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Cyanocobalamin is a manufactured form of vitamin B12 used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency.[2] The deficiency may occur in pernicious anemia, following surgical removal of the stomach, with fish tapeworm, or due to bowel cancer.[6] It is less preferred than hydroxocobalamin for treating vitamin B12 deficiency.[4] It is used by mouth, by injection into a muscle, or as a nasal spray.[4][5] Cyanocobalamin is generally...

Hydroxocobalamin

Hydroxocobalamin, also known as vitamin B12a and hydroxycobalamin, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.[2] As a supplement it is used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency including pernicious anemia.[2][3] Other uses include treatment for cyanide poisoning, Leber's optic atrophy, and toxic amblyopia.[4][5] It is given by injection into a muscle or vein.[3] Side effects are genera...

Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone (EE/NET), or ethinylestradiol/norethindrone, is a combination birth control pill which contains ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen and norethisterone (NET), a progestin.[1] It is used for birth control, symptoms of menstruation, endometriosis, and menopausal symptoms.[1][2] Other uses include acne.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] Some preparations of EE/NET additionally contain an iron ...

Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone (EE/NET), or ethinylestradiol/norethindrone, is a combination birth control pill which contains ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen and norethisterone (NET), a progestin.[1] It is used for birth control, symptoms of menstruation, endometriosis, and menopausal symptoms.[1][2] Other uses include acne.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] Some preparations of EE/NET additionally contain an iron ...

Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone (EE/NET), or ethinylestradiol/norethindrone, is a combination birth control pill which contains ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen and norethisterone (NET), a progestin.[1] It is used for birth control, symptoms of menstruation, endometriosis, and menopausal symptoms.[1][2] Other uses include acne.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1] Some preparations of EE/NET additionally contain an iron ...

Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel

Desogestrel is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills for women.[1][12] It is also used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women.[1] The medication is available and used alone or in combination with an estrogen.[1][12] It is taken by mouth.[1] Side effects of desogestrel include menstrual irregularities, headaches, nausea, breast tenderness, mood changes, acne, increase...

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Cyclizine, sold under a number of brand names, is a medication used to treat and prevent nausea, vomiting and dizziness due to motion sickness or vertigo.[2] It may also be used for nausea after general anaesthesia or that which developed from opioid use.[2][3] It is taken by mouth, in the rectum, or injected into a vein.[3][4] Common side effects include sleepiness, dry mouth, constipation, and trouble with visio...

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Cyclobenzaprine (sold under the brand name Flexeril, among others) is a medication used for muscle spasms from musculoskeletal conditions of sudden onset.[6] It is not useful in cerebral palsy.[6] It is taken by mouth.[6] Use is not recommended for more than a few weeks.[6] Common side effects include headache, feeling tired, dizziness, and dry mouth.[6] Serious side effects may include an irregular heartbeat.&...

Amcinonide

Amcinonide (trade name Cyclocort) is a topical glucocorticoid used to treat itching, redness and swelling associated with several dermatologic conditions such as atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis.[1][2] Amcinonide can also be classified as a multi-functional small molecule corticosteroid, which has been approved by the FDA and is currently marketed as an ointment, lotion, or cream.[3] It acts as both a transcription factor for r...

Cyclopentolate

Cyclopentolate is a muscarinic antagonist.[1] It is commonly used as an eye drop during pediatric eye examinations to dilate the eye (mydriatic) and prevent the eye from focusing/accommodating (cycloplegic). Cyclopentolate or atropine can also be administered to reverse muscarinic and central nervous system effects of indirect cholinomimetic (anti-AChase) administration. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[2] After instillatio...

Cyclopentolate + Phenylephrine

Cyclopentolate is a muscarinic antagonist.[1] It is commonly used as an eye drop during pediatric eye examinations to dilate the eye (mydriatic) and prevent the eye from focusing/accommodating (cycloplegic). Cyclopentolate or atropine can also be administered to reverse muscarinic and central nervous system effects of indirect cholinomimetic (anti-AChase) administration. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[2] After instillatio...

