Products Angelica balms are available in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. The original recipe goes back to the German midwife Ingeborg Stadelmann. Today, several variations exist. Structure and properties An angelica balsam is a semi-solid preparation for external use, which consists of a lipophilic base (e.g. beeswax, shea butter, lanolin, almond oil, olive oil), … Angelica Balm
Products Biperiden is commercially available as tablets, sustained-release tablets, and a solution for injection (Akineton, Akineton retard). It has been approved in many countries since 1958. Structure and properties Biperiden (C21H29NO, Mr = 311.46 g/mol) is present in drugs as biperidene hydrochloride, a white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water. It is a … Biperides
Products No finished drug products containing amobarbital are commercially available in many countries. Structure and properties Amobarbital (C11H18N2O3, Mr = 226.3 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder that is very sparingly soluble in water. The sodium salt amobarbital sodium is soluble in water. Effects Amobarbital (ATC N05CA02) has sedative, depressant, anticonvulsant, and sleep-inducing properties. … Amobarbital
Products Benfotiamine is commercially available in Germany in the form of film-coated tablets, among others. It is usually combined fixed with vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). In many countries, benfotiamine is not registered. Structure and properties Benfotiamine (C19H23N4O6PS, Mr = 466.4 g/mol) is a lipophilic prodrug of thiamine (vitamin B1). It is dephosphorylated in the intestine to … Benfotiamine
Products Benzalkonium chloride is commercially available as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the form of lozenges, as a gargling solution, as a gel and as a disinfectant, among others. As a preservative, it is commonly added in pharmaceuticals to eye drops, nasal sprays, nose drops and inhalation solutions for asthma and COPD treatment. It is … Benzalkonium Chloride
Products Catridecacog is used as a powder and solvent for the preparation of a solution for injection (NovoThirteen). It was approved in many countries in 2012. Structure and properties Catridecacog is the recombinant blood clotting factor XIII A subunit and is equivalent to the human FXIII A subunit. Effects Catridecacog (ATC B02BD11) is effective against … Catridecacog
Withdrawal from the market Rhinathiol Promethazine (Sanofi-Aventis Suisse SA, category C) contained a combination of the sedative antihistamine promethazine and the expectorant mucolytic carbocisteine. According to the package insert, the syrup could be taken for both productive cough and irritable cough (1). It was frequently used in children. The drug was withdrawn from the market … Rhinathiol Promethazine
Products Paromomycin is commercially available in the form of capsules (Humatin). It has been approved in many countries since 1961. Indications Precoma (clouding of consciousness preceding coma) and coma hepaticum (hepatic coma). Prophylaxis of hepatogenic encephalopathies. Reduction of intestinal flora before surgery Taeniasis (tapeworm) Intestinal amoebiasis
Products Dexpanthenol is commercially available in the form of creams, ointments (wound healing ointments), gels, lotions, solutions, lip balms, eye drops, nasal sprays, nasal ointments and foams, among others (selection). These are approved drugs, cosmetics and medical devices. Creams and ointments typically contain 5% of the active ingredient. The best-known brand containing the ingredient is … Dexpanthenol
Products Memantine is commercially available as film-coated tablets, meltable tablets, and oral solution (Axura, Ebixa). It has been approved in many countries since 2003. Generic versions were registered in 2014. Structure and properties Memantine (C12H21N, Mr = 179.3 g/mol) is present in drugs as memantine hydrochloride, a white powder that is insoluble in water. Memantine … Memantine
Products Lysine acetyl salicylate is commercially available as powder and injectable (Aspégic, Alcacyl powder, Germany: e.g., Aspirin i.v., Aspisol). It has been approved in many countries since 1973. Migpriv, which is combined with metoclopramide for migraine, was withdrawn from the market in many countries in December 2011 see under Migpriv. Kardégic was withdrawn from the … Lysine Acetyl Salicylate
Production Anhydrous sodium sulfate (250) 42.0 g Sodium hydrogen carbonate (250) 36.3 g Sodium chloride (250) 18.4 g Potassium sulfate (250) 3.3 g The salts are mixed. Effects Laxative Indications For short-term use in constipation Dosage 1-2 teaspoons to 1 glass of water Precautions See under sodium sulfate
