Zaditen® (ketotifen fumarate)
Description: Ketotifen is an antihistamine drug that is used for the treatment of general allergy symptoms, certain allergic conditions (including conjunctivitis), and the management of asthma. When used for asthma, the drug is not regarded as effective for treating an immediate attack (it is not a rapid bronchodilator). Instead, over time its use is associated […]
Meridia® (sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate)
Meridia® (sibutramine hydrochloride) Description: Sibutramine hydrochloride is a selective serotonin and noradrenalin re-uptake inhibitor used for the medical management of obesity. This pharmaceutical is intended to be an adjunct to a reduced calorie diet, which will help increase weight loss compared to that achieved with modifying food intake alone. Sibutramine hydrochloride is not advertised as […]
Ephedrine (ephedrine hydrochloride)
Ephedrine (ephedrine hydrochloride) Description: Ephedrine is a stimulant drug that belongs to the group of medicines known as sympathomimetics. Specifically, it is both an alpha and beta adrenergic agonist (you may remember clenbuterol is a selective beta-2 agonist). In enhances the release addition, ephedrine of norepinephrine, a strong endogenous alpha agonist. The action of this […]
Clenasma (clenbuterol hydrochloride)
Clenasma (clenbuterol hydrochloride) Description: Clenbuterol hydrochloride is an anti-asthma medication that belongs to a broad group of drugs knows as sympathomimetics. These drugs affect that sympathetic nervous system in a wide number of ways, largely mediated by the distribution of adrenoceptors. There are actually nine different types of these receptors in the body, which are […]
Albuterol (albuterol sulfate)
Description: Albuterol sulfate is a selective beta-2 adrenergic agonist, very similar in structure and action to clenbuterol. Unlike clenbuterol, however, albuterol is readily available as a prescription drug in the United States. It is also sold as salbutamol in a number of other countries, which is another generic name for the drug. Albuterol is most […]
Adipex-P (phentermine hydrochloride)
Adipex-PR (phentermine hydrochloride) Description: Phentermine hydrochloride is a sympathomimetic stimulant of the amphetamine family. Like other amphetamine derivatives, it is categorized as an anorectic (appetite suppressing) agent. Phentermine is commonly prescribed as a weight loss aid in obese patients. It is typically used for short periods of time (less than 12 weeks), and as an […]