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Dermatophagia. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
This is a partial list of herbs and herbal treatments with known or suspected adverse effects, either alone or in interaction with other herbs or drugs. Non-inclusion of an herb in this list does not imply that it is free of adverse effects.
Alpidem (Ananxyl) 1995. Worldwide. Not approved in the US, withdrawn in France in 1994 [4] and the rest of the market in 1995 because of rare but serious hepatotoxicity. [3] [5] Alosetron (Lotronex) 2000. US. Serious gastrointestinal adverse events; ischemic colitis; severe constipation. [2]
Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst children. 25–35 percent of children bite ...
Adverse effects by frequency: Note that teratogenicity is not discussed here as it is not considered a side effect. For information regarding birth defects, see thalidomide .
For most men who use ED medications, these side effects aren’t serious. As a newer, more selective medication for ED, avanafil (Stendra) is less likely to produce certain side effects than other ...
The most commonly reported side effects with finasteride include decreased sex drive, difficulty maintaining erections and a decrease in the amount of semen. These adverse sexual side effects are ...
Suxamethonium chloride (brand names Scoline and Sucostrin, among others), also known as suxamethonium or succinylcholine, or simply sux in medical abbreviation, [5] is a medication used to cause short-term paralysis as part of general anesthesia. [6] This is done to help with tracheal intubation or electroconvulsive therapy. [6]