| fluperolone acetate | 9a-Fluoro-11b,17a,21-trihydroxy-21-methyl pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 21-acetate;a synthetic corticosteroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fluphenazine | <chemical> A phenothiazine used in the treatment of psychoses. Its properties and uses are generally similar to those of chlorpromazine. Pharmacological action: antipsychotic agents, phenothiazine, dopamine antagonists. Chemical name: 1-Piperazineethanol, 4-(3-(2-(trifluoromethyl)-10H-phenothiazin-10-yl)propyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| fluphenazine decanoate | This antipsychotic prescription drug is used to treat schizophrenia. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fluprednisolone | <chemical> A synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory properties. Pharmacological action: steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, glucocorticoids, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 6-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (6alpha,11beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| flurandrenolide | Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 6-fluoro-11,21-dihydroxy-16,17-[(1-methylethylidene)bis(oxy)]-, (6a,11b,16a)-;an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid used in topical preparations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flurandrenolone | <chemical> A corticosteroid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. It is usually employed as a cream or an ointment, and is also used as a polyethylene tape with an adhesive. Pharmacological action: glucocorticoids, synthetic, glucocorticoids, topical. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 6-fluoro-11,21-dihydroxy-16,17-((1-methylethylidene)bis(oxy))-, (6alpha,11beta,16alpha)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| flurazepam | This hypnotic drug is used to treat insomnia and other sleep disorders. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flurazepam hydrochloride | 7-Chloro-1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-5-(o-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one dihydrochloride;an oral hypnotic and sedative of the benzodiazepine series. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flurbiprofen | <chemical> An anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic of the phenylalkynoic acid series. It has also been proposed as an antirheumatic and has been shown to reduce bone resorption in periodontal disease by inhibiting carbonic anhydrase. Pharmacological action: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, cyclooxygenase inhibitors. Chemical name: (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4-acetic acid, 2-fluoro-alpha-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| flurogestone acetate | <chemical> A synthetic fluorinated steroid that is used as a progestational hormone. Pharmacological action: progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-(acetyloxy)-9-fluoro-11-hydroxy-, (11beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| flurothyl | <chemical> A convulsant primarily used in experimental animals. It was formerly used to induce convulsions as a alternative to electroshock therapy. Pharmacological action: convulsants. Chemical name: Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis(2,2,2-trifluoro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| fluroxene | 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl vinyl ether;a volatile, halogenated inhalation anaesthetic. Synonym: 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl vinyl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Flury strain rabies virus | <organism, virology> Species of the Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies in humans. The virus infects the cells in the brain, causing a fatal encephalomyelitis. It is found all over the world, but strict quarantine regulations have excluded it from Britain and Australia. The virus infects a number of domestic and wild mammals, whose saliva is infective. Some bats and small mammals can carry the virus without showing any symptoms of disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Flury strain vaccine | An inactivated virus vaccine, used for preexposure immunization to persons at high risk of exposure, e.g., veterinarians, and in conjunction with rabies immunoglobulin, for postexposure prophylaxis. The official preparation is human diploid cell vaccine produced from rabies virus grown in cultures of human diploid embryo lung cells and inactivated with propriolactone. It has a much lower incidence of adverse reactions than the previously used duck embryo vaccine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flush | <clinical sign> Transient, episodic redness of the face and neck caused by certain diseases, ingestion of certain drugs or other substances, heat, emotional factors or physical exertion. (18 Nov 1997) |