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  2. Rilmenidine - Wikipedia

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    Rilmenidine, an oxazoline compound with antihypertensive properties, acts on both medullary and peripheral vasomotor structures.. Rilmenidine is a imidazoline analog and shows greater selectivity for imidazoline receptors than for cerebral alpha2-adrenergic receptors, distinguishing it from reference alpha2-agonists, and conferring additional anti-inflammatory actions not shared with most ...

  3. List of 5α-reductase inhibitors - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs), drugs which inhibit one or more isoforms of the enzyme 5α-reductase.This enzyme is responsible for the conversion of the androgen hormone testosterone into the more potent dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and is essential for the production of neurosteroids like allopregnanolone, tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (THDOC), and 3α-androstanediol from ...

  4. Antiglucocorticoid - Wikipedia

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    Antiglucocorticoid drugs are a treatment option for Cushing's syndrome, a condition characterized by excessive cortisol production. These medications are primarily used in two scenarios: as preoperative treatment to manage symptoms and reduce surgical risks, and as a long-term solution when surgery has failed or is not feasible.

  5. Candesartan - Wikipedia

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    Candesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker used mainly for the treatment of high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. Candesartan has a very low maintenance dose . Like olmesartan , the metabolism of the drug is unusual as it is a cascading prodrug .

  6. Corticosteroid - Wikipedia

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    Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including stress response, immune response, and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism ...

  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. Angiotensin II receptor blocker - Wikipedia

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    [7] Candesartan is used experimentally in preventive treatment of migraine. [8] [9] Lisinopril has been found less often effective than candesartan at preventing migraine. [10] The angiotensin II receptor blockers have differing potencies in relation to blood pressure control, with statistically differing effects at the maximal doses. [11]

  9. Rimegepant - Wikipedia

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    Rimegepant, sold under the brand name Nurtec ODT among others, is a medication used for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults and the prophylactic/ preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. [8] [10] It is taken by mouth to dissolve on or under the tongue. [8] It works by blocking CGRP receptors. [11]