General information The main genera in the family of Mackinayaceae are Actinotus , Centella , and Xanthosia . You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a…
See also Acetylsalicylic acid General information Lysine acetylsalicylate is a soluble form of salicylate developed for intravenous administration in acute pain. Its mode of action and scope of adverse reactions are similar to those of aspirin [ ], although it…
See also Cannabinoids General information Lysergide (lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD) is a hallucinogen that is usually taken orally. Its initial effects, anticholinergic and sympathomimetic in type, occur within about half an hour and include tachycardia, hyperthermia, mydriasis, piloerection, hypertension, and…
See also Vaccines General information Lyme disease is a tick-borne, spirochetal zoonosis, characterized by a distinctive skin lesion, systemic symptoms, and neurological, rheumatological, and cardiac involvement, occurring in varying combinations over a period of months to years. Borrelia burgdorferi is…
General information The family of Lycopodiaceae contains three genera of clubmoss, Huperzia , Lycopodium , and Lycopodiella . You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a…
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See also Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) General information Data on the safety of loxoprofen are based on an open, multicenter trial of about 4000 elderly patients in Japan [ ]. Adverse reactions were mainly gastrointestinal, but other adverse effects, common…
General information Loxapine is a dibenzoxazepine neuroleptic drug. After 6 and 12 weeks of treatment with loxapine, patients with schizophrenia (n = 24; aged 18–70 years) showed both lymphocyte D2 dopamine-like and 5HT2A platelet receptor binding down-regulation, which suggests that…
See also HMG coenzyme-A reductase inhibitors General information The adverse events profile of lovastatin in 8245 patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia has been evaluated in a double-blind, diet- and placebo-controlled trial [ ]. The difference between lovastatin and placebo in the…
See also Angiotensin II receptor antagonists General information Losartan is a non-peptide, selective angiotensin type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist. Because it has been suggested that there is a local renin–angiotensin system in the eye, losartan may be useful in treating…