List of drugs: Meu–Mi

List of drugs: Meu–Mi]] is a segment of a comprehensive index that categorizes drugs, medications, and various compounds used in the field of medicine and pharmaceuticals. This list is part of a larger encyclopedia that aims to provide detailed information on each listed item, including their uses, chemical properties, and potential side effects. The drugs are listed alphabetically to facilitate easy navigation and reference.

Meu

• Mequitazine: An antihistamine used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever and urticaria. It works by blocking the action of histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms.

• Mequixole: A chemical compound with potential use in medical research. Its specific applications and properties would require further elaboration based on available scientific data.

Mev

• Mevastatin: A statin medication used for lowering cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. It works by inhibiting an enzyme involved in the production of cholesterol in the liver.

Mew

• Mewalamine: A compound of interest in pharmaceutical research. Detailed information regarding its use and properties is subject to ongoing studies.

Mex

• Mexazolam: A benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic (anxiety-reducing) properties. It is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders and panic attacks.

• Mexiletine: An antiarrhythmic medication used to treat irregular heartbeats. It works by blocking sodium channels in the heart, stabilizing its electrical activity.

Mey

• Meylonitin: A hypothetical or less commonly known substance, possibly related to sleep regulation or melatonin pathways. Further details would be speculative without specific research data.

Mf

• Mfenorex: A stimulant drug of the amphetamine class used for weight loss. It acts by suppressing appetite and increasing energy expenditure.

Mg

• Magnesium sulfate: An inorganic salt used both medicinally and in various industrial applications. Medically, it is used to treat low magnesium levels, seizures in women with eclampsia, and constipation.

Mh

• Mianserin: An antidepressant of the tetracyclic class. It is used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, working by modulating the activity of various neurotransmitters in the brain.

Mi

• Mibefradil: A calcium channel blocker that was used to treat hypertension and chronic angina pectoris but was withdrawn from the market due to safety concerns.

• Micafungin: An antifungal medication used in the treatment of serious fungal infections, such as candidemia and esophageal candidiasis. It works by inhibiting the synthesis of fungal cell walls.

• Miconazole: An antifungal medication used to treat skin and vaginal yeast infections. It works by damaging the fungal cell membrane, leading to cell death.

• Midazolam: A benzodiazepine used for anesthesia, procedural sedation, trouble sleeping, and severe agitation. It works by enhancing the effect of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain.

• Midodrine: A vasopressor and antihypotensive agent used to treat orthostatic hypotension. It works by constricting blood vessels and raising blood pressure.

• Midostaurin: A kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. It works by blocking certain enzymes that promote cell growth.

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