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  2. Primidone - Wikipedia

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    Primidone, sold under various brand names (including Mysoline), is a barbiturate medication that is used to treat partial and generalized seizures [7] and essential tremors. [8] It is taken by mouth. [7] Its common side effects include sleepiness, poor coordination, nausea, and loss of appetite. [7] Severe side effects may include suicide and ...

  3. What is gabapentin? Here's why it's so controversial. - AOL

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    In this capacity, the drug can help control specific types of nerve pain and treat seizure disorders, "as it acts on the nervous system to help reduce nerve transmission," says Geyer.

  4. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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    Saphris – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; Serax – anti-anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other addictive substances; Serentil (mesoridazine) – an antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia [1]

  5. Category:Drugs by target organ system - Wikipedia

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    Generally, drugs outlined within the ATC Classification System should be included in this category. Please see WP:PHARM:CAT for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drugs by target organ system .

  6. Drug class - Wikipedia

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    In several major drug classification systems, these four types of classifications are organized into a hierarchy. [4] For example, fibrates are a chemical class of drugs (amphipathic carboxylic acids) that share the same mechanism of action ( PPAR agonist ), the same mode of action (reducing blood triglyceride levels), and are used to prevent ...

  7. Biopharmaceutics Classification System - Wikipedia

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    The Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) is a system to differentiate drugs on the basis of their solubility and permeability. [1] This system restricts the prediction using the parameters solubility and intestinal permeability. The solubility classification is based on a United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) aperture.

  8. Histamine - Wikipedia

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    Their presence in the digestive system enables them to serve as an early barrier to pathogens entering the body. People who suffer from widespread sensitivities and allergic reactions may have mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), in which excessive amounts of histamine are released from mast cells , and cannot be properly degraded.

  9. Sympathomimetic drug - Wikipedia

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    The primary endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous system are the catecholamines (i.e., epinephrine [adrenaline], norepinephrine [noradrenaline], and dopamine), which function as both neurotransmitters and hormones. Sympathomimetic drugs are used to treat cardiac arrest and low blood pressure, or even delay premature labor, among other ...