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Some patients request to be switched to a different narcotic due to stigma associated with a particular drug (e.g. a patient refusing methadone due to its association with opioid addiction treatment). [4] Equianalgesic charts are also used when calculating an equivalent dosage of the same drug, but with a different route of administration.
This is a list of fentanyl analogues (sometimes referred to as Fentalogs), [1] [2] [3] including both compounds developed by pharmaceutical companies for legitimate medical use, and those which have been sold as designer drugs and reported to national drug control agencies such as the DEA, or transnational agencies such as the EMCDDA and UNODC.
In 2003, at the time of the approval announcement for the first generic equivalent, it was reported that annual sales of brand name Vicoprofen totaled $104 million. [11] According to IMS, the hydrocodone/ibuprofen tablets 7.5 mg/200 mg, had an estimated market size of $15.7 million for the 12 months preceding May 2016. [18]
Sale of Metamizole is restricted in some jurisdictions following studies in the 1970s which correlated it to severe adverse effects, including agranulocytosis. [18] Other studies have disputed this judgement, instead claiming that it is a safer drug than other painkillers.
Nimesulide is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with pain medication and fever reducing properties. Its approved indications are the treatment of acute pain, the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, and primary dysmenorrhoea in adolescents and adults above 12 years old. Side effects may include liver problems. [1]
Modafinil is a drug that helps keep people awake and alert (wakefulness-promoting agent or "eugeroic"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most of the listed modafinil analogues are drugs that specifically target dopamine reuptake (reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neurotransmitter transporter ) with stronger effects ( selective DRIs with improved potency ...
Pizotifen is the generic name of the drug and its INN Tooltip International Nonproprietary Name and BAN Tooltip British Approved Name, while pizotyline is its USAN Tooltip United States Adopted Name. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Brand names of pizotifen include Sandomigran, Mosegor, and Litec, among others.
Trimebutine is a drug with antimuscarinic and very weak mu opioid agonist effects. [1] It is used for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders. It is sometimes combined with simethicone as a combination drug [2]. Trimebutine is formulated as a tablet or granules for oral suspension [3].