Category: P

Drugs, such as cannabis and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), that expand consciousness and perception. Psychedelic drugs have mind-expanding or mind-affecting capabilities and include hallucinogens such as LSD.  

A person in whom the gonads (testes or ovaries) of only one sex are present in the body, but in whom the external genitalia may not be obviously male or female. The condition is a result of a hormonal imbalance and can normally be treated by appropriate surgery and hormone drugs. An individual having the…

One of the beta-adrenoceptor-blocking drugs (beta blockers), propranolol hydrochloride is used in the treatment of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, certain abnormal rhythms of the heart, and high blood pressure (hypertension). It also prevents attacks of MIGRAINE, and is used for certain anxiety states particularly those associated with unpleasant bodily sensations, such as palpitations.  

A drug used intravenously to induce and maintain general anaesthesia. It is also useful for sedating patients in intensive care. A nonbarbiturate sedative used to induce anesthesia. It has a short duration of action and a rapid recovery time. Common side effects of its use include pain during injection and bradycardia.  

A drug widely used in treatment or prevention of sea-sickness.  

A widely used antihistamine drug with a prolonged action and a pronounced sedative effect.  

A synthetic antimalarial drug usually used as a preventative or as part of treatment for certain types of malaria.  

The provision of medical and dental care to patients who pay for the care either directly, through private medical insurance, or through employer-funded private insurance. In the UK, most patients are treated and cared for by the community- or hospital-based NHS. Although permitted to do so, few NHS general practitioners see private patients. NHS consultants…

Prenatal screening of fetal abnormalities may be the result of screening tests carried out on most or all pregnant women, or as the result of specific diagnostic tests performed to detect specific conditions. Prenatal diagnosis is important as it will identify babies who might need medical or surgical treatment before or soon after birth. In…

The excretion product of the hormone, progesterone, manufactured by the corpus luteum of the ovary. Pregnandiol is excreted in the urine during the second half of the menstrual period, and its excretion rises steadily throughout pregnancy.