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Cyclopentolate is a muscarinic antagonist.[1] It is commonly used as an eye drop during pediatric eye examinations to dilate the eye (mydriatic) and prevent the eye from focusing/accommodating (cycloplegic). Cyclopentolate or atropine can also be administered to reverse muscarinic and central nervous system effects of indirect cholinomimetic (anti-AChase) administration. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[2] After instillatio...

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Cyclopentolate is a muscarinic antagonist.[1] It is commonly used as an eye drop during pediatric eye examinations to dilate the eye (mydriatic) and prevent the eye from focusing/accommodating (cycloplegic). Cyclopentolate or atropine can also be administered to reverse muscarinic and central nervous system effects of indirect cholinomimetic (anti-AChase) administration. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[2] After instillatio...

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Cyclophosphamide (CP), also known as cytophosphane among other names,[3] is a medication used as chemotherapy and to suppress the immune system.[4] As chemotherapy it is used to treat lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, small cell lung cancer, neuroblastoma, and sarcoma.[4] As an immune suppressor it is used in nephrotic syndrome, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and following organ transplant, among other condi...

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Cyclopropane is the cycloalkane with the molecular formula (CH2)3, consisting of three methylene groups (CH2) linked to each other to form a ring. The small size of the ring creates substantial ring strain in the structure. Cyclopropane itself is mainly of theoretical interest but many of its derivatives are of commercial or biological significance.[3] Contents 1 History 1.1 Anaesthesia 1.2 Pharmacology 2 Structure and bonding 3 Synthesis 4 Cyclopropanes 5 Reactions 6 Saf...

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Cycloserine, sold under the brand name Seromycin, is a GABA transaminase inhibitor and an antibiotic, used to treat tuberculosis.[1][2] Specifically it is used, along with other antituberculosis medications, for active drug resistant tuberculosis.[2] It is given by mouth.[2] Common side effects include allergic reactions, seizures, sleepiness, unsteadiness, and numbness.[2] It is not recommended in people who have...

Bromocriptine Mesylate

Bromocriptine, originally marketed as Parlodel and subsequently under many brand names,[1] is an ergoline derivative and dopamine agonist that is used in the treatment of pituitary tumors, Parkinson's disease, hyperprolactinaemia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and, as an adjunct, type 2 diabetes. It was patented in 1968 and approved for medical use in 1975.[2] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Side effects 3 Pharmacology 3.1 Pharmacodynamics 4 Chemistry 5 Histor...

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Ciclosporin, also spelled cyclosporine and cyclosporin, is a calcineurin inhibitor, used as an immunosuppressant medication. It is a natural product.[6] It is taken by mouth or by injection into a vein for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, nephrotic syndrome, and in organ transplants to prevent rejection.[6][7] It is also used as eye drops for keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eyes).[8] Common side effects include h...

Medroxyprogesterone

Medroxyprogesterone (INN, BAN), also known as 17α-hydroxy-6α-methylprogesterone, and abbreviated as MP, is a steroidal progestin drug which was never marketed for use in humans.[1] An acylated derivative, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), is clinically used as a pharmaceutical medicine.[2] Compared to MPA, MP is over two orders of magnitude less potent as a progestogen.[3] As such, MP itself is not used clinically, though it has seen limited use in veterinary medicine under the tra...

Carbinoxamine + Dextromethorphan + Pseudoephedrine

Dextromethorphan, often referred to as DXM, is a medication most often used as a cough suppressant in over-the-counter cold and cough medicines. It is sold in syrup, tablet, spray, and lozenge forms. It is in the morphinan class of medications with sedative, dissociative, and stimulant properties (at lower doses). Dextromethorphan does not have a significant affinity for the mu-opioid receptor activity typical of morphinan compounds and exerts its therapeutic effects through several other rec...