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  2. Ziconotide - Wikipedia

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    Derived from Conus magus, a cone snail, it is the synthetic form of an ω-conotoxin peptide. [ 2 ] In December 2004 the Food and Drug Administration approved ziconotide when delivered as an infusion into the cerebrospinal fluid using an intrathecal pump system .

  3. Marine pharmacognosy - Wikipedia

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    Conus magus is an example of a cone snail that has a poisoned harpoon-like projectile which it uses to paralyze prey like small fish. [4] Some organisms, like the Viperfish, are believed to attract small fish or prey by using its photophore. [5] Many different marine organisms have been explored for bioactive compounds.

  4. Venoms in medicine - Wikipedia

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    Venom in medicine is the medicinal use of venoms for therapeutic benefit in treating diseases. Venom is any poisonous compound secreted by an animal intended to harm or disable another. When an organism produces a venom, its final form may contain hundreds of different bioactive elements that interact with each other inevitably producing its ...

  5. Over-the-counter drug - Wikipedia

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    Some drugs may be legally classified as over-the-counter (i.e. no prescription is required), but may only be dispensed by a pharmacist after an assessment of the patient's needs or the provision of patient education. Regulations detailing the establishments where drugs may be sold, who is authorized to dispense them, and whether a prescription ...

  6. Conus textile - Wikipedia

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    Conus textile, the textile cone or the cloth of gold cone [3] is a venomous species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. Textile cone snails live mostly in the Indian Ocean, along the eastern coast of Africa and around Australia.

  7. Neverita lewisii - Wikipedia

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    Neverita lewisii (previously known as Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, Euspira lewisii), common name Lewis's moon snail, is a species of large operculated sea snail. It is a predatory marine gastropod in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1] Traditionally, this species was assigned to either the genus Lunatia, the genus Polinices or the ...