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Some of the more common terms are modified versions of the trade name "Xanax", such as Xannies (or Xanies) and the phonetic equivalent of Zannies; [131] [132] references to their drug classes, such as benzos or downers; or remark upon their shape or color (most commonly a straight, perforated tablet or an oval-shaped pill): bars, ladders ...
A pill-splitter holding a tablet ready to split. Pill-splitting refers to the practice of splitting a tablet or pill to provide a lower dose of the active ingredient, or to obtain multiple smaller doses, either to reduce cost or because the pills available provide a larger dose than required.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lists oxycodone both for sale and for use in manufacturing other opioids as ACSCN 9143 and in 2013 approved the following annual aggregate manufacturing quotas: 131.5 metric tons for sale, down from 153.75 in 2012, and 10.25 metric tons for conversion, unchanged from the previous year. [172]
The progestogen-only pill, colloquially known as "minipill". For perfect use it is 99% effective and typical use is 91% effective. Side effects of the pill include headache, dizziness, nausea, sore breasts, spotting, mood changes, acne, bloating, etc. [clarification needed] One pill offers the benefit of only having to be taken once a week:
Methaqualone is a hypnotic sedative.It was sold under the brand names Quaalude (/ ˈ k w eɪ l uː d / KWAY-lood) and Sopor among others, which contained 300 mg of methaqualone, and sold as a combination drug under the brand name Mandrax, which contained 250 mg methaqualone and 25 mg diphenhydramine within the same tablet, mostly in Europe.
Side effects from the pill, part of Roche's $2.7 billion acquisition of Carmot in December, were mostly gastrointestinal (GI), like those associated with similar drugs.
Hydrocodone 10 mg is equivalent to about 10 mg of morphine by mouth. [16] Hydrocodone was patented in 1923, while the long-acting formulation was approved for medical use in the United States in 2013. [10] [17] It is most commonly prescribed in the United States, which consumed 99% of the worldwide supply as of 2010. [18]
A caplet is a smooth, coated, oval-shaped medicinal tablet in the general shape of a capsule. Many caplets have an indentation running down the middle, so they may be split in half more easily. [ 5 ] Consumers have viewed capsules as the most effective way to take medication ever since they first appeared.