Tag: Paracetamol

  • N-acetylcysteine treatment is efficacious in dogs when administered within two hours of toxic paracetamol ingestion

    Paracetamol has been reported to be as effective as aspirin in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain in dogs. The main effect of toxicity in dogs is liver damage, and GI ulceration has been reported. N-acetylcysteine treatment is efficacious in dogs when administered within two hours of paracetamol ingestion.

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  • Paracetamol is lethal to snakes

    Here is a tale of pharmaceutical warfare that’ll make your scales stand on end! Welcome to Guam, where the brown tree snakes are throwing the wildest party since the Ice Age, and the locals are fighting back with… Tylenol? That’s right, folks! These slithery party crashers have been living it up on the island, munching…

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  • Benefits of paracetamol for fever are unclear

    ParacetamolĀ (acetaminophenĀ orĀ para-hydroxyacetanilide) is aĀ medicationĀ used to treatĀ feverĀ and mild to moderateĀ pain.Ā At a standard dose, paracetamol only slightly decreases body temperature;Ā it is inferior toĀ ibuprofenĀ in that respect,Ā and the benefits of its use for fever are unclear.

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  • Metoclopramide, Paracetamol/metoclopramide, Witch’s Milk, Lactating Men and Homicidal Maniacs?

    Metoclopramide, Paracetamol/metoclopramide, Witch’s Milk, Lactating Men and Homicidal Maniacs?

    Metoclopramide is a medication used for stomach and esophageal problems. It is commonly used to treat and prevent nausea and vomiting, to help with emptying of the stomach in people with delayed stomach emptying, and to help with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It is also used to treat migraine headaches. Common side effects include: feeling tired, diarrhea, and feeling restless. More serious side effects include: movement disorder like tardive dyskinesia, a condition called neuroleptic malignant…

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  • Prolactin receptorĀ modulators

    Prolactin Agonists AnĀ agonistĀ is a chemical that activates aĀ receptorĀ to produce a biological response. Receptors areĀ cellularĀ proteinsĀ whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, anĀ antagonistĀ blocks the action of the agonist, while anĀ inverse agonistĀ causes an action opposite to that of the agonist. Etymology: From theĀ GreekĀ Ī±Ī³Ļ‰Ī½Ī¹ĻƒĻ„Ī®Ļ‚Ā (agōnistēs), contestant; champion; rival < αγων (agōn), contest, combat; exertion, struggle…

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  • What Is Nitrophenol? (besides something mentioned in ā€˜Scientific Opinion on the re‐evaluation of aspartame as a food additive’)

    What Is Nitrophenol? (besides something mentioned in ā€˜Scientific Opinion on the re‐evaluation of aspartame as a food additive’)

    Nitrophenols are compounds of the formula HOC6H5āˆ’x(NO2)x. The conjugate bases are called nitrophenolates. Nitrophenols are more acidic than phenol itself. Wikipedia Mono-nitrophenols with the formula HOC6H4NO2. Three isomeric nitrophenols exist: o-Nitrophenol (2-nitrophenol; OH and NO2 groups are neighboring; CAS number: 88-75-5), a yellow crystalline solid (m.p. 46 °C). m-Nitrophenol (3-nitrophenol, CAS number: 554-84-7), a yellow solid (m.p. 97 °C) and precursor to the…

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