Fictional Medicines
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These drugs and vaccines are meant primarily for medicinal and analgesic use, though they can possibly be abused.
| Name | Source | Uses & effects |
|---|---|---|
| Adara's Rose | Malloreon series | Created by Garion during the Belgariad through sorcery, named for his cousin, and originally thought to simply smell nice, it is revealed to also be a near-miraculous medicine and is used to cure Emperor Zakath who was dying of a powerful Nyissan poison. |
| Adravil | Resident Evil series | An Ibuprofen-based pain reliever made by the Umbrella Corporation. May be similar in make-up to the real-world Advil. |
| Alprazaline | Law & Order,
Firefly |
In Law & Order, Alprazaline is a depressant used as a medication in assisted suicide. Presumably inspired by the real-world medicine alprazolam. In Firefly it is a pain killer which acts as a vasoconstrictor when combined with the drug Dilaftin. |
| ALZ-112, ALZ-113 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | ALZ-112 is presented as a prototype treatment for Alzheimer's disease. While trial on an unauthorized human produces the desired results the condition aggressively returns. As a result ALZ-113 becomes a more potent form of ALZ-112 but with the unexpected side effect of becoming a lethal virus in humans while increasing intelligence in non human-primates, to human levels. Both strains of ALZ have the ability to pass to offspring through DNA. The pupils of non human-primates infected with both strains appears as illuminated green. |
| Ambrosia | Deus Ex | Ambrosia is a temporary "cure" for the Gray Death, a fatal artificially induced autoimmune disease. Both the cure and disease are man-made, created using nanotechnology. |
| Anabiotics | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat | The use of Anabiotics put the user into an artificial coma, allowing them to survive an emission. When the emission has passed, the user emerges from the coma unharmed. However, if the user takes anabiotics while under attack by enemies, they will be killed while comatose. |
| Anti-Ague | Warhammer 40,000 | Never described in detail, but administered daily to Guardsmen. "Ague" is an archaic name for malaria, so something similar to quinine may be intended. |
| Antibiotic Gel (aka. Heal Jelly) | Trauma Center (series) | Green gel used for healing small cuts. Raises vitals when used on patient. Temporarily stops blood loss from larger lacerations. |
| Antidote | Various RPG games | A general-purpose counteragent for slow-acting toxins of any sort, from spider venom to military-grade chemical weapons. |
| Ascomycin | Cities in Flight | The first of what would become a spectrum of drugs conferring effective biological immortality in James Blish's future history, making possible the functionally indefinite lifespans essential to the interstellar "Okie" nomadic-city culture. Discovered by the Pfizner pharmaceutical concern in the second decade of the 21st Century. Confers non-specific immunity to most known human maladies. One dose lasts about 70 years. Not to be confused with the actual drug ascomycin which is an immunosuppressant used to treat autoimmune diseases and to inhibit transplant rejection, and which has no anti-agathic properties. |
| Aslan (aka Mexican A) | The corrections | Mood enhancer |
| Athelas / Kingsfoil / Asëa Aranion | J. R. R. Tolkien's, The Lord of the Rings | Considered a weed by most Hobbits. Especially effective against attacks from Mordorian weapons. When administered by Aragorn, the healing properties were enhanced because of his kingship. |
| Athsat | The Belgariad | Athsat is a deadly poison that only works if the user gets excited. It comes from Nyissa. |
| Aqua Cure | Resident Evil series | Umbrella's crowning public achievement, Aqua Cure is an ointment used on open wounds that made the company famous worldwide. It is considered to be Umbrella's primary public product and is very effective. Most likely the recurring item First Aid Spray that appears throughout the series. |
| Aquasol | Xenogears | Curative drug, also available in stronger formulations called Aquasol S, Aquasol DX, and Alphasol. |
| Azoth | Alchemy | Azoth is a term used for the "universal medicine", a panacea sought by alchemists. It's said that it could cure all diseases. |
| Bacta | Star Wars | A liquid which mimics the body's fluids and helps in regeneration. It is used to help with cuts and burns as well as severe cellular damage, such as frostbite. The subject is suspended in a full-immersion tank for treatment of large-scale injuries, or via a patch or lotion for minor injuries. |
| Bellerophon | Mission: Impossible II | A vaccine engineered by the pharmaceutical corporation BioCyte to combat a virus called Chimera, which they had also created (in order to market the vaccine). The vaccine is only effective within twenty hours of exposure. |
| Bio-mimetic gel | Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | A volatile substance with medical applications. It is also highly sought after for use in illegal activities, such as genetic experimentation and biological weapons development. As such, its use is strictly regulated by the United Federation of Planets, and sale of the substance is prohibited. |
| Bittamucin | Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | A vaccine used to fight the disease known as Mellorak. |
