| tablets | Solid dosage forms, of varying weight, size, and shape, which may be molded or compressed, and which contain a medicinal substance in pure or diluted form. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tablets, enteric-coated | Tablets coated with material that delays release of the medication until after they leave the stomach. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pyrantel | <chemical> A depolarising neuromuscular-blocking agent, that causes persistent nicotinic activation resulting in spastic paralysis of susceptible nematodes. It is a drug of second-choice after benzimidazoles for treatment of ascariasis, hookworm, and pinworm infections, being effective after a single dose. Pharmacological action: antinematodal agent, neuromuscular depolarising agents. Chemical name: Pyrimidine, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-(2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl)-, (E)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| pyrantel pamoate | <chemical> Broad spectrum antinematodal anthelmintic used also in veterinary medicine. Pharmacological action: antinematodal agent. Chemical name: 2-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid, 4,4'-methylenebis(3-hydroxy-, compd. With (E)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-(2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl)pyrimidine (1:1) (12 Dec 1998) |
| pyrantel tartrate | <chemical> (e)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-[2-(2-thienyl)vinyl]pyrimidine tartrate (1:1). Broad spectrum anthelmintic for livestock. Synonym: banminth. Pharmacological action: anthelmintic, antinematodal agent. Chemical name: Pyrimidine, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-(2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl)-, (E)-, (R-(R*,R*))-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1) (12 Dec 1998) |