The
Pharmacy
All drug info listed below was gathered from various sites on the
web. It was harder than I had imagined to come up with what's here.
I'll be updating these entries when I can get my hands on a current
Physician's Desk Reference, but until then...
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|
Mellaril® |
Top |
| Episode: |
Fallen
Angel 1X09 |
| Patient: |
Max
Fennig |
| Indications:
|
schizophrenic
delusions |
| Drug Info: |
Phenothiazines
(FEE-noe-THYE-a-zeens) are used to treat nervous, mental, and emotional
disorders. Some are used also to control anxiety or agitation in certain
patients, severe nausea and vomiting, severe hiccups, and moderate
to severe pain in some hospitalized patients. Chlorpromazine is also
used in the treatment of certain types of porphyria, and with other
medicines in the treatment of tetanus. |
| Precautions: |
May cause
blurred vision, difficulty in reading, or other changes in vision,
especially during the first few weeks of treatment. Do not drive,
use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are
not able to see well. Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting may
occur, especially when you get up from a lying or sitting position.
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| Dilantin® |
Top
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| Episode: |
Fallen
Angel 1X09 |
| Patient: |
Max
Fennig |
| Indications: |
epilepsy,
seizures |
| Drug Info: |
Hydantoin
anticonvulsants (hye-DAN-toyn an-tye-kon-VUL-sants) are used most
often to control certain convulsions or seizures in the treatment
of epilepsy. In seizure disorders, these medicines act on the central
nervous system (CNS) to reduce the number and severity of seizures.
Hydantoin anticonvulsants may also produce some unwanted effects.
These depend on the patient's individual condition, the amount of
medicine taken, and how long it has been taken. |
| Precautions:
|
This medicine
may cause some people to become dizzy, lightheaded, drowsy, or less
alert than they are normally. After you have taken this medicine for
a while, this effect may not be so bothersome. In some patients (usually
younger patients), tenderness, swelling, or bleeding of the gums (gingival
hyperplasia) may appear soon after phenytoin or mephenytoin treatment
is started. |
|
| Digitalis |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Eve
1X10 |
| Used by: |
Teena
and Cindy on their fathers; Eve 7 or 8; Mulder and Scully |
| Indications: |
Is murder
or attempted murder an indication? Probably not. Actually, the Terrible
Twosome used Foxglove, from which digitalis is extracted. Since
its taste is sweet, it went unnoticed in soda, the delivery system
of choice for these two lovely young ladies. |
| Drug Info:
|
Digitalis
medicines are used to improve the strength and efficiency of the heart,
or to control the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. This leads to
better blood circulation and reduced swelling of hands and ankles
in patients with heart problems.
Although digitalis has been prescribed to help some patients lose
weight, it should never be used in this way. When used improperly,
digitalis can cause serious problems. |
| Precautions:
|
Keep
this medicine out of the reach of children. Digitalis medicines are
a major cause of accidental poisoning in children. (Ed.
Or poisonings BY children. This was too good not to include. Enuf
said.) |
|
| Tegretol® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Pusher
3X17 |
| Patient: |
Robert
Patrick Modell |
| Indications: |
Seizures
secondary to a malignant temporal lobe brain tumor. |
| Drug Info: |
Carbamazepine
(kar-ba-MAZ-e-peen) is used to control some types of seizures in the
treatment of epilepsy. It is also used to relieve pain due to trigeminal
neuralgia (tic douloureux). It should not be used for other more common
aches or pains. |
| Precautions: |
This medicine
may cause some people to become drowsy, dizzy, lightheaded, or less
alert than they are normally, especially when they are starting treatment
or increasing the dose. It may also cause blurred or double vision,
weakness, or loss of muscle control in some people. Some people who
take carbamazepine may become more sensitive to sunlight than they
are normally. Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time,
may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of
the skin, or a severe sunburn. When you begin taking this medicine: |
|
| Lithium® |
Top |
| Episode: |
Firewalker
2X09 |
| Patient:
|
