Articles by Rima

Aripiprazole

April 8, 2021 Rima 0

Aripiprazole is a 2nd generation antipsychotic which was approved by FDA in 2002 for treatment of schizophrenia. Some researchers also consider aripiprazole as 3rd generation […]

Fentanyl

April 3, 2021 Rima 0

Fentanyl is synthetic opioid agonist related to phenylpiperidine class. It is popularly used analgesic and anesthetic. Chemically, it is a monocarboxylic acid amide synthesized by […]

Nuclear Receptors

March 14, 2021 Rima 0

Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a class of proteins which respond to intra and extracellular signal carried by steroid or thyroid hormones leading to regulation of […]

Nepafenac

February 15, 2021 Rima 0

Nepafenac is non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) which is available as prescription eye drops. It is a member of new class of NSAID prodrugs for […]

Flumazenil

February 14, 2021 Rima 0

Flumazenil is imidazo- benzodiazepine which is used as benzodiazepine antagonist. It is a selective GABA-A receptor antagonist. It was first marketed in 1987 and was […]

Mebendazole

February 7, 2021 Rima 0

Mebendazole is benzimidazole derivative and is used as broad spectrum anthelminthic. It was introduced in year 1972. It became very popular after its introduction as […]

Minoxidil

January 15, 2021 Rima 0

Minoxidil is potassium channel activator and a powerful vasodilator. It was first introduced to treat high blood pressure. One of its side effects discovered was […]

Mannitol

January 14, 2021 Rima 0

Mannitol is low molecular weight non-electrolyte and is used as osmotic diuretic. It is a sugar (polyhydroxy aliphatic alcohol) and occurs naturally in fruits and […]

6- Mercaptopurine

January 13, 2021 Rima 0

6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is thiol analogue of hypoxanthine. 6-MP and 6- thioguanine are first purine analogue to be used as antineoplastic agent. It is included in […]

Cisplatin

January 12, 2021 Rima 0

Cisplatin is platinum coordination complex having broad anti neoplastic activity. Platinum coordination complex are widely used in treatment of testicular cancer, ovarian cancer, cancer of […]