| blacklight virus | Prototype (video game) | a newer version of the redlight virus that struck Hope, Idaho in '69 created to make a version that could copy and rewrite living creatures |
| Blaccine | Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode Shake Like Me | After Master Shake was bitten by a radioactive black man and became black, Frylock created an antidote that turned him back to normal, and slipped it into his orange soda when he wasn't looking. |
| Biofoam | Halo | Human frontline type of medical supply, used for quick sealing of medium to severe wounds before proper treatment can be administered. Supposed explanation of the regenerating healthbar in Halo 2 is that Master Chief's MJOLNIR Mark VI can produce it to mitigate the wearer's injuries. |
| Bloodhype | Humanx Commonwealth | A drug produced from a type of plant called Hyperion. Causes instantaneous addiction, followed by lethal withdrawal symptoms. |
| Bloodthistle | Warcraft | A drug that can only be used by Blood Elves that, while increasing connection to magic, causes addiction and lethal withdrawal. |
| Byphodine | Firefly | A drug which can induce a state of reduced metabolic function. Unexamined, a person under the effects of byphodine is easily mistaken for a cadaver. Mentioned in episodes Ariel and The Message. |
| Cancer dust | Transcendence (video game) | A combination pharmaceutical and nanotechnology-based cancer cure. |
| Carabonal | Da Vinci's Inquest | A fictional drug featured in the two-episode story arc which concludes season one. |
| Cardamine | Freelancer (video game) | A drug that grows naturally on the planet Malta, cardamine causes genetic alteration in those who take it, eventually making them totally dependant on the drug to avoid fatal withdrawal. Any addicts travelling outside Malta's biosphere must therefore take it constantly, apparently via a nasal inhaler. The mutation and lethality led the four major houses of the Sirius systems to declare it illegal contraband. Exposure to Cardamine (refined or not) will cause a significant drop in birthrates, however, this is countered with the an increase in the average life span for a human (in excess of 110 years). |
| Catana | Haven: Call of the King | Antidote to a virus introduced into Haven's race. Must be found and ingested at frequent intervals to prevent succumbing to the virus. Both the virus and antidote are really tools of coercion meant to keep Haven's race enslaved. |
| Celestial Wine | Exalted | Normally reserved for only the highest god. One glass of celestial wine will cure any and all poisons and diseases and can heal minor wounds instantly. Drinking three glasses in one day will heal all wounds, even if on the brink of death and the subject will be immune to all poisons and diseases weaker than the Great Contagion for a year and a day. |
| Chamalla extract | Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | The extract of Chamalla is used as alternative medicine for a range of treatments, including cancer. (Comparable in this instance to laetrile in real life.) A side effect from using Chamalla appears to be that the user suffers from hallucinations or prescient visions. |
| Charlanta | The Soup | Medicine to get rid of the bad taste of the recent adaptation of Æon Flux starring Charlize Theron. Joel McHale said that he had a bad case of Æon Re-Flux. |
| Chiquitolina, pastillas de | El Chapulín Colorado | Pills to reduce height, to invade spaces or surprise bad guys. |
| Cloveritol | Scrubs | A drug whose use Dr Kelso encourages instead of standard macrolides in My Moment of Un-Truth. Dr Cox points out that the company behind the drug has bribed Kelso into using it at Sacred Heart without research by sending him on free golf trips. Cloveritol's slogan is "when life's not fair at all, use Cloveritol." |
| Comanapracil | 30 Rock | "May cause drowsiness, sexual nightmares and sleep crime." |
| Coma White | Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals album | "an anesthesia that comes in 325 mg |
| Contrari (draepotine HCI) | C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | A blue, six-sided pill that exists in the alternate timeline where the Confederacy won the Civil War. It is a behavior modifier used on African slaves to suppress their ideas of running away for 24 hours. Side effects may include vomiting, shortness of breath, nausea, blurred vision, liver and kidney problems, constipation, and anal bleeding. Known to cause heart attacks in old male slaves. Not meant for slaves who are pregnant or nursing. "Ask your veterinarian about Contrari, today." |
| Cordrazine | Every Star Trek series, and an episode of its studio neighbor, Mission: Impossible | Powerful stimulant used to revive patients in an emergency, such as cardiac arrest. 25 ml is usually a lethal dose to humanoids, causing hallucinations, madness and death. |
| Counteragent | The Invisible Man | An unnamed blue-colored liquid solution created by scientist Arnaud deFohn to temporarily inhibit the effects of the "Quicksilver Madness" caused by the gland's natural secretion of Quicksilver into the brain. Usually keeps the host sane for approximately 6 days. When Fawkes went into a higher level of the Madness called "Stage 5", specialized counteragent was required to revert him back to normal, as the regular counteragent solution was not effective to do so. |
| Cryostim | StarCraft | A medication for Hibernation Sickness. |
