Thiazolidinediones
Thiazolidinedione (TZDs) or glitazones are an important class of insulin sensitizers used in treatment of type 2 diabetes. Their introduction in the late 1990s was […]
Month: July 2020
Sulfonylurea
• Sulfonylurea are group of medicines used in treatment of type 2 diabetes. Sulfonylurea were discovered by chemist Marcel Jabon and coworkers in 1942, when […]
Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome
Fetal hydantoin syndrome is combination of defects caused to developing fetus when it is exposed to phenytoin– an anticonvulsant drug. It is also known as […]
Sulfonamide
Sulfonamides are antimicrobial compound containing a sulfonamide group (SO2NH2). This group is also present in other non-antimicrobial compounds like antidiabetic sulfonylurea, thiazide diuretics, furosemide and […]
Metronidazole
Metronidazole is an antibiotic widely used in various bacterial and protozoal infections. It is a nitroimidazole derivative. It was first introduced in France in 1960 […]
Aminoglycosides
• Aminoglycoside are important group of antibiotics which act against gram-negative bacteria. The name ‘aminoglycoside’ is given as the structure consist of 2 amino sugars joined […]
CAR T-Cell Therapy
Introduction Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell Therapy is a type of Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) in which T-cells are modified and engineered to recognize […]
Indomethacin
Indomethacin also known as indometacin is NSAIDS (Non- Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) and is potent analgesic, anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory drug. It is indole acetic acid derivative, was […]