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• Dermatologic Agents  (136) • Drugs used to treat or prevent skin disorders or for the routine care of skin.

• Desiccants  (0) see Hygroscopic Agents

• Desickling Agents  (0) see Antisickling Agents

• Designer Drug  (1)

• Detergents  (31) • Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.

• Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals  (114)

• Dialysis Solutions  (1)

• Digestants  (0) see Gastrointestinal Agents

• Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors  (12) • Compounds that suppress the degradation of INCRETINS by blocking the action of DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV. This helps to correct the defective INSULIN and GLUCAGON secretion characteristic of TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by stimulating insulin secretion and suppressing glucagon release.

• Disinfectants  (34) • Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

• Diuretic Effect  (0) see Diuretics

• Diuretics  (71) • Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function.

• Diuretics, Osmotic  (2) • Compounds that increase urine volume by increasing the amount of osmotically active solute in the urine. Osmotic diuretics also increase the osmolarity of plasma.

• Diuretics, Potassium Sparing  (9)

• Diuretics, Thiazide  (0) see Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors

• DNA Gyrase Inhibitors  (0) see Topoisomerase II Inhibitors

• DNA Polymerase Inhibitors  (0) see Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

• DNA Synthesis Inhibitors  (0) see Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

• DNA, Antisense  (1)

• DOPA Decarboxylase Inhibitors  (0) see Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Inhibitors

• Dopamine Agents  (161) • Any drugs that are used for their effects on dopamine receptors, on the life cycle of dopamine, or on the survival of dopaminergic neurons.

• Dopamine Agonists  (60) • Drugs that bind to and activate dopamine receptors.

• Dopamine Antagonists  (74) • Drugs that bind to but do not activate DOPAMINE RECEPTORS, thereby blocking the actions of dopamine or exogenous agonists. Many drugs used in the treatment of psychotic disorders (ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS) are dopamine antagonists, although their therapeutic effects may be due to long-term adjustments of the brain rather than to the acute effects of blocking dopamine receptors. Dopamine antagonists have been used for several other clinical purposes including as ANTIEMETICS, in the treatment of Tourette syndrome, and for hiccup. Dopamine receptor blockade is associated with NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME.

Drug Category Names, Results, and Descriptions

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