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This is the list of Schedule II controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act. [1] The following findings are required for substances to be placed in this schedule: [2] The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in ...
[10] [14] Hydrocodone is a controlled drug: in the United States, it is classified as a Schedule II Controlled Substance. Common side effects include dizziness, sleepiness, nausea, and constipation. [10] Serious side effects may include low blood pressure, seizures, QT prolongation, respiratory depression, and serotonin syndrome. [10]
Oxycodone, like other opioid analgesics, tends to induce feelings of euphoria, relaxation and reduced anxiety in those who are occasional users. [116] These effects make it one of the most commonly abused pharmaceutical drugs in the United States. [117]
Phenobarbital is sometimes used for alcohol detoxification and benzodiazepine detoxification for its sedative and anti-convulsant properties. The benzodiazepines chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and oxazepam (Serax) have largely replaced phenobarbital for detoxification. [29] Phenobarbital is useful for insomnia and anxiety.
Dextropropoxyphene[5] is an analgesic in the opioid category, patented in 1955 [6] and manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company. It is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene. It is intended to treat mild pain and also has antitussive (cough suppressant) and local anaesthetic effects. The drug has been taken off the market in Europe and the US due ...
Codeine is marketed as both a single-ingredient drug and in combination preparations with paracetamol (as co-codamol: e.g., brands Paracod, Panadeine, and the Tylenol-with-codeine series, including Tylenol 3 and 1, 2, and 4); with aspirin (as co-codaprin); or with ibuprofen (as Nurofen Plus). These combinations provide greater pain relief than ...
Levetiracetam. Levetiracetam, sold under the brand name Keppra among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy. [7] It is used for partial-onset, myoclonic, or tonic–clonic seizures and is taken either by mouth as an immediate or extended release formulation or by injection into a vein. [7]
Side effects of daridorexant include headache, somnolence, and fatigue. [1] [7] The medication is a dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA). [9] [7] [10] [8] It acts as a selective dual antagonist of the orexin receptors OX 1 and OX 2. [9] [10] [8] Daridorexant has a relatively short elimination half-life of 8 hours and a time to peak of about 1 ...