What is Inderal?
Inderal is Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ trade name for propranolol, the first successful beta-blocker, which was developed by James W. Black in the 1960s and for which he won the Nobel Prize. Earlier attempts to develop effective beta-blockers had run into problems with carcinogenicity and Black successfully eliminated [...] Continue Reading…
What is Hydrocodone?
Hydrocodone is an opioid derivative of natural opiates codeine and thebaine. It is used as a narcotic analgesic and cough suppressant. Hydrocodone is often used in combined formulations with acetaminophen or ibuprofen, because of the synergistic effect for analgesia. It is used as an [...] Continue Reading…
What is Effexor?
Effexor is Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ brand name for venlafaxine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used as an antidepressant in the treatment of clinical depression, generalized anxiety disorder and certain combination depression and anxiety disorders.
How does Effexor work?
Effexor works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine in the [...] Continue Reading…
What is Dapoxetine?
Dapoxetine is an extremely short acting SSRI which is used for the treatment of premature ejaculation in men. It is the only drug which has been approved for this use, but currently that approval has only been gained in a handful of European countries, including Germany, [...] Continue Reading…
What is Codeine?
Codeine is a natural opiate derived from opium and also produced synthetically. It is effective as an analgesic, a cough suppressant and in treating diarrhea. It is used for the control of mild to moderate pain. It is commonly used in combined preparations, often [...] Continue Reading…
What is Clomid?
Clomid is a brand name for clomiphene citrate, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) which is used as a fertility treatment for women who have been unable to conceive but who are able to form follicles.
How does Clomid work?
Clomid increases the production of gonadotropins. It acts [...] Continue Reading…
What is Cialis?
Cialis is the Eli Lilly and Company brand name for tadalafil, a PDE5 inhibitor marketed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. It was the second such PDE5 inhibitor approved for this use by the US Food and Drug Administration after Pfizer’s groundbreaking sildenafil (Viagra)
How does Cialis [...] Continue Reading…
What is Celebrex?
Celebrex is Pfizer’s brand name for celecoxib, a potent sulfa non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of a number of inflammatory conditions including various forms of arthritis, painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms, acute pain and ankylosing spondylitis. It is also used to reduce polyps in [...] Continue Reading…
What is Ativan?
Ativan is a brand name used by Biovail Pharmaceuticals for lorazepam. This is one of the longest-acting benzodiazepines and is used orally as an anxiolytic and by injection to treat nervous tension and seizures. Ativan is highly addictive and so, if used for sleep [...] Continue Reading…
What is Ambien?
Ambien is a trade name used by Sanofi-Aventis for the prescription insomnia medication zolpidem. Zolpidem is a GABA potentiator at the same site as benzodiazepines. Zolpidem is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic which has a short half-life of two to three hours and has rapid onset of [...] Continue Reading…