What Is Antacids?/Antacids are a group of drugs that have been on the market for many years. They were initially first-line defense against peptic ulcer disease; however, the discovery of proton pump inhibitors revolutionized the treatment of peptic ulcer disease. Read More …>>
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What Is Influenza Vaccines? – Indications, Contraindication
What Is Influenza Vaccines? /Influenza Vaccines belong to the Orthomyxoviridae RNA virus family and classify into three distinct types based on their major antigenic differences; influenza A, influenza B and influenza C. Influenza viruses cause the annual human epidemics, seasonal Read More …>>
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Influenza Vaccines – Uses, Dosage, Side Effect, Interaction
Influenza Vaccines belong to the Orthomyxoviridae RNA virus family and classify into three distinct types based on their major antigenic differences; influenza A, influenza B and influenza C. Influenza viruses cause the annual human epidemics, seasonal and pandemic. Seasonal influenza Read More …>>
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Insulin Therapy – Types and Indications, Contraindications
Insulin therapy is the cornerstone of management of T1D as beta-cell dysfunction or destruction progressively leads to absolute insulin deficiency. Physiologic insulin replacement that aims to mimic normal pancreatic insulin secretion is the preferred method of treatment of T1D patients. Read More …>>
Ubiquinone – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Ubiquinone/Ubidecarenone also called coenzyme Q10, is a 1,4-benzoquinone. From his name (Q10), the Q refers to the constitutive quinone group, and 10 is related to the number of isoprenyl subunits in its tail. It is a powerful antioxidant, a lipid-soluble Read More …>>
Coenzyme Q10 – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Coenzyme Q10/Ubidecarenone also called coenzyme Q10, is a 1,4-benzoquinone. From his name (Q10), the Q refers to the constitutive quinone group, and 10 is related to the number of isoprenyl subunits in its tail. It is a powerful antioxidant, a Read More …>>
Ubidecarenone – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Ubidecarenone also called coenzyme Q10, is a 1,4-benzoquinone. From his name (Q10), the Q refers to the constitutive quinone group, and 10 is related to the number of isoprenyl subunits in its tail. It is a powerful antioxidant, a lipid-soluble Read More …>>
Selumetinib – Shrinks Tumors, Provides Clinical Benefit NF1
Selumetinib/Findings from a phase 2 clinical trial show that the drug selumetinib improves outcomes for children with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). In the trial, selumetinib shrank the inoperable tumors that develop with NF1 called plexiform neurofibromas, and Read More …>>
Bioflavonoid – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Bioflavonoid /Hesperidin is a disaccharide derivative that consists of hesperetin substituted by a 6-O-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl moiety at position 7 via a glycosidic linkage. It has a role as a mutagen. It is a disaccharide derivative, a member of 3′-hydroxyflavanones, a dihydroxyflavanone, a monomethoxyflavanone, Read More …>>
Daflon – Uses, Dosage , Side Effects
Daflon/Diosmin is a disaccharide derivative that consists of diosmetin substituted by a 6-O-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl moiety at position 7 via a glycosidic linkage. It has a role as an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory agent. It is a glycosyloxyflavone, a rutinoside, a disaccharide derivative, Read More …>>