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  2. Biological response modifier - Wikipedia

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    Biological response modifiers (BRMs) are substances that modify immune responses.They can be endogenous (produced naturally within the body) or exogenous (as pharmaceutical drugs), and they can either enhance an immune response or suppress it.

  3. Antithyroid agent - Wikipedia

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    They decrease uptake of iodide ions (I −) into follicular cells of the thyroid gland. Since their molecules have structural similarities with the iodide ion, they compete with iodide for being transported by the sodium/iodide symporter, which is a transporter protein that co-transports Na + and I − ions.

  4. Anticholinergic - Wikipedia

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    Anticholinergic drugs are used to treat a variety of conditions: Dizziness (including vertigo and motion sickness-related symptoms); Extrapyramidal symptoms, a potential side-effect of antipsychotic medications

  5. Adrenergic agonist - Wikipedia

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    An adrenergic agonist is a drug that stimulates a response from the adrenergic receptors.The five main categories of adrenergic receptors are: α 1, α 2, β 1, β 2, and β 3, although there are more subtypes, and agonists vary in specificity between these receptors, and may be classified respectively.

  6. Therapeutic index - Wikipedia

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    The therapeutic index (TI; also referred to as therapeutic ratio) is a quantitative measurement of the relative safety of a drug with regard to risk of overdose.It is a comparison of the amount of a therapeutic agent that causes toxicity to the amount that causes the therapeutic effect. [1]

  7. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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    Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). [1] Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction.

  8. Monoclonal antibody - Wikipedia

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    A general representation of the method used to produce monoclonal antibodies [1] [2]. A monoclonal antibody (mAb, more rarely called moAb) is an antibody produced from a cell lineage made by cloning a unique white blood cell.

  9. ACE inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a class of medication used primarily for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure. [1] [2] This class of medicine works by causing relaxation of blood vessels as well as a decrease in blood volume, which leads to lower blood pressure and decreased oxygen demand from the heart.