Phenelzine (Nardil Nardelzine) is a non-selective and irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine class which is used as an antidepressant and anxiolytic. Along with tranylcypromine and isocarboxazid phenelzine […]
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Thioridazine
Thioridazine (Mellaril (DE BD ET ID BR) Melleril (withdrawn worldwide in 2005) Sonapax (RU) Thioril (IN)) is a piperidine typical antipsychotic drug belonging to the phenothiazine drug group and was […]
Perphenazine
Perphenazine is a typical antipsychotic drug. Chemically it is classified as a piperazinyl phenothiazine. Originally marketed in the US as Trilafon it has been in clinical use for decades.Perphenazine is […]
Pimozide
Pimozide (Orap) is an antipsychotic drug of the diphenylbutylpiperidine class. It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1963. It has a high potency compared to chlorpromazine (ratio 50-70:1). On a […]
Terbutaline
Terbutaline (trade names Brethine Bricanyl Brethaire or Terbulin) is a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used as a reliever inhaler in the management of asthma symptoms and as a tocolytic (anti-contraction medication) […]
Ethchlorvynol
Ethchlorvynol/ˌɛθklɒrˈvaɪnɒl/ is a sedative and hypnotic medication developed by Pfizer in the 1950s. In the United States Abbott Laboratories used to sell it under the tradename Placidyl. During their heyday […]
Lidocaine
Lidocaine (INN BAN) /ˈlaɪdɵkeɪn/ xylocaine or lignocaine (AAN former BAN) /ˈlɪɡnɵkeɪn/ is a common local anesthetic and class 1b antiarrhythmic drug. Lidocaine is used topically to relieve itching burning and […]
Procaine
Allocaine redirects here. It should not be confused with Allococaine.Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is used primarily to reduce the pain of intramuscular […]
Diethylstilbestrol
Diethylstilbestrol (DES former BAN stilboestrol) is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938. It is also classified as an endocrine disruptor. Human exposure to DES occurred through […]
Loperamide
Loperamide /loʊˈpɛrəmaɪd/ a piperidine derivative is a drug used against diarrhoea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease. It was developed by Janssen in 1971.In most countries it is available […]