Products Castor oil is available in pharmacies and drugstores as an open product. Specialty retailers can order it from Hänseler, for example. Extraction Virgin castor oil is the fatty oil obtained from the seeds of the miracle tree L. of the spurge family by cold pressing. A suitable antioxidant may be added. Refined castor oil … Castor Oil: Medicinal Uses
Products Diacerein is not approved in many countries. In Austria, it is commercially available in capsule form (Verboril, Artrolyt). Structure and properties Diacerein (C19H12O8, Mr = 368.3 g/mol) is a diacetylated rhein and is therefore also known as diacetylrhein. It is a prodrug and is rapidly metabolized in the body to its active metabolite rhein. … Diacerein
Synonyms cardiac glycosides Drugs Cardiac arrhythmia Digitoxin Digoxin is an active ingredient that belongs to the group of cardiac glycosides. Among other things, it improves the efficiency of the heart and is therefore prescribed, for example, in cases of heart failure (cardiac insufficiency). Origin Digoxin and digitoxin can be extracted from the same plant: The … Digoxin
Indications Digoxin is used for the following indications: Heart failure (pumping weakness of the heart) Atrial flutter and flicker (due to the delay in excitation transfer) Side effects Digoxin has a narrow therapeutic range. This means that it is very easy to overdose, which leads to intoxication. This is because inhibition of the sodium–potassium pump … Indications | Digoxin
Products Lansoprazole is commercially available in the form of capsules as meltable tablets (Agopton, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 1993. Structure and properties Lansoprazole (C16H14F3N3O2S, Mr = 369.4 g/mol) is a benzimidazole and pyridine derivative. It exists as a white to brownish-white, odorless, crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in water. … Lansoprazole
Products Sitagliptin is commercially available in film-coated tablet form as a monopreparation (Januvia) and as a fixed combination with metformin (Janumet, Janumet XR). It was approved in many countries in 2007 as the first representative of the gliptins. The combination with simvastatin is not yet registered in many countries (Juvisync). Generics were approved in 2018. … Sitagliptin
Products Pramipexole is commercially available in tablet and sustained-release tablet form (Sifrol, Sifrol ER, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 1997; generics were released in 2010 and entered the market in January 2011. Sifrol ER sustained-release tablets were relaunched by the original manufacturer in 2010. Structure and properties Pramipexole (C10H17N3S, Mr = … Pramipexole
Products Flibanserin (Addyi) was approved in the United States in 2015 in the form of film-coated tablets. The drug has not yet been registered in many countries. Flibanserin was originally developed at Boehringer Ingelheim as an antidepressant. It was marketed in the United States by Sprout Pharmaceuticals. Structure and properties Flibanserin (C20H21F3N4O, Mr = 390.4 … Flibanserin
P-glycoprotein P-glycoprotein (P-gp, MDR1) is a primary active efflux transporter with a molecular weight of 170 kDa, belonging to the ABC superfamily and consisting of 1280 amino acids. P-gp is the product of the -gene (formerly: ). P is for , ABC is for . Occurrence P-glycoprotein is found on various tissues of the human … P-Glycoprotein
Coronary angiography A cardiac catheter examination is a diagnostic or therapeutic measure to detect and correct cardiovascular changes with the help of a catheter inserted into the vascular system. A cardiac catheter is a very thin, internally hollow instrument several meters long, with a guide wire in its central cavity. This guidewire serves to guide … Cardiac catheter examination
Heart catheter OP The aim of cardiac catheter surgery is to examine the coronary arteries or the heart itself more closely with the aid of a contrast medium and X-ray technology. A cardiac catheter operation is performed as follows. First, the patient is prepared for the operation in the cardiac catheter laboratory. Since the physician … Heart catheter OP | Cardiac catheter examination
Risks As with any procedure, in some cases (cardiac catheterization) complications can also arise from a cardiac catheterization. Since the cardiac catheter is advanced through the arterial vascular system into the heart, it is also in close contact with the cardiac conduction system, which is responsible for each individual heartbeat. If the nervous system is … Risks | Cardiac catheter examination
