Pethidine

Products Pethidine is commercially available as a solution for injection. It has been approved in many countries since 1947. The drug is subject to strict control as a narcotic and is available only by prescription. Structure and properties Pethidine (C15H21NO2, Mr = 247.3 g/mol) is a phenylpiperidine derivative. In pharmaceuticals, it is present as pethidine … Pethidine

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

Cyclobenzaprine

Products Cyclobenzaprine is commercially available in the United States and elsewhere in the form of film-coated tablets. No finished drug products containing cyclobenzaprine are currently registered in many countries. Structure and properties Cyclobenzaprine (C20H21N, Mr = 275.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water. It … Cyclobenzaprine

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 The other dosage forms were withdrawn from the market in 2014.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

Promethazine

Products In many countries, drugs containing promethazine are currently no longer on the market. The last product to be withdrawn from the market was Rhinathiol promethazine with the expectorant carbocisteine on January 31, 2009. However, medicines are still available in many countries. The original drug is Phenergan. Promethazine was developed in the 1940s at Rhône-Poulenc, … Promethazine

Promazine

Products Promazine is commercially available in the form of dragées (Prazine). It has been approved in many countries since 1957. Structure and properties Promazine (C17H20N2S, Mr = 284.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as promazine hydrochloride, a white crystalline powder that is very soluble in water. It is a dimethylamine derivative of phenothiazine and structurally … Promazine

Sedative

Products Sedatives are commercially available in the form of tablets, melting tablets, drops, as injectables and tinctures, among others. Structure and properties Sedatives do not have a uniform chemical structure. Effects The active ingredients have sedative properties. Some are additionally antianxiety, sleep-inducing, antipsychotic, antidepressant, and anticonvulsant. The effects are due to promotion of inhibitory mechanisms … Sedative

Narcotics Effects and Side Effects

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

Moxonidine

Products Moxonidine is commercially available in tablet form (Physiotens). It has been approved in many countries since 1993. Structure and properties Moxonidine (C9H12ClN5O, Mr = 241.7 g/mol) exists as a white powder that is very sparingly soluble in water. It is an imidazoline derivative structurally related to clonidine. Effects Moxonidine (ATC C02AC05) has central antihypertensive … Moxonidine

Olanzapine

Products Olanzapine is commercially available as film-coated tablets, meltable tablets, and powder for solution for injection (Zyprexa, generics). It has been approved in the U.S. and EU since 1996 and in many countries since 1997. Generic versions entered the market in 2012. Structure and properties Olanzapine (C17H20N4S, Mr = 312.4 g/mol) belongs to the thienobenzodiazepine … Olanzapine

Tramadol: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

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