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Overview of amitriptyline side effects Amitriptyline [amee-TRIP-ti-leen] is a group of tricyclic antidepressants. There are various amitriptyline side effects seen in the treatment of depressed people. Brand names or other…
Overview of Zopiclone Zopiclone is an orally effective cyclopyrrolone derivative & is used for the short-term treatment of conditions called insomnia. It produces near-normal sleep such as Benzodiazepines (BZDs) drugs.…
Overview of Zolpidem Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine sedative and hypnotic drug but mainly produces hypnotic effect-decreases sleep latency & duration of sleep time increases in insomnia. It is classified as…
Overview of Bupropion The term bupropion is derived from byoo-PROE-pee-on. It is weak dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor atypical antidepressants drug. This drug is also useful for decreasing cravings &…
What is Pharmacokinetics? The term Pharmacokinetics is derived from two words: pharmacon means drugs and kinetics means movement of drugs. The simple meaning of pharmacokinetics is "what the body does…
What is pharmacodynamics? The pharmacodynamics term derived from two words, pharmacon means a drug, and dynamics means action or activity of the drugs. The simple meaning of pharmacodynamics is “…
What is paracetamol (acetaminophen)? Paracetamol is also called acetaminophen, which is most commonly used medicinally that help to treat fever (reduce a high body temperature) -antipyretics, reduce mild to moderate…
Introduction of penicillins Penicillins are a β-lactam antibiotic and it is accidentally derived from Penicillium chrysogenium (initially: Penicillium notatum). The penicillins were discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929 but clinically…
What are cephalosporins? Cephalosporins are a class of β-lactam antibiotics. It is originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium and previously called Cephalosporium. Cephamycins is a methoxy group at position…
Introduction of Cotrimoxazole According to WHO (World Health Organization), cotrimoxazole is a fixed-dose combination of sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim in ratio of 5:1. It is one of the drugs in which…