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Alpelisib – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Alpelisib is an oral selective inhibitor of the phosphoinositol-3-kinase (PIK3) which is mutated in several forms of solid tumors and is approved for use…
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Alpha Blockers; Types, Uses, Contra Indications, Side Effects, Interactions
Alpha blockers also are known as α-blockers or α-adrenoreceptor antagonists are a class of pharmacological agents that act as antagonists on α-adrenergic receptors (α-adrenoceptors). Alpha blocker drug that blocks receptors in arteries and smooth muscle. This…
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Alpha Methyldopa; Indications/Uses, Dosage, Side effects, Interaction ,Pregnancy
Methyldopa is a phenylalanine derivative and an aromatic amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor with antihypertensive activity. Methyldopa is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that has both central and peripheral…
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alpha-Hydroxytoluene – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
alpha-Hydroxytoluene/Benzyl Alcohol is a colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and a slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to…
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Alpha-linolenic acid – Uses, Dosage, Indications
Alpha-linolenic acid is a type of omega-3 fatty acid found in plants. It is found in flaxseed oil, and in canola, soy, perilla, and…
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Alprazolam; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Alprazolam is a triazolobenzodiazepine agent with anxiolytic, sedative-hypnotic and anticonvulsant activities. Alprazolam binds to a specific site distinct from the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) binding site on the benzodiazepine-GABA-A-chloride ionophore receptor complex…
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Altamisa – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Altamira/Mugwort Tea is a common name for several species of aromatic flowering plants in the genus Artemisia. In Europe, mugwort most often refers to the…
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Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate 20 Topical Solution
Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate 20 Topical Solution/Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate compound with the chemical formula AlCl3; the anhydrous salt is used as a catalyst in organic…
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Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate Deodorant
Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate Deodorant/Aluminum Chloride compound with the chemical formula AlCl3; the anhydrous salt is used as a catalyst in organic chemical synthesis, and hydrated…
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Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate Powder
Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate Powder/Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate compound with the chemical formula AlCl3; the anhydrous salt is used as a catalyst in organic chemical synthesis,…
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Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate compound with the chemical formula AlCl3; the anhydrous salt is used as a catalyst in organic chemical synthesis, and hydrated salts…
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Aluminum Chloride – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Aluminum Chloride compound with the chemical formula AlCl3; the anhydrous salt is used as a catalyst in organic chemical synthesis, and hydrated salts are used…
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Amalaki Rasayana; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Amalaki Rasayana/AR is an Indian traditional Ayurvedic drug used as a rejuvenating medicine in aging conditions. The fruits of Amala commonly used in Aryuveda are…
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Amavatari Ras; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Amavatari Ras is a Ras Aushadhi of Ayurveda. Mercury is known as Rasa in Ayurveda and medicine that is prepared using purified mercury, purified…
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Amifostine – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Amifostine Anhydrous is a phosphorylated aminosulfhydryl compound with cytoprotective activity. Amifostine is dephosphorylated by alkaline phosphatase to an active free sulfhydryl (thiol) metabolite in…
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Aminocaproic Acid; Use, Dosage, Side effects, Interactions
Aminocaproic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent that acts by inhibiting plasminogen activators which have fibrinolytic properties. Aminocaproic Acid is a synthetic lysine derivative with antifibrinolytic activity. Aminocaproic acid competitively…
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Aminolevulinic Acid – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Aminolevulinic Acid is a topically administered metabolic precursor of protoporphyrin IX. After topical administration, aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is converted to protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) which is a photosensitizer.…
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Aminophylline; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Aminophylline is a methylxanthine and derivative of theophylline. Aminophylline relaxes smooth muscles, particularly bronchial muscles. This xanthine most likely exerts its effect by inhibiting cAMP or cGMP phosphodiesterases, thereby increasing levels of the second…
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Amitriptyline; Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Amitriptyline is a derivative of dibenzocycloheptadiene and a tricyclic antidepressant. Amitriptyline inhibits the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin by the presynaptic neuronal membrane in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby increasing the synaptic…
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Amivantamab – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Amivantamab, also known as JNJ-61186372, is an anti-EGFR-MET bispecific antibody, derived from Chinese hamster ovary cells, approved for the treatment of adult patients with…
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Amla; Nutritional Value, Health Benefits, Recipes
Amla / Gooseberry is undoubtedly a powerhouse of nutrients. It is an uncommon balance of sweet, sour, pungent and bitter flavors. It is one…
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Amlodipine; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Amlodipine is a synthetic dihydropyridine and a calcium channel blocker with antihypertensive and antianginal properties. Amlodipine inhibits the influx of extracellular calcium ions into myocardial and peripheral vascular smooth muscle cells,…
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Amoxicillin, Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Amoxicillin Anhydrous is the anhydrous form of a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Amoxicillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of…
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Ampalaya/Bitter Gourd – Health Benefits, Dosage, Side Effects
Ampalaya/Bitter gourd, with the scientific name of Momordica charantia, is a tropical and subtropical vine. It is often grown in the Caribbean, the Amazon,…