| Damascus Rose (Amnesia potion) | Amnesia: The Dark Descent | A potion drunken by Daniel at the beginning of Amnesia: The Dark Descent that is known to cause Amnesia. |
| Daylight | Resident Evil Outbreak | A serum designed to eliminate the T-Virus and (presumably) its variants from living organisms. The compound is composed of a sample of the T-Virus, V-Poison (a venom from infected wasps), and P-Base (see below), a compound whose full properties are not documented. It is not known if Daylight is effective against the Progenitor virus, the G-Virus, the T/G Virus or Las Plagas. |
| DC2 | Planet Terror (2007 film) | A biological weapon that causes most people exposed to it to become hideously deformed zombie-like cannibals. Once exposed to DC2, the only treatment is by constant inhalation of controlled doses. The victim will rapidly succumb to its effects if they ever stop breathing DC2. |
| Dehalcynate | The Island (2005),
"Chuck" (2007, TV) |
A concentrated solution which is fatal if not diluted. The name of the drug is not spoken in the film, but the labels on the bottles are seen in a few frames. |
| Dilaftin | Millennium,
Firefly |
In one episode of Millennium, Dilaftin is a precursor to MDMA that leads the detectives to discover the identity of a killer. In one episode of Firefly, Dilaftin is a drug the characters steal to sell for cash. |
| Dittany | Harry Potter (series) | A clear liquid that will cause rapid and immediate healing on contact with the wound. One instance of usage was in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows where it was used to heal a serious wound in Ron Weasley's shoulder. |
| Dioxnyl | Monk | Powerful, highly experimental drug. Known to remove all OCD symptoms. Probably a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. In the series, the titular character's therapist prescribes Dioxnyl. Unfortunately, Mr. Monk's detecting capabilities are depleted, so the SSRI is never used again. In the novels, it is used on planes because Monk is deathly afraid of airplanes. |
| Doloxan | Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | Antitumoral drug. Its side effects include: hair loss, nausea and muscle degeneration. (Possibly the Colonial name for the real-world drug doxorubicin). It is mentioned in the episodes "Act of Contrition" and "Crossroads, Part II". |
| Digitalin | Alien Nation | Highly addictive drug that was once used to control the "newcomers" while they were still slaves toiling for their masters in outer space.
Not to be confused with the actual cardio-vascular drug digitalis. |
| Dragon Sand | The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King) | Dragon Sand comes from Grenh, a desert beyond the land of Garlan. Grenh is a toxic wasteland - the entire desert is covered in Dragon Sand. Just one breath of the fumes from the sand is fatal. The victim does not perish instantly, but instead feels fine for two or three days afterwards. Eventually their lungs grow red hot, their skin gives off smoke and their body shrivels - The victim is burned from the inside out. There is no cure, making Dragon Sand a highly effective poison. It can only be stored in enchanted containers, as it would burn through anything else. |
| Dreamy Sleepy Nighty Snoozy Snooze | Father Ted | A bran-based alcoholic chocolate sleeping aid. It's banned in most European countries, which apparently means it's very good. |
| Dried Frog Pills | Discworld | A hallucinogen, used by the Bursar of Unseen University. The pills are carefully designed to make him hallucinate that he is sane. The main side effect is that he also hallucinates an ability to fly. Fortunately the Bursar is a wizard and the only action necessary to deal with this belief is to keep him from going higher than the walls. The pills are apparently not addictive, or else, the concerned are assured, the Bursar wouldn't keep taking them. |
| Dypraxa | The Constant Gardener | Dypraxa is a drug created by the fictional company KDH Pharmaceuticals. It is being tested on poor Kenyans by another fictional company, ThreeBees, in exchange for free medical treatment. It is intended to treat tuberculosis, or TB, and was created in anticipation of a future TB epidemic. |
| Elixir of life | The Makropulos Affair | Potion discovered by a physician of Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor. It can lengthen human life for centuries. |
| Elixir of Long Life | Alchemy, Chinese alchemy | A mythical liquid which could bring immortality to the drinker. It was sought by alchemists, and was the main objective of Chinese alchemy. It is said to be produced with Philosopher's stone. |
| Elyon's Water | The Circle Series (Ted Dekker) | Water blessed by Elyon (God). Refreshes and restores anyone who touches it to their full health. Keeps away the scabbing disease of those who do not use it. |
| Ephemerol | Scanners 1981 movie directed by David Cronenberg | Originally intended to quell morning sickness in pregnant women, and instead created the telepaths of the films' title. Was also used on the telepaths themselves to dampen their psychic abilities, and to prevent them from being overwhelemed by mental noise. |
| Ether | Final Fantasy series | A potion that restores a small amount of MP. Made from a mixture of unpurified ether and caramel. Upgraded versions are known as Dry Ether and Turbo Ether. |
| E-Z Doze It Sleeping Pills | Looney Tunes | Just 2 pills can put a cartoon character to a sleep so deep they will be unresponsive to most stimuli. |
