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Methaqualone is a hypnotic sedative. It was sold under the brand names Quaalude ( / ˈkweɪluːd / KWAY-lood) and Sopor among others, which contained 300 mg of methaqualone, and sold as a combination drug under the brand name Mandrax, which contained 250 mg methaqualone and 25 mg diphenhydramine within the same tablet, mostly in Europe.
Capsule (pharmacy) Capsules. In the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, encapsulation refers to a range of dosage forms —techniques used to enclose medicines—in a relatively stable shell known as a capsule, allowing them to, for example, be taken orally or be used as suppositories. The two main types of capsules are:
Oxycodone is a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. [166] For Class A drugs, which are "considered to be the most likely to cause harm", possession without a prescription is punishable by up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both. [167]
Southern California police have uncovered a clandestine drug lab with what appeared to be around 300,000 fentanyl pills.. The Buena Park Police Department shared photos showing several packages of ...
Alprazolam, sold under the brand name Xanax and others, is a fast-acting, potent tranquilizer of moderate duration within the triazolobenzodiazepine group of chemicals called benzodiazepines. [ 15] Alprazolam is most commonly prescribed in the management of anxiety disorders, especially panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). [ 9]
In March 2023 investigators searched the “Sangha Stash House” and found three pounds of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine, 79 vials of ketamine, ketamine powder, 2,127 grams of ...
A tablet (also known as a pill) is a pharmaceutical oral dosage form ( oral solid dosage, or OSD) or solid unit dosage form. Tablets may be defined as the solid unit dosage form of medication with suitable excipients. It comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, that are pressed or compacted into a solid dose.
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification. Chemical/generic names are listed first, with brand names in parentheses.