Rohypnol is one of the benzodiazepines, the class of drugs that includes such popular sedative€"hypnotic agents as Librium and Valium. Although marketed legally abroad, Rohypnol is illegal in the USA. Nevertheless, it is regularly smuggled into this country and has recently achieved notoriety here...
Table 1.Classification of new psychoactive substances according to chemical class proposed by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ClassExamples Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonistsJWH-018, AM-2201, XLR 11, PB-22, AB-CHMINACA, AMB-FUBINACA (Common Drug of Abuse: THC) ...
A new class of drugs has been created by theCombat Methamphetamine Epidemic Actof 2005, which created restrictions for the sale of ephedrines and phenylpropanolamine from retail stores. These products require the buyer to present identification and limit the monthly quantities that can be purchased....
The medicinal chemist noted that all of these agents were from one chemical class — the carboxylic acids. Members of this chemical class were known to be rapidly metabolized and excreted, therefore necessitating multiple daily dosing (three to six times a day) of these drugs to maintain control...
Answer to: Fill in the blank(s) with correct word. \\ Valium, Xanax, Halcion, and Librium are examples of the depressant drug class known as...
(Effexor) for a segment of the population that can benefit from dual serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibition.Pain-riddendepressives in particular may respond well to this class of drug. Many depressed people suffer from poorly-defined aches and pains, persistent fatigue, and shoulder-, neck- ...
(Effexor) for a segment of the population that can benefit from dual serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibition.Pain-riddendepressives in particular may respond well to this class of drug. Many depressed people suffer from poorly-defined aches and pains, persistent fatigue, and shoulder-, neck- ...
The excellent efficacy and tolerability profiles of H2-antagonists have established these agents as the leading class of antiulcer drugs. Attention has been focused on drug interactions with H2-antagonists as a means of product differentiation and because many patients are receiving multiple drug therapy...
‘antidepressants’ started to be used and, in the 1960s, the benzodiazepines—a class of sedative drugs that includes such household names as Valium, Librium and Ativan—were developed for the treatment of anxiety. Nowadays, the central, and often the only, aspect of treatment most people ...
Auricular acupuncture involves the application of filiform needles (1.5 mm length) to specific acupoints located on the outer surface of the ear. Estazolam is a benzodiazepine, a psychoactive drug in the same class as chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and diazepam (Valium). The study involved the selectio...