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An equianalgesic chart is a conversion chart that lists equivalent doses of analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain). Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1]
It comes in yellow flakes and has been used in traditional and alternative medicine for humans and animals, as well as in alchemy and sulfuring fruit before drying. Purified sulfur (sulfur depuratum) is prepared by washing sublimed sulfur with ammonia. It is a fine yellow powder. It was formerly used as a laxative, but this application is rare ...
Orphenadrine (sold under many brand names) [1] is an anticholinergic drug of the ethanolamine antihistamine class; it is closely related to diphenhydramine.It is a muscle relaxant that is used to treat muscle pain and to help with motor control in Parkinson's disease, but has largely been superseded by newer drugs.
Flowers of sulfur (British spelling flowers of sulphur) is a very fine, bright yellow sulfur powder that is produced by sublimation and deposition. It can contain up to 30% of the amorphous allotrope of sulfur, which is the noncrystalline structure of sulfur. [ 1 ]
American soldiers were issued a first-aid kit containing sulfa pills and powder and were told to sprinkle it on any open wound. [15] The sulfanilamide compound is more active in the protonated form. The drug has very low solubility and sometimes can crystallize in the kidneys, due to its first pK a of around 10.
While metamizole is a relatively safe medication, [24] it is not entirely devoid of adverse effects. [ 24 ] Metamizole has a potential of blood-related toxicity (blood dyscrasias ), but causes less kidney , cardiovascular , and gastrointestinal toxicity than non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). [ 11 ]
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Electroanalgesia is a form of analgesia, or pain relief, that uses electricity to ease pain. Electrical devices can be internal or external, at the site of pain (local) or delocalized throughout the whole body.