Products Pure sulfur is available in pharmacies and drugstores. It is found in creams, shampoos and sulfur baths, among other products. Structure and properties The pharmacopoeia defines sulfur for external use (S, Mr = 32.07 g/mol) as a yellow powder that is practically insoluble in water. Sulfur melts at about 119°C to form a red … Sulfur
Products Opium tincture is manufactured in pharmacies or ordered from specialized suppliers in pharmacopoeia quality (e.g., Hänseler). As of 2019, it is also approved as a finished drug in many countries (Dropizol, oral drops). Opium and the opioids are subject to narcotics legislation. Opium has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Structure and properties … Opium Tincture
Products Oral contraceptives are commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and coated tablets. Numerous products with different active ingredients are available from different manufacturers. Structure and properties Oral contraceptives usually contain an estrogen (mainly ethinyl estradiol, sometimes estradiol) and a progestin. Preparations are also available that contain only a progestin (minipill, e.g., desogestrel, … Oral Contraceptives
Products Diazepam is commercially available in tablet, drop, solution for injection, and enema form (Valium, generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1962. In 2020, a diazepam nasal spray was released in the United States. Diazepam was developed by Leo Sternbach at Hoffmann-La Roche as the second member of the benzodiazepine group. Structure … Diazepam: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Levomepromazine is commercially available as film-coated tablets and oral solution (Nozinan). It has been approved in many countries since 1958. Structure and properties Levomepromazine (C19H24N2OS, Mr = 328.5 g/mol) is present in the drugs as levomepromazine hydrochloride or levomepromazine maleate. These are faint yellowish crystalline powders. Levomepromazine maleate is sparingly soluble in water and … Levomepromazine
Products Arginine is commercially available in the form of tablets and capsules, among others. It is also combined fixed with aspartate ( argininaspartate). Most of the preparations are dietary supplements. Some are also approved as medicines. The amino acid is found in many foods. Meat, eggs, soy protein, gelatin, nuts, seeds and fish are rich … Arginine
Products Aripiprazole is commercially available in tablet, meltable tablet, syrup, solution for injection, and sustained-release injection suspension forms (Abilify, Abilify Maintena, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 2004 and in the United States since 2002. Generics entered the market in 2015. Also used is the prodrug aripiprazollauroxil (Aristada). Structure and properties Aripiprazole … Aripiprazole
Products Levodopa for inhalation was approved in the United States in 2018 and in the EU in 2019 (Inbrija, capsules containing a powder for inhalation). Structure and properties Levodopa (C9H11NO4, Mr = 197.2 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water. It is a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine. … Levodopa Inhalation
Products Tetracyclines are commercially available in many countries in the form of tablets, capsules, and injection and infusion solutions, among others. This article refers primarily to peroral therapy. The first tetracycline, chlortetracycline (aureomycin, Lederle), was discovered in the 1940s during screening of soil samples under the direction of Benjamin Minge Duggar and became commercially available … Tetracycline: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Oxybutynin is commercially available in tablet form and as a transdermal patch (Ditropan, Kentera). It has been approved in many countries since 1988, and the transdermal patch has been available since 2007. Extemporaneous formulations are also produced; see Intravesical oxybutynin solution (for use in the urinary bladder). Other dosage forms have been released in … Oxybutynin
Products Progestogens are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, transdermal patches and gels, vaginal rings, injectables, and vaginal preparations, among others. They are contained in hormonal contraceptives, on the one hand in mono- and on the other hand in combination preparations. Structure and properties Progestins are steroid hormones. The lead substance is the … Progestins
The term peroral refers to a form of administration of medications by mouth. Peroral medications are available for a wide variety of ailments in solid, liquid, and semisolid forms. One of the major hazards of this drug administration is the first-pass effect in the liver passage, which may override the active ingredients of the drug. … Peroral: Treatment, Effects & Risks
