Drugs and Medications
Anabolic supplements
Anabolic supplements are considered as androgenic steroids which enhance the amalgamation of protein in cells, enabling absorption in muscles by employing the versions and amount of testosterone in the body. Essential for sportsmen and all average people, these supplements enhances one’s body volume and increases the efficiency of that person’s physical functionality. The usage of [...]
Glucosamine side effects
Glucosamine is not a drug, as many may assume, but in fact a dietary supplement. For this reason glucosamine is presumed to be a safer method of treatment than the COX-2 inhibitors or NSAIDS that can be found in medicines like ibuprofen and aspirin. This is because the latter variants have enough toxicity to cause [...]
Nicotine patch
The nicotine patch is an aid that can be used in a smoking cessation program. The patches are designed to deliver small amounts of nicotine into the bloodstream during the day. The nicotine patch was introduced in the early 1990’s and has been successfully used by millions of people to help them stop smoking. Nicotine [...]
Rimonabant side effects
Rimonabant was an experimental drug that was released primarily to help patients lose weight. This drug was also found helpful in subjects trying to quit smoking and was a very promising drug when it was initially released. Apart from assisting in weight loss and helping smoking cessation, rimonabant also had many other uses. The consumption [...]
Diprosone cream
If or someone you know is afflicted with psoriasis, eczema or other skin disorders you know how desperate you can be to control the outbreaks, redness, swelling and itching. Some of these skin disorders can be disfiguring, especially if on the face. The good news is that have been topical creams and ointments that have [...]
Methadone treatment
Methadone is a popular drug that is used to fight opioid addictions. It is proven to be very effective at treating addictions to heroin, synthetic heroin, and various other narcotics. It is also a commonly prescribe pain medication and is seen as one of the safer drugs for doctors to recommend. There are many side [...]
Hydrocortisone
Hydrocortisone is a steroid that is normally produced by the adrenal glands in the human body. This substance can be naturally occurring in the body or produced synthetically. Glucocorticoids are used by the body to reduce or stop the inflammatory response when it is present. These tablets are available in three strengths, 5 mg, 10 [...]
Creatine side effects
Creatine is a chemical that is produced by the body and found mainly in the muscles. It is also a product that is produced for supplemental use and has been used for increasing muscle mass and improving the overall performance of many exercises. It helps to improve the athletic abilities of adolescents as well as [...]
Tramadol HCL
Tramadol is a pain relief medication that has neurological effects which result in pain relief throughout the body. This pain killer is not a narcotic so it can be used for extensive treatment without the possible of Tramadol usage growing into a drug addiction. This is one of the stronger pain killers that is not [...]
Myostatin inhibitor
Myostatin, a secreted TGF beta protein family member, inhibits muscle differentiation and growth; it works by binding with a specific receptor (called activin type 2 receptor). Because it inhibits growth, it is a “negative regulator.” Typically, those with less myostatin have bigger muscles, which makes sense because it inhibits muscle growth. Research is being done [...]
Permethrin cream
Premethrin cream is a topical medication which is commonly used to treat scabies or head lice. Scabies is an infestation of mites that dig under the skin and cause a skin infection. Lice are infestations on the head and in hair. Scabies and lice are contagious as well and can be transmitted to someone else [...]
Cognitive enhancer
A cognitive enhancer, sometimes referred to as a smart drug, is a medication used for improvement of basic mental functions. It is mostly used for enhancing mental concentration and increasing memory capabilities. Cognitive enhancers are available in various items such as prescription medication, supplements, and functional foods. Recreational Drugs with Benefits Some recreational drugs will [...]
Methyl masterdrol
Methyl Masterdrol is a nutritional supplement that works in the same way as an anabolic steroid. It is used by people who are body building or want to increase their muscle mass. This supplement helps them to build up their muscle tissue faster than they would normally. It also helps to reduce the amount of [...]
Water pills
Water pills, commonly known as diuretics, are used to remove excess fluid build-up in the body. Medical reasons take higher priority than weight loss reasons; actually, when water pills are used for weight loss, a dangerous situation will likely result. The safe and medically necessary diagnoses’ that use water pills as a form of treatment [...]
Herbal Viagra
Everyone should already know by now what Viagra is and what all it can accomplish. The results that it can offer are very impressive and it is likely the optimal choice for most individuals. However, there are quite a few side effects of using Viagra and it may not be the safest option. To get [...]
