Nitrofurantoin Pharmacology
Nitrofurantoin is synthetic nitrofuran used to prevent and treat UTI (Urinary Tract Infections). It was approved by FDA in 1953. It is included in World […]
Pharmacology
Loperamide
Loperamide is popular antidiarrheal medicine used from many years in medical field. It was synthesized in 1969 and got its FDA approval and first used […]
D-cycloserine
Cycloserine is broad spectrum antibiotic having tuberculostatic effect. It is obtained from S. orchidaceous and S. garyphalus. It is analogue of amino acid D-alanine. Chemically, […]
Aducanumab
Aducanumab is recently approved by FDA (7th June 2021) for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. It is the first of its type and targets progression of […]
Spiramycin
Spiramycin is a member of macrolide antibiotic. Macrolide antibiotics are a group of antibiotics which are composed of a macrocyclic lactone of different ring sizes […]
Gentamicin
Gentamicin is aminoglycoside antibiotics used to treat infections caused by aerobic gram-negative bacteria. It is produced by Micromonospora purpura. Gentamicin is aminoglycoside of first choice […]
Streptomycin
Streptomycin is first aminoglycoside antibiotic to be discovered and is used in medical field since 1940s. It is originally obtained from soil organism Streptomyces griseus. […]
Teicoplanin
Teicoplanin is glycopeptide antibiotic which consist of mixture of several compounds. Five are major compounds named teicoplanin A2-1 to A2-5 and four are minor compounds […]