Products Trospium chloride is commercially available in the form of dragées (Spasmo-Urgenin Neo, Spasmex). It has been approved in many countries since 1983. Structure and properties Trospium chloride (C25H30ClNO3, Mr = 428.0 g/mol) is a quaternary amine that exists as a chloride salt. It is a fine, colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline substance. Trospium chloride … Trospium Chloride
Products High-dose riboflavin capsules of 100 mg, 200 mg, or 400 mg are not registered as drugs in many countries. They can be manufactured in pharmacies, usually as an extemporaneous formulation. Pharmacies can also order them from specialized suppliers. Structure and properties Riboflavin (C17H20N4O6, Mr = 376.4 g/mol) exists as a yellow to orange-yellow, bitter-tasting, … Riboflavin Capsules
In reabsorption, a substance that has already been excreted is reabsorbed into the body. This form of absorption primarily involves the tubular system of the kidneys. Disorders of reabsorption can manifest, for example, in cystinuria. What is reabsorption? In reabsorption, a substance that has already been excreted is reabsorbed into the body. This form of … Reabsorption: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Definition and properties When we take a tablet or capsule, it contains a defined amount of an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Usually, the full dose does not enter the bloodstream. Some active ingredients are not fully released from the dosage form (liberation), others are only partially absorbed from the intestine (absorption), and some are metabolized in … Bioavailability
Vascular resistance is the resistance that a blood vessel offers to the blood. The word “corona” means crown or wreath, and in medical terminology describes the coronary arteries. Because the circulatory system extends throughout the body and thus vascular resistance is also found in all blood vessels, the term coronary vascular resistance is used to … Coronary Vascular Resistance: Function, Role & Diseases
Products Bremelanotide was approved in the United States in 2019 as an injection solution in an auto-injector pen (Vyleesi). Structure and properties Bremelanotide (C50H68N14O10, Mr = 1025.2 g/mol) is a synthetic cyclic peptide analog of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) produced in the adenohypophysis. Bremelanotide consists of seven amino acids (heptapeptide) and is an active metabolite … Bremelanotide
Products Black tea is available in grocery stores and specialty stores in bags or open. Different varieties, names and countries of origin exist (e.g. Darjeeling, Ceylon, Pekoe, Assam, English Breakfast Tea, Five o’Clock Tea, Afternoon Tea). Black tea is mainly drunk in the West, while green tea and the semi-fermented oolong tea are more popular … Black Tea
Definition After a drug is ingested, it passes through the esophagus into the stomach and into the small intestine. There, the active ingredient must first be released from the dosage form. This is the prerequisite for it to be absorbed into the bloodstream via the cells of the mucosa. The dosage form thus exerts a … Release (Liberation)
Products Tetracyclines are commercially available in many countries in the form of tablets, capsules, and injection and infusion solutions, among others. This article refers primarily to peroral therapy. The first tetracycline, chlortetracycline (aureomycin, Lederle), was discovered in the 1940s during screening of soil samples under the direction of Benjamin Minge Duggar and became commercially available … Tetracycline: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Oxybutynin is commercially available in tablet form and as a transdermal patch (Ditropan, Kentera). It has been approved in many countries since 1988, and the transdermal patch has been available since 2007. Extemporaneous formulations are also produced; see Intravesical oxybutynin solution (for use in the urinary bladder). Other dosage forms have been released in … Oxybutynin
Products Psyllium seeds are available as a medicinal raw material and as a drug (e.g., mucilar) in pharmacies and drugstores. Indian psyllium (Indian psyllium husk, see there) is also used. Stem plants Psyllium belongs to the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). The parent plants are and . Medicinal drug The mature, whole and dried seeds (Psyllii semen) … Psyllium
Products Flucloxacillin is commercially available in capsule form and as an injectable (floxapen, generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1972. Structure and properties Flucloxacillin (C19H17ClFN3O5S, Mr = 453.9 g/mol) is present in drugs as the sodium salt flucloxacillin sodium, a white, crystalline, and hygroscopic powder that is readily soluble in water. Flucloxacillin … Flucloxacillin
