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Scleroderma : Drugs

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SILDENAFIL is used to treat erection problems in men. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Vasodilating agent; a selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) type 5 inhibitor.
Source:AHFS
Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence , in men.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
METHOTREXATE is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine affects cells that are rapidly growing, such as cancer cells and cells in your mouth and stomach. It is used to treat many cancers and other medical conditions. It is used for leukemias, lymphomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancers, and other cancers. This medicine also works on the immune system and is commonly used to treat psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. If used for arthritis or psoriasis, the drug is only given once a week. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent and immunosuppressant; folic acid antagonist.
Source:AHFS
SILDENAFIL is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. This is a serious heart and lung condition. This medicine helps to improve symptoms and quality of life. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
PREDNISONE is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such as blood disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
PREDNISONE is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such as blood disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
Source:AHFS
BOSENTAN is used to treat a serious heart and lung disorder called primary pulmonary hypertension. This medicine may help to increase your ability to exercise and improve your breathing. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Vasodilator; an endothelin receptor antagonist.
Source:AHFS
PENICILLAMINE (pen uh SIL uh meen) binds with heavy metals and cystine in the body. It is used to treat Wilson's disease and cystinuria. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Heavy metal antagonist; a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD).
Source:AHFS
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, to name a few. It is also used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, to name a few. It is also used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent and immunosuppressant; nitrogen mustard-derivative alkylating agent.
Source:AHFS
METHOTREXATE is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine affects cells that are rapidly growing, such as cancer cells and cells in your mouth and stomach. It is used to treat many cancers and other medical conditions. It is used for leukemias, lymphomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancers, and other cancers. This medicine also works on the immune system and is commonly used to treat psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
AMBRISENTAN is used to treat pulmonary hypertension. This medicine may help make exercise and breathing easier. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Vasodilator; a propionic-acid, endothelin-1 (ET-1) type A receptor-selective antagonist.
Source:AHFS
AZATHIOPRINE (ay za THYE oh preen) suppresses the immune system. It is used to prevent organ rejection after a transplant. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
AZATHIOPRINE (ay za THYE oh preen) suppresses the immune system. It is used to prevent organ rejection after a transplant. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The injection is given only when the medicine can not be taken by mouth. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Immunosuppressive antimetabolite.
Source:AHFS
Azathioprine is a non-specific immunosuppressant antimetabolite that can be used as a chemotherapeutic agent to inhibit lymphocyte purine metabolism. In the United States, azathioprine is also known by the brand name Imuran.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Cyclophosphamide is an anticancer (antineoplastic) agent. It also acts as a suppressor of the immune system. It is available under the brand names Cytoxan and Neosar.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Methotrexate is a folic acid derivative that interferes with folic acid metabolism (folate antagonist). It is a cytotoxic agent (a chemical that is directly toxic to cells) with multiple characteristics and may be described as an antimetabolite, antineoplastic, and immunosuppressant. In the United States, methotrexate is also recognized by the trade names Folex and Mexate, or the generic name amethopterin.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (mye koe FEN oh late MOE fe til) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM (mye koe FEN oh late SOE dee um) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (mye koe FEN oh late MOE fe til) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (mye koe FEN oh late MOE fe til) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (mye koe FEN oh late MOE fe til) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Immunosuppressive agent. Mycophenolate mofetil is a prodrug that is hydrolyzed in vivo to mycophenolic acid, the pharmacologically active metabolite. Mycophenolate sodium delayed-release tablets release the active moiety, mycophenolic acid, in the small intestine.
Source:AHFS
Mycophenolate mofetil (brand name Cell Cept) is a drug that has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in rodents, and that may prove useful in treating tumors in humans.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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