Symptoms Symptoms of Covid-19 include (selection): Fever Cough (irritating cough or with sputum) Respiratory disorders, shortness of breath, shortness of breath. Feeling sick, fatigue Cold symptoms: runny nose, stuffy nose, sore throat. Pain in the limbs, muscle and joint pain. Gastrointestinal complaints: Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Nervous system: impairment of the sense of smell … COVID-19
Products Medicinal mushrooms are commercially available, for example, in the form of capsules, tablets and as powders as dietary supplements or as individually prepared mixtures. Also used are the pure ingredients that are extracted, synthetically produced or semi-synthetically modified. These are usually registered as medicinal products. About mushrooms Fungi are a very diverse group of … Medicinal Mushrooms
Symptoms The two leading symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome (pronounced “Schögren”) are dry mouth and dry eyes with associated symptoms such as conjunctivitis, difficulty swallowing and speaking, gingivitis, and tooth decay. The nose, throat, skin, lips and vagina are also frequently dry. In addition, many other organs may be affected less frequently and include muscle and … Sjögren’s Syndrome: Causes and Treatment
Products Golimumab is commercially available as a solution for injection (Simponi). It was approved in many countries in 2010. Structure and properties Golimumab (Mr = 150 kDa) is a human IgG1κ-monoclonal antibody. Effects Golimumab (ATC L04AB06) has selective immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. The effects are based on binding to the soluble and membrane-bound proinflammatory cytokine … Golimumab
Products TNF-α inhibitors are commercially available as injectable and infusion preparations. Infliximab (Remicade) was the first agent from this group to be approved in 1998, and in many countries in 1999. Biosimilars of some representatives are now available. Others will follow in the next few years. This article refers to biologics. Small molecules can also … TNF-Α Inhibitors
Products Injection preparations are approved as medicinal products. Structure and properties Injection preparations are sterile solutions, emulsions, or suspensions prepared by dissolving, emulsifying, or suspending the active ingredient and excipients in water or a suitable nonaqueous liquid (e.g., fatty oils). Compared with infusions, these are usually small volumes in the range of less than a … Injections
Products Polysorbate 80 is present in many drugs as an excipient. These include tablets, injectables (e.g., amiodarone), biologics (therapeutic proteins, vaccines), and solutions. It is also used in personal care products and in foods. Structure and properties Polysorbate 80 is a mixture of partial esters of fatty acids, mainly oleic acid, with sorbitol and its … Polysorbate 80
Introduction Elimination is a pharmacokinetic process that describes the irreversible removal of active pharmaceutical ingredients from the body. It is composed of biotransformation (metabolism) and excretion (elimination). The most important organs for excretion are the kidney and the liver. However, drugs can also be excreted through the respiratory tract, hair, saliva, milk, tears, and sweat. … Elimination
Products Darvadstrocel was approved in the EU and many countries in 2018 in the form of an injection suspension (Alofisel). The suspension contains 5 million live cells per milliliter. Structure and properties These are expanded, human, allogeneic (from another individual), mesenchymal, adult stem cells derived from adipose tissue. In English, they are referred to as … Darvadstrocel
Products Andexanet alfa was approved in the United States in 2018, in the EU in 2019, and in many countries in 2020 as a powder for the preparation of an infusion solution (Ondexxya). Structure and properties Andexanet alfa is a recombinant, modified, and enzymatically inactive factor Xa. The drug is produced by biotechnological methods. Effects … Andexanet Alfa
Symptoms Possible symptoms of dry mouth include: Dry oral mucosa, dry throat, hoarseness. Sticky, foamy feeling in the mouth Problems chewing, swallowing and speaking. Taste disorders Pain, burning of the mucous membrane and tongue, redness. Bad breath Dry lips, cracks at the corners of the mouth Dry mouth can lead to demineralization of the teeth, … Dry Mouth Causes and Remedies
Structure and properties Nucleic acids are biomolecules found in all living things on Earth. A distinction is made between ribonucleic acid (RNA, RNA, ribonucleic acid) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA, DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid). Nucleic acids are polymers composed of so-called nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of the following three units: Sugar (carbohydrate, monosaccharide, pentose): ribose in RNA, … Nucleic Acids
