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| x Aspirin |
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A01AD05 | APRD00264 |
Aspirin (USAN), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (pronounced /əˌsɛtɪlsælɪˌsɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/, abbreviated ASA), is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti...
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| x Ampicillin |
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J01CA01 | APRD00320 |
Ampicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that has been used extensively to treat bacterial infections since 1961. It is considered part of the aminopenicillin family and is roughly equivalent to amoxicillin in terms of spectrum and level of activity....
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| x Amphetamine |
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N06BA01 | APRD00480 |
Amphetamine (amfetamine (INN)) is a psychostimulant drug that is known to produce increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite. Amphetamine is related to drugs such as methamphetamine and dextroamphetamine,...
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| x Amoxicillin |
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J01CA04 | APRD00248 |
Amoxicillin (INN), formerly amoxycillin (BAN), is a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic, β-lactam antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. It is usually the drug of choice within the class because it is better...
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| x Chloramphenicol |
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D06AX02 | EXPT00942 |
Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic antimicrobial originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae, isolated by David Gottlieb, and introduced into clinical practice in 1949.
It was the first antibiotic to be manufactured synthetically...
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| x Ciprofloxacin |
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J01MA02 | APRD00424 |
Ciprofloxacin (INN) is a synthetic chemotherapeutic agent used to treat severe and life threatening bacterial infections. Ciprofloxacin is commonly referred to as a fluoroquinolone (or quinolone) drug and is a member of the fluoroquinolone class of...
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| x Carbamazepine |
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N03AF01 | APRD00337 |
Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder, as well as trigeminal neuralgia. It is also used off-label for a variety of indications, including attention-deficit...
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| x Cocaine |
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N01BC01 | APRD00080 |
Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is both a stimulant of the central nervous...
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| x Codeine |
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R05DA04 | APRD00120 |
Codeine (INN) or methylmorphine is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive and antidiarrheal properties. It is by far the most widely used opiate in the world and probably the most commonly used drug overall according to numerous reports over...
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| x Dehydroepiandrosterone |
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A14AA07 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a multi-functional steroid that has been implicated in a broad range of biological effects in humans and other mammals. Together with its sulfate ester (DHEA-S), it is the most abundant steroid in humans. DHEA is...
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| x Erythromycin |
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J01FA01 | APRD00953 |
Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people who have an allergy to penicillins. For respiratory tract infections, it has better coverage...
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| x Epinephrine |
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A01AD01 | APRD00450 |
Epinephrine (also referred to as adrenaline; see Terminology) is a hormone and neurotransmitter that participates in the "fight or flight" response of the sympathetic nervous system. It is a catecholamine, a sympathomimetic monoamine produced by the...
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| x Flunitrazepam | N05CD03 |
Flunitrazepam (pronounced /ˌfluːnɨˈtræzɨpæm/) is marketed as a hypnotic drug and has sedative, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. A short-intermediate acting benzodiazepine derivative,...
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| x Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid |
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N01AX11 |
gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, or GHB is a naturally-occurring substance found in the central nervous system, wine, beef, small citrus fruits, and almost all animals in small amounts. It is also a neuroprotective therapeutic...
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| x Heroin |
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N02AA09 |
Heroin, or diacetylmorphine (INN), also known as diamorphine (BAN), is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-diacetyl ester of morphine (hence diacetylmorphine). The white crystalline...
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| x Hydrocodone |
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R05DA03 | APRD00591 |
Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally occurring opiates codeine and thebaine. Hydrocodone is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive. It is commonly available in tablet, capsule, and...
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| x Ketamine |
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N01AX03 | APRD00493 |
Ketamine is a drug used in human and veterinary medicine developed by Parke-Davis (today a part of Pfizer) in 1962. Its hydrochloride salt is sold as Ketanest, Ketaset, and Ketalar. Pharmacologically, ketamine is classified as an NMDA receptor...
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| x Ketoprofen |
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M01AE03 | APRD01059 |
Ketoprofen, (RS)2-(3-benzoylphenyl)-propionic acid (chemical formula C16H14O3) is one of the propionic acid class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic effects. It acts by inhibiting the body's production of...
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Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD, LSD-25, or acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family. Its unusual psychological effects, which include visuals of colored and crawling geometric patterns, and a sense of time distortion have...
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| x Morphine |
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N02AA01 | APRD00215 |
Morphine (INN) (pronounced /ˈmɔrfiːn/) is a highly potent opiate analgesic drug, is the principal active agent in opium, and is considered to be the prototypical opioid. Like other opioids, e.g. oxycodone, hydromorphone, and diacetylmorphine (heroin...
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| x Modafinil | N06BA07 | APRD00534 |
Modafinil (Provigil/Alertec/Modavigil) is a stimulant drug manufactured by Cephalon, and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and excessive daytime sleepiness...