Carboplatin side effects
Carboplatin is a drug used in chemotherapy cancer treatments for a variety of cancers. It is generally used in treating ovarian and lung cancer, but it can also be used during treatment therapy for other cancer types as well. Carboplatin comes in the form of a transparent and colorless fluid which can be administered as [...]
Oxytocin
Oxytocin is perhaps best known for inducing labor, under the name of Pitocin or Syntocinon. Many mothers had to have their labor induced recognize these market names. However, lately it is also nicknamed the “cuddle hormone” or “the hormone of love.” What’s the story behind this hormone, and since when does going into labor make [...]
Ethinyl estradiol
Ethinyl estradiol, which is also known only as Estradiol or EE, is a synthetic hormone which is mainly used in the manufacturing of hormonal contraceptives, but it has other medical uses as well. Ethinyl estradiol is part of a class of hormones called estrogens and just like the other hormones in this class it too [...]
High blood pressure medications
Having high blood pressure is a dangerous condition that can have several side effects. It can cause headaches and difficulty exercising, but more importantly it can lead to heart disease. Having a heart attack or stroke is definitely something that you want to avoid at all costs, which means that if you have high blood [...]
Sildenafil citrate
Sildenafil citrate, more commonly known as Viagra, is by far the most commonly prescribed drug meant to deal with erectile dysfunction. It has been on the market for more than 10 years and it has a great safety record behind it. Not many people realize that when it was first created, the “Blue Pill,” as [...]
Avanafil for erectile dysfunction treatment
Having a medication to treat male erectile dysfunction is nothing new, for years now men have had several options on the market. These prescription options are Viagra®, Cialis® and Levitra®. While these products treat the disorder well and are helping millions of men world wide, there may soon be a new medication available for this [...]
Chantix
Chantix is a prescription drug aimed at smoking cessation. Chantix is unique because it contains no nicotine. Rather, Chantix works in the brain by preventing receptors from releasing dopamine. The result is the smoker no longer receives pleasure from smoking and quitting will be easier. Usually the nicotine from the cigarette travels to the brain [...]
Flibanserin and women’s sexual health
There is on the horizon a new medication treatment that is being developed for a low libido in women, also known as HSDD. This medication was accidentally discovered while being tested for a different ailment. Its testing results are looking promising and its maker is hoping for continued positive clinical experiments and one day for [...]
Accutane side effects
Accutane is a type of oral medication used in the treatment of acne. It is essentially a form of Vitamin A and causes reduction in the oil released by glands of the skin. As a result, acne is kept under control and the skin is able to renew itself much faster. In general it is [...]
Testosterone patch
There are many men who do not have enough testosterone in their body for numerous reasons. They may suffer from testosterone deficiency from birth or it may develop later as the body is unable to produce a sufficient quantity of testosterone; a disease known as Hypogonadism. However, they have nothing to fear as now there [...]
Xopenex vs. Albuterol
There are a number of products on the market that have been developed to treat asthma attacks and COPD. Xopenex and Albuterol are two well known and often used prescription bronchodilators that are inhaled to promote the dilation of airways. These prescription medications are for the temporary relief of asthma and COPD. They in no [...]
Monistat cream
Monistat cream is a product sold in pharmacies and drug stores for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections, also known as vaginal thrush or by the scientific term, candidosis. As treatments for vaginal yeast infections go, Monistat cream is among the best known and most well trusted. Yeast infections, as many unfortunate people know, can [...]
Sublingual morphine
Dealing with pain is a very difficult experience, as many people cannot understand what you are going through and the common over the counter (OTC) medications really don’t pass muster. Sure, you can try Ibuprofen (Motrin), Naproxen Sodium, or Tylenol, but let’s be honest, they don’t have anything on major pain. If you have ever [...]
Androstenedione
The first sports hormone or what is called a prohormone that was introduced into the sports nutrition industry was called Androstenedione. It is a precursor to testosterone. Androstenedione was discovered by scientists in 1935. However, it wasn’t until the 1950s that they realized that it becomes testosterone in the body. Androstenedione is naturally produced in [...]
ADHD medication
When a child or an adult is diagnosed with having ADHD they will be given a prescription for ADHD medication. There are various types of medication that people take for ADHD to help them with this disorder. Sometimes a person who has been diagnosed with ADHD may have to try several different medications before they [...]
