Drugs
14 records in the Explore section, by name.
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A medicine injected into the eye that blocks VEGF, a protein that drives the growth of blood vessels. It is used for several eye diseases, including, in the United States since 2023, retinopathy of...
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The medicine aspirin, also called acetylsalicylic acid.
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The active substance in Zulresso, a medicine given by drip into a vein over about 2.5 days in hospital to treat postpartum depression. It is a neuroactive steroid that acts on GABA-A receptors in the...
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A medicine given to babies born early for apnoea of prematurity. In the CAP trial, caffeine given for this reason to very low birth weight babies lowered the share still needing oxygen at 36 weeks of...
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Carbetocin is a uterotonic, like oxytocin: a medicine that makes the womb contract. It is given as an injection right after birth to prevent heavy bleeding. The heat-stable form does not need a...
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Dinoprostone is a prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance that the body makes in late pregnancy and that helps the cervix soften and open before labour. As a medicine it is placed in the vagina to...
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Magnesium sulfate is a mineral salt that is given by injection or drip as a medicine. This atlas meets it in two separate roles, kept on separate pages: to prevent and treat seizures in eclampsia...
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A long-acting antibody against RSV, given to babies as an injection to help prevent severe RSV lung illness. In the MELODY trial it lowered RSV lung infections that needed medical attention in...
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Oxytocin is a medicine made in the laboratory that copies a natural hormone, and it makes the womb contract. It is given by drip or injection. This atlas meets it in two separate roles, kept on...
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The active substance in Curosurf: an extract of natural lung surfactant from pigs. It is one of the surfactants used for premature babies with respiratory distress syndrome.
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Surfactants are medicines that replace the natural lung coating that preterm babies may lack. They are given into the windpipe of a baby with breathing trouble. The SUPPORT trial compared giving...
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The vaccine substance in Abrysvo: stabilised RSV prefusion F proteins of the A and B types in one vaccine. It is the substance tested in the MATISSE trial.
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Tranexamic acid is a medicine that reduces bleeding by blocking the breakdown of blood clots. This atlas meets it in two separate roles, kept on separate pages: to treat heavy bleeding after birth...
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The active substance in Zurzuvae, a capsule for postpartum depression. It is a neuroactive steroid that acts on GABA-A receptors in the brain, as brexanolone does.