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| x Methadone |
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N02AC52 | APRD00485 |
Methadone (Symoron, Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon and many others) is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic, antitussive and a maintenance anti-addictive for use in patients on opioids. It was developed in Germany...
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| x Oxycodone |
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N02AA05 | APRD00387 |
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids with several benefits over the older traditional opiates and opioids; morphine,...
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| x Quinine |
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M09AA01 | APRD00563 |
Quinine (US: /ˈkwaɪnaɪn/, UK: /kwɪˈniːn, ˈkwɪniːn/) is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling), and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of...
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| x Scopolamine | A04AD01 | APRD00616 |
Scopolamine, known by the names levo-duboisine, hyoscine and "Burrachero (In Colombia)" is a tropane alkaloid drug with muscarinic antagonist effects. It is obtained from plants of the family Solanaceae (nightshades), such as henbane, jimson weed...
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| x Sodium thiopental |
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N01AF03 | APRD00660 |
Sodium thiopental, better known as Sodium Pentothal (a trademark of Abbott Laboratories), thiopental, thiopentone sodium, or trapanal, is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anaesthetic. It is an intravenous ultra-short-acting barbiturate...
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| x Tetracycline |
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A01AB13 | APRD00572 |
Tetracycline (INN) (pronounced /ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪkliːn/) is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of Actinobacteria, indicated for use against many bacterial infections. It is a protein synthesis inhibitor. It is...
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| x Testosterone |
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G03BA03 |
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands. It is the principal male sex...
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| x Theobromine |
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C03BD01 |
Theobromine, also known as xantheose, is a bitter alkaloid of the cacao plant, found in chocolate, as well as in a number of chocolate-free foods made from theobromine sources including the leaves of the tea plant, the kola or cola nut, and acai...
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| x Sildenafil |
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G04BE03 | APRD00556 |
Sildenafil citrate, sold as Viagra, Revatio and under various other trade names, is a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It was developed and is being marketed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. It...
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| x Paclitaxel |
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L01CD01 | APRD00259 |
Paclitaxel is a mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy. It was discovered in a National Cancer Institute program at the Research Triangle Institute in 1967 when Monroe E. Wall and Mansukh C. Wani isolated it from the bark of the Pacific yew...
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| x Darbepoetin alfa | B03XA02 |
Darbepoetin alfa (rINN) (pronounced /dɑrbəˈpɔɪtɨn/) is a synthetic form of erythropoietin. It stimulates erythropoiesis (increases red blood cell levels) and is used to treat anemia, commonly associated with chronic renal failure and cancer...
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| x Fluoxetine |
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N06AB03 | APRD00530 |
Fluoxetine (trade name Prozac) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. Fluoxetine is approved for the treatment of major depression (including pediatric depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder (in both...
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| x Clozapine |
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N05AH02 | APRD00470 |
Clozapine (sold as Clozaril, Leponex, Fazaclo, Froidir; Denzapine, Zaponex in the UK; Klozapol in Poland, Clopine in NZ/Aus) is an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia. The first of the atypical antipsychotics to be...
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| x Phenytoin |
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N03AB02 | APRD00241 |
Phenytoin sodium is a commonly used antiepileptic. Phenytoin acts to dampen the unwanted, runaway brain activity seen in seizure by reducing electrical conductance among brain cells by stabilizing the inactive state of voltage gated sodium channels....
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| x Thalidomide |
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L04AX02 | APRD01251 |
Thalidomide (pronounced /θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/) is a sedative-hypnotic, and multiple myeloma medication. The drug is a potent teratogen in rabbits and primates including humans: severe birth defects may result if the drug is taken during pregnancy....
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| x Acetylcholine |
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S01EB09 | EXPT00412 |
The chemical compound acetylcholine (often abbreviated ACh) is a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) in many organisms including humans. Acetylcholine is one of many neurotransmitters in the...
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| x Vitamin B-12 |
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B03BB01 | APRD00326 |
Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is one of the eight B vitamins. It is normally involved in the metabolism of every cell of the body,...
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| x Valproic acid |
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N03AG01 | APRD00256 |
Valproic acid (VPA) is a chemical compound that has found clinical use as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and less commonly major depression. It is also used to treat migraine...
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| x Methamphetamine |
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N06BA03 |
Methamphetamine (/mɛθæm'fɛtəmiːn/, also known as, metamfetamine (INN), methylamphetamine, N-methylamphetamine, and desoxyephedrine) is a psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug.
A member of the family of phenylethylamines, methamphetamine is chiral...
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| x Theophylline | R03DA04 | APRD00082 |
Theophylline, also known as dimethylxanthine, is a methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as COPD or asthma under a variety of brand names. Due to its numerous side-effects, these drugs are now rarely administered for...
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| x Progesterone |
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G03DA04 | APRD00700 |
Progesterone also known as P4 (pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione) is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of hormones called...
