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  2. List of withdrawn drugs - Wikipedia

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    Alpidem (Ananxyl) 1995. Worldwide. Not approved in the US, withdrawn in France in 1994 [4] and the rest of the market in 1995 because of rare but serious hepatotoxicity. [3] [5] Alosetron (Lotronex) 2000. US. Serious gastrointestinal adverse events; ischemic colitis; severe constipation. [2]

  3. Pioglitazone - Wikipedia

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    Pioglitazone. Pioglitazone, sold under the brand name Actos among others, is an anti-diabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. [2] It may be used with metformin, a sulfonylurea, or insulin. [2] [3] Use is recommended together with exercise and diet. [3] It is not recommended in type 1 diabetes. [3] It is taken by mouth.

  4. List of drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency

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    1-Testosterone. Tetrahydrogestrinone. Trenbolone. Drugs with similar structures and biological activity are also banned because new designer drugs of this sort are always being developed in order to beat the drug tests . Caffeine, a stimulant known to improve performance, is currently not on the banned list.

  5. List of Schedule I controlled substances (U.S.) - Wikipedia

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    This is the list of Schedule I controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act. [1] The following findings are required for substances to be placed in this schedule: [2] The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in ...

  6. List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication - Wikipedia

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    This alphabetical list contains 634 people whose deaths can be reliably sourced to be the result of drug overdose or acute drug intoxication. Where sources indicate drug overdose or intoxication was only suspected to be the cause of death, this will be specified in the 'notes' column.

  7. List of psychedelic drugs - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of psychedelic drugs of various chemical classes, including both naturally occurring and synthetic compounds. Serotonergic psychedelics are usually considered the "classical" psychedelics [dubious – discuss], whereas the other classes are often seen as having only secondary psychedelic properties; nonetheless all of the compounds listed here are considered ...

  8. List of drugs: Ad–Ak - Wikipedia

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    Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. Brand names and generic names are differentiated by capitalizing brand names. See also the list of the top 100 bestselling branded drugs, ranked by sales. Abbreviations are used in the list as follows: INN = International Nonproprietary Name

  9. Drugs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Drugs in the United States. US yearly overdose deaths, and the drugs involved. Among the more than 70,200 deaths estimated in 2017, the sharpest increase occurred among deaths related to fentanyl and synthetic opioids (28,466 deaths). [1] In the United States, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defined the word "drug" as an "article ...