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In Germany, several laws govern drugs (both recreational and pharmaceutical). Narcotic Drugs Act ( Betäubungsmittelgesetz , BtMG), regulates narcotics and contains explicit lists of those covered: Anlage I (authorized scientific use only), Anlage II (authorized trade only, not prescriptible) and Anlage III ( special prescription form required).
The following drugs are controlled by the German Narcotic Drugs Act (German: Betäubungsmittelgesetz or BtMG). Trade and possession of these substances without licence or prescription is considered illegal; prescription is illegal for drugs on Anlage I and II and drugs on Anlage III require a special prescription form.
Shop Apotheke was founded in 2001 as the online store of a bricks-and-mortar pharmacy in Cologne. When mail-order sales of non-prescription medicines (OTC) were permitted by law in 2004, shop-apotheke.com was one of the first online retailers in Germany to sell OTC products and offer pharmaceutical advice. [2]
Clopidogrel, sold under the brand name Plavix among others, is an antiplatelet medication used to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in those at high risk. [10] It is also used together with aspirin in heart attacks and following the placement of a coronary artery stent ( dual antiplatelet therapy ). [ 10 ]
The list of 1997 drug labelling changes can be found on the FDA's website, here. The first patient package insert required by the FDA was in 1968, mandating that isoproterenol inhalation medication must contain a short warning that excessive use could cause breathing difficulties.
Stada was founded in Dresden in 1895 as a cooperative pharmacy. Stada was originally an acronym for Standardarzneimittel Deutscher Apotheker (Standard Drugs (of) German Pharmacists). After World War II, the company was relocated to Essen and Tübingen. In 1956 it was moved again to Bad Vilbel and in 1970, Stada began trading on the stock ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Phoenix Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG (Phoenix Group), headquartered in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, is the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in Germany, and the second largest in Europe, with about 153 distribution centers across the country delivering drugs to approximately 12,000 independent pharmacies. Its Phoenix Documentation is an internet ...