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| x Pseudoephedrine | R01BA02 | APRD00634 |
Pseudoephedrine (commonly abbreviated as PSE) is a sympathomimetic amine commonly used as a decongestant. The salts pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine sulfate are found in many over-the-counter preparations either as single-ingredient...
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| x Ribavirin |
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J05AB04 | APRD00081 |
Ribavirin (brand names: Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere, Vilona and Virazole) is an anti-viral drug indicated for severe RSV infection (individually), hepatitis C infection (used in conjunction with peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a) and...
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| x Paracetamol |
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N02BE01 | APRD00252 |
Paracetamol (INN) (pronounced /ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɒl, -ˈsɛtə-/) or acetaminophen ( pronunciation (help·info)) (USAN) is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer). It is commonly used for the relief of fever,...
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| x Adenosine |
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C01EB10 | APRD00132 |
Adenosine is a nucleoside composed of a molecule of adenine attached to a ribose sugar molecule (ribofuranose) moiety via a β-N9-glycosidic bond.
Adenosine plays an important role in biochemical processes, such as energy transfer—as adenosine...
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| x Inosine | D06BB05 | EXPT02378 |
Inosine is a nucleoside that is formed when hypoxanthine is attached to a ribose ring (also known as a ribofuranose) via a β-N9-glycosidic bond.
Inosine is commonly found in tRNAs and is essential for proper translation of the genetic code in wobble...
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| x Trimethoprim | J01EA01 | APRD00103 |
Trimethoprim (INN) (pronounced /traɪˈmɛθəprɪm/) is a bacteriostatic antibiotic mainly used in the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections. It belongs to the class of chemotherapeutic agents known as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors....
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| x Paroxetine |
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N06AB05 | APRD00364 |
Paroxetine (trade names Seroxat, Paxil) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. It was released in 1992 by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. It is used to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive, panic and...
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| x Fentanyl |
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N01AH01 | APRD00347 |
Fentanyl (fentanyl citrate), Brand Names: Actiq, Duragesic,Fentora,Sublimaze, is a synthetic primary μ-opioid agonist commonly used to treat post-operative and chronic breakthrough pain. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine, with...
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| x Triprolidine | R06AX07 | APRD00306 |
Triprolidine hydrochloride is an over-the-counter antihistamine. It is used to combat the symptoms associated with allergies and is sometimes combined with other cold medications designed to provide general relief for flu-like symptoms. Like many...
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| x Trifluoperazine |
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N05AB06 | APRD00173 |
Trifluoperazine (sold as Eskazinyl, Eskazine, Jatroneural, Modalina, Stelazine, Terfluzine, Trifluoperaz) is a typical antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine group. It has a central antiadrenergic, antidopaminergic, and minimal anticholinergic...
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| x Halothane |
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N01AB01 | APRD00598 |
Halothane vapour (or Fluothane) is an inhalational general anaesthetic. Its IUPAC name is 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane. It is the only inhalational anaesthetic agent containing a bromine atom; there are several other halogenated anesthesia...
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| x Naloxone |
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V03AB15 | APRD00025 |
Naloxone is a drug used to counter the effects of opioid overdose, for example heroin or morphine overdose. Naloxone is specifically used to counteract life-threatening depression of the central nervous system and respiratory system. It is marketed...
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| x Atropine | A03BA01 | APRD00807 |
Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves...
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| x Vancomycin |
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A07AA09 | APRD01287 |
Vancomycin (INN) (pronounced /ˌvæŋkoʊˈmaɪsɪn/) is a glycopeptide antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It has traditionally been reserved as a drug of "last resort", used only after...
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| x Chlorpromazine |
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N05AA01 | APRD00482 |
Chlorpromazine (as chlorpromazine hydrochloride, abbreviated CPZ, marketed in the US as Thorazine, as Largactil in Europe) is a phenothiazine antipsychotic, and the oldest in the antipsychotic family of drugs. Molecular structure is denoted 2-chloro...
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| x Sertraline |
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N06AB06 | APRD00175 |
Sertraline hydrochloride (trade names Zoloft, Lustral) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It was introduced to the market by Pfizer in 1991. Sertraline is primarily used to treat major depression in...
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| x Ciclosporin |
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L04AA01 |
Ciclosporin (INN, pronounced /ˌsaɪklɵˈspɔərɨn/), cyclosporine (USAN) or cyclosporin (former BAN), is an immunosuppressant drug widely used in post-allogeneic organ transplant to reduce the activity of the patient's immune system and, so, the risk of...
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| x Ibuprofen |
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M01AE01 | APRD00372 |
Ibuprofen (INN) (pronounced /ˈaɪbjuːproʊfɛn/; from the now outdated nomenclature iso-butyl-propanoic-phenolic acid) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (N-SAID) originally marketed as Brufen, and since then under various other trademarks (see...
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