Hydrogen Peroxide

Products Hydrogen peroxide solutions are available in pharmacies and drugstores as open-use products in medical or technical grade up to 35%. Concentrated solutions (30%) are usually in stock, and common dilutions (e.g., 3%, 6%, 10%) can be prepared or ordered ad hoc in the facility’s laboratory. The specialized trade purchases hydrogen peroxide from specialized suppliers. … Hydrogen Peroxide

Camphor Oil

Products Camphor oil is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Specialty retailers can produce it themselves or order it from specialized service providers (e.g., Hänseler). Camphor oil is also an ingredient in finished medicines, for example, Rüedi nasal ointment. Structure and properties Camphor oil is a solution of 10% camphor in purified peanut oil. It is … Camphor Oil

Yohimbine (Quebrachine)

Products Yohimbine is no longer on sale in many countries. Hänseler’s tablets are out of trade. Stem plant Yohimbe. Effects Local anesthetic Release of norepinephrine from synaptic nerve terminals. Increases blood pressure and heart rate Aphrodisiac Fields of application As an aphrodisiac, erectile dysfunction, in sexual disorders. For weakness and exhaustion Commission E evaluates the … Yohimbine (Quebrachine)

Dakin Solution

Products Dakin solution is available in pharmacies and drugstores as a homemade product. Finished medicines are also commercially available in some countries. The solution was developed by British chemist Henry Drysdale Dakin and French physician Alexis Carrel for wound treatment during the First World War. It saved countless lives in wartime surgery. Today, however, it … Dakin Solution

Streptomycin

Products Streptomycin is found exclusively in veterinary drugs in many countries; no human drugs are now registered. The injectables Servistrep and streptothenate are off the market. Specialty retailers can order the substance from Hänseler AG, for example. Structure and properties Streptomycin (C21H39N7O12, Mr = 581.6 g/mol) is obtained from certain strains of or produced by … Streptomycin

Macrogol 4000

Products Macrogol 4000 has been approved in many countries since 1987 as granules in combination with salts for bowel emptying and treatment of constipation (e.g., Isocolan). In 2013, a monopreparation that does not contain electrolytes was approved in many countries for the first time (Laxipeg). It is also available without flavoring (pure macrogol). The pure … Macrogol 4000

Violet Root

Products Violet roots are available in pharmacies or drugstores. Specialty retailers can order them from Dixa, Sahag or Hänseler, for example. The whole rhizome (Iridis rhizoma pro infantibus; violet root for children) is used, not the cut drug or powder. Effects Biting on the root has analgesic effects. The roots contain essential oils and have … Violet Root

PED (Paraffin-Emodela Duphalac)

Production PED: Paraffinum liquidum 1/3 Emodella substitute 1/3 Duphalac or Rudolac 1/3 Since Emodella is out of trade, a substitute solution is made with a rotten tree bark extract: Emodella substitute: Frangulae extractum liquidum (Hanseler). 64.8 Glycerol 85 % PhEur 90.0 Ethanolum 96 % non potabile PhEur 83.4 Natrii benzoas pulvis 0.9 Aqua purificata PhEur … PED (Paraffin-Emodela Duphalac)

Rapeseed Oil

Products Rapeseed oil is available in grocery stores. In pharmacies and drugstores, it is on sale, for example, from Biofarm, Hänseler and Morga in various qualities. Definition Canola oil is a fatty oil obtained from the seeds of canola species. It is usually cold pressed, meaning it is pressed without the application of heat. A … Rapeseed Oil

Epsom Salt

Products Epsom salt is available as an open product in pharmacies and drugstores. Specialty retailers can order it from specialized suppliers such as Hänseler. Epsom salt, as Epsom salt is also known, originated in Epsom, a suburb of London. Structure and properties Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO4 – 7 H2O, Mr = 246.5 … Epsom Salt

Magnesium Chloride

Products Magnesium chloride is available in pharmacies and drugstores as an open commodity usually as magnesium chloride hexahydrate. Retailers can order it from specialized service providers such as Hänseler. Other drugs, including infusion solutions and capsules, are on the market. Structure and properties Magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl2 – 6 H2O, Mr = 203.3 g/mol) is … Magnesium Chloride

St. John’s Oil

Products St. John’s oil is sold in pharmacies and drugstores as an open product and as a finished drug (e.g., A. Vogel Johannisöl, Hänseler). Structure and properties St. John’s oil exists as a clear, ruby-red oily liquid with an aromatic odor that fluoresces dark red to yellowish red in striking light. Production According to Pharmacopoea … St. John’s Oil