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Medicines, Volume 9, Issue 3

March 2022 - 8 articles

Cover Story: The properties of synthetic cathinones on the central nervous system led to their medical application to treat depression, chronic fatigue, and obesity. Simultaneously, they are often used by undiagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder adolescents. Synthetic cathinone exposition leads to psychostimulation and hallucinations. Its side-effects are hyperthermia and organ failure. Synthetic cannabinoids display protective and therapeutic effects for inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and oncologic pathologies by activating the immune system and reducing inflammation. Its psychoactive and side effects include psychosis, paranoia, panic, and seizures. Fatal cases have been reported from synthetic cathinone and cannabinoid misuse. View this paper
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Articles (8)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,219 Views
5 Pages

Our case describes an 83-year-old female who presented with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and bilious emesis of one day’s duration. She had an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy and percutaneous transhepa...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,918 Views
4 Pages

Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a multifactorial problem, involving neurological, iatrogenic, endocrine, psychiatric, and psychosocial factors, and affects the quality of life of both male and female individuals with epilepsy [...]

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,473 Views
24 Pages

Wen Dan Tang: A Potential Jing Fang Decoction for Headache Disorders?

  • Saroj K. Pradhan,
  • Yiming Li,
  • Andreas R. Gantenbein,
  • Felix Angst,
  • Susanne Lehmann and
  • Hamdy Shaban

Background: Chinese herbal medicine is considered relatively safe, inexpensive, and easily accessible. Wen Dan Tang (WDT), a Jing Fang ancient classical Chinese herbal formula with a broad indication profile has been used for several centuries in Chi...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,010 Views
8 Pages

Acquired Hemophilia A: A Permanent Challenge for All Physicians

  • Knut M. Nowak,
  • Alexander Carpinteiro,
  • Cynthia Szalai and
  • Fuat H. Saner

Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare disease with a prevalence in Europe of 1.5 per million. This diagnosis is significantly delayed in about one-third of all cases, leading to deferred treatment. The main signs of AHA are spontaneous bleeding seen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
19,669 Views
15 Pages

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a polyphenol green tea catechin with potential health benefits and therapeutic effects in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a common liver disorder that adversely affects liver function and lipid metaboli...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,940 Views
31 Pages

Novel Psychoactive Substances: The Razor’s Edge between Therapeutical Potential and Psychoactive Recreational Misuse

  • Beatriz Correia,
  • Joana Fernandes,
  • Maria João Botica,
  • Carla Ferreira and
  • Alexandre Quintas

Background: Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are compounds of natural and synthetic origin, similar to traditional drugs of abuse. NPS are involved in a contemporary trend whose origin lies in a thinner balance between legitimate therapeutic drug...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,045 Views
7 Pages

The Impact of Industry Funding on Randomized Controlled Trials of Biologic Therapies

  • Aaron M. Gazendam,
  • David Slawaska-Eng,
  • Nicholas Nucci,
  • Om Bhatt and
  • Michelle Ghert

28 February 2022

Background: There has been substantial interest from the pharmaceutical industry to study and develop new biologic agents. Previous studies outside of the biologics field have demonstrated that industry funding has the potential to impact the design...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,951 Views
10 Pages

22 February 2022

Background: the objective of this retrospective, cross sectional study was to assess the relationship between different levels of perceived health status and prescription medication expenditures among United States adults aged ≥50 years with self-...

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