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Meloxicam, sold under the brand name Mobic among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and osteoarthritis. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] It is taken by mouth or given by injection into a vein .
Ritalin (methylphenidate) – a stimulant used to treat ADHD; ReVia – an opioid antagonist primarily used in the management of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence or other impulse control/addictive behaviors such as habitual self-mutilation; Rexulti (brexpiprazole) – atypical antipsychotic used to treat mood and psychotic disorders
Despite being a CNS stimulant, the addiction and dependence liabilities of modafinil are considered very low. [168] [169] [170] Although modafinil shares biochemical mechanisms with stimulant drugs, it is less likely to have mood-elevating properties. [169] The similarities in effects with caffeine are not clearly established.
Amid public health warnings about rising stimulant use disorders, the Food and Drug Administration is urging drugmakers to develop treatments for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction.
Methylphenidate is a stimulant with an addiction liability and dependence liability similar to amphetamine. It has moderate liability among addictive drugs; [101] [102] accordingly, addiction and psychological dependence are possible and likely when methylphenidate is used at high doses as a recreational drug. [102]
Naltrexone-bupropion (Contrave®). This medication combines two drugs: bupropion (an antidepressant that may suppress appetite) and naltrexone, which is used to treat addiction. The combination is ...
Stimulant use disorder is a type of substance use disorder where the use of stimulants caused clinically significant impairment or distress. It is defined in the DSM-5 as "the continued use of amphetamine-type substances, cocaine, or other stimulants leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, from mild to severe". [1]
Adderall and Mydayis [11] are trade names [note 2] for a combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine.The mixture is composed of equal parts racemic amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, which produces a (3:1) ratio between dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine, the two enantiomers of amphetamine. [13]