Ondansetron

Products Ondansetron is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets, meltable tablets (lingual tablets), as a syrup, and as an infusion/injection preparation. In addition to the original Zofran, generic versions are also available. Ondansetron was introduced in 1991 as the first active ingredient from the group of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists was approved. Structure and … Ondansetron

Venlafaxine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Products Venlafaxine is commercially available in tablet and sustained-release capsule form. In addition to the original Efexor ER (USA: Effexor XR), generic versions are also available. The active ingredient was approved in many countries in 1997. Structure and properties Venlafaxine (C17H27NO2, Mr= 277.4 g/mol) is a bicyclic phenylethylamine and cyclohexanol derivative that is structurally closely … Venlafaxine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Serotonin Antagonists (Setrone)

Products Serotonin receptor antagonists are commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets, melting tablets, soft capsules, as syrups, and as infusion/injection preparations. This article refers to the setrone (5-HT3 receptor antagonists), which are used as antiemetics. The first agent from this group to be approved in the United States was ondansetron (Zofran) in 1991, … Serotonin Antagonists (Setrone)

Imipramine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Products Imipramine was commercially available in the form of dragées (Tofranil). It was developed at Geigy in Basel. Its antidepressant properties were discovered in the 1950s by Roland Kuhn at the psychiatric clinic in Münsterlingen (Thurgau). It was approved in many countries in 1958 as the first active ingredient in the tricyclic antidepressant group. In … Imipramine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses