Potassium chloride is a potassium salt that is contained in isotonic drinks and some medical products, among other things. In addition, it is one of the components of electrolyte infusion and is indicated for ventricular fibrillation, for example. What is potassium chloride? Potassium chloride is used in isotonic drinks and solutions to support electrolyte balance. … Potassium Chloride: Effects, Uses & Risks
The threshold potential describes a specific charge difference at the membrane of excitable cells. When the membrane potential attenuates to a certain value in the course of depolarization, an action potential is induced via the opening of voltage-dependent ion channels. The value to be reached in each case, which is necessary for the generation of … Threshold Potential: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
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
Products Caffeine is commercially available as a drug in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, lozenges, as a pure powder and as a juice, among others. It is present in numerous stimulants; these include coffee, cocoa, black tea, green tea, matcha, iced tea, mate, soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, and energy drinks such as Red … Caffeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Naxos disease is a hereditary disease that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Worldwide, it is a very rare hereditary disease, but not on the Greek island of Naxos, where it is very common and was also first described by a doctor. The dangerous thing about Naxos disease is that it always leads to … Naxos Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Products In many countries, finished medicines containing cocaine are currently no longer commercially available. However, they can be prepared as an extemporaneous prescription in a pharmacy. Cocaine is subject to the Narcotics Act and requires an aggravated prescription, but it is not banned as a drug. It is also sold as an illegal narcotic on … Cocaine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Sotalol is commercially available in tablet form (generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1980. The original Sotalex is out of commerce. Structure and properties Sotalol (C12H20N2O3S, Mr = 272.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as sotalol hydrochloride, a racemate and white powder that is readily soluble in water. Sotalol is a … Sotalol
Products Droperidol is commercially available as a solution for injection (Droperidol Sintetica). It has been approved in many countries since 2006. Structure and properties Droperidol (C22H22FN3O2, Mr = 379.4 g/mol) structurally belongs to the butyrphenones and exists as a white powder that is practically insoluble in water. It is a benzimidazolinone derivative. Effects Droperidol (ATC … Droperidol
Products Preparations from cola seeds are currently included in only a few medicinal products. In the past, various preparations such as kola wine and other kola-based tonics were made in pharmacies. The specialized trade can order kola extracts from specialized suppliers. The name of well-known soft drinks (cola drinks) such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola is … Cola Seeds
Stem plant Ranunculaceae, Adonis. Medicinal drug Adonidis herba, Adonis herb: The dried herb of L. collected at flowering time (PH 5) – no longer officinal. Ingredients Cardiac glycosides of the cardenolide type. Effects Positive inotropic Indications Heart failure, is not used phytotherapeutically in many countries In alternative medicine Contraindications Therapy with cardiac glycosides, hypokalemia. Adverse … Adonis
Products Diuretics are mainly administered in the form of tablets. In addition, injectables are also commercially available. Among the most commonly prescribed diuretics are loop diuretics (torasemide). Effects Diuretics (ATC C03) have diuretic and antihypertensive properties. Through various mechanisms, they cause increased excretion of water and electrolytes in the urine. They are active at the … Diuretics (Water Pills): Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Betaxolol is commercially available in the form of eye drops (Betoptic S). It has been approved in many countries since 1995. Structure and properties Betaxolol is present in drugs as betaxolol hydrochloride and racemate (C18H30ClNO3, Mr = 343.9 g/mol), a white crystalline powder that is very soluble in water. The enantiomer levobetaxolol is also … Betaxolol