Daniel Trepkos
|
| Indications: |
bipolar
disorder |
| Drug Info: |
Lithium
carbonate is indicated in the treatment of manic episodes of manic-depressive
illness. Maintenance therapy prevents or diminishes the intensity
of subsequent episodes in those manic-depressive patients with a history
of mania. Typical symptoms of mania include pressure of speech, motor
hyperactivity, reduced need for sleep, flight of ideas, grandiosity,
elation, poor judgment, aggressiveness, and possibly hostility. |
| Precautions: |
Lithium
carbonate may impair mental and/or physical abilities. Caution patients
about activities requiring alertness (e.g., operating vehicles or
machinery). In addition to sweating and diarrhea, concomitant infection
with elevated temperatures may also necessitate a temporary reduction
or cessation of medication. |
|
| Scopolamine |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Red
Museum 2X10 |
| Patient: |
Used on
teens undergoing Purity testing |
| Indications: |
sedative
for surgical patients |
| Episode: |
Unruhe
4X02 |
| Patient: |
Mary Louise
LaFonte |
| Indications: |
For use
by crazed serial killers before perfoming icepick lobotomies? |
| Drug Info: |
helps to
reduce body secretions (fluids) and cause sedation (drowsiness) before
surgery. It can also help to control your heart rate and blood pressure
during surgery. Generic scopolamine injections are available. |
| Precautions: |
Side effects
that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional
as soon as possible: •agitation, nervousness, confusion •blurred vision
and other eye problems •dizziness, drowsiness •hallucinations (seeing
and hearing things that are not really there) •pain or difficulty
passing urine •skin rash, itching •vomiting |
|
| Atropine |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Excelsius
Dei 2X11 |
| Patient: |
Stan
Phillips |
| Episode: |
Synchrony
4X19 |
| Patient: |
Dr. Yonnichi |
| Indications: |
Administration
of atropine before surgery helps to reduce saliva and fluid in the
respiratory tract. Atropine can help to relax the stomach and intestines.
Atropine can help treat different kinds of heart problems (heart rate
and blood pressure), or insecticide or mushroom poisoning. |
| Precautions: |
Side
effects that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional
as soon as possible: •anxiety, nervousness •blurred vision or other
eye problems •confusion •dizziness or fainting spells •fast or slow
heartbeat •hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not really
there) •loss of memory •slurred speech •unusual weakness or tiredness
•vomiting |
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| Digoxin® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
End
Game 2X17 |
| Patient: |
Mulder |
| Indications: |
bradycardia,
hypoviscosity of blood, excessive coagulation |
| Episode: |
all
things 7X17 |
| Patient: |
Dr. Daniel
Waterston |
| Indications: |
bradycardia,
hypoviscosity of blood, excessive coagulation, inflated ego |
| Drug Info: |
Digoxin
is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure.
Increases left ventricular ejection fraction and improves heart failure
symptoms as evidenced by exercise capacity and heart failure-related
hospitalizations and emergency care |
| Precautions: |
Therapeutic
doses of digoxin may cause heart block in patients with pre-existing
sinoatrial or AV conduction disorders. Digoxin may cause anorexia,
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Rarely, the use of digoxin has been
associated with abdominal pain, intestinal ischemia, and hemorrhagic
necrosis of the intestines. |
|
| Heparin |
Top
|
| Episode: |
End
Game 2X17 |
| Patient: |
Mulder |
| Indications: |
hypoviscosity
of blood, excessive coagulation |
| Drug Info: |
Heparin
is a heterogenous group of straight-chain anionic mucopolysaccharides,
called glycosaminoglycans, having anticoagulant properties. Heparin
inhibits reactions that lead to the clotting of blood and the formation
of fibrin clots both in vitro and in vivo. |
| Precautions: |
Heparin
sodium should be used with extreme caution in disease states in which
there is increased danger of hemorrhage. Some of the conditions in
which increased danger of hemorrhage exists are: Cardiovascular: Subacute
bacterial endocarditis. Severe hypertension. Surgical: During and
immediately following (a) spinal tap or spinal anesthesia or (b) major
surgery, especially involving the brain, spinal cord, or eye. Hematologic:
Conditions associated with increased bleeding tendencies, such as
hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, and some vascular purpuras. Gastrointestinal:
Ulcerative lesions and continuous tube drainage of the stomach or
small intestine. Other: Menstruation, liver disease with impaired
hemostasis. |
|
| Haloperidol |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Revelations
3X11 |
| Patient: |
Mr. Kryder
|
| Indications: |
psychosis,
delusions |
| Episode: |
Sixth
Extinction 7X03 |
| Patient: |
Mulder |
| Indications: |
extremely
combative, agressive |
| Drug Info: |
HALDOL is
a long-acting parenteral antipsychotic drug intended for use in the
management of patients requiring prolonged parenteral antipsychotic
therapy |
| Precautions: |
Tardive
Dyskinesia - A syndrome consisting of potentially irreversible, involuntary,
dyskinetic movements may develop in patients treated with antipsychotic
drugs |
|
| Demerol® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Apocrypha
3X16 |
| Patient: |
A.D. Walter
Skinner |
| Indications: |
For the
relief of moderate to severe pain |
| Drug Info: |
a narcotic
analgesic with multiple actions qualitatively similar to those of
morphine; the most prominent of these involve the central nervous
system and organs composed of smooth muscle. The principal actions
of therapeutic value are analgesia and sedation. |
| Precautions: |
Supraventricular
Tachycardias: Meperidine should be used with caution in patients with
atrial flutter and other supraventricular tachycardias because of
a possible vagolytic action which may produce a significant increase
in the ventricular response rate. Convulsions: Meperidine may aggravate
preexisting convulsions in patients with convulsive disorders. If
dosage is escalated substantially above recommended levels because
of tolerance development, convulsions may occur in individuals without
a history of convulsive disorders. Acute Abdominal Conditions: The
administration of meperidine or other narcotics may obscure the diagnosis
of clinical course in patients with acute abdominal conditions. |
|
| Thorazine |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Wetwired
3X23 |
| Patient: |
Robert Patnik
|
| Indications: |
acute psychotic
mania |
| Drug Info: |
Thorazine®
has a number of uses in helping to treat emotional, nervous, or mental
problems. Thorazine reduces the symptoms of psychotic disorders like
schizophrenia. It also can help children with severe behavioral problems.
Thorazine is also used for uncontrollable hiccups, control of nausea
and vomiting, and relief of restlessness and apprehension before surgery.
Thorazine also helps patients with acute intermittent porphyria. |
| Precautions: |
Thorazine
may cause convulsions (seizures), chest pain, fast or irregular heartbeat,
difficulty breathing or swallowing or shortness of breath, fever,
chills, sore throat, hot, dry, pale skin, painful and prolonged erection
(men), puffing cheeks, smacking lips, or worm-like movements of the
tongue, severe stiffness of the muscles, shaking or uncontrolled/unusual
movements of the arms, eyes, mouth, legs or tongue, unusual weakness
or tiredness, unusual bleeding or bruising |
|
| Morphine |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Unruhe
4X02 |
| Patient: |
Mary Louise
LaFonte |
| Indications: |
For use
by crazed serial killers before perfoming icepick lobotomies? |
| Drug Info: |
MORPHINE
relieves moderate to severe pain. Morphine may be used to control
the pain following surgery, child birth, and other procedures. Morphine
may also be used to treat pain associated with cancer, heart attacks,
sickle cell disease and other medical conditions. |
| Precautions: |
Rare or
uncommon sideaffects may include breathing difficulties, wheezing,
cold, clammy skin, seizures, slow or fast heartbeat, severe rash,
unusual weakness. More common sideaffects may be redness or soreness
at the injection site; confusion, lightheadedness or fainting spells,
nervousness or restlessness. |
|
| Somanil® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Sanguinarium
4X06 |
| Patient: |
Dr. Lloyd
|
| Indications: |
insomnia |
| Drug Info: |
this drug
does not come up on internet databases, so it is presumed to be fictional |
| Precautions: |
Don't take
this drug if you're a plastic surgeon on The X-Files! |
|
| Rohypnol® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Small
Potatoes 4X20 |
| Patient(s): |
Scully hypothesizes
that the mothers of the babies with tails may have been drugged. |
| Indications: |
Rohypnol
is an effective sleeping pill available in 1 and 2 mg tablets. |
| Drug Info: |
Rohypnol
is the brand name of a sleeping pill marketed in Mexico, South America,
Europe and Asia by Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It is not marketed
in the United States. Rohypnol belongs to the family of medications
called benzodiazepines which includes Valium (diazepam), Librium (chlorodiazepoxide)
and Xanax (alprazolam). During the past few years, there has been
increasing abuse of Rohypnol, initially reported in Florida and Texas,
but now becoming more widespread. Much of the Rohypnol that is abused
in the United States is obtained by prescription in Mexico and transported
across the border. |
| Precautions: |
Combining
Rohypnol with alcohol may be lethal due to enhanced central nervous
system depression. Rohypnol intoxication is generally associated with
impaired judgment and impaired motor skills, and the combination of
alcohol and Rohypnol is also particularly hazardous because together,
their effects on memory and judgment are greater than the effects
resulting from either taken alone. |
|
| Clonazepam |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Elegy
4X22 |
| Patient: |
Harold Spuller
|
| Indications: |
Clonazepam
is effetive in the treatment of panic disorder. Clonazepam is useful
alone or as an adjunct in the treatment of the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
(petit mal variant), akinetic and myoclonic seizures. In patients
with absence seizures (petit mal) who have failed to respond to succinimides,
Clonazepam may be useful. |
| Drug Info: |
The precise
mechanism by which clonazepam exerts its antiseizure and antipanic
effects is unknown, although it is believed to be related to its ability
to enhance the activity of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major
inhibitory neuro-transmitter in the central nervous system. Convulsions
produced in rodents by pentylenetetrazol or, to a lesser extent, electrical
stimulation are antagonized, as are convulsions produced by photic
stimulation in susceptible baboons. A taming effect in aggressive
primates, muscle weakness and hypnosis are also produced. In humans,
clonazepam is capable of suppressing the spike and wave discharge
in absence seizures (petit mal) and decreasing the frequency, amplitude,
duration and spread of discharge in minor motor seizures. |
| Precautions: |
Clonazepam
should not be used in patients with a history of sensitivity to benzodiazepines,
nor in patients with clinical or biochemical evidence of significant
liver disease. It may be used in patients with open angle glaucoma
who are receiving appropriate therapy but is contraindicated in acute
narrow angle glaucoma. |
|
| Clozapine |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Elegy
4X22 |
| Patient: |
Harold Spuller
|
| Indications: |
Used to
treat severe schizophrenia in patients not helped by other medicines.
|
| Drug Info: |
Interferes
with binding of dopamine. May produce significant improvement, but
may at times also make schizophrenia worse. |
| Precautions: |
Fast or
irregular heartbeat, dizziness or fainting, fever. Constipation, lightheadedness,
increased salivation, heartburn, nausea, weight gain. Infrequently:
Abdominal discomfort, increased sweating, anxiety, confusion, mild
restlessness, blurred vision, unusual bleeding. |
|
| Ketamine® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Demons
4X23 |
| Patient: |
Mulder,
Amy Cassandra, Officer Fazekas |
| Indications: |
Although
intended for veterinary uses, there is a large |
| Drug Info: |
Ketamine
is an anaesthetic used primarily for veterinary purposes. Ketamine
blocks nerve paths without depressing respiratory and circulatory
functions, and therefore acts as a safe and reliable anaesthetic. |
| Precautions: |
Ketamine
abuse is on the rise. Ketamine hydrochloride powder can look very
similar to pharmaceutical grade cocaine HCl. Ketamine powder can be
snorted like cocaine, mixed into drinks, or smoked. The liquid is
either injected, applied to smokable materials, or consumed in drinks. |
|
| Duratriptan |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Christmas
Carol 5X04 |
| Patient: |
Marshall
Sim |
| Indications: |
migraine
headaches |
| Drug Info: |
Isometheptene
Mucate, a sympathomimetic amine, acts by constricting dilated cranial
and cerebral arterioles, thus reducing the stimuli that lead to vascular
headaches. Dichloralphenazone, a mild sedative, reduces the patient's
emotional reaction to the pain of both vascular and tension headaches.
