Drug Breakdown: Dapagliflozin

Day 1: In the mid 19th century, phlorizin extracted from the root bark of the apple tree was found to cause glycosuria; there was poor oral absorption and also, because non-selective, the inhibition...

Drug Breakdown: Tamoxifen

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Drug breakdown: Theophylline

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Drug Breakdown: carbamazepine

Day 1: #carbamazepine was discovered mid 1950s as a tricyclic compound related to imipramine and was found to be effective for trigeminal neuralgia. Animal studies showed an anti-epileptic effect,...

Drug breakdown: dabigatran

Day 1: As the first new/non-vitamin K oral anti-coagulant (NOAC) in class and the first warfarin alternative for 50 years, #dabigatran was licensed in the USA/UK in 2010–11 for the treatment and...

HALOPERIDOL

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CYCLIZINE

Day 1: #cyclizine is an antihistamine with its clinical niche as an antiemetic. It bears chemical similarity to the ‘piperine’ structure found in the black pepper plant. Developed in 1947, its...

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE

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HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE

Day 1: Reports of quinine for ‘febrile illness’ date back to 17th century Peru; one legend is that water contaminated by cinchona tree bark was drunk and fever abated. This led to local villagers...

DOXYCYCLINE

Drug Breakdown: Furosemide

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