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Nuvigil vs Provigil Nuvigil以及药物莫达非尼that may be prescribed for the treatment of sleeping disorder or sleep apnea. There are many people in the world who feel sleepy whole day long. Despite all sorts of diagnosis attempts, it is still not clear as to what are the reasons of excessive sleepiness of some […]
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Drugs vs Alcohol Drugs and Alcohol are better known for their negative connotations, and it is somewhat inaccurate to assume so. Drugs and alcohol are two substances that are quite useful in day to day life. They can be used as antiseptics and also act as very potent medicine for various diseases whereas because […]
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Fentanyl vs Heroin Fentanyl is a drug used in medicine as pain killer (Analgesia) and sedative (anaesthesia). This is a synthetic opioid drug. This is more powerful (potent) drug than morphine. The potency is 10 times higher than morphine. Fentanyl is used in surgeries and endoscopic procedures. For cancer treatment it is used as pain […]
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Abraxane vs Taxol Both Abraxane and Taxol are chemotherapeutic drugs. Taxol has been in the market for a long time and Abraxane is a new entry. It is a new modification of the existing drug with a different manufacturing strategy. Both drugs are used to treat breast cancer and are effective. There are advantages as […]
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Vitamin B6 vs Vitamin B12 Vitamins are vital nutrients essential for the normal functioning of different enzymes and metabolic pathways of the body. All vitamins are needed for specific functions and most are obtained from food. Vitamins can be classified into water soluble and fat soluble types. B vitamins are essentially water soluble vitamins with […]
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Vitamin K vs Potassium Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin which is a derivative of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone. There are three common forms of vitamin K, K1, K2 and K3. K1 (phytonadione, phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinones) can be synthesized by natural bacterial flora of the intestines. Phylloquinone is of plant origin and the predominant form in […]
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Amoxicillin vs Penicillin Antibiotics are produced by microbes including bacteria and actinomycetes usually in response to a stress or as secondary metabolites. These are effective against other species of bacteria and hence the term ‘antibiotics’. The discovery of antibiotics has led to increased use of the compounds as drugs. Amoxicillin and Penicillin are two such […]
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Vitamins vs Minerals Vitamins and minerals are needed for the general health and efficient growth of tissues and functioning of organs. They boost the immune system, act as cofactors for enzymes and help to keep the metabolic pathways stable. Vitamins can be either fat soluble or water soluble and some are synthesized in the body. […]
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Vitamin C vs Ester C Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin which cannot be synthesized in the human body. Hence, it is categorized as an essential vitamin and should be supplemented in diet. Vitamin C is the precursor of many key molecules such as collagen, carnitine, nor epinephrine etc. The molecule also acts as […]