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Acamprosate, sold under the brand name Campral, is a medication which reduces alcoholism cravings. [1] [5] It is thought to stabilize chemical signaling in the brain that would otherwise be disrupted by alcohol withdrawal. [6]
Tapentadol, sold under the brand names Nucynta and Palexia among others, is a synthetic opioid analgesic of the benzenoid class with a dual mode of action as a highly selective full agonist of the μ-opioid receptor and as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI). [7]
Calcipotriol, also known as calcipotriene, is a synthetic derivative of calcitriol, a form of vitamin D.It is used in the treatment of psoriasis. [1] It is safe for long-term application in psoriatic skin conditions.
Contraindications to its use include volume-depleted patients, a history of angioedema while on an ACE inhibitor, pregnancy and hypotension. [citation needed] People should not take ramipril (or any ACE inhibitors) if they have hyperkalemia. It is also recommended to avoid using salt-substitutes as this can further increase potassium levels in ...
Diphenoxylate/atropine, also known as co-phenotrope and sold under the brand name Lomotil among others, is used to treat diarrhea. [2] [3] It is a fixed-dose combination of the medications diphenoxylate, as the hydrochloride, an antidiarrheal; and atropine, as the sulfate, an anticholinergic. [1]
More than 10% of people taking ataluren in clinical trials experienced vomiting; more than 5% experienced diarrhea, nausea, headache, upper abdominal pain, and flatulence; between 1% and 5% of people experienced decreased appetite and weight loss, high levels of triglycerides, high blood pressure, cough, nosebleeds, abdominal discomfort, constipation, rashes, pain in their arms, legs, and ...
Midodrine is a prodrug which forms the active metabolite, desglymidodrine, which is an α 1-adrenergic receptor agonist and exerts its actions via activation of α 1-adrenergic receptors of the arteriolar and venous vasculature, producing an increase in vascular tone and elevation of blood pressure.
Opicapone, sold under the brand name Ongentys, is a medication which is administered together with levodopa in people with Parkinson's disease. [3] [6] [4] [5] Opicapone is a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor.