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The Philippines is a signatory of the United Nations Convention on Narcotic Drugs which lists psilocybin as a Schedule I substance. [36] However, the PDEA has conducted arrests of illegal drug peddlers who also sold psilocybin mushrooms alongside explicitly recognized illegal substances in the past. [37] [38]
Southstar Drug is a chain of drugstores in the Philippines. [1] It was established in 1937 as a small business venture engaged in the retail of Chinese herbal medicines , located in Naga , Camarines Sur , and is the oldest operating drugstore in the Philippines . [ 2 ]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines, formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD / ˈ b iː f æ d /; 1982–2009), is a health regulatory agency under the Department of Health created on 1963 by Republic Act No. 3720, amended on 1987 by Executive Order 175 otherwise known as the "Food, Drugs and Devices, and Cosmetics Act", and subsequently reorganized by Republic Act No ...
The Mercury Drug Corporation, better known as Mercury Drug, is a Filipino pharmacy chain. A subsidiary of the Mercury Group of Companies, it is headquartered in Bagumbayan, Quezon City . [ 5 ] The chain was founded in Santa Cruz, Manila in 1945, [ 1 ] making it the second oldest drugstore chain in the Philippines after Southstar Drug by eight ...
Genovese Drug Stores (acquired by Eckerd parent JC Penney in 1998; rebranded in 2003) Gray Drug (Bought by Rite Aid in 1987) Happy Harry's (bought by Walgreens in 2006; rebranded in 2011) Hook's Drug Stores (acquired by Revco in 1994) IDL Drug Stores; Jean Coutu (US stores acquired by Rite Aid in 2004) K&B (Acquired by Rite Aid in 1997)
Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. Brand names and generic names are differentiated by capitalizing brand names. See also the list of the top 100 bestselling branded drugs, ranked by sales. Abbreviations are used in the list as follows: INN = International Nonproprietary Name
Phenobarbital was among the most widely used drugs for the treatment of epilepsy through the 1970s, and as of 2014, remains on the World Health Organizations list of essential medications. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The 1950s and 1960s saw increased awareness of the addictive properties and abuse potential of barbiturates and amphetamines and led to ...
Polypharmacy is most commonly defined as the use of five or more medications daily by an individual. [6] However, the definition of polypharmacy is still debated and can vary from two to 11 concurrent medications. [6] Any drug: Cannabis: Amp joint [7] Any drug: Nicotine: Cooler [5] Any β-Carboline containing plant (e.g. Banisteriopsis caapi or ...