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Epinephrine (also known as adrenaline adrenalin or 45-β-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine) is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. The investigation of the pharmacology of epinephrine made a major contribution to the understanding of the […]

Erythromycin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is in the macrolide class and has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider […]

MDMA (34-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) is an empathogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine classes of drugs. MDMA has become widely known as ecstasy (shortened to E X or XTC) usually referring to […]

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA more correctly didehydroepiandrosterone; brand name OVARES) also known as androstenolone or prasterone (INN) as well as 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one or 5-androsten-3β-ol-17-one is an important endogenous steroid hormone.

NN-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT or NN-DMT) is a psychedelic compound of the tryptamine family. When ingested DMT acts as a hallucinogenic drug. Depending on the dose and method of administration its subjective […]

Cocaine (INN) (benzoylmethylecgonine an ecgonine derivative) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from coca and the alkaloid suffix […]

Carbamazepine (CBZ) (Tegretol Equetro) is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder as well as trigeminal neuralgia.

Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline xanthine alkaloid and a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds leaves and fruit of some plants where it acts […]

Ciprofloxacin (INN) is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is a second-generation fluoroquinolone.

Chloramphenicol (INN) is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is a bacteriostatic and became available in 1949.