| Fast-penta | Vorkosigan Saga | Nearly fool proof truth drug. Likely named for the real-world pentathol. |
| Felicium | Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Symbiosis" | A narcotic powder used to treat an Ornaran plague. The Brekkians who produce it have been selling it to the Ornarans for centuries — the Ornarans believe the plague is still endemic on their planet and interpret the withdrawal symptoms they experience as the onset of the disease. |
| Flora-Flor | Jeff Foxworthy | A joke based on medicines that have side effects worse than what they treat. Cures "itchy, watery eyes", but side effects include, "Nausea, vomiting, water weight-gain, lower back pain, receding hairline, eczema, seborrhea-psoriasis, itching, chafing, bloating, liver spots, blood clots, ringworm, excessive body odor, uneven tire wear, pyorrhea, gonorrhea, diarrhea, halitosis, scoliosis, loss of bladder control, hammertoe, the shanks, low sperm count, warped floors, cluttered drawers, hunchback, heart attack, low resale value on your home, feline leukemia, athlete's foot, head-lice, clubfoot, M.S., M.D., V.D., fleas, anxiety, sleeplessness, drowsiness, poor gas mileage, tooth decay, split ends, parvo, warts, unibrow, lazy eye, fruit flies, chest pains, clogged drains, hemhorroids, dry heaving, sexual dysfunction" |
| Flintstones Chewable Morphine | The Simpsons | A fictitious morphine brand requested by Bart Simpson while stricken with influenza in the episode "Marge in Chains", as a parody of other Flintstones branded products. |
| Flu Buddy | The Stand - telemovie adaptation | A drug designed to treat the flu. An ad for it can be seen early in the film; later on two of the main characters can be seen sitting on a Flu Buddy bench in a town totally wiped out by Captain Trips, a government-designed superflu with a virtually 100% mortality rate. |
| Focusyn | The Simpsons episode "Brother's Little Helper" | A parody of Ritalin and/or Focalin, the trade name for the new reiteration of Ritalin, which is the purified stereoisomer of the active ingredient Methylphenidate called Dexmethylphenidate. |
| Formula 977 | Harvey (film) | A serum to be given to Elwood P. Dowd by Dr. Sanderson at a mental hospital in order to "shock" him back to reality, and rid Dowd of "seeing the rabbit" (pooka). |
| Fukitol | Myspace Confessions | A fictional anti depressant drug. The motto is "When life sucks, Fukitol." (Play on words) |
| Gambutrol | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | A fictional anti-epileptic drug prescribed to Emily Rose by her doctor which supposedly "locks" her demonic possessions into her mind, leading her priest (Father Moore) to stop the medication, which in turn leads to his eventual incarceration under the charge of negligent homicide. This is most likely a spin off of the real anticonvulsant/anti-epileptic medication, Gabitril |
| Gels | Tales series | The standard healing item in the Tales universe. They come in 6 different varieties: apple, lemon, orange, pineapple, melange, and miracle; each gel has its own recovery properties. In Tales of Phantasia, they were called "gummys". |
| G- Virus | ||
| Heal(ing) potion | Various RPG games | A liquid of generally unspecified makeup; it acts as a general restorative and heals damage inflicted upon an adventurer. It usually has no effect on poisons. |
| Hibernol | Saturday Night Live | A cold and flu medicine, that lets one sleep through the entire flu season. While asleep many colds come and go, and your body lives off of stored body fat. A spoof of NyQuil. As opposed to NyQuil which contains a mild sedative, Hibernol has a powerful narcotic and lots of it. |
| Hourai Elixir | Touhou Project | An elixir that grants the one drinking it immortality. It was drank by Kaguya Houraisan and Fujiwara no Mokou. Therefore, they do not age, and are always revived if they are killed. The elixir is very rare and hard to make since requires a flower that blooms once in a thousand years as an ingredient. Therefore, the elixir can only be made with Kaguya's power to manipulate eternity and temporality. |
| Hydra | Fallout: New Vegas | A combination of cave fungus and anti-venom to make curative agent which both anesthetizes and restores crippled limbs over time while reducing pain, but as a down side has a high addiction rate. Developed by members of Caesar's Legion, who are discouraged from using "modern" medical technology like Stimpaks. |
| Hydromel | Doctor Who | A green serum used to control the Vanir and keep them alive in the story Terminus. |
| Hydroxl | It (novel) | A medicine given to treat the character Eddie Kaspbrak's asthma. It is later revealed that it was simply a placebo and Eddie only thought he had asthma because his extremely overbearing mother, Sonya, made him believe so. |
| Hypnocil | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | An experimental drug (not approved by the FDA) that suppresses dreams. Hypnocil overdoses can put patients into irreversible comas. |
| Hyronalin | Star Trek franchise | A standard medication prescribed to counter radiation poisoning. |
| Imobatine | Freddy vs. Jason | Used by Freddy on Jason to make him sleep and drag him into the dream world. Freddy tries to kill him in a place where he can't be defeated. |
| Inoprovaline | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Stimulant administered by Starfleet medical personnel as a resuscitative medication; it appears to have adrenergic effects on humanoid cardiovascular systems. |
