Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Ziagen™ Related: ziagen. What Medicine is used for: Abacavir is an anti-retroviral agent that makes viruses less infectious. It is used to decrease the amount of viruses (viral load) to as low as possible, for as long as possible.
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Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Verzenio Related: Abemaciclib, Verzenio, Hormone-positive, Hormone receptor-positive, Breast cancer. What Medicine is used for: Abemaciclib is used to treat hormone-positive breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It may be used together with other medications such as Letrozole, Exemestane, Anastrozole or Fulvestrant.
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Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Zytiga® What Medicine is used for: Abiraterone is a medicine given to patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer. It works by decreasing the amount of androgens in your body and is usually given with prednisolone.
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Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Glucobay Related: acarbose. What Medicine is used for: Acarbose is used to manage diabetes by slowing down the breakdown of carbohydrates to simple sugars. It slows down the absorption of glucose from the digestive system and thus prevents the rise of blood sugar after a meal.
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Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Seretide, Ventolin Related: Accuhaler, Seretide, Salmeterol, Fluticasone. What Medicine is used for: Accuhalers are inhaler devices that help deliver a specific amount of medication to your lungs.They are used to deliver medications that are used for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Both asthma and COPD affect the lungs which makes it harder for the person to breathe. Accuhalers deliver a very small dose of the medication each time, thus you usually do not feel or taste anything after a dose.Hence, it is important to use the Accuhaler correctly to get the full dosage and benefit from the medication.This allows the medication to have a higher chance of reaching the small airways, which increases the effectiveness of the medication and helps reduce any side effects. Each Accuhaler consists of a plastic device that contains dry powdered medication. When you slide the lever on the thumb grip, a dose is made available. It is activated by breath. This means that when you inhale, the Accuhaler automatically releases the medication.
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Related: Captopril; Enalapril; Lisinopril. What Medicine is used for: The ACE-inhibitors (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) are used to reduce the production of a substance called angiotensin II that causes the blood vessels to narrow.
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Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Diamox Related: Acetazolamide, Diamox, altitude sickness, seizures, elevated intraocular pressure, increased in eye pressure. What Medicine is used for: Acetazolamide is usually used to control seizures (fits) and other problems related to the nervous system. It can also be used to help with altitude sickness prevention and treatment, to get rid of water retention (edema) and to relieve increased pressure in the eye.
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Brand/Proprietary Drug Name: Neotigason What Medicine is used for: Acitretin is mainly used to treat severe psoriasis, an inflammatory condition of the skin with increased turnover of skin cells, creating red, scaly patches of skin. The medication works by regulating the normal growth and development of skin cells.
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Related: sodium zirconium cyclosilicate, forlax, macrogol, acetylcysteine, ural, citravescent, cholestyramine, ispaghula husk, urinary alkalizer powders, fybogel, fluimicil, dissolve, sachet.
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