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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.
List of polysubstance combinations. A drug combination chart designed for harm reduction by TripSit [ 1] Polysubstance use or multisubstance use is the use of combinations of psychoactive substances with both legal and illegal substances. This page lists polysubstance combinations that are entheogenic, recreational, or off-label indicated use ...
Xylazine has become a commonly abused street drug in the United States where it is known by the street name "tranq", particularly in Puerto Rico. [8] The drug is being diverted from stocks for equine veterinarians as well as trafficked in bulk from China to be used as a cutting agent for heroin and fentanyl , causing necrotic skin wounds ...
In 1944 Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain mass-produced penicillin. In 1948 Raymond P. Ahlquist published his seminal work where divided adrenoceptors into α- and β-adrenoceptor subtypes, this allowed a better understanding of drugs mechanisms of action . In 1987, after Montreal Protocol, CFC inhalers were phased out and HFA inhalers ...
The tables below contain a sample list of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine analogs that are commonly prescribed, with their basic pharmacological characteristics, such as half-life and equivalent doses to other benzodiazepines, also listed, along with their trade names and primary uses. The elimination half-life is how long it takes for half ...
The structure-activity relationship of the drug class has been explored to a reasonable extent. The optimal substitution pattern is fairly tightly defined (i.e. N,N-diethyl on the amine nitrogen, 4-ethoxy on the benzyl ring and 5-nitro on the benzimidazole ring), but even derivatives incorporating only some of these features are still potent opioids.
Pot, a common slang name for cannabis, on a sign at a 2012 cannabis rights demonstration in New York City. More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the dried leaves and flowers harvested from the cannabis plant for drug use. [1] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.
This class of drugs are mimics of serotonin that activate 5-HT receptor subtypes that release norepinephrine and dopamine. 2C-B-BZP. 3-Chlorophenylpiperazine, meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine, mCPP. 4-Fluorophenylpiperazine, para-Fluorophenylpiperazine, pFPP, 4-FPP, Fluoperazine, Flipiperazine.