Sentences with phrase «class of drugs called»

Invokana is a member of a relatively new class of drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors.

Lipitor is part of a cholesterol - lowering class of drugs called statins, which block liver enzymes that assist in the body's production of cholesterol.

It is a member of a class of drugs called Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors.

These steroids fit in the class of drugs called corticosteroids, which are not the same thing as anabolic steroids used by bodybuilders.

Prescription medications include estrogen therapy and a class of drugs called sympathomimetic agents (Phenylpropanololamine).

Xanax is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines which is a class of drugs used in both human and veterinary medicine as sedatives / hypnotics.

All of the drugs listed above (except for acetaminophen) belong to a class of drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs).

Cephalexin is an antibiotic belonging to a class of drugs called cephalosporins that fight bacteria in the body.

This FDA approved drug is in a class of drugs called indodilators.

Aspirin is in a class of drugs called NSAIDs - NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and dogs are particularly sensitive to the gastrointestinal effects, and pain, bleeding, and ulceration can be a side effect of these drugs.

Instead, it belongs to a class of drugs called Janus kinase inhibitors, which target the signaling pathway that results in itching and inflammation.

A class of drugs called NSAIDs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, is preferred over steroidal medications for pets, when possible.

There's a rare side effect associated with this class of drugs called osteonecrosis of the jaw.

A 2013 study on rats at the University of Michigan Health System suggests tart cherries provide similar benefits as a class of drugs called PPAR agonists, which are medications prescribed for metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that present a cardiovascular risk.

Then in November 2010 she enrolled in a clinical trial of a new class of drugs called PARP inhibitors.

The drug he was given, pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda), is part of a rapidly growing class of drugs called immunotherapy, which uses the body's immune system to fight the cancer.

Psychiatrists have found some success treating patients with a class of drugs called serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) initially developed for depression.

A class of drugs called EZH2 inhibitors are currently in clinical development for both hematological malignancies and solid tumors and may be effectively targeted to epithelial ovarian cancers overexpressing the CARM1 protein.

Meanwhile, AIDS activists worked closely with pharmaceutical companies that were developing a new class of drugs called protease inhibitors.

The new study, directed by Dr. Fischbeck's colleague Charlotte J. Sumner, M.D., at NINDS, tested a drug called trichostatin A (TSA) that is in a class of drugs called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors.

It is in a class of drugs called growth factors (cytokines).

In recent years, though, discoveries have led to a new class of drugs called checkpoint inhibitors, which have mobilized the immune system to see and go after cancer.

Dr. Carlezon and his group were the first to report that a class of drugs called kappa - opioid receptor (KOR) antagonists has antidepressant, anti-anxiety, and anti-stress effects in their behavioral tests.

In the paper, the researchers also described that single - cell phosphoproteomics could be used to study how melanoma cells develop resistance to a class of drugs called BRAF inhibitors.

This discovery led to the development of a class of drugs called triptans — most notably sumatriptan — that mimic the effect of serotonin.

A new class of drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors block molecules on T cells that shut down immune response, freeing the immune system to attack tumors.

Research in animals has hinted that antidepressants such as Prozac and Lexapro, from a class of drugs called serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may alter certain aspects of fetal neurodevelopment.

A Mayo Clinic study is shedding light on why some rheumatoid arthritis patients respond poorly when treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, part of a class of drugs called biologics.

A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC — James) has identified a mechanism by which cancer cells develop resistance to a class of drugs called fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors.

Among medications that lower cholesterol, ezetimibe is not in the widely prescribed class of drugs called statins, which stop the body from manufacturing its own cholesterol.

For some years now, a new class of drugs called antibody - drug conjugates (ADCs) have been used, which work in two ways: they consist of an antibody that binds selectively to the tumor cell receptor and interrupts the signal to propagate; they also act as a transport vehicle for a chemical substance that enters the cancer cells with the antibody and triggers their death.

When a class of drugs called triptans became available in the early 1990s, Healy used them, but over time their effectiveness dimmed.

The new research, published recently as two separate studies in ACS Central Science and the Journal of the American Chemical Society, demonstrates that a new class of drugs called small molecule RNA inhibitors can successfully target and kill specific types of cancer.

Tecentriq belongs to a class of drugs called PD - 1 inhibitors, which help the immune system to fight cancer by blocking a mechanism that tumors use to evade attack.

While high price tags are common for rare disease drugs, Emflaza is part of a class of drugs called corticosteroids that are used for DMD in other parts of the world.

From this theory came a promising class of drugs called checkpoint inhibitors, which effectively release those brakes.

It is in a class of drugs call monoclonal antibodies.

A class of drug called carbapenems are usually only used to fight infections that are immune to other drugs, and bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to these too.

Tasigna is a prescription medication belonging to a class of drugs calls kinase inhibitors.

Many of the pain medications belong to a class of drugs call NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs).

Not exact matches

In a 564 - person trial, patients whose ovarian cancer recurred (and who had already started treatment with chemotherapy) given Rubraca, part of a new class of cancer drugs called «PARP» inhibitors, lived, on median, for double the amount of time without their disease getting even worse compared with those given a placebo.

The ongoing American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in New Orleans is producing a deluge of data — including some promising prospects for a class of next - generation cholesterol drugs that have been slow to take off so far in the U.S. So - called PCSK9 inhibitors have shown tremendous efficacy in lowering LDL - C, or «bad» cholesterol.

Michael Bailey, director of research and investment committee chair at FBB Capital Partners, called the drug «another step in a gradual launch of a new drug class.»

Herper homes in on a relatively new class of super-powerful (and super expensive) cholesterol - busting drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors (which were just shown to reduce death from any cause, and particularly heart - related conditions), and how patients with staggeringly high cholesterol who would benefit from the treatments had to wrangle with insurance companies that refused to cover them over their high prices.

A patient with status epilepticus is initially treated with a class of psychoactive drugs called benzodiazepines.

Initially, Pfizer and Merck KGaA, based in Darmstadt, Germany, plan together to conduct patient testing and seek approval of a Merck experimental drug called MSB0010718C, an immune - oncology drug in a class called anti-PD-L 1 antibodies.

One of the few negatives on an otherwise fairly positive day of trading was the 5 % decline of Reckitt Benckiser, producers of a drug used to help get drug users off of Heroin called Suboxone, which acts as a replacement for the Class A. Reckitt's patent for Suboxone is due to expire in the relatively near future, so they have been trying to push doctors and other pharmaceutical vendors towards their film version of the drug, which is still under patent and will be for quite some time.

MPs on the science and technology committee had called for the ABC system of classification to be scrapped, saying decisions on how to class drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy were taken on a «disconcertingly ad hoc» basis.

The man appointed head of the advisory council for the misuse of drugs once called for ecstasy to be downgraded to a class B drug, politics.co.uk can exclusively reveal.

Promisingly, another drug called imipramine, which belongs to the second main class of antidepressants, had similar effects on miRNA - 1202 to citalopram, when applied to neurons grown in the lab.