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Clotrimazole. Clotrimazole, sold under the brand name Lotrimin, among others, is an antifungal medication. [ 2] It is used to treat vaginal yeast infections, oral thrush, diaper rash, tinea versicolor, and types of ringworm including athlete's foot and jock itch. [ 2] It can be taken by mouth or applied as a cream to the skin or in the vagina.
Henri Boulard was a French microbiologist who discovered the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii in 1923. He noticed people chewing on the skins of lychees and mangosteens to treat diarrhea during a cholera epidemic. He isolated and identified this strain of yeast, a probiotic. [1] He sold his patented strain of saccharomyces boulardii to Biocodex, a ...
Physicians' Desk Reference. The Physicians' Desk Reference ( PDR ), renamed Prescriber's Digital Reference after its physical publication was discontinued, is a compilation of manufacturers' prescribing information ( package insert) on prescription drugs, updated regularly and published by ConnectiveRx. [citation needed]
Fluticasone propionate. Fluticasone propionate, sold under the brand names Flovent and Flonase among others, is a glucocorticoid steroid medication. [ 8] When inhaled it is used for the long term management of asthma and COPD. [ 8] In the nose it is used for hay fever and nasal polyps. [ 9][ 10] It can also be used for mouth ulcers. [ 11]
Folinic acid, also known as leucovorin, is a medication used to decrease the toxic effects of methotrexate and pyrimethamine. [ 2][ 3] It is also used in combination with 5-fluorouracil to treat colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer, may be used to treat folate deficiency that results in anemia, and methanol poisoning. [ 3][ 4] It is taken by ...
Factor VIII is a medication used to treat and prevent bleeding in people with hemophilia A and other causes of low factor VIII. [10] [11] Certain preparations may also be used in those with von Willebrand's disease. [11] It is given by slow injection into a vein. [10]
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Letrozole, sold under the brand name Femara among others, is an aromatase inhibitor medication that is used in the treatment of breast cancer. [1] It was patented in 1986 and approved for medical use in 1996. [4] In 2021, it was the 222nd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million prescriptions.