Ergoloid Mesylates
FDA Approved: * April 16, 1981Pharm Company: * WATSON LABS
Category: Alzheimers / Dementia
Ergoloid mesylates (USAN), co-dergocrine mesilate (BAN) or dihydroergotoxine mesylate, trade name Hydergine, is a mixture of the methanesulfonate salts of three dihydrogenated ergot alkaloids (dihydroergocristine, dihydroergocornine, and alpha- and beta-dihydroergocryptine). It was developed by Albert Hofmann (the discoverer of LSD) for Sandoz (now part of Novartis). Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Contraindications 3 Side effects 4 Pharmacology 4.1 Mechanism of action 5 Chemistry 6 Society an... [wikipedia]
* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.1 Discussion