If u dun understand this blog, take comfort in knowing that ur not a nerd*
While reading my 2007 Oral and Dental Therapeutics guideline, it drew on my curiosity of all the medications I hav in my cupboard. See...being a kid with a doctor as parent, I get medicine from dad whenever I'm sick and I just take for granted that hes doing the right thing.
But I'm a soon-to-be health professional and I should do better than just taking my dad's words for it.
so I had a look in my medi stash I brought from Thailand. There are...
1) Tylenol, which is a brandname for 500g paracetamol in Thailand (prob imported from US or something)
2) Cavumox, (500g amoxycillin + 125g clavulanic acid)
3) Buscopan 10mg for relief of abdominal pain/spasm
4) Travacalm (Hyoscine HCl 300mcg)...the med i bought b4 I went scuba diving (prevent car/seasickness) which essentially does the same thing as Buscopan in a much lower dose
5) Triamcinolone Acetonide in Orabase 0.1% for my occasional ulcer I used to get frequently but not so much now. Its interesting that I've been learning about this drug without knowing that Ive been using one all along
and
3 medications which aim to do the same thing (nasal decongestant)...Cetrizet, Sudafed PE and Actifed
Cetrizet (Cetirizine 10mg) is an antihistamine, blocking H1 receptor
Sudafed PE (Phenylephrine HCl 10mg) - selective a-adrenoreceptor agonist. constrict blood vessel and therefore less leak + nasal secretion.
Lastly, Actifed (Pseudoephedrine HCl 60mg) - a drug that is now replaced by phenylephrine. It stimulates NA release which acts at the a-adrenoreceptor like phenylephrine except that its not a-receptor specific, therefore it tends to hav more side effects eg. drowsiness. My dad recommended this drug cos its more potent than phenylephrine. The reason being, Phenylephrine is metabolised by MAO in GIT and Liver which significantly reduces its bioavailability. While Wiki-ing online, I found out that pseudoephedrine is a precursor for methamphetamine (a psychoactive substance that is often abused and sometimes referred to as speed) and hence the reason it has been taken off the counter in many countries. In Australia 2007, Gov is considering banning all products containing Pseudoephedrine.
And here it is, sitting in my cupboard so innocently
June 9, 2008
In possession of banned drugs
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perhaps this post might make more sense after i've studied for my pharmacology exam. hahaha
perhaps this post might make more sense if i actually take the time to read it carefully and refresh my memory about pharmacology. hahaha
perhaps this post might make more sense if I actually take the time to study Principles of Business Law exam or take a medical course for that matter. hahaha
perhaps this post might make more sense if I actually take the time to study Plane Kinetics of a Rigid Body or find out what pharmacology means for that matter. hahaha
perhaps this post might make more sense if i actually read it. hahaha
just getting into the spirit of things.
Perhaps this post might make more sense if I actually bothered to read it or take the time to study Intermediate Microeconomics, or to find out what drugs are for that matter. hahaha
perhaps this post might make more sense if i'm a dentistry student from thailand who have nothing better to do besides looking in the med cupboard and investing tounge twisters. hahaha
perhaps this post might make more sense if jian wey didn't say "just go to supa's blog and go straight to the comments section"
(so no i didn't even attempt to read it ...lol)
Perhaps I should write it all up again or go live in a nerd town far away from u ppl.
Perhaps you should. hahaha
Perhaps "anon" should reveal its identity. hahaha
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