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Candesartan
Candesartan (Atacand, candesartan cilexetil) is an angiotensin II receptor blocker approved in 1998 for hypertension and heart failure; selective AT1 blocker dosed 8–32 mg once daily.
Candicidin
Candicidin, also known as levorin or ascosin (same major components), is a polyene aromatic heptaene antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces griseus that binds ergosterol; formerly used vaginally against candidiasis.
Candida balanoposthitis
Candida balanoposthitis, also called candidal balanitis, is Candida albicans infection inflaming the glans penis and foreskin of uncircumcised men; treated with clotrimazole or miconazole cream, linked to diabetes and older age.
Candida meningitis
Candida meningitis, a rare fungal meningitis usually caused by Candida albicans, arises by hematogenous spread or direct inoculation after neurosurgery or device placement; treated with liposomal amphotericin B plus flucytosine, then fluconazole, with about 35% mortality.
Candidiasis
Candidiasis, or yeast infection, is a fungal infection from Candida overgrowth, causing thrush, vaginal candidiasis, and invasive candidiasis; candidemia carries about 30% in-hospital mortality and echinocandins are first-line treatment.
Candrakala Rasa
Candrakala Rasa (Candrakalā Rasa), a Kharaliya herbo-mineral Ayurvedic formulation of mercury, sulphur, copper and mica calx with cooling herbs, used for Pitta disorders, fever, bleeding, and dysuria; dose 125-750 mg.
Candramrta Rasa
Candramrta Rasa (Chandramrita Rasa, चन्द्रामृत रस) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasayoga pill for cough (kasa), defined in the Rasajalanidhi and Ayurvedic Formulary of India, containing processed metals and studied for children's cough.
Candramsu Rasa
Candramsu Rasa (Candrāṃśu rasa) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000624), containing purified mercury, sulphur, calcined iron, tin, biotite mica, and Aloe vera root, dosed at 250 mg for gynecological indications.
Candraprabha vati
Candraprabha vati (चन्द्रप्रभा वटी), or Chandraprabha Vati, is a classical 37-ingredient Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill from Sharangadhara Samhita, used for urinary disorders and Prameha (diabetes), with rat and clinical studies supporting antihyperglycemic and urolithiasis effects.
Candrodaya Varti
Candrodaya Varti (Candrodayā vartti) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral eye suppository from Bhaishajya Ratnavali with nine ingredients including realgar, used for Timira, Arma, and lens opacity; rabbit toxicity testing found no ocular irritation.
Canertinib
Canertinib (CI-1033, PD 183805) is Pfizer's oral irreversible pan-ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR, HER2, HER4; IC50 0.8, 19, 7 nM) that reached phase II trials in breast and ovarian cancer but was never approved and development stopped.
Canes
Canes (walking sticks) are single- or multi-point mobility aids for balance and partial weight bearing. Fitted to the wrist crease with 20-30 degrees elbow flexion, held opposite the weak leg; 10% of US adults over 65 use one.
Canfosfamide
Canfosfamide (TLK286, Telcyta) is a glutathione analogue prodrug activated by GST P1-1 into a DNA-alkylating metabolite; phase III trials in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer showed no significant overall benefit.
Cangeri ghrta
Cangeri ghṛta (चाङ्गेरीघृतम्) is an Ayurvedic medicated ghee made with Oxalis corniculata juice, curd, and pungent herbs, prescribed mainly for grahaṇī and other digestive disorders.
Cangrelor
Cangrelor (Kengreal, Kengrexal) is a rapid-onset, reversible intravenous P2Y12 platelet inhibitor used as an adjunct to PCI and for bridging to surgery; FDA approved 2015 after the CHAMPION PHOENIX trial.
Cannabidiol
Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabis constituent, is approved as purified Epidiolex for Lennox-Gastaut, Dravet, and tuberous sclerosis seizures; weak CB1 binding, CYP2C19/3A4 metabolism, liver and clobazam interaction risks, and mislabeled consumer products distinguish it.
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), cannabis hyperemesis: cyclic vomiting, abdominal pain, and compulsive hot bathing from chronic cannabis use, relieved by cessation; treated with haloperidol or capsaicin.
Cannabinoid receptor
Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 are class A GPCRs mediating THC and endocannabinoid signaling; CB1 cloned 1990, CB2 1993, Gi/o-coupled, targets for pain, inflammation, and addiction drug development.
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis (marijuana, weed, pot) is a psychoactive drug from Cannabis sativa, with THC as the main intoxicating cannabinoid and CBD non-impairing; widely used globally, FDA-approved only as Epidiolex, dronabinol, and nabilone, and moving from US Schedule I toward Schedule III after the December 2025 executive order.
Cannabis drug testing
Cannabis drug testing detects THC or its metabolite 9-carboxy-THC in urine, oral fluid, blood, hair, or breath; urine immunoassay screens at 50 ng/mL, HHS confirms above 15 ng/mL, and results show exposure, not impairment.
Cannabis use disorder
Cannabis use disorder (CUD, marijuana use disorder) is a DSM-5 diagnosis requiring 2 of 11 criteria; about 3 in 10 users develop it. US past-year prevalence reached 6.7% (19.3 million) in 2025; treated with psychosocial therapies, no approved medication.
Cannabis withdrawal
Cannabis withdrawal: symptom cluster after stopping heavy, prolonged THC use; DSM-5 and ICD-11 (6C41.4) recognized; onset 24-48 hours, peak days 2-6; about 47% of regular users affected; CB1 downregulation; no approved medications.
Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder
Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder (ICD-11 6C41.6; DSM-5 substance-induced psychotic disorder) is psychosis arising during or soon after cannabis intoxication or withdrawal, with 34–47% later converting to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Cannula
Cannula: a small flexible tube; in medicine usually a peripheral IV cannula placed in a hand or arm vein for drugs and fluids, dwell 72-96 hours; also the nasal cannula for oxygen.
Cannulated screw fixation
Cannulated screw fixation is a surgical technique in which hollow screws are threaded over a guide wire, used mainly for femoral neck fractures and also scaphoid and small-bone fractures.
Cannulation (medicine)
Cannulation is the insertion of a cannula into a blood vessel, body cavity, or organ to deliver fluids and medications, sample blood, monitor hemodynamics, or drain structures.
CANOMAD syndrome
CANOMAD syndrome, also called CANDA, is a rare chronic immune-mediated neuropathy with sensory ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, IgM paraprotein, cold agglutinins, and anti-disialosyl ganglioside antibodies, treated with IVIg or rituximab.
Canrenoate
Canrenoate (canrenoic acid; potassium canrenoate, Soldactone) is a steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist prodrug converted to canrenone, given orally or intravenously for aldosterone blockade in heart failure and hypertension, with scarce trial evidence.
Canrenone
Canrenone (Aldadiene, SC-9376) is a synthetic steroid lactone that blocks aldosterone at the mineralocorticoid receptor, acting as a potassium-sparing diuretic used for heart failure and hypertension and marketed in countries including Italy and Belgium.
CanSino 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Youpeixin (优佩欣, iPneucia) is a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine by CanSino Biologics using a CRM197 and tetanus toxoid dual carrier, approved in China in June 2025.