| Interfectum | Max Payne games | This is the brand name of the painkillers that take the place of first-aid kits in the Max Payne games, according to commercials shown in the second game. Advertised as "a serious painkiller for serious pain", and apparently capable of keeping a man alive and able to function even after numerous gunshot wounds. |
| Iocaine powder | The Princess Bride | An extremely deadly poison which is odorless, tasteless, and dissolves instantly in liquid. It is said to originate in Australia. Though it is one of the deadliest poisons in the world, it is evidently possible to become immune to it by consuming small amounts over time. |
| Isoprovalyn | Firefly | A common immune booster mentioned in episode Ariel. There are also references to other medicines in this episode: propoxin, hydrozapam, alprazaline - a painkiller and dilaftin. |
| Jamitol | Saturday Night Live | A mixture of iron and high potency vitamins in the form of tablets or solution. |
| Jammitin | The Simpsons | An erectile dysfunction medication. |
| Jet Antidote | Fallout 2 | A cure for addiction to Jet (see below). |
| Kallocain | Kallocain | A drug that forces people to reveal their innermost thoughts, invented by protagonist Leo Kall. |
| Kalocin | The Andromeda Strain | A universal wonder-drug stumbled upon by Jensen Pharmaceuticals, but to whose research and development Dr. Jeremy Stone was the first to object. Kalocin is effective against every known virus, bacterium, fungus, and parasite, and even cancer. Research of Kalocin was halted and knowledge of it was covered up after it was discovered that anyone who stopped taking the drug quickly died from bizarre and massive infections "no one had ever seen before," most likely because the body becomes so used to the drug fighting off infections, that it shuts down its natural immune system. This, as Stone had been the first to perceive, was all the result of superinfection, a possible side effect of many antibiotics and/or antivirals. |
| Kolto | Star Wars Expanded Universe | Mined from the Hrakert Rift at the bottom of the great ocean that covers the planet Manaan, it was known for its strong healing properties and was Manaan's major export. Kolto was eventually superseded by bacta. |
| Lethe | various stories in Robert Heinlein's future history | Powerful drug used to blank (or possibly just interfere with) memory so rejuvenation patients do not remember feeling pain or other problems associated with the treatments. Named for the mythical river that caused forgetfulness. |
| Lithium dibromide | The Simpsons episode "Midnight Rx" | Treatment against bipolar disorder. Lithium is in fact genuinely used as a treatment for bipolar disorder, although usually in the form of a carbonate or citrate salt. |
| Masiform D | Star Trek episode "The Apple" | A stimulant that is also useful as an antidote for saplin-like poisons. But when thus used on Vulcanoids, it can induce the side effects of stomach cramps and nausea. |
| Med-X | Fallout series | A powerful morphine-based painkiller. It boosts the player's resistance to damage, though it carries a risk of addiction. |
| Medicinal Compound | "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold | Most efficacious in almost every case. Invented by Lilly the Pink. Demonstrated to cure protruding ears, excessive boniness, delusions, speech impediments, shortening of legs and excess of freckles. Not suitable for treatment of Paraffin poisoning. |
| Medi-Gel | Mass Effect | A "genetically modified bioplasm" which combines coagulants, anesthetics, antibiotics and might even act as a spacesuit puncture sealer. Common fare among military and civilians alike. Technically, it contravenes Citadel laws regarding genetic engineering, but it's considered too useful to ban. |
| Mem | Pagan Kennedy's Confessions of a Memory Eater | A drug that works like Proust's madeleine, allowing the user to relive the best moments of his life and savor long ago joys. |
| Metazine | Babylon 5 | A powerful pain-killing narcotic that can be abused. Most notably in the B5 universe, while Stephen Franklin was on his own version of rehab ("Walkabout") for his addiction to the drug called stims, he fell in love with a woman who appeared to be recreationally addicted to Metazine, although she turned out to have a painful fatal disease and used it to treat the pain. Metazine also was once used on Sinclair to keep him unconscious. |
| Miseth | The Malloreon | A powerful pain-killer and aphrodisiac. It originates in Nyissa, where many different poisons and medicines are found. Miseth is described as a purple liquid. |
| Moly | The Odyssey | A white flower that makes the consumer immune to magic. Used by Odysseus to escape Circe's spells. It was possibly based on the real flower snowdrop. |
| Money | South Park | Apparently, money is the cure for AIDS in South Park. Kyle and Cartman learn this after discussing it with Magic Johnson, who has LOTS of money and seems unaffected by his AIDS. |
| Monomate, Dimate, and Trimate | Phantasy Star series | A health restorative item of varying strengths from Monomate (least effect) to Trimate (greatest effect). |
| Morpha | Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | Drug used as an analgesic, similar to the real-world morphine. It is applied via injector. Mentioned in episode Scattered. |
| Nappien | The Simpsons | A sleeping medication probably like Ambien |
