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  2. Bortezomib - Wikipedia

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    Bortezomib, sold under the brand name Velcade among others, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. [4] This includes multiple myeloma in those who have and have not previously received treatment. [ 3 ]

  3. Proteasome inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Bortezomib (Velcade) was approved in 2003. This was the first proteasome inhibitor approved for use in the U.S. Its boron atom binds the catalytic site of the 26S proteasome. [20] Carfilzomib (Kyprolis) was approved by the FDA for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma in 2012 . [21]

  4. Bortezomib/dexamethasone - Wikipedia

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    Bortezomib/dexamethasone is a combination drug against multiple myeloma. [1] When bortezomib is used by the trade name Velcade, the combination is called Vel/Dex (or Vel-Dex or Veldex ). Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor and dexamethasone is a corticosteroid .

  5. Orally disintegrating tablet - Wikipedia

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    Clonazepam ODT blister pack and tablet Etizest-1 MD (Etizest-brand 1mg-doskk etizolam mouth-dissolving (MD) blister pack and opened tablet. An orally disintegrating tablet or orally dissolving tablet (ODT) is a drug dosage form available for a limited range of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications.

  6. Effervescent tablet - Wikipedia

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    Effervescent or carbon tablets are tablets which are designed to dissolve in water and release carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is generated by a reaction of a compound containing bicarbonate, such as sodium bicarbonate or magnesium bicarbonate, with an acid such as citric acid or tartaric acid. Both compounds are present in the tablet in ...

  7. Sublingual administration - Wikipedia

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    Sublingual strips—similar to tablets in that they easily melt in the mouth and dissolve rapidly. Suboxone is an example of medication that comes in a sublingual strip. Multi-purpose tablets—Soluble tablets for either oral or sublingual (or buccal ) administration, often also suitable for preparation of injections, Hydrostat ( hydromorphone ...

  8. Modified-release dosage - Wikipedia

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    Modified-release dosage is a mechanism that (in contrast to immediate-release dosage) delivers a drug with a delay after its administration (delayed-release dosage) or for a prolonged period of time (extended-release [ER, XR, XL] dosage) or to a specific target in the body (targeted-release dosage).

  9. Lithium (medication) - Wikipedia

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    The levels of lithium needed to dissolve urate in the body, however, were toxic. [129] Because of prevalent theories linking excess uric acid to a range of disorders, including depressive and manic disorders, Carl Lange in Denmark [ 10 ] and William Alexander Hammond in New York City [ 11 ] used lithium to treat mania from the 1870s onwards.