Scopolamine ref.: Davis's Drug Guide

Scopolamine (scoe-pol-a-meen) Scopace, Transderm-Scop, Transderm-V Classification Therapeutic: antiemetics Pharmacologic: anticholinergics Pregnancy Category C Indications Transdermal: Prevention of motion sickness. Management of nausea and vomiting associated with opioid analgesia or general anesthesia/recovery from anesthesia. IM, IV, Subcut: Preoperatively to produce amnesia and to decrease salivation and excessive respiratory secretions. PO: Symptomatic treatment of postencephalitis parkinsonism and paralysis agitans. Treatment of spasticity. Inhibits excessive motility and hypertonus of GI tract in irritable colon syndrome,...

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Omalizumab ref.: Davis's Drug Guide

Omalizumab (o-ma-liz-u-mab) Xolair Classification Therapeutic: antiasthmatics Pharmacologic: monoclonal antibodies Pregnancy Category B Indications Moderate to severe asthma not controlled by inhaled corticosteroids. Action Inhibits binding of IgE to receptors on mast cells and eosinophils; preventing the release of mediators of the allergic response. Also decreases amount of IgE receptors on basophils. Therapeutic Effects: Decreased incidence of exacerbations of asthma. Pharmacokinetics Absorption: 62% absorbed slowly from subcut sites. Distribution: Enters breast milk. Metabolism and Excretion: Degraded similarly to IgG via binding...

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Meclizine Ref.: Davis's Drug Guide

Meclizine (mek-li-zeen) Antivert, Bonamine, Bonine, Dramamine Less Drowsy Formula Classification Therapeutic: antiemetics, antihistamines Pregnancy Category B Indications Management/prevention of: Motion sickness, Vertigo. Action Has central anticholinergic, CNS depressant, and antihistaminic properties. Decreases excitability of the middle ear labyrinth and depresses conduction in middle ear vestibular-cerebellar pathways. Therapeutic Effects: Decreased motion sickness. Decreased vertigo from vestibular pathology. Pharmacokinetics Absorption: Absorbed after oral administration. Distribution: Unknown. Metabolism and Excretion: Unknown. Half-life:...

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Cyclobenzaprine Ref.: Davis's Drug Guide

Cyclobenzaprine (sye-kloe-ben-za-preen)Amrix, Flexeril Classification: Therapeutic: skeletal muscle relaxants (centrally acting) Pregnancy Category B Indications: Management of acute painful musculoskeletal conditions associated with muscle spasm. Unlabeled Use: Management of fibromyalgia. Action: Reduces tonic somatic muscle activity at the level of the brainstem. Structurally similar to tricyclic antidepressants. Therapeutic Effects: Reduction in muscle spasm and hyperactivity without loss of function. Pharmacokinetics Absorption: Well absorbed from the GI tract. Distribution: Unknown. Protein Binding: 93%. Metabolism and Excretion:...

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Benifits of Sex

Sexual Health When you're in the mood, it's a sure bet that the last thing on your mind is boosting your immune system or maintaining a healthy weight. Yet good sex offers those health benefits and more. That's a surprise to many people, says Joy Davidson, PhD, a New York psychologist and sex therapist. "Of course, sex is everywhere in the media," she says. "But the idea that we are vital, sexual creatures is still looked at in some cases with disgust or in other cases a bit of embarrassment. So to really take a look at how our sexuality adds to our life and enhances our life and our health, both physical and psychological, is...

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Propecia

Finasteride (generic name)Propecia (brand name) Finasteride Oral tablet [Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia]  What is this medicine? FINASTERIDE (fi NAS teer ide) is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men. This is a condition that causes you to have an enlarged prostate. This medicine helps to control your symptoms, decrease urinary retention, and reduces your risk of needing surgery. When used in combination with certain other medicines, this drug can slow down the progression of your disease. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions. What should I...

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Diabetes

Diabetes Cases Double to 347 Million Worldwide Nearly 10 percent of adults worldwide have diabetes, and new research suggests the rate of new cases is rising rapidly. Over the past three decades, the number of adults with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes worldwide has more than doubled, jumping from 153 million in 1980 to 347 million today. (Type 1 diabetes means the body produces too little or no insulin, while type 2 is linked to excess weight or inactivity.) About 70 percent of the increase is due to an aging population—since diabetes typically hits in middle age—while the remaining 30 percent is explained by the obesity epidemic,...

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AMOXICILLIN

AMOXICILLIN What is amoxicillin? Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic. It fights bacteria in your body. Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid). Amoxicillin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Do...

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How To Lose Weight

With the world, as a whole, said to be struggling with an "obesity epidemic," it is perhaps no wonder that the weight loss industry is now quoted as being worth tens of billions of dollars a year. We seem to be bombarded on almost a daily basis by new diets, exercise programmes and magazine pictures of celebrities showing off their 'amazing new body.' For those people looking to improve their overall health and lose weight, we will go through some of the reasons for losing weight and some of the methods to help you intentionally do it. People can lose weight for many reasons, perhaps intentionally through exercise training for a sports...

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Cilostazol

Availability: 50mg, 100 mg tablets ACTIONS: Inhibitions of Isoenzyme which results in vasodilatation and inhibition of platelet aggregation induced by colagen or arachidonic acid. THERAPUTIC EFFECTS: Increase skin temperature of the extremities and improves claudication. Effectiveness is indicated by increased ability to walk further without claudication. USES: Intermittent claudication. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Congestive heart disease. Concurrent therapy with clopidogrel has not been studied for safety or efficacy. Pregnancy and lactation. CAUTIOUS USE: Safety and efficacy in children <18y are not esteblished. ROUTE AND DOSAGE: Adult:...

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Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice A cancer drug has succeeded in reversing Alzheimer's disease in its early stages in mice, according to a new study. The drug, bexarotene, is designed to reduce levels of amyloid beta, the protein whose presence in the brain has been most closely tied to the development of Alzheimer's. In a new study, mice treated with bexarotene saw their amyloid beta levels drop 25 percent within six hours and, importantly, they showed a corresponding improvement in their cognitive function. "The data we provide here really suggest that Alzheimer's could be, in the early stages, a reversible disease," said study author Paige Cramer, a doctoral student in neuroscience at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. The researchers used mice that had a mouse...

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