Active Ingredients

Cromoglicic acid is an active ingredient that is mainly used for prophylaxis against allergic diseases. The active ingredient is generally administered in the form of inhalation sprays, capsules for inhalation, eye and nose drops and nasal sprays

Valproate is widely used in medicine to prevent seizures in epilepsy. In addition, it is often used as a phase prophylactic in bipolar diseases and schizoaffective psychoses.

Thalidomide is a drug from the class of sedatives. It led to the thalidomide scandal through damage to the unborn.

Hardly anyone doubts that hepatitis C (170 million infected people worldwide) and HIV (40 million infected people) are global problems. Both virus infections have in common that there is no complete cure, but only a reduction or suppression

Lithium has been known as a very potent psychotropic drug since the mid-20th century. It is mainly used as a so-called phase prophylactic for bipolar and schizoaffective disorders and for unipolar depression. Because the therapeutic

A racemate is a mixture of two chemical substances that differ only in their three-dimensional structure. These relate to one another like image and mirror image and can each have very different pharmacological effects

Loperamide is a drug that belongs to the opioid class of drugs and is used to treat diarrheal diseases. It is on the list of essential medicines of the WHO (World Health Organization).

A dopamine agonist, or dopamine antagonist, is a drug that can stimulate dopamine receptors. Dopamine agonists are used, among other things, to treat Parkinson's disease, restless legs syndrome or as emetics.

Potassium chloride is a potassium salt that is found in isotonic drinks and some medical products, among other things. In addition, it is one of the components of an electrolyte infusion and is used, for example, in ventricular fibrillation

Serotonin antagonists are drugs that block serotonin receptors and thus weaken or completely cancel the effect of serotonin. Depending on the receptor affinity, the individual serotonin antagonists have different effects.

Naloxone is a medicinal substance that belongs to the group of opiod agonists, i.e. it does not have any opium-like effects itself. Naloxone is used as an antidote to counteract the effects of opioids. The administration takes place

Hyaluronic acid has increasingly acquired an image as an active ingredient against skin aging in recent years. In fact, the remedy is more often used for joint problems and osteoarthritis.

Methadone is known as an active ingredient in the context of heroin withdrawal. The opioid has powerful pain relieving effects.

Triptan is a drug that is used to treat cluster headaches and migraines. The triptans are particularly suitable for combating moderate to severe migraine attacks.

Lincomycin is an antibiotic that is only approved in Germany for use in veterinary medicine. It is particularly effective against gram-positive bacteria. It is also approved for human use in the United States and Canada.

Etomidate is a highly effective and primarily hypnotic drug. The substance acts on the so-called GABA receptors as well as the formatio reticularis (diffuse neural network) in the human brain. This will

The medical active ingredient penciclovir is used as an antiviral for the treatment of herpes infections. From a chemical point of view, it is a compound that has functional and structural similarities to guanine. For penciclovir

Mesna is an abbreviation for sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate. This is an active ingredient that can be used to support chemotherapy. Mesna is supposed to support the organism by removing toxic metabolic products

Danazol is a synthetic steroid hormone and is responsible for hormonal management. In the 1970s, Danazol was approved and cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Danazol has not been available in Germany since 2005. Abroad

The drug isotretinoin is an important agent in the treatment of acne. It is used internally and externally.