| Nectar | Haze | A combat-enhancing and hallucinogenic drug |
| Neodextraline solution | Star Trek | Treatment for dehydration. |
| Neuropozyne | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | An anti-rejection drug used by humans who have undergone mechanical augmentation. It is used to stop the build up of glial tissue around the augmentations and thus prevents the body from rejecting them. Though not difficult to manufacture, its distribution is strictly monitored and it can reach extortionate levels of pricing in the resale market. |
| Nine Flower Jade Dew Pill
(九花玉露丸) |
The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes | Peach Blossom Island's secret recipe. Provides numerous health benefits. |
| Novril | Stephen King's Misery | A powerful, highly addictive analgesic (Codeine) administered to the novelist Paul Sheldon by his nurse and "number one fan", Annie Wilkes. In the book, Novril is administered in pill form and is extremely bitter to taste. When the medication was withdrawn, Sheldon's pain returned along with physical dependence and hallucinations. In the film, Novril is in capsule form and is tasteless and non-addictive. |
| Nyquil Cold, Flu & AIDS | Family Guy | An obviously fictional product of Nyquil that, in the future, has the power to cure anyone of AIDS. |
| Oret | The Malloreon | An analgesic; although it is a good medicine, it tends to incapacitate the user. |
| Panacea | Traveller science-fiction role-playing game | A place-holder medicine for characters who become ill. "Medical drug (often called panacea) is a general term describing the set of drugs used by medical personnel in the treatment of illness or injury." In Latin, Panacea means "all-healing", and is a name for the non-existent drug that would cure all diseases. |
| Panexa | MERD Pharmaceuticals parody website | "Ask your doctor for a reason to take it." A parody of commercial pharmaceuticals, Panexa is notable for its unusual list of side effects. |
| Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin | Fitness to Practice album | Produced from the cerebellar cortex of a bison, it can be used to treat "anything from leprosy to SARS", and thus enables medical students to avoid the study of pharmacology. Despite being a universal panacea, it does have some serious potential side effects including "heart attacks, becoming gay and growing extra breasts", but was designed for the NHS and is extremely cost-effective despite these risks. |
| Pasceline D | Firefly | A drug used to treat Bowden's malady, a fictional degenerative disease affecting bones and muscles. Mentioned in episode The Train Job. |
| Phalanx | World War Z | A vaccine which is effective against rabies but useless against the zombification virus, Solanum, which it was fraudulently marketed to protect against. |
| Phoenix Down | Final Fantasy series | A powerful medicine made from phoenix feathers capable of reviving a dead (or seriously injured) person. In Final Fantasy Tactics, they are made from the feathers of Chocobos. Also quite effective as a cure for undeath, or defeating the undead. |
| Placiden | Days of our Lives soap opera | An anxiolytic, strong hypnotic and amnesic used to induce sleep. It was used by the villainous daughter of Stefano DiMera, Kristen Blake, to consistently drug Laura Horton. |
| Plasmids | BioShock & Bioshock 2 | A substance that changes the user's DNA, giving him/her unnatural abilities such as making objects levitate or casting fire. Technically, plasmids are actual biological DNA molecules that can be used to infect an organism and manipulate it's genetic code; see plasmids. |
| Plomox | Scrubs | In My First Step, Plomox is the best anti-arrhythmic on the market, according to the show's pharmaceutical representative Julie Keaton (played by Heather Locklear), as its only side effects are "nausea, impotence, and anal leakage", Plomox branded items appear regularly throughout the series. Dr Cox criticizes Julie's company for putting a massive mark-up on the drug. |
| Prexilin | She Hate Me | A HIV vaccine that reportedly cures 100% of users. However, it is revealed that tests results have been tampered with in order to get FDA approval. Actually the vaccine is effective only in 75% of the cases. |
| Procrastin-X (phenalazidine slackahide) | Piled Higher and Deeper | Treats the symptoms of post-bachelor's disorder - depression, lack of motivation to do anything except check email, frequent anxiety attacks over the meaning of one's life, frequent headaches experienced when trying to count the number of years one has been in graduate school - by suppressing the brain's guilt centres, which are active during non-academic activities. |
| Provasic (RDU-90) | The Fugitive | A "miracle drug" developed by "Devlin-MacGregor Pharmaceuticals". Provasic produces drug induced hepatitis, but the producers alter the test results in order to get FDA approval. This side effect and the cover up are discovered by doctor Richard Kimble. |
| Provolanaproxalidamine C | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Originally designed by several Dutch scientists as a dangerous fox repellent, Provo C is used to treat the disorder CNE, or Chronic Nocturnal Emissions, by eliminating all traces of sexual desire. Because of its extremely high cost, Tom Peters becomes the poster boy of the drug as his only means of obtaining it. |
