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Tablet — For other uses, see Tablet (disambiguation). Common disk shaped tablets A tablet is a pharmaceutical dosage form. It comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, pressed or compacted from a powder into a solid… … Wikipedia
Aromatherapy — A form of alternative medicine based on the use of very concentrated essential oils from the flowers, leaves, bark, branches, rind or roots of plants with purported healing properties. In aromatherapy these potent oils are mixed with a carrier… … Medical dictionary
Mifepristone — The French abortion pill, also known as RU 486. RU 486 has been used in combination with another drug called misoprostol, terminate pregnancy at an early stage. It is used with women who are no more than 7 weeks pregnant. The drug has 95%… … Medical dictionary
Progesterone — A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the uterus (the womb) to receive and sustain the fertilized egg. * * * An antiestrogenic steroid, believed to be the active principle of the… … Medical dictionary
benzalkonium chloride — A mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides in which the alkyls are long chain compounds (C8 to C18); a surface active germicide for many pathogenic nonsporulating bacteria and fungi. Aqueous solutions of this agent have a low surface… … Medical dictionary
butoconazole nitrate — An antifungal agent used primarily in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis; similar to ketoconazole and itraconazole. * * * bu·to·con·az·ole ni·trate (bu″to konґə zōl) [USP] an imidazole derivative used as a topical… … Medical dictionary
candicidin — A fungistatic and fungicidal polyene antibiotic agent derived from a soil actinomycete similar to Streptomyces griseus; used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis. * * * can·di·ci·din .kan də sīd ən n an anti … Medical dictionary
clotrimazole — An antifungal agent used topically to treat a variety of fungal and yeast infections. * * * clo·tri·ma·zole klō trī mə .zōl, .zȯl n an antifungal agent C22H17ClN2 used to treat candida infections, tinea, and ringworm see LOTRIMIN … Medical dictionary
dienestrol — An estrogenic agent. SYN: estrodienol. * * * di·en·es·trol .dī ə nes .trȯl, .trōl or chiefly Brit di·en·oes·trol .dī ə nēs n a white crystalline estrogenic compound C18H18O2 structurally related to diethylstilbestrol and used topically to treat… … Medical dictionary
dinoprostone — An oxytocic agent used as an abortifacient. SYN: prostaglandin E2. * * * n. a prostaglandin drug used mainly to induce labour. It is administered a vaginal tablet or gel. Trade names: Propess, Prostin E2. * * * di·no·prost·one (di″no… … Medical dictionary
