General information Malathion is used for the treatment of lice, a single application of 0.5% in a solution being customary. Used in this way, it is generally safe, although the same compound has caused fatal poisoning when used as a…
General information For many years attempts have been made to find a vaccine against malaria, especially malaria tropica [ ]. Most of these attempts have been disappointing [ , ]. However, the results of a number of field studies have…
See also Laxatives General information Magnesium is a bright, silver-white alkaline earth metallic element (symbol Mg; atomic no. 12). It is widely found as different salts in minerals such as boracite (borate), ankerite and dolomite (carbonates), carnallite (chloride), brucite (hydroxide),…
See also Sulfonamides General information Mafenide is a topical sulfonamide that has been used for the treatment of burns but is now obsolete. Organs and systems You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy…
See also Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) , Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) , and Myeloid colony-stimulating factors General information Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) stimulates the growth and differentiation of the monocyte lineage, and promotes the survival, proliferation, and functions of mature…
See also Methadone General information The basic structure of the macrolide antibiotics is characterized by a lactonic cycle with two osidic chains, and they are classified according to the number of carbon atoms in the cycle: 14-membered macrolides (for example…
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…