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2. Equianalgesic - Wikipedia

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   An equianalgesic chart can be a useful tool, but the user must take care to correct for all relevant variables such as route of administration, cross tolerance, half-life and the bioavailability of a drug. [5] For example, the narcotic levorphanol is 4–8 times stronger than morphine, but also has a much longer half-life. Simply switching the ...

3. Generic drug - Wikipedia

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   In some countries, such as Brazil (photo) and France, more than 20% of all drug sales in units are generic. A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents. Generic drugs are allowed for sale after the patents on the original drugs expire.

4. Insulin (medication) - Wikipedia

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   As a medication, insulin is any pharmaceutical preparation of the protein hormone insulin that is used to treat high blood glucose. [6] Such conditions include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and complications of diabetes such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic states. [6]

5. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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   Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes. Treatments include agents that (1) increase the amount of insulin secreted by the pancreas, (2) increase the sensitivity of target organs to insulin, (3) decrease the rate at which glucose is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, and (4) increase the loss of glucose through urination.

6. Ringer's lactate solution - Wikipedia

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   Ringer's lactate solution has a lower rate of acidosis as compared with normal saline. [1] [4] Use is generally safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding. [2] Ringer's lactate solution is in the crystalloid family of medications. [5] It is isotonic, i.e. it has the same tonicity as blood. [2]

7. Pharmacokinetics of estradiol - Wikipedia

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   [274] [16] [273] The differences in estradiol levels and the different durations with estradiol levels are due to their different rates of release from the oily depot at the injection site. [274] The longer and hence more lipophilic the fatty acid ester, the slower the release from the depot, the lower the peak estradiol levels, and the longer ...

8. Committed dose equivalent - Wikipedia

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   CDE is defined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Title 10, Section 20.1003, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 20.1003), such that "The Committed dose equivalent, CDE (H T,50) is the dose to some specific organ or tissue of reference (T) that will be received from an intake of radioactive material by an individual during the 50-year period following the intake".

9. Glucagon (medication) - Wikipedia

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   Glucagon, sold under the brand name Baqsimi among others, is a medication and hormone. [9] As a medication it is used to treat low blood sugar, beta blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, and those with anaphylaxis who do not improve with epinephrine. [10]