Pharmacy Prescriptions - Prescription Drug, Supplement, and Health Information

Gemfibrozil

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:13:06 -0400

Drug Name: Gemfibrozil

Brand Names: Lopid

Generic Name: Gemfibrozil

Uses: Gemfibrozil is a lipid and cholesterol-modifying medicine. It is used to lower down the amount of cholesterol and some other fatty substances in the blood. This lowered amount will result to the prevention of angina, heart disease, strokes and heart attacks.

Avapro

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:59:17 -0400

Drug Name: Avapro

Brand Names: Avapro

Spironolactone

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:16:12 -0400

Drug Name: Spironolactone

Brand Name: Aldactone

Generic Name: Spironolactone

Uses: Spironolactone is a synthetic 17-lactone steroid which is a renal competitive aldosterone antagonist in a class of pharmaceuticals called potassium-sparing diuretics, used primarily to treat low-renin hypertension, hypokalemia, and Conn's syndrome.

Benazepril

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:44:50 -0400

Drug Name: Benazepril

Brand Name: Aldactone

Generic Name: Benazepril hydrochlorothiazide

Uses: Benazepril is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure.

How to use: Benazepril is supplied as tablets containing 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, and 40 mg for oral administration. You will feel dizzy, drowsy, and even will experience coughing.

Topiramate

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:34:05 -0400

Drug Name: Topiramate

Brand Name: Topamax

Generic Name: Topiramate

Uses: Topamax is an anticonvulsant drug produced by Ortho-McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson.

Omeprazole

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:21:05 -0400

Drug Name: Omeprazole

Brand Name: Losec

Generic Name: Omreprazole

Uses: Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

How to use: Omreprazole is a 20mg tablet, taken once a day (every 24 hours) for 14 days before eating. Continue use after 14 days only when directed by a doctor. Do not crush, break or chew the tablet as it decreases the effectiveness of this drug.

Side effects: When taking Omreprazole, you will most likely experience headache, stomach pains which leads to diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, respiratory problems like cough, cold symptoms, and skin rashes

Temazepam

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:00:55 -0400

Drug Name: Temazepam

Brand Name: Restoril

Generic Name: Temazepam

Uses: Temazepam is commonly prescribed for insomnia and other sleep disorders.

How to use:

Pain of having Emphysema

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:07:32 -0400

Emphysema is a chronic lung disease caused by smoking tobacco or exposure to toxic chemicals. Emphysema is caused by the loss of elasticity in the tissues around the l ungs. The result is air will be trapped in the lungs. Because of this, the person infected will have shortness of breath particularly when doing heavy activities. Since emphysema is a respiratory disease, it is highly associated with bronchitis.

Cause and Effect of Gonorrhea

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:24:19 -0400

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. And because it is a sexually transmitted disease, the most common deterrent to that is a healthy lifestyle. Nothing beats having sex with only your partner as a counter to gonorrhea. People must learn how to be loyal to their monogamous romantic and sexual partners.

Giving a Cure to Glaucoma

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:13:15 -0400

Glaucoma is an optical disease or basically an abnormality occurrence in the eye. Pathologically, it is characterized by the loss of certain cells in the eye resulting to visual field loss at a certain level. In highly technical terms, there is abnormally high intraocular pressure. This is sometimes referred to as intraocular hypertension. A normal intraocular pressure reaches up to 21mm Hg only.

The deadly Endometrial Cancer

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:54:09 -0400

Endometrial cancer is cancer of the endometrium or the lining in the uterus. Take note that this cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the country today. Over 35,000 women are diagnosed with this disease each year but because of effective screening, not too many people die from it even though as written earlier, it is more common than cervical or ovarian cancer. Those who have endometrial cancer are mostly women who have large amounts of estrogen in their body. So women who use estrogen-enhancing products after their menopause, be aware.

Treating Depression

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:39:34 -0400

Depression is a state of sadness or despair that has advanced to a point where the normal social functions of a person are altered. I would like to emphasize that clinical depression is different from depression or when we usually say “I am down today, I am feeling the blues, I am depressed and lonely.” When we experience that, we just contemplate alone or we surround ourselves with activities until the loneliness goes away. This is normal. This is what is called as depression as a mood. But clinical depression is different. When a person experiences clinical depression, he or she is in a state of despair that may possibly lead to suicide or worse, multiple homicides. The person may want to let other persons who have caused his problems go down with him. This is something serious. This is something to be addressed by medical professionals. Thus, the term clinical depression.

Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis, How are they formed?

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:28:56 -0400

Diverticulitis is an abnormal occurrence in the bowels. It usually emanates from the colon characterized by the presence of mucus on the outside of the colon. The mucus is hardened into a pouch.

Cervical Cancer

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:32:28 -0400

Cervical cancer is an anomaly of the cervix which is a non-treatable disease. Of course, cancer is a phenomenon in which cells of the body divide themselves and invade other tissues. In other words, your body will be eaten slowly by some elements of itself. Found only in females and part of the female reproductive system, the cervix is part of the uterus. Since it is only found in women, cervical cancer is the second topmost cause of cancer death in the world for women.

Tamiflu

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:26:10 -0400

Drug Name: Tamiflu

Brand Names: Tamiflu