Acetaminophen raises the threshold to painful stimuli, thus exerting
an analgesic effect against all types of headaches. |
| Precautions: |
This drug
is contraindicated in glaucoma and/or severe cases of renal disease,
hypertension, organic heart disease, hepatic disease and in those
patients who are on monoamine-oxidase (MAO) inhibitor therapy. Caution
should be observed in hypertension, peripheral vascular disease and
after recent cardiovascular attacks. |
|
| Levophed® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Emily
5X07 |
| Patient: |
Emily Sim
|
| Indications: |
Levophed®
(NOREPINEPHRINE) treats a number of serious heart problems
including very low blood pressure. |
| Drug Info: |
Chemically,
it is very similar to epinephrine. It has minimal effect on the beta2
receptors. Other effects: peripheral vasoconstriction, which may even
decrease C.O. due to increased afterload; vasoconstriction of renal
and mesenteric vessels; may vasoconstrict the coronary arteries. |
| Precautions: |
Side effects
that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional
as soon as possible: difficulty breathing, wheezing; dizziness or
fainting spells; irregular heartbeat, palpitations, or chest pain;
pain, redness, swelling or irritation at the injection site; skin
rash, hives |
|
| Lidocaine® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Kitsunegari
5X08 |
| Patient: |
Robert Patrick
Modell |
| Indications: |
For treatment
of irregular heart rhythms with lidocaine. |
| Drug Info: |
LIDOCAINE
(Xylocaine®) is an antiarrhythmic agent and a local anesthetic. |
| Precautions: |
Side effects
that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional
as soon as possible: chest pain, continued irregular heartbeats; difficulty
breathing, wheezing; headache; seizures (convulsions); swelling of
the legs or feet; trembling, shaking; unusual weakness or tiredness |
|
| Choral hydrate ® |
Top |
| Episode: |
Bad
Blood 5X12 |
| Patient: |
A vampire's
drug of choice for doping FBI agents. |
| Indications: |
CHLORAL
HYDRATE has two main actions. As a sedative it can relieve tension
or anxiety, and may be used with painkillers to reduce pain and anxiety
after surgery. As a hypnotic chloral hydrate can help you to sleep,
but should only be used as a short-term treatment for insomnia (difficulty
sleeping). Chloral hydrate can be given before surgery or dental procedures,
especially to children. |
| Drug Info: |
Tolerance
to the effects of chloral hydrate develops quickly, limiting treatment
periods to two weeks or less. |
| Precautions: |
Side effects
that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional
as soon as possible: confusion, difficulty breathing or shortness
of breath, extreme irritability or unusual excitement; fever, chills,
or sore throat, hallucinations, nightmares, irregular heart beat,
skin rash and itching (hives), slurred speech, slow reflexes, staggering,
tremors, unusual weakness or tiredness |
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| Narcan® |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Drive
6X02 |
| Patient: |
Patrick
Crump |
| Indications: |
Narcan®
reverses effects that are produced by narcotic drugs such as difficult
breathing and coma. |
| Drug Info: |
Narcotics
may be used during surgery to help produce anesthesia and relieve
pain, and naloxone can reverse these effects after surgery. Naloxone
is used to treat cases of narcotic drug overdose. |
| Precautions: |
If you
are dependent on narcotic drugs, naloxone will cause withdrawal symptoms. |
|
| Nitroglycerin |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Drive
6X02 |
| Patient: |
Patrick
Crump |
| Indications: |
Nitroglycerin
is indicated for the acute relief of an attack or prophylaxis of angina
pectoris due to coronary artery disease. |
| Drug Info: |
Nitroglycerin,
an organic nitrate, is a vasodilating agent. |
| Precautions: |
Only the
smallest dose required for effective relief of the acute anginal attack
should be used. Excessive use may lead to the development of tolerance.
Nitrostat tablets are intended for sublingual or buccal administration
and should not be swallowed. |
|
| Accuchek |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Drive
6X02 |
| Patient: |
Patrick
Crump |
| Indications: |
Diabetes,
high blood sugar |
| Info: |
Accu-Chek®
Complete™ is a blood glucose monitoring system Indicated for home
monitoring of blood sugar with menu-driven screens and analysis of
lifestyle information, such as exercise, which may affect overall
health and blood sugar control. |
|
| Phenytoin |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Sixth
Extinction 7X03 Amor
Fati 7X04 |
| Patient: |
Mulder |
| Indications: |
Phenytoin
is indicated for the control of generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal)
and complex partial (psychomotor, temporal lobe) seizures and prevention
and treatment of seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery. |
| Drug Info: |
Dilantin
is an antiepileptic drug. Dilantin is related to the barbiturates
in chemical structure, but has a five-membered ring. The chemical
name is 5,5-diphenyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione. |
| Precautions: |
Abrupt withdrawal
of phenytoin in epileptic patients may precipitate status epilepticus.
|
|
| diazepam (aka Valium) |
Top |
| Episode: |
Sein
und Zeit 7X10 |
| Patient: |
Teena Mulder
|
| Episode: |
Roadrunners
8X05 |
| Patient: |
Hank Gulatarski |
| Indication: |
Diazepam
is indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term
relief of the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with
the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with
an anxiolytic. |
| Drug Info: |
Diazepam
appears to act on parts of the limbic system, the thalamus and hypothalamus,
and induces calming effects. Diazepam, unlike chlorpromazine and reserpine,
has no demonstrable peripheral autonomic blocking action, nor does
it produce extrapyramidal side effects; however, animals treated with
diazepam do have transient ataxia at higher doses. Diazepam was found
to have transient cardiovascular depressor effects in dogs. Long-term
experiments in rats revealed no disturbances of endocrine function.
