Products Cross tapes are available from a variety of suppliers including pharmacies and drugstores. They are also referred to as grid or lattice tapes. Structure and properties Cross tapes are small, grid-shaped and self-adhesive tapes that are available in various sizes and colors (e.g., skin-colored, blue, pink). They are made of a resistant, water-repellent and … Cross Tapes
Products Codeine is available alone or in combination with other active ingredients in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, capsules, dragées, syrups, drops, bronchial pastilles, and as suppositories. It is also combined fixedly with acetaminophen for the treatment of pain (see under codeine acetaminophen). Structure and properties Codeine (C18H21NO3, Mr = 299.36 g/mol) is -methylated … Codeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Medicines containing colchicine are no longer on the market in many countries. Drugs are available abroad that can be imported. It may also be possible to prepare an extemporaneous formulation in a pharmacy (difficulties: toxicity, substance). Stem plant Colchicine is the main alkaloid of the autumn crocus (Colchicaceae), which contains it particularly abundantly in … Colchicine
Products Preparations from green-lipped mussel are commercially available in many countries in the form of capsules for ingestion and as a gel for external application. Combination preparations with, for example, omega-3 fatty acids, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and vitamins are also available. Ingredients The New Zealand green-lipped mussel looks similar to the blue mussel and, like … Green-Lipped Mussel
Products The narcotics are a group of centrally acting drugs and substances, which are strongly regulated and controlled by the state respectively by the drug and health authorities. This is primarily to prevent abuse and to protect the population from the undesirable effects and addiction. Certain narcotics – for example, many potent hallucinogens – are … Narcotics Effects and Side Effects
Products In many countries, no drugs containing carfentanil are on the market. The active ingredient is used in veterinary medicine (Wildnil). Legally, it belongs to narcotics. Structure and properties Carfentanil (C24H30N2O3, Mr = 394.5 g/mol) is structurally closely related to fentanyl, being 4-methoxycarbonylfentanyl. Carfentanil citrate is present in pharmaceuticals. The active ingredient was developed at … Carfentanil
Products In many countries, only a few ear drops are currently on the market. They are also produced in pharmacies themselves. Structure and properties Ear drops are solutions, emulsions, or suspensions containing one or more active ingredients in liquids suitable for use in the ear canal. These include, for example, water, glycols, glycerol, propylene glycol, … Ear Drops
Products Tramadol is commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, melting tablets, drops, effervescent tablets, suppositories, and as a solution for injection. (Tramal, generic). Fixed combinations with acetaminophen are also available (Zaldiar, generic). Tramadol was developed by Grünenthal in Germany in 1962 and has been approved in many countries since 1977 and in the … Tramadol: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products The combination drug containing the active ingredients tramadol and paracetamol is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Zaldiar). It has been approved in many countries since 2002. In 2014, generic versions went on sale. The effervescent tablets are out of trade. Structure and properties Tramadol (C16H25NO2, Mr = 263.38 g/mol) is a … Tramadol and Paracetamol
Products Eluxadoline was approved in the form of film-coated tablets in the US in 2015, in the EU in 2016, and in many countries in 2018 (US: Viberzi, EU, CH: Truberzi). Structure and properties Eluxadoline (C32H35N5O5, Mr = 569.7 g/mol) Effects Eluxadoline (ATC A07DA06) has antidiarrheal and analgesic properties. It is an agonist at μ-opioid … Eluxadoline
Products Bextra film-coated tablets are no longer on the market in many countries. Approval was withdrawn in April 2005 because rare severe skin reactions had occurred during treatment (see below). Structure and properties Valdecoxib (C16H14N2O3S, Mr = 314.4 g/mol) is a phenylisoxazole and a benzenesulfonamide derivative. It has a V-shaped structure with which it binds … Valdecoxib
Products Eletriptan is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Relpax, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 2000. Structure and properties Eletriptan (C22H26N2O2S, Mr = 382.5 g/mol) is a lipophilic methylpyrrolidinyltryptamine substituted with a sulfonylbenzene. It is present in drugs as eletriptan hydrobromide, a white powder that is readily soluble in … Eletriptan
