Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A salt, ester, or anion of methanesulfonic acid.
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- noun organic chemistry
methanesulfonate
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The contract is mainly for the manufacture of eprosartan mesylate which is used for hypertension, and Dishman expects about Rs 40-50 crore each quarter from this product.
Analysis 2010
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Five clinical studies published in the U.S. and abroad show that copycat versions of imatinib mesylate, a leukemia drug, lead to a higher risk of fatality.
Beware the Risks of Generic Drugs Roger Bate 2011
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Therefore, it was necessary to develop first the mesylate salt of imatinib and then the beta crystal form of imatinib mesylate to make it suitable for patients to take the medicine in pill form.
Are Indian Patents and Data laws meant to protect the vulnerable? 2008
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This beta crystal form of imatinib mesylate is the active ingredient of Glivec, which is the only medicine that has ever been marketed by Novartis worldwide as Glivec.
Are Indian Patents and Data laws meant to protect the vulnerable? 2008
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And, cancer patients who suffer from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia could lose access to Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) because of the patent case filed by Novartis before an Indian High Court, which explicitly attempts to get the Indian judiciary to rule on ensuring that the recently amended Indian patent laws become even more tightly congruent with TRIPS.
Sunil Chacko: Patents and Public Health Crisis Moves Center-Stage 2008
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It is suggested in the case of Glivec, the original salt imatinib mesylate by itself has no value but the beta crystalline salt, which later becomes Glivec, a potent drug to cure chronic malign Leukemia.
Are Indian Patents and Data laws meant to protect the vulnerable? 2008
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Bromocriptine mesylate orderBromocriptine mesylate online
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Instead of resuming the chemo, Doc had decided to put her on the wonder drug, imatinib mesylate, a name that sounded like pig latin.
The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006
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Instead of resuming the chemo, Doc had decided to put her on the wonder drug, imatinib mesylate, a name that sounded like pig latin.
The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006
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Cure: The medication bromocriptine mesylate Parlodel lowers prolactin levels, shrinks tumors, and restores the ability to have an erection about 50 percent of the time.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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