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2. Primidone - Wikipedia

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   Primidone, sold under various brand names (including Mysoline), is a barbiturate medication that is used to treat partial and generalized seizures [7] and essential tremors. [8] It is taken by mouth. [7] Its common side effects include sleepiness, poor coordination, nausea, and loss of appetite. [7] Severe side effects may include suicide and ...

3. Intravitreal injection - Wikipedia

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   Intravitreal injection is the method of administration of drugs into the eye by injection with a fine needle. The medication will be directly applied into the vitreous humor . [ 1 ] It is used to treat various eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) , diabetic retinopathy , and infections inside the eye such as ...

4. Methotrexate - Wikipedia

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   Methotrexate (green) complexed into the active site of DHFR (blue) Methotrexate is an antimetabolite of the antifolate type. It is thought to affect cancer and rheumatoid arthritis by two different pathways. For cancer, methotrexate competitively inhibits dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), an enzyme that participates in the tetrahydrofolate synthesis.

5. Ectopic pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   Early treatment of an ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate is a viable alternative to surgical treatment [56] which was developed in the 1980s. [57] If administered early in the pregnancy, methotrexate terminates the growth of the developing embryo; the developing embryo may then be either resorbed by the woman's body or pass with a menstrual ...

6. Periocular injection - Wikipedia

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   Schematic diagram of the human eye showing. Periocular injection is an ocular route of drug administration. It is well-established route of treatment for severe uveitis and cystoid macular edema (CME) by using corticosteroids. [1] [2] Subconjunctival injection is one of periocular routes of administration.

7. Ophthalmic drug administration - Wikipedia

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   The most important factor that must be taken into account when designing any type of drug delivery device, and specifically ocular devices, is the release rate of a drug. As discussed previously, the deliver rate and kinetics associated with drugs to the eye can reach levels that are toxic to the eye or could even cause undesirable side effects.

8. Antifolate - Wikipedia

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   As folate is vital in the first trimester of pregnancy for healthy fetal development, the use of antifolates is strongly contraindicated in pregnancy and carries significant teratogenic risk. Low doses of methotrexate can deplete folate stores and cause side-effects that are similar to folate deficiency. Both high-folate diets and supplemental ...

9. Uveitis - Wikipedia

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   In comparing various studies, methotrexate is more efficacious than mycophenolate in inflammatory control for most forms of panuveitis. Methotrexate also had little to no differences in safety outcomes compared to mycophenolate. [32] Antimetabolite medications, such as methotrexate are often used for recalcitrant or more aggressive cases of ...