Medical Cocaine

Cocaine DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse …

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Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Although health care providers can use it for valid medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some surgeries, recreational cocaine use …

Cocaine (Topical Route) Description and Brand Names

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Cocaine is a local anesthetic. It is applied to certain areas of the body (for example, the nose, mouth, or throat) to cause loss of feeling or numbness. This allows …

Cocaine Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI …

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Cocaine significantly increases myocardial oxygen requirements, heart rate, and cardiac output. In patients with even …

Cocaine - Wikipedia

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What are the medical uses of cocaine? — Brain Stuff

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Answer: Cocaine is used medically as an anesthetic, vasoconstrictor, and as a diagnostic tool. Cocaine is the main psychoactive ingredient of the leaves of the plant …

Medical Cocaine and Its Uses | Banyan Treatment Centers

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Cocaine is a stimulant extracted from the coca leaves native to South America. It was first isolated as far back as 1860 when Peru’s Incan empire was noted …

Cocaine: Effects, Hazards & Warnings - Drugs.com

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What is cocaine? Cocaine (C 17 H 21 NO 4) is a powerfully addictive, psychoactive, stimulant drug. On the street it is usually sold as a fine, white crystal powder. The …

Doctors can prescribe medicinal cocaine

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In 1900, pharmacies sold a gram of pure coke for 25 cents — about $10 today. Cocaine was one of the five best-selling pharmaceuticals that year. But by 1902, a quarter million …

Cocaine For Medical Use | Numbrino and Goprelto Nasal …

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Cocaine has one approved medical use in the United States. Cocaine hydrochloride can be used by doctors as a local anesthetic during surgery, especially on …

Pharmaceutical Use of Cocaine | History …

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As cocaine became a popular ingredient in alcoholic drinks, scientists and pharmaceutical companies were investigating possible medical uses for this drug. German pharmaceutical company Merck began …