Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CA inhibitors) are drugs that inhibit the activity of carbonic anhydrase enzyme. The most commonly used carbonic anhydrase inhibitor is acetazolamide. Some […]
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Cardiac Glycosides
Cardiac glycosides are often called digitalis or digitalis glycosides as most of them are obtained from digitalis or foxglove plant. Cardiac glycosides are also obtained […]
Beta-blockers
• Beta-blocker (β-blocker) also known as beta-adrenergic blocking agent, are one of the most extensively used medicine for cardiac and non-cardiac disorders. • The first […]
Stokes- Adams Syndrome
Stokes Adams syndrome (SAS) or Adams-Stokes syndrome is a condition in which a person lose consciousness and faint without warning and can pass out. It […]
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a synthetic corticosteroid used from many years in clinical practice for its anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and immunosuppressive properties. Dexamethasone was first synthesized in 1957 […]
Class IB Anti-arrhythmic Drugs
Antiarrhythmic drugs are used to treat abnormal heart rhythm. These drugs are classified based on Vaugha-Williams classification: Class I (fast sodium channel blocker) Class II […]
Cinchonism
Cinchonism is a pathological condition caused by an overdose of cinchona bark or its alkaloids quinine and quinidine. Quinine and its derivatives are used to […]
Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity (oto- ear, toxicity-poisoning) is simply ear poisoning which results from exposure to drug or chemicals that damage cochlea, auditory nerve or vestibular system. It […]