Laboratory ABC

Medicines

Anticoagulants

Anticoagulants, also known as anticoagulants, are drugs that prevent the blood from clotting too quickly. They are often prescribed to reduce the risk of dangerous blood clots that can lead to heart attacks, strokes or pulmonary embolisms. They are particularly...

Diabetes

Diabetes, often simply referred to as "diabetes", is a chronic disease that affects millions of people in Germany. It occurs when the body is unable to regulate blood sugar properly - either because too little insulin is produced or because the cells no longer respond...

Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller that is used in medicine, but also plays a major role on the illegal market. It belongs to the opioids, a group of substances that act similarly to morphine, but fentanyl is much stronger - around 50 to 100 times more potent than...