Nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant agent used for short-term treatment of various forms of depression. Nortriptyline blocks the norepinephrine presynaptic receptors, thereby blocking the reuptake of this neurotransmitter and raising the concentration in the synaptic cleft in the CNS. Nortriptyline also binds to alpha-adrenergic, histaminergic and Read More …
Month: January 2018
Amitriptyline; Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Amitriptyline is a derivative of dibenzocycloheptadiene and a tricyclic antidepressant. Amitriptyline inhibits the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin by the presynaptic neuronal membrane in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby increasing the synaptic concentration of norepinephrine and serotonin. Due to constant stimulation to these receptors, amitriptyline may produce a downregulation of adrenergic and serotonin receptors, which Read More …
Avanafil; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Avanafil is an orally available phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor with vasodilatory activity. Avanafil selectively inhibits PDE5, thus inhibiting the degradation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) found in the smooth muscle of the corpus cavernosa of the penis. The inhibition of cGMP degradation results Read More …
Nitrazepam; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Nitrazepam is only found in individuals that have used or taken this drug. It is a benzodiazepine derivative used as an anticonvulsant and hypnotic. Nitrazepam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines. It acts on benzodiazepine receptors in the brain which are associated with the GABA receptors Read More …
Oxazepam; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Oxazepam is a synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic properties. Although the mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated, oxazepam appears to enhance gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor affinity for GABA, thereby prolonging synaptic actions of GABA. Oxazepam is an orally available benzodiazepine used in the therapy of anxiety and acute Read More …
Lorazepam; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant, anti-emetic and sedative properties. Lorazepam enhances the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid on the GABA receptors by binding to a site that is distinct from the GABA binding site in the central nervous system. This leads to an increase in chloride channel opening Read More …
Fluvoxamine; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Fluvoxamine is a 2-aminoethyl oxime ether of aralkyl ketones, with an antidepressant, anti-obsessive-compulsive, and anxiolytic properties. Fluvoxamine, chemically unrelated to other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, selectively blocks serotonin reuptake by inhibiting the serotonin reuptake pump at the presynaptic neuronal membrane. Read More …
Sertraline; Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Sertraline is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used in the therapy of depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Sertraline therapy can be associated with transient asymptomatic elevations in serum aminotransferase levels and has been linked to rare instances of clinically apparent acute liver Read More …
Peroxetine; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Paroxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used in the therapy of depression, anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Paroxetine therapy can be associated with transient asymptomatic elevations in serum aminotransferase levels and has been linked to rare instances of clinically apparent acute liver injury. Read More …
Multivitamin; Types, Daily Requirement Human Body
Multivitamin is a preparation intended to serve as a dietary supplement – with vitamins, dietary minerals, and other nutritional elements. Such preparations are available in the form of tablets, capsules, pastilles, powders, liquids, or injectable formulations. In healthy people, most scientific evidence indicates that multivitamin supplements Read More …
Fluoxetine; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Fluoxetine hydrochloride is the first agent of the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Despite distinct structural differences between compounds in this class, SSRIs possess similar pharmacological activity. As with other antidepressant agents, several weeks of therapy may be Read More …
Citalopram; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Citalopram is a bicyclic naphthalene derivative and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), with antidepressant and anxiolytic activities. Citalopramselectively inhibits the neuronal reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) in presynaptic cells in the central nervous system, thereby increasing levels of 5-HT within the synaptic cleft and enhancing the actions Read More …
