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ACE inhibitor (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor) Types, Indications, Effect
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) is a pharmaceutical drug used primarily for the treatment of hypertension (elevated blood pressure) and congestive heart failure. This group of drugs causes relaxation of blood…
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Almotriptan; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Almotriptan is a sulfonamide triptan with extracerebral, intracranial vasoconstrictor activity. Almotriptan selectively binds to and activates serotonin 5-HT 1B and 1D receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby causing…
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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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Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs); Types, Uses, Effects
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), also known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists, AT1 receptor antagonists or sartans, are a group of pharmaceuticals that modulate the renin-angiotensin system. Their main uses are…
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Anticoagulants Drugs – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interaction
Anticoagulants Drugs/Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots. They're given to people at a high risk of getting clots, to reduce their chances of…
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Anticoagulants – Indications, Contraindications
Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots. They're given to people at a high risk of getting clots, to reduce their chances of developing…
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Antidiabetes Drugs; Indications, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Antidiabetes drugs is used in diabetes treat diabetes mellitus by lowering glucose levels in the blood. With the exceptions of insulin, exenatide, liraglutide and pramlintide, all are administered orally and are thus also…
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Antihypertensive Drugs, Uses, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Antihypertensive drugs are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensives drugs therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and myocardial…
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Azilsartan; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Pregnancy
Azilsartan is an Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker. The mechanism of action of azilsartan is as an Angiotensin 2 Type 1 Receptor Antagonist. The physiologic effect of azilsartan is by means of Decreased Blood…
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Behavioral Stubbornness
Behavioral stubbornness refers to a persistent refusal to change one's actions or thoughts, despite external pressure or consequences. It can manifest in various forms…
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Blood Cancer Drugs – FDA Approved Latest Drug Types
Blood Cancer Drugs/This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for leukemia. The list includes generic and brand names.…
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Blood Wort; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Blood Wort/ Bloodroot is a plant where the stem is often used to make medications. It is believed to help with many ailments, including tooth…
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Bloodroot; Indications/ Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Bloodroot is a plant where the stem is often used to make medications. It is believed to help with many ailments, including tooth pain, headaches,…
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Brimonidine Ophthalmic Advanced Patient Information
Brimonidine Ophthalmic Advanced Patient Information/Brimonidine Tartrate is the tartrate salt form of brimonidine, an imidazole derivative, and a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist. Upon ocular administration, brimonidine tartrate…
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Brimonidine Ophthalmic Eye Drops – Uses, Indications
Brimonidine Ophthalmic Eye Drops/Brimonidine Tartrate is the tartrate salt form of brimonidine, an imidazole derivative, and a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist. Upon ocular administration, brimonidine tartrate acts…
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Brimonidine Tartrate – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interaction
Brimonidine Tartrate is the tartrate salt form of brimonidine, an imidazole derivative, and a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist. Upon ocular administration, brimonidine tartrate acts on the blood…
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Brimonidine – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Brimonidine is an imidazole derivative and a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist. Upon ocular administration, brimonidine acts on the blood vessels causing them to constrict…
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Calcium Channel Blockers; Types, Side Effects, Interactions
Calcium channel blockers or calcium channel antagonists or calcium antagonists are several medications that disrupt the movement of calcium (Ca 2+ ) through calcium channels. It is…
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Canada Puccoon; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Canada Puccoon/ Bloodroot is a plant where the stem is often used to make medications. It is believed to help with many ailments, including tooth…
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Carteolol; Mechanism, Uses, Contraindications, Dosage, Side effects, Interaction
Carteolol is a synthetic quinolinone derivative and nonselective beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent with anti-glaucoma activity. Upon topical administration to the eye, carteolol decreases aqueous humor production, thereby reducing intraocular pressure…
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Cholecalciferol / Vitamin D3 – Indications/Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Cholecalciferol is a steroid hormone produced in the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light or obtained from dietary sources. The active form of cholecalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) plays an…
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Clevidipine; Uses, Dosage, Side effects, Interactions
Clevidipine is a dihydropyridine L-type calcium channel blocker that is selective for vascular smooth muscle and is indicated for blood pressure reduction when oral therapy is not…
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Darbepoetin alfa – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Darbepoetin alfa is a recombinant form of human erythropoietin used to increase the differentiation of progenitor cells to red blood cells in the treatment…
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Darbepoetin – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interaction
Darbepoetin alfa is a recombinant form of human erythropoietin used to increase the differentiation of progenitor cells to red blood cells in the treatment…
