Xylazine – from a veterinary medicine to a deadly drug of abuse by Jolanta Barbara Zawilska

“…Xylazine, a potent α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, is used exclusively in veterinary medicine for its sedative, analgesic and muscle-relaxant effects. The drug is used in dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, cervids, birds and laboratory animals for sedation and also to prepare for the induction of general anesthesia before surgery. …”
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Chiral drugs - a standard or a challenge for modern pharmacy? Considerations on selected derivatives of 2-arylpropionic acid. by Natalia Kocot, Rafał Mastalerz, Jacek Dulęba, Tomasz Siódmiak, Michał Piotr Marszałł

“…Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs that act as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic drugs. The 2-arylpropionic acid derivatives belonging to this group, have a stereogenic center, and their therapeutic activity results mainly from the action of the S-enantiomer. …”
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Selected plant materials used in migraine therapy by Joanna Piotrowska, Bartłomiej Rospond, Bernadeta Szewczyk, Włodzimierz Opoka

“…In addition, patients receive analgesics, antiemetics, and sedatives. A positive effect on the frequency and severity of migraine pain has a normalized lifestyle, properly selected physical activity, as well as diet. …”
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Notopterygium incisum as a source of valuable plant substances from traditional Chinese medicine – review of active components, biological activity and botanical aspects from a phy... by Marta Jagiełło, Anna Marchelak, Monika Anna Olszewska, Anna Magiera

“…Plant materials obtained from Notoptergium incisum (especially the aromatic root and rhizome) are usually included in complex herbal preparations for internal use used as analgesics, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agents. …”
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