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Routes of administration. oral. Tuinal was the brand name of a discontinued combination drug composed of two barbiturate salts ( secobarbital sodium and amobarbital sodium) in equal proportions. Tuinal was introduced as a sedative - hypnotic (sleeping pill) medication in the late 1940s by Eli Lilly. It was also used in obstetrics for childbirth.
The New York Psychiatric Institute, associated with Columbia University, the Research Foundation of the City University of New York, and Mount Sinai Medical Center tested fenfluramine intravenously on more than 100 Black and Hispanic boys between the ages of 6 and 10, with delinquent older brothers, to test the theory that delinquent behavior could be predicted by serotonin levels.
Although the press described it as a "miracle drug" that would cure cancer, some experts have expressed skepticism. Prof Dorothy Bennett, Director of the Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, critiqued the paper's cancer killing claim as actually a modest slowing of growth. [8]
Methaqualone is a hypnotic sedative. It was sold under the brand names Quaalude ( / ˈkweɪluːd / KWAY-lood) and Sopor among others, which contained 300 mg of methaqualone, and sold as a combination drug under the brand name Mandrax, which contained 250 mg methaqualone and 25 mg diphenhydramine within the same tablet, mostly in Europe.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for certain adult patients with endometrial cancer. Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly) — made by British pharmaceutical company GSK ...
Methylphenidate. Methylphenidate, sold under the brand names Ritalin ( / ˈrɪtəlɪn / RIT-ə-lin) and Concerta ( / kənˈsɜːrtə / kən-SUR-tə) among others, is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used medically to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, narcolepsy. It is a primary ...
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 ...
Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan and Thalomid among others, is an oral medication used to treat a number of cancers ( e.g., multiple myeloma ), graft-versus-host disease, and many skin disorders ( e.g., complications of leprosy such as skin lesions ). [ 6][ 7][ 8] Thalidomide has been used to treat conditions associated with ...