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Drug nomenclature. Drug nomenclature is the systematic naming of drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs. In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical names, the most important of which is the IUPAC name; generic or nonproprietary names, the most important of which are international nonproprietary names (INNs); and ...
Methcathinone. Methcathinone / ˌmɛθˈkæθɪˌnoʊn / ( α- methyl amino - propiophenone or ephedrone) (sometimes called " cat " or " jeff " or " catnip " or " M-Kat " or " kat " or " intash ") is a monoamine alkaloid and psychoactive stimulant, a substituted cathinone. It is used as a recreational drug due to its potent stimulant and ...
The name Dicodid was registered in the United States and appears without a monograph as late as 1978 in the Physicians' Desk Reference; Dicodid may have been marketed to one extent or another in North America in the 1920s and early 1930s. The drug was pure hydrocodone in small 5 and 10 mg tablets, physically similar to the Dilaudid tablets.
The medication paracetamol ( INN) ( / ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɒl / or / ˌpærəˈsɛtəmɒl / ), also known as acetaminophen ( USAN) ( / əˌsiːtəˈmɪnəfɪn / ⓘ ), is sold around the world under a number of different brand names. Common brand names include Tylenol, Excedrin, Calpol, and Panadol.
Trazodone, sold under many brand names, [1] is an antidepressant medication. [20] It is used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and insomnia. [20] The medication is taken orally. [20] Common side effects include dry mouth, feeling faint, vomiting, and headache. [20]
Legal status. US: Schedule II [1] Ya ba ( Thai: ยาบ้า, Lao: ຢາບ້າ, literally 'crazy medicine') is a drug containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine. [2] [3] It was formerly known as yama ( Thai: ยาม้า; literally 'horse drug'). Although it is illegal, it has considerable use in Southeast Asia. [4]
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy ) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for ...
[13] [14] [15] It is a widely used over the counter medication. Common brand names include Tylenol and Panadol. At a standard dose, paracetamol only slightly reduces fever; [14] [16] [17] it is inferior to ibuprofen in that respect, [18] and the benefits of its use for fever are unclear, particularly in the context of fever of viral origins.