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Chemically, PCP is a member of the arylcyclohexylamine class, and pharmacologically, it is a dissociative anesthetic. [5][10][11] PCP works primarily as an NMDA receptor antagonist. [10] PCP is most commonly used in the United States. [12] While usage peaked in the US in the 1970s, [13] between 2005 and 2011 an increase in visits to emergency ...
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names. [5] It can be found as pure PCP, or as the sodium salt of PCP, the latter of which dissolves easily in water. It can be biodegraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium ...
Recreational use of dextromethorphan. Dextromethorphan, or DXM, a common active ingredient found in many over-the-counter cough suppressant cold medicines, is used as a recreational drug and entheogen for its dissociative effects. [1] Street names include Brownies, Dextro, Drix, Gel, Groove, Lean, Mega-perls, Poor man's ecstasy, Poor man's PCP ...
Dextromethorphan is the dextrorotatory enantiomer of levomethorphan, which is the methyl ether of levorphanol, both opioid analgesics. It is named according to IUPAC rules as (+)-3-methoxy-17-methyl-9α,13α,14α- morphinan. As its pure form, dextromethorphan occurs as an odorless, opalescent white powder.
An arylcyclohexylamine is composed of a cyclohexylamine unit with an aryl moiety attachment. The aryl group is positioned geminal to the amine. In the simplest cases, the aryl moiety is typically a phenyl ring, sometimes with additional substitution. The amine is usually not primary; secondary amines such as methylamine or ethylamine, or ...
alpha. -Pyrrolidinopentiophenone. α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (also known as α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, α-PVP, O-2387, β-keto-prolintane, prolintanone, [2][3] or desmethylpyrovalerone) is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class developed in the 1960s that has been sold as a designer drug and often consumed for recreational reasons. [4 ...
Atovaquone is a medication used to treat or prevent: For pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), [3][4] it is used in mild cases, although it is not approved for treatment of severe cases. For toxoplasmosis, [5] the medication has antiparasitic and therapeutic effects. For malaria, it is one of the two components (along with proguanil) in the drug Malarone.
Chlorphenamine (CP, CPM), also known as chlorpheniramine, is an antihistamine used to treat the symptoms of allergic conditions such as allergic rhinitis (hay fever). [2] It is taken orally (by mouth). [2] The medication takes effect within two hours and lasts for about 4–6 hours. [2] It is a first-generation antihistamine and works by ...