Injections into animals have produced localized irritation of tissue
surrounding injections and some thickening of veins after intravenous
use. |
| Precautions: |
Diazepam
is not of value in the treatment of psychotic patients and should
not be employed in lieu of appropriate treatment. Since diazepam has
a central nervous system depressant effect, patients should be advised
against the simultaneous ingestion of alcohol and other CNS-depressant
drugs during diazepam therapy. |
|
| Prednisone |
Top
|
| Episode: |
all
things 7X17 |
| Patient: |
Dr. Daniel
Waterston |
| Indications: |
Prednisone
tablets are indicated in the following conditions: Endocrine Disorders;
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Hypercalcemia associated with cancer;
Nonsuppurative thyroiditis; Rheumatic Disorders; Ankylosing spondylitis;
Acute and subacute bursitis; Acute nonspecific tenosynovitis; Acute
gouty arthritis; Post- traumatic osteoarthritis; Synovitis of osteoarthritis;
Epicondylitis Collagen Diseases: During an exacerbation or as maintenance
therapy in selected cases of: Systemic lupus erythematosus; Systemic
dermatomyositis (polymyositis); Acute rheumatic
carditis; Dermatologic Diseases: Pemphigus; Bullous dermatitis
herpetiformis; Allergic States: Keratitis; Chorioretinitis; Optic
neuritis; Iritis and iridocyclitis Respiratory Diseases: Symptomatic
sarcoidosis; Loeffler's syndrome not manageable by other means; Berylliosis;
Fulminating or disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis when used concurrently
with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy; Aspiration pneumonitis
Hematologic Disorders: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults;
Secondary thrombocytopenia in adults; Acquired (autoimmune) hemolytic
anemia; Erythroblastopenia (RBC anemia); Congenital (erythroid) hypoplastic
anemia Neoplastic Diseases: For palliative management of: Leukemias
and lymphomas in adults; Acute leukemia of childhood Edematous States:
To induce a diuresis or remission of proteinuria in the nephrotic
syndrome, without uremia, of the idiopathic type or that due to lupus
erythematosus Gastrointestinal Diseases: To tide the patient over
a critical period of the disease in: Ulcerative colitis; Regional
enteritis Nervous System: Acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis
Miscellaneous: Tuberculous meningitis with subarachnoid block or impending
block when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy;
Trichinosis with neurologic or myocardial involvement |
| Drug Info: |
Prednisone
tablets contain prednisone which is a glucocorticoid. Glucocorticoids
are adrenocortical steroids, both naturally occurring and synthetic,
which are readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Prednisone
is a white to practically white, odorless, crystalline powder. It
is very slightly soluble in water; slightly soluble in alcohol, in
chloroform, in dioxane, and in methanol. |
| Precautions: |
Corticosteroids
may mask some signs of infection, and new infections may appear during
their use. Infections with any pathogen including viral, bacterial,
fungal, protozoan or helminthic infections, in any location of the
body, may be associated with the use of corticosteroids alone or in
combination with other immunosuppressive agents that affect cellular
immunity, humoral immunity, or neutrophil function.
Prolonged use of corticosteroids may produce posterior subcapsular
cataracts, glaucoma with possible damage to the optic nerves, and
may enhance the establishment of secondary ocular infections due to
fungi or viruses.
Convulsions have been reported with concurrent use of methylprednisolone
and cyclosporin. Since concurrent use of these agents results in a
mutual inhibition of metabolism, it is possible that adverse events
associated with the individual use of either drug may be more apt
to occur. |
|
| heroin |
Top
|
| Episode: |
Brand
X 7X18 |
| Patient: |
Mulder |
| Indications: |
Mulder tries
to pass off his new nicotine addiction on Scully by commenting that
it's a stronger addiction than heroin. She doesn't bite. |
| Drug Info: |
a strongly
physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5
that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and
that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly
for its euphoric effects |
| Precautions: |
Addictive
and deadly! |
|
| nicotine |
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|
| Episode: |
Brand
X 7X18 |
| Patient: |
Mulder |
| Indications: |
Scully shoots
Mulder full of nicotine to kill off the tobacco beetles and larvae.
