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• Atenolol
  ...ss through the blood-brain barrier thus avoiding various [[central nervous system]] side effects.<ref name="BBB">{{cite journal |author=Agon P, Goethals P, V ...ng. The β₂ receptors are responsible for keeping the bronchial system open. If these receptors are blocked, bronchospasm with serious lack of oxy
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• Hydralazine
  ...or treating hypertension because it elicits a reflex [[Sympathetic nervous system|sympathetic]] stimulation of the heart (the [[baroreceptor reflex]]). The s
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• Methyldopa
  ...ystem]]. This effect may lower blood pressure and cause [[central nervous system]] effects such as [[clinical depression|depression]], [[anxiety]], [[apathy ...these receptors in the brainstem appears to inhibit [[sympathetic nervous system]] output and lower blood pressure.
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• Digoxin
  ...ads to restored [[angiotensin]] levels and decreased [[sympathetic nervous system|sympathetic]] discharge, causing indirect vasodilation. ...when combined with the effects of digoxin on the [[parasympathetic nervous system]], leads to a decrease in heart rate.{{Citation needed|reason=please give a
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• Dopamine
  ...], dopamine given as a drug does not directly affect the [[central nervous system]]. To increase the amount of dopamine in the brains of patients with diseas Dopamine is biosynthesized in the body (mainly by nervous tissue and the [[adrenal medulla|medulla]] of the [[adrenal gland]]s) first
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• Alcuronium chloride
  * Cardiovascular system - histamine release and blockage of the sympathetic ganglia including adren * Central nervous system - no effect on intraoccular pressure
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• Aluminium hydroxide
  ...{cite journal |author=Kawahara M |title=Effects of aluminum on the nervous system and its possible link with neurodegenerative diseases |journal=J. Alzheimer ...{cite journal |author=Carpenter DO |title=Effects of metals on the nervous system of humans and animals |journal=Int J Occup Med Environ Health |volume=14 |i
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• Metoclopramide
  ...ptors in the [[chemoreceptor trigger zone]] (CTZ) in the [[central nervous system]] (CNS)—this action prevents nausea and vomiting triggered by most stimul
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• Cortisol
  ...e to increase [[blood sugar]] through gluconeogenesis, suppress the immune system, and aid in fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism.<ref>First Aid USMLE ...sol to stimulate sodium inward, while saltwater fish have a cortisol-based system for expelling excess sodium.<ref>Gorbman, A.; Dickhoff, W.W.; Vigna, S.R.;
  41 KB (5,644 words) - 16:50, 27 September 2010
• Epinephrine
  ...ticipates in the [[fight-or-flight response]] of the [[sympathetic nervous system]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Cannon, W. B.|journal=American Journal of Phy ...t temperature. All of these stimuli are processed in the [[central nervous system]]<ref>L. Nelson, M. Cox, (2004) “Principles of Biochemstry 4th Ed Lehning
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...ed during [[World War II]] by ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' aircraft with the [[GM-1]] system to boost the power output of [[aircraft engine]]s. Originally meant to prov ...eathed through a breathing bag made of rubber cloth, without a [[scavenger system]] and [[flowmeter]], and with no addition of oxygen/air.<ref name="use in d
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• Mercury (element)
  ...tion about such releases is [[TOXMAP]]. TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the [[United ...sure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nervous system effects, including psychotic reactions characterized by delirium, hallucina
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• Morphine
  ...etylmorphine ([[heroin]]), morphine acts directly on the [[central nervous system]] (CNS) to relieve [[pain]]. Morphine has a high potential for [[Substance ...sometimes can accelerate the time of passage of food from mouth to out of system to an hour or less, involuntary urination and ejaculation which is often pa
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Paracetamol
  ...ide group is [[acetamide]] (ethanamide). It is an extensively [[conjugated system]], as the [[lone pair]] on the hydroxyl oxygen, the benzene pi cloud, the n ...ts pain-relieving action involves activation of the endogenous cannabinoid system.<ref name="pmid16438952">{{cite journal |author=Ottani A, Leone S, Sandrini
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• Ephedrine
  ...ated [[Chirality_(chemistry)#By configuration: D- and L-|{{smallcaps|d/l}} system]] (+)-Ephedrine is also referred to as {{smallcaps|l-}}Ephedrine and (—)- Often the {{smallcaps|d/l}} system (with [[small caps]]) and the d/l system (with [[lower-case]]) are confused. The result is that the levorotary l-Eph
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• Diazepam
  ...[[GABAA receptor|GABA_A receptor]] leading to [[central nervous system]] depression.<ref name="Riss-2008"/> Diazepam has also been used as a recre ...List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{cite web | month = March | year = 2005 | url = h
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• Benzylpenicillin
  ...aphic techniques. Such measurements can be useful to avoid central nervous system toxicity in any patient receiving large doses of the drug on a chronic basi
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• Cicuta virosa
  ...ntains [[cicutoxin]], which disrupts the workings of the [[central nervous system]]. In humans, cicutoxin rapidly produces symptoms of [[nausea]], [[emesis]]
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• Cicuta
  ...nus contain a [[toxin]] named [[cicutoxin]] which causes [[central nervous system]] stimulatory effects including [[seizure]]s following ingestion. Medical t ...he American Association of Poison Control Centers National Data Collection System |journal=The American Journal of Emergency Medicine |volume=9 |issue=5 |pag
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• Aconitum
  ...ite acts very notably on the circulation, the respiration, and the nervous system. The pulse is slowed, the number of beats per minute being actually reduce
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