Ziprasidone

Products Ziprasidone is commercially available in capsule form (Zeldox, Geodon, generics) and other forms. It has not yet been registered in many countries. It was first approved in the United States in 2001. Structure and properties Ziprasidone (C21H21ClN4OS, Mr = 412.9 g/mol) is present in the capsules as ziprasidone hydrochloride monohydrate, a white to light … Ziprasidone

Risperidone: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Products Risperidone is commercially available as film-coated tablets, meltable tablets, an oral solution, and a suspension for intramuscular administration (Risperdal, generics). The active ingredient has been approved in many countries since 1994. Structure and properties Risperidone (C23H27FN4O2, Mr = 410.5 g/mol) exists as a white powder that is practically insoluble in water. It is a … Risperidone: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Quetiapine

Products Quetiapine is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and sustained-release tablets (Seroquel / XR, generic, auto-generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1999. Generics of film-coated tablets entered the market in 2012, and generics of sustained-release tablets were first registered in 2013. Structure and properties Quetiapine (C21H25N3O2S, Mr = 383.5 … Quetiapine

Sulpiride (Dogmatil): Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Products Sulpiride is commercially available in the form of capsules and tablets (Dogmatil). It has been approved in many countries since 1976. Structure and properties Sulpiride (C15H23N3O4S, Mr = 341.4 g/mol) is a racemate. It exists as a white crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in water. It belongs to the substituted benzamides. Effects Sulpiride … Sulpiride (Dogmatil): Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Sympatholytics

Products Sympatholytics are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, as injectables, and eye drops, among others. Effects Sympatholytics have sympatholytic properties, meaning that they abolish the effects of the sympathetic nervous system, a portion of the autonomic nervous system. Their effects are usually due to direct antagonism at adrenoceptors. Indirect sympatholytics reduce the … Sympatholytics

Dextromethorphan

Products Dextromethorphan is available in the form of tablets, lozenges, sustained-release capsules, syrup, and drops, among others (in many countries, for example, Bexin, Calmerphan, Calmesin, Pulmofor, combination preparations). The first drugs came on the market in the 1950s. Structure and properties Dextromethorphan (C18H25NO, Mr = 271.4 g/mol) was developed as an analog of codeine and … Dextromethorphan

Melitracene and Flupentixol

Products The fixed combination Deanxit with the two active ingredients melitracene and flupentixol is commercially available in many countries in the form of film-coated tablets. The drug has been approved since 1973, initially as dragées. The marketing authorization holder is the Danish company Lundbeck. Structure and properties The active ingredients are present in the drug … Melitracene and Flupentixol

Sartans

Products Most sartans are commercially available as tablets or film-coated tablets. Losartan was the first agent approved in many countries in 1994 (Cosaar, USA: 1995, Cozaar). Sartans are often combined with hydrochlorothiazide fix. The name of the drug group is derived from the suffix -sartan of the active ingredients. The drugs are also called angiotensin … Sartans

Carvedilol

Products Carvedilol is commercially available in tablet form (Dilatrend, generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1995. Carvedilol is also combined with ivabradine fixed (Carivalan). Structure and properties Carvedilol (C24H26N2O4, Mr = 406.5 g/mol) is a racemate, with both enantiomers participating in the pharmacological effects. It exists as a white crystalline powder that … Carvedilol

Cariprazine

Products Cariprazine was approved in the United States in 2015 and in many countries and the EU in 2018 in capsule form (Reagila, some countries: Vraylar). Structure and properties Cariprazine (C21H32Cl2N4O, Mr = 427.4 g/mol) is a piperazine and dimethylurea derivative. It is present in the drug as cariprazine hydrochloride, a white powder. Active metabolites … Cariprazine

Coffee

Products Dried coffee beans, coffee powder, coffee capsules and other products are available in grocery stores. Stem plant The parent plant is the coffee shrub or coffee tree from the Rubiaceae family (redbud family). The two main species are for Arabica coffee and for Robusta coffee. is also called. Medicinal drug The so-called coffee beans … Coffee

Thiethylperazine

Products Thiethylperazine was commercially available in the form of dragées, as a solution for injection, and as suppositories (Torecan, Novartis). It had been approved in many countries since 1960. The suppositories went out of circulation in 2010 due to lack of demand. The other dosage forms were withdrawn from the market in 2014. Structure and … Thiethylperazine