He recovers, but craves cigarettes. |
| Drug
Info: |
a
poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that
is the chief active principle of tobacco and is used as an insecticide |
| Precautions: |
Addictive
and tend to cause lung cancer and other nasty illnesses |
|
| insulin |
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|
| Episode: |
Lazarus
1x14 |
| Patient: |
Agent Jack
Willis |
| Indications: |
Agent Willis
has diabetes and Warren James Dupre, while inhabiting Willis' body,
suffers abdominal pain, weakness, etc., from lack of natural ability
to metabolize blood sugars. |
| Drug
Info: |
Humalog
has the empirical formula C257H383N65O77S6
and a molecular weight of 5808, both identical to that of human insulin.
|
| Precautions: |
Possible
allergies or insulin reaction (low blood sugar) |
|
| phenobarbital |
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|
| Episode: |
Roadrunners
8X05 |
| Patient: |
Hank Gulatarski |
| Indications: |
Hank was
suffering from grand mal seizures due to being infested with a giant
slug in his spine and brain. Scully asked one of the locals for medication
for him since there was no hospital nearby. |
| Drug Info: |
Phenobarbital
is a barbiturate, nonselective central nervous system depressant which
is primarily used as a sedative hypnotic and also as an anticonvulsant
in subhypnotic doses. Long-term anticonvulsants for the treatment
of generalized tonic-clonic and cortical local seizures. And, in the
emergency control of certain acute convulsive episodes, e.g., those
associated with status epilepticus, cholera, eclampsia, meningitis,
tetanus, and toxic reactions to strychnine or local anesthetics. |
| Precautions: |
Phenobarbital
may be habit forming. Tolerance, psychological and physical dependence
may occur with continued use. Abrupt cessation after prolonged use
in the dependent person may result in withdrawal symptoms, including
delirium, convulsions, and possibly death. Phenobarbital can cause
fetal damage when administered to a pregnant woman. |
|
| pentobarbital |
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|
| Episode: |
Audrey
Pauley 9X13 |
| Patient: |
Monica Reyes |
| Indications: |
Scully and
Doggett discuss how Dr. Jack Preijers may have made Monica appear
to be brain dead. |
| Drug Info: |
Pentobarbital
is in a class of drugs called barbiturates. Pentobarbital depresses
the activity of your brain and nervous system. Pentobarbital is used
to treat insomnia (for up to 2 weeks) and to induce sleep before surgery.
|
| Precautions: |
Pentobarbital
may cause excitement, irritability, aggression, depression, or confusion--
particularly in children and in adults over 60 years of age. Lower
doses and close monitoring may be necessary. |
|
| droperidol |
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| Episode: |
Daemonicus
9X03 |
| Patient: |
Dr. Monica
Sampson |
| Indications: |
Killed with
dozens of syringes full of Droperidol, the same medication she was
using to treat her patient, Dr. Kenneth Richman, who just happened
to be a serial killer. |
| Drug
Info: |
Droperidol
is a neuroleptic (tranquilizer)
agent available in ampoules. Each milliliter contains 2.5 mg of droperidol
in an aqueous solution adjusted
to pH 3.4 ± 0.4 with lactic acid.
Droperidol is a sterile, non-pyrogenic,
aqueous solution for intravenous
or intramuscular injection.
|
| Precautions: |
The
most common somatic adverse reactions reported to occur with droperidol
(brand name: Inapsine) are mild to moderate hypotension
and tachycardia, but these
effects usually subside without treatment. If hypotension
occurs and is severe or persists, the possibility of hypovolemia
should be considered and managed with appropriate parenteral
fluid therapy.
The most common behavioral adverse effects of droperidol include
dysphoria, postoperative
drowsiness, restlessness, hyperactivity
and anxiety, which can either
be the result of an inadequate dosage (lack of adequate treatment
effect) or of an adverse drug reaction (part of the symptom complex
of akathisia).
Postoperative hallucinatory
episodes (sometimes associated with transient periods of mental
depression) have also been
reported.
Other less common reported adverse reactions include anaphylaxis,
dizziness, chills and or shivering, laryngospasm,
and bronchospasm. |