| Prozium | Equilibrium | A powerful emotional suppressant, distributed in the city of Librium. The liquid is injected into the jugular by an auto-injector. It was designed after World War III to render humanity docile and nonhostile in order to prevent the possibility of a World War IV. |
| Pylene-50 | Blake's 7 | Used homeopathically, this drug is simply an adrenalin inhibitor. However, a hundred times normal dosage totally subverts the will into complete obedience. It can be administered via food, water, or medical laser. Its effects are irreversible unless an antidote is given and taken indefinitely. Its use to control entire planets was greatly expanded after the Terran Federation's conventional military forces were substantially reduced fending off the invasion of aliens from Andromeda. |
| Qualex | Mad TV | "It's tranquilicious!" Similarly to valium, it is marketed to housewives. |
| Quietus | Children of Men | A suicide drug that appeared to be offered by the government. |
| Quinium | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 6 episode "Goliath". | An anti-malarial pill based on the real-life drug Lariam. Most serious side effects include hallucinations, homicidal and suicidal thoughts. All soldiers were given these pills once a week to build immunity to Malaria while in Afghanistan, but were not warned of its risks. |
| RadAway | Fallout series | An intravenous medicine that quickly removes large amounts of radiation from the body. Possible side effects include headaches and nausea. |
| Rad-X | Fallout series | Pills to be taken before exposure to radiation, Rad-X boosts the user's radiation resistance for a time. Interestingly, it seems to have a real-life parallel in a new drug currently under development, CBLB502. |
| Repressitol | "Bye Bye Nerdie" episode of The Simpsons | A drug used to keep repressed memories from surfacing. |
| Retinax 5 | Star Trek | Any one of at least five distinct chemical substances that can cure eye disorders; retinax 5 is prescribed for presbyopia. Unfortunately for James T. Kirk, he is allergic to retinax and must therefore use reading glasses--"a very rare thing in the 23rd Century." The effects of retinax allergies are not specified. |
| Ryetalyn | Star Trek | Drug used to counteract Rigellian fever, as seen in the episode "Requiem for Methuselah." The drug is pronounced rye-TAL-inn. However, it must be in pure form to be effective. The radioactive element irillium, if found to be contaminating it in concentrations as low as one part per thousand, renders it inert. |
| Ryll | Star Wars Expanded Universe | A type of spice originating on Ryloth that can be used for legitimate medicines or addictive recreational drugs. |
| Safsprin | Resident Evil series | An aspirin-based treatment for various common, daily illnesses. |
| St. Jonah's Morphine for Children | Futurama | Analgesic injected into Fry's arm by Dr. Zoidberg after Zoidberg cut it off in a fight to the death. |
| Semuta | Dune | Combination of narcotics and music designed to induce a hallucinogenic trance. Popular among the decadent courtesans of the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. |
| Senzu Bean | Dragon Ball saga | A kind of mystical bean that completely replenishes the consumer's health and energy, The Senzu beans' healing capabilities have been able to perform such feats as healing a hole in a character's chest and restore fatally injured characters to perfect health in various occasions. The beans are extremely powerful, however they are not capable of curing sicknesses or ailments. |
| Selenine | Clark Ashton Smith's The Plutonian Drug | Derived from a fossilized lichen found on the moon, selenine (in the form of a solution) is an "infallible serum", a universal cure for cancer and many other ailments. |
| Serisone | Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | Drug used to prevent fluid from building up in the lungs. It is applied via injector. Mentioned in episode Scattered. |
| Serum 114 | A Clockwork Orange | A drug which causes severe nausea, pain, and discomfort. It is injected during the Ludovico treatment, which uses a series of violent images forced on the viewer in order to cure violent urges in criminals. (Stanley Kubrick often used the number 114 in his films; compare the CRM-114 decryption device in Dr. Strangelove.) |
| Shinten (震点) | Bleach | A green liquid which can knock out anyone with weak spiritual power with one drop and used by members of the 4th (Medical) Division as an anesthetic. In particular, Hanatarō Yamada uses this on a stubborn Ichigo Kurosaki to incapacitate the latter long enough to perform needed medical care. |
| Skele-gro | Harry Potter | A potion devised to "regrow" bones lost through various mishaps, taking about twelve hours to restore all the bones in an adolescent's arm. It is apparently foul-tasting, and the regrowth process is not a comfortable one. |
| Skooma | The Elder Scrolls | An extremely addictive drug that gives the user a sense of euphoria and prolonged use of this drug causes the user to develop mental stability issues. |
| Soft Green Echo Eyedrop Antidote | Kingdom of Loathing | An all-in-one counteragent for any status ailment, except for Intrinsic effects and Goofball addiction. |
| Sopor slime | Homestuck | A liquid of unknown provenance that trolls sleep in to quell their nightmares; the character Gamzee Makara regularly ingests it in pie form, causing downer-like effects. |
