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Methcathinone (α-methylamino-propiophenone or ephedrone) (sometimes called cat or jeff) is a monoamine alkaloid and psychoactive stimulant a substituted cathinone. It is used as a recreational drug and considered to be […]

Topiramate (brand name Topamax) is an anticonvulsant (antiepilepsy) drug. In late 2012 topiramate was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with phentermine for weight […]

Maprotiline (sold as Deprilept Ludiomil Psymion) is a tetracyclic antidepressant (TeCA). However Maprotiline’s fourth ring is spurious as formed by a bridge across the central tricyclic ring.

Methotrexate (INN AAN BAN and USAN) /mɛθɵˈtrɛkseɪt/ abbreviated MTX and formerly known as amethopterin is an antimetabolite and antifolate drug. It is used in treatment of cancer autoimmune diseases ectopic […]

Melatonin /ˌmɛləˈtoʊnɪn/ also known chemically as N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine is a hormone found in animals plants and microbes.

Benzphetamine (Didrex) is an anorectic drug marketed under this brand in the USA by Pharmacia. Benzphetamine is used as a short term adjunct in management of exogenous obesity. It is […]

Carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound biosynthesized from the amino acids lysine and methionine.In living cells it is required for the transport of fatty acids from the intermembraneous space in […]

Allopurinol (Zyloprim and generics) is a drug used primarily to treat hyperuricemia (excess uric acid in blood plasma) and its complications including chronic gout. It is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor […]

Ertapenem is a carbapenem antibiotic marketed by Merck as Invanz. It is structurally very similar to meropenem in that it possesses a 1-β-methyl group.

Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic composed of a mixture of related gentamicin components and fractions and is used to treat many types of bacterial infections particularly those caused by Gram-negative […]