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Gabapentin
Gabapentin
Use:
Seizures, neuropathic pain, restless legs syndrome
Mechanism:
Binds to voltage-gated calcium channels, reducing neurotransmitter release
Glipizide
Glipizide
Use:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Mechanism:
Stimulates insulin release from pancreatic beta cells by closing ATP-sensitive K+ channels
Glyburide
Glyburide
Use:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Mechanism:
Stimulates pancreatic beta cells to release insulin
Ganciclovir
Ganciclovir
Use:
CMV retinitis, CMV prophylaxis in transplant patients
Mechanism:
Inhibits viral DNA polymerase, preferentially incorporated into viral DNA
Gemcitabine
Gemcitabine
Use:
Pancreatic, lung, breast, ovarian, bladder cancers
Mechanism:
Inhibits ribonucleotide reductase and incorporates into DNA
Gemfibrozil
Gemfibrozil
Use:
Severe hypertriglyceridemia, mixed dyslipidemia
Mechanism:
PPAR-alpha agonist, reduces VLDL and increases HDL
Gentamicin
Gentamicin Sulfate
Use:
Serious gram-negative infections, endocarditis, sepsis
Mechanism:
Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to 30S ribosomal subunit
Griseofulvin
Griseofulvin
Use:
Dermatophyte infections (tinea)
Mechanism:
Inhibits fungal mitosis by disrupting mitotic spindle structure
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