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Hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Hydrodiuril among others, is a diuretic medication used to treat hypertension and swelling due to fluid build-up. [4] Other uses include treating diabetes insipidus and renal tubular acidosis and to decrease the risk of kidney stones in those with a high calcium level in the urine. [4]
In chemistry, a hydrochloride is an acid salt resulting, or regarded as resulting, from the reaction of hydrochloric acid with an organic base (e.g. an amine). An alternative name is chlorhydrate , which comes from French.
The drug acts more slowly than older dihydropyridines. [citation needed] It probably has fewer adverse effects, but a comparatively high potential for drug interactions. It was patented in 1984 and first approved for medical use in 1997. [2] The US FDA refused to approve the drug, and lercanidipine is not marketed in USA. [3]
The salts of methadone in use are the hydrobromide (free base conversion ratio 0.793), hydrochloride (0.894), and HCl monohydrate (0.850). [102] Methadone is also regulated internationally as a Schedule I controlled substance under the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.
[61] [62] The chemical name of imipramine is 3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepin-5-yl)-N,N-dimethylpropan-1-amine and its free base form has a chemical formula of C 19 H 24 N 2 with a molecular weight of 280.407 g/mol. [63] The drug is used commercially mostly as the hydrochloride salt; the embonate (pamoate) salt is used for intramuscular ...
In 2008 tapentadol received approval by the US Food and Drug Administration; in 2009 it was classified by US Drug Enforcement Agency as a Schedule II drug, and entered the US market. [57] Tapentadol was reported to be the "first new molecular entity of oral centrally acting analgesics" class approved in the United States in more than 25 years. [58]
Etifoxine is the generic name of the drug and its INN Tooltip International Nonproprietary Name, BAN Tooltip British Approved Name, and DCF Tooltip Dénomination Commune Française. [30] [31] It is also known by the older and much-lesser-used synonym etafenoxine [40] and by its developmental code name Hoe 36801.
Clonidine, sold under the brand name Catapres among others, is an α 2A-adrenergic receptor agonist [12] medication used to treat high blood pressure, ADHD, drug withdrawal (e.g., alcohol, opioids, or nicotine), menopausal flushing, diarrhea, spasticity, and certain pain conditions. [13]