Mood stabilizer
What are Mood Stabilizer? Mood stabilizers are drugs that improve either depression or mania in bipolar disorder and doesn’t worsen or precipitate either state. In […]
Month: April 2020
Schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a complex, chronic mental health disorder that alters an individual’s perception, thought, affect and behavior. The word ‘schizophrenia’ was derived […]
Neuroleptanalgesia
Introduction of Neuroleptanalgesia Neuroleptanalgesia is a method of IV anesthesia which combines the use of neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drug with opioid analgesics. It is a semiconscious […]
Alcohol Dependence and its Treatment
Alcohol Dependence Alcohol abuse is the most common and costly form of drug abuse. Continued excessive alcohol consumption lead to the development of alcohol dependence. […]
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are a class of medications that work in the central nervous system and are used for treating various medical conditions including anxiety, seizures […]
Sleep, It’s Types (NREM and REM) and Disorders
All animals studied so far including mammals, birds, fish, insects, roundworms show characteristic signs of sleep. We all need sleep. Restoration of natural balance among […]
FDA authorizes first test for Patient At-Home Collection Sample
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the first diagnostic test with a home-collection option for COVID-19. FDA reissued the emergency use authorization (EUA) […]
NIH Treatment Guidelines for COVID-19
A panel of US physicians, statisticians and other experts has developed treatment guidelines for COVID-19. These guidelines intended for healthcare providers, are based on preliminary […]
Orphan Drugs
Introduction of orphan drugs Orphan drugs are medicines or vaccines intended to treat, prevent or diagnose rare medical condition referred as ‘orphan disease’. Such rare […]