helps the body fight infections. It is a biopharmaceutical that treats Read More …
DMARDs (Disease-Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drugs); Types
DMARDs (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs ) is a category of otherwise unrelated drugs defined by their use in rheumatoid arthritis to slow down disease progression. The term is often used in contrast to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (which refers to agents that treat the inflammation but not the underlying Read More …
NSAIDs; (Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs); Types, Uses
NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents) are a group of medicines that relieve pain and fever and reduce inflammation. There are nearly two dozen different NSAIDs available, but they all work in the same way, and that is by blocking a specific group of Read More …
Frovatriptan; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Frovatriptan is a triptan drug Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist for the treatment of migraine headaches, in particular, those associated with menstruation. The product is licensed to Endo Pharmaceuticals in North America and Menarini in Europe. Frovatriptan causes vasoconstriction of arteries and Read More …
Eletriptan; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Eletriptan is a Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist. The mechanism of action of eletriptan is as a Serotonin 1b Receptor Agonist, and Serotonin 1d Receptor Agonist. Eletriptan is only found in individuals that have used or taken this drug. Two theories have been proposed to explain the Read More …
Avitriptan Drug; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Avitriptan drug is an antimigraine drug of the triptan family which was never marketed. It acts as a 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptor agonist. Avitriptan should be able to abort migraine headaches in patients, but may exhibit sumatriptan-like effects on coronary arteries. Initial clinical studies have demonstrated the therapeutic action of the drug Read More …
Almotriptan; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Almotriptan is a sulfonamide triptan with extracerebral, intracranial vasoconstrictor activity. Almotriptan selectively binds to and activates serotonin 5-HT 1B and 1D receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby causing extracerebral, intracranial blood vessel constriction. This may lead to pain relief from vascular headaches. Almotriptan may also Read More …
Mechanism of Action (MOA); Types, Drugs Classificatons
Mechanism of action (MOA) refers to the specific biochemical interaction through which a drug substance produces its pharmacological effect. A mechanism of action usually includes mention of the specific molecular targets to which the drug binds, such as an enzyme Read More …
Antimigraine Drugs; Uses/Indications, Side Effects, Interactions
Antimigraine drugs are the groups of drug that are used for treatment or prevention of a migraine. A migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. Typically, the headaches affect one half of the head, are pulsating in Read More …
Vonoprazan Drug; Uses, Dosage, Side effects, Interactions
Vonoprazan drug is an antiulcerent drug that is used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), heartburn, indigestion, gastritis, dyspepsia, etc. The potassium-competitive acid blocker vonoprazan is as effective as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in healing gastric and duodenal ulcers To determine if it Read More …
Soraprazan; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Soraprazan is a potent and reversible inhibitor of the gastric H+/K+ ATPase proton pump with potassium-competitive acid blocking (P-CAB) activity. Soraprazan binds very specifically, competitively and reversibly to the potassium binding site of the proton pump hydrogen-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (H+/K+ ATPase), thereby inhibiting the pump’s activity and the Read More …