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Dothiepin is a tricyclic antidepressant. It acts by promoting the effectiveness of several amines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine, which is also known as 5HT and serotonin). It functions by inhibiting their reuptake at the terminals of nerve cells, thus leading to their prolonged presence at the synaptic cleft and an increased effect on the neuron….

Orphenadrine citrate is an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, which is possible of analgesic effects. Associated side effects with orphenadrine citrate use are partially related to its anticholinergic action and include dry mouth, urinary retention, confusion, blurred vision, agitation, and restlessness.  Orphenadrine citrate is available in a combined form with paracetamol, aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.The Combination…

Medications are chemical compounds given for the purpose of prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of medical conditions . Currently, use of medications are on increasing. If this medications are not given carefully, it brought errors to the patient. Error is failure to execute an action as intended. Medication error is any preventable event that lead to…

Steroids common side effects are increased aggressiveness and paranoia. Female users face even more problems than male users. In females many physical changes may occur such as growth of facial and body hair, deepening of the voice, diminished breasts, and abnormal menstrual cycles. If taken by to early anabolic steroids may stunt growth, by fusing…

Plague was a term that was applied in the Middle Ages to all fatal epidemic diseases, but now it is only applied to an acute, infectious, contagious disease of rodents and humans, caused by a short, thin, gram-negative bacillus. In humans, plague occurs in three forms: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. The best known form is…

Each year athletes ability to perform seems to increase by leaps and bounds. Some reasons for this can be attributed to better training methods, better conditioning techniques, and better over all health of the athlete. While most situations involve one or more of the previously scenarios, some athletes always seem to take it to a…

For more than 10 years, European women have been able to use mifepristone, known there as RU-486, as a pharmaceutical alternative to surgical abortion during early pregnancy. Availability to women of the so-called abortion pill in the United States has been delayed, though, by the tense political climate of the abortion debate. On Thursday, the…

What causes moldy bread and foods? How can you stop it? If you understand what fermentation is and how yeast survive you can answer these questions. Fermentation is the conversion of pyruvic acid into other compounds such as lactic acid or ethyl alcohol. Fermentation occurs when cells do not have oxygen. Some Organisms that use…

The Steel Windpipe because of its mood and the style of the writer. The content is fresh and the theme is clearly depicted through the characters. The plot starts in a moderate manner, with the new doctor browsing through his books. I was about to think about reading another story when the complication pulled me…

A buddy is there to help you check your gear and, when underwater, to help you in case of an emergency. After you are in the water, put on the fins, mask, and snorkel, and, carrying a weight belt, walk slowly backward to the middle of a shallow area. Sit on the bottom with the…