Erectile Dysfunction: Causes and Treatment

Symptoms Erectile dysfunction or so-called erectile dysfunction refers to the persistent or recurrent inability to achieve or maintain an erection, which is necessary for sexual activity. This makes sexual intercourse impossible and severely limits sexual life. For the affected man, erectile dysfunction can be a great psychological burden. It can trigger stress, negatively affect self-esteem … Erectile Dysfunction: Causes and Treatment

Pasireotide

Products Pasireotide is commercially available as an injectable (Signifor, Signifor LAR). It was approved in the EU and many countries in 2012. Structure and properties Pasireotide (C59H67N9O9, Mr = 1046.2 g/mol) is present in the drug as pasireotide diaspartate or as pasireotide pamoate. It is a cyclohexapeptide and an analog of the hormone somatostatin. Somatostatin … Pasireotide

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

Symptoms The possible acute symptoms of type 1 diabetes include: Thirst (polydipsia) and hunger (polyphagia). Increased urination (polyuria). Visual disturbances Weight loss Fatigue, exhaustion, declining performance. Poor wound healing, infectious diseases. Skin lesions, itching Acute complications: Hyperacidity (ketoacidosis), coma, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome. The disease usually manifests in childhood or adolescence and is therefore also called … Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Causes and Treatment

Symptoms The possible acute symptoms of type 2 diabetes include: Thirst (polydipsia) and hunger (polyphagia). Increased urination (polyuria). Visual disturbances Weight loss Fatigue, exhaustion, declining performance. Poor wound healing, infectious diseases. Skin lesions, itching Acute complications: Hyperacidity (ketoacidosis), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome. Untreated diabetes is far from harmless and can lead in the longer term to … Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Causes and Treatment

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

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

Beta2-Sympathomimetics

Products Beta2-sympathomimetics are usually commercially available as inhalation preparations (powders, solutions) administered with an inhaler, for example, metered-dose inhaler, diskus, Respimat, Breezhaler, or Ellipta. There are few drugs on the market that can be given perorally. Structure and properties Beta2-sympathomimetics are structurally related to the natural ligands epinephrine and norepinephrine. They may exist as racemates … Beta2-Sympathomimetics

Sympathomimetics

Products Sympathomimetics are commercially available, for example, in the form of tablets, capsules, granules, injectable solutions, eye drops, and nasal sprays. Structure and properties Sympathomimetics are structurally derived from the natural neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine. Effects Sympathomimetics have sympathomimetic properties, meaning that they promote the effects of the sympathetic nervous system, a portion of the … Sympathomimetics

Linezolid

Products Linezolid is commercially available as an infusion solution, in the form of film-coated tablets, and as granules for preparation of a suspension (Zyvoxid, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 2001. Structure and properties Linezolid (C16H20FN3O4, Mr = 337.3 g/mol) was the first agent developed from the oxazolidinone group. It is structurally … Linezolid

Pegaspargases

Products Pegaspargase is commercially available as an injectable (Oncaspar). The drug was approved in the United States in 2006, in the EU in 2016, and in many countries in 2017. Structure and properties Pegaspargase (PEG-L-asparaginase) is the pegylated enzyme L-asparaginase. The PEG units are covalently attached to the enzyme. Effects Pegaspargase (ATC L01XX24) has antileukemic … Pegaspargases