- Industry: Government
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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of certain multiple myelomas and other advanced cancers. Azaspirane may block the growth of tumours and may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumours need to grow. Azaspirane is a type of signal transduction inhibitor and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Also called atiprimod and SK&F106615.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat certain types of abnormal heart rhythms that have not gotten better with other drugs. Amiodarone hydrochloride affects the electrical activity of the heart. It is a type of antiarrhythmic agent. Also called Corderone.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to keep a patient from rejecting a transplanted kidney. It is also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that does not get better with other types of treatment. Azathioprine sodium blocks the growth of white blood cells and the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein. It is a type of immunosuppressant.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used to treat depression and may be given to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, and pain. It is also being studied in an oral or gel form in the treatment of nerve pain caused by chemotherapy. Amitriptyline is a type of tricyclic antidepressant. Also called amitriptyline hydrochloride.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is used in cancer research to cause colon tumours in laboratory animals. This is done to test new diets, drugs, and procedures for use in cancer prevention and treatment.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used to treat depression and may be given to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, and pain. It is also being studied in an oral or gel form in the treatment of nerve pain caused by chemotherapy. Amitriptyline hydrochloride is a type of tricyclic antidepressant. Also called amitriptyline.
Industry:Health care
An anticancer drug that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and kill cancer cells in the central nervous system.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of many types of cancer. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate removes extra copper from the body. Removing the copper may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumours need to grow and may kill cancer cells. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate is a type of chelating agent and a type of antiangiogenesis agent.
Industry:Health care
A drug that inhibits the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS.
Industry:Health care
