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Torrent Pharmaceuticals was established in 1959 by U. N. Mehta as Trinity Laboratories. It was renamed as Torrent Pharmaceuticals in 1971. [5]In 1997, Torrent Pharma and Sanofi established a 50:50 joint venture called Sanofi Torrent for selling Torrent Pharma's products. [6]
Tablets – Orlept by Wockhardt and Epilim by Sanofi; Oral solution – Orlept Sugar Free by Wockhardt and Epilim by Sanofi; Syrup – Epilim by Sanofi-Aventis; Intravenous injection – Epilim Intravenous by Sanofi; Extended release tablets – Epilim Chrono by Sanofi is a combination of sodium valproate and valproic acid in a 2.3:1 ratio.
A pentavalent vaccine combines five vaccines into one dose. Pentavalent vaccines include: DTwP-HepB-Hib vaccine, used by UNICEF in low/middle income countries; DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine, used in the UK until 2017 (replaced by a hexavalent vaccine)
Hyoscine butylbromide, also known as scopolamine butylbromide [4] and sold under the brandname Buscopan among others, [5] is an anticholinergic medication used to treat abdominal pain, esophageal spasms, bladder spasms, biliary colic, [6] and renal colic. [7] [8] It is also used to improve excessive respiratory secretions at the end of life. [9]
Sanofi was founded in 15 February 1973 [5] as a subsidiary of Elf Aquitaine (a French oil company subsequently acquired by Total), when Elf Aquitaine took control of the Labaz group, a pharmaceutical company formed in 1947 by Sociéte Belge de l'Azote et des Produits Chimiques du Marly; [6] Labaz developed benziodarone in 1957.
Leflunomide, sold under the brand name Arava among others, is an immunosuppressive disease-modifying antirheumatic drug , [8] used in active moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. It is a pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor that works by inhibiting dihydroorotate dehydrogenase. [9] Bottle of Leflunomide (Arava) and tablet
Pentoxifylline has been tested for use in sarcoidosis patients as an alternative or compliment to prednisone and other steroids, as the drug can inhibit excess levels of TNF-a, which is associated with granuloma formation. [9] [10] [11] It has further been used to treat immunologic reactions to leprosy with some success. [12]
Diclofenac, sold under the brand name Voltaren among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammatory diseases such as gout. [6] [9] It can be taken orally (swallowed by mouth), inserted rectally as a suppository, injected intramuscularly, injected intravenously, applied to the skin topically, or through eye drops.