Products Analgesics are available in numerous dosage forms. These include, for example, tablets, effervescent tablets, powders, granules, suppositories, syrups, transdermal patches, and injectables. One of the oldest painkillers is opium, which is obtained from the incised, immature capsules of the opium poppy. It has been used medicinally for thousands of years. The first synthetic analgesics, … Painkiller
Products Atomoxetine is commercially available in capsule form and as a drinkable solution (Strattera, generics). It was approved in many countries in 2009. Structure and properties Atomoxetine (C17H21NO, Mr = 255.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as atomoxetine hydrochloride. It is structurally closely related to the SSRI fluoxetine (Fluctine, Prozac, generics), which was also developed … Atomoxetine
Products Morphine is available in many countries in various dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, oral suspension, syrup, morphine drops, suppositories, and injectables. It is also prepared in pharmacies as an extemporaneous formulation. Structure and properties Morphine (C17H19NO3, Mr = 285.3 g/mol) is present in drugs mainly as morphine hydrochloride and as morphine sulfate pentahydrate. These … Morphine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products U-47700 is not commercially available as a drug. It is traded as an illegal or semi-legal narcotic on the black market (“legal high”). The substance was developed in the 1970s at The Upjohn Company – the “U” stands for Upjohn. Structure and properties U-47700 (C16H22Cl2N2O, Mr = 329.3 g/mol) is structurally different from classical … U-47700
Background Opioids have been used as painkillers for thousands of years. Initially in the form of opium, the dried milky sap of the opium poppy L. (Papaveraceae). In the early 19th century, the pure opium alkaloid morphine was isolated for the first time and later administered with the newly invented hypodermic needle. In the 20th … Opioids: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