| Space Mead | Cthulhu Mythos | In Mythos books by August Derleth, a drug which places its users into a state of suspended animation. Used for interstellar flight on the backs of byakhee. |
| Stabilliser | Trauma Center (series) | Stabilliser is a serum with incredible restorative properties, administered using a syringe. It raises the overall vital signs of a patient and can be used indefinitely, although if used repeatedly over a short period of time, the syringe breaks and cannot be used for a few seconds. |
| Starshade | The Underland Chronicles | A flower used as a cure for certain Underland plagues. It grows in a dangerous jungle filled with carnivorous plants, the most dangerous of which emits a euphoric gas to subdue its victims. |
| Stim pack | Aliens vs. Predator | A medical serum that heals the player's Marine back to full health. Only 3 may be carried at a time. It is the Marine equivalent of the Predators' Healing Shards. |
| Stim pack | Doom series | Small grey containers of unknown medical contents, which restore 10 points out of Doomguy's initial 100 health points. |
| Stimpak | Fallout series | A package of healing chemicals administered via a distinctly shaped syringe. Stim-paks can be used either generally to restore overall health, or can be used to target individual limbs to concentrate their healing effects on that appendage. Super Stim-paks also exist, providing much greater restoration at the cost of a later minor loss of health due to the powerful nature of the chemicals involved. Cunning people may use this side-effect for clandestine assassinations. |
| Stress Pill | 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) | A calming drug that HAL 9000 invites Dave Bowman to take during the latter's attempt to take HAL offline. |
| Substance D | A Scanner Darkly | A highly addictive psychoactive drug. |
| Sustengo | Little Fockers | An erectile dysfunction drug (generic name pendenadil doltrate). |
| Sym-Bac | Resistance: Fall of Man | Bacterial vaccine used by the Chimera and Nathan Hale to restore health. |
| Teamocil | Arrested Development (TV series) | A psychiatric drug developed in the mid-1990s by The Natural Life Food Company, a division of Chem Grow and Allyn-Crane Acquisitions, and part of the Squimm Group. Side effects include decreased libido. It is advertised for a time by "Dr. Funke's 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution" until it is discontinued after studies prove the feeling of wellness it gives the user in relationships is simply a precursor to total shutdown of the pituitary gland. |
| Telol | Star Frontiers roleplaying game (TSR, 1982) | A drug used by Star Law enforcement officers as a truth-serum, hence the name (pronounced "tell-all"). |
| Tretonin | Stargate SG-1 | A drug used by Jaffa to replace the immunity-boosting effects of Goa'uld symbiotes. Allows Jaffa to survive without being host to a prim'ta Goa'uld. It can be used on humans to provide the same immunity-boosting effects, but at the cost of completely destroying the natural immune system, meaning that if the user ceases taking the drug, they will die. |
| Trichloromethylene | Revenge of the Nerds | A drug given to counteract all of the effects of alcohol used in a drinking contest. |
| Triopenin | Saturday Night Live | A compound of powerful anti-arthritic spansules and antihistamines, in childproof packaging. Pronounced "Try Opening." |
| Tri-Ox (AKA Tri-Ox Compound) | Star Trek' franchise | A compound used to enrich the body in oxygen for use in environment poor in oxygen, i.e., planet Vulcan in the classic episode "Amok Time." |
| Turbolax | Dumb and Dumber | A very powerful laxative. |
| Tunivor's Nectar | Eragon | Used to counteract Durza's poison. |
| Uspirim | Resident Evil series | A second aspirin-based medication by the Umbrella Corporation. Unlike Safspirin (see above), this one may be prescription-required. |
| Valifin | Resident Evil: Zero Hour by S.D. Perry | A medication mentioned only in the novelization, Valifin is a pediatric heart medication that has a side effect of renal failure. |
| Viopril | House, M.D. | A "new" ACE inhibitor that, according to House, "all they've done is added antacid." |
| Varatril | Prison Break (TV series) | A form of benzodiazepine taken by Mahone. |
| Zombrex | Dead Rising 2 | A blue antiviral that is administered through a syringe that is injected to one's veins that stops the zombification process for 12 hours, and Zombrex "ZXC" Extended care lasts for and both types must be injected every 12 or 24 hours (varying between products) or the patient will be zombified. Any dosage after the 24 hour deadline will have no effect on an infected individual and should not be attempted under risk of being infected. Produced by the Phenotrans, Zombrex only prolongs the life of the recipient; it does not cure the infection. |
| Zydrate | Repo! The Genetic Opera | An extremely powerful analgesic, Zydrate produces a euphoric sense of remove, perfect for those about to undergo surgery. GeneCo has a monopoly on sales of the highly addictive substance, but it is also readily available on the black market from grave-robbing drug dealers - Zydrate is extracted from corpses and glows blue. "Zydrate comes in a little glass vial; And the little glass vial goes into the gun like a battery; And the Zydrate gun goes somewhere against your anatomy; And when the gun goes off, it sparks, and you're ready for surgery." |
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