Digoxin, also known as Digitalis, Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps, is a refined plant extract, a purified cardiac glycoside (drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrythmia). Digoxin is commonly marketed under the names Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lan...

Atrial septal defect is an abnormality of the upper chambers of the heart (atria) where the wall between the right and left atria does not close completely. In general the defect is a hole in the wall (septum) between the top two chambers of the heart (atria). Arial s...

Type of Drug: A drug used for specific types of irregular heartbeats. How the Moricizine Product Works: Moricizine prevents the occurrence of certain types of heart disturbances involving the ventricle of the heart that lead to serious life-threateni...

If you have Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), then the usual dose is 20 milligrams once a day for 4 to 8 weeks. For Duodenal Ulcer, then the usual dose is 20 milligrams taken once daily after the morning meal for a period of up to 4 weeks. Uses of Acip...

  Medication Error : An Abuse For Patient Kamal Shah1*, Nagendra Singh2, Jiteendra Ku. Gupta1 and Pradeep Mishra3   Lecturer, GLA Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Mathura (U.P.)*,1 Research scholar, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P.)2 Director, GLA...

A plant extract known as digoxin and made available under brand names such as Digitek, Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin or Digitalis, is used to treat a variety of heart conditions including congestive heart failure. It is widely used in the treatment of various heart conditions,...

Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. Myocarditis is collection of diseases of infectious, toxic, and autoimmune. Myocarditis may develop as a complication of an infectious disease, usually caused by a virus. It can occur in people of all ages and is dia...

These problems may be less likely to occur if blood pressure is controlled. Accuretic Dosage Accuretic is usually taken once a day. Your doctor will adjust the dosage and it depend on how your blood pressure responds. Uses of Accuretic *Quinapril ...

Horsetail is used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and an antitubercular drug, and in the treatment of kidney and bladder disturbances. It's been used topically in cosmetics, and as an astringent to stop bleeding and stimulate wound healing. Horsetail's mild...

What is this condition?A chronic heart condition, cor pulmonale is an enlargement of the right ventricle that results from various lung diseases, except those that primarily affect the left side of the heart, or congenital heart disease. Invariably, cor pulmonale foll...

Horsetail is used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and an antitubercular drug, and in the treatment of kidney and bladder disturbances. It's been used topically in cosmetics, and as an astringent to stop bleeding and stimulate wound healing.Horsetail's mild diure...

Unknown to most people is the fact that everyday foods and Herbal supplements can and do interact with popular prescription medications. I became interested while talking to my Pharmacist that my son couldn't take decongestant cold medications with his heart medicatio...

If you're obese, it's important to try to lose as much of that extra weight as you can. It might have dangerous and painful side effects on your body like pain, heart attack and constant fatigue. There's no shortage of weight loss programs available. One natural appro...

Many people who take pharmaceutical medication also want to take some herbal remedies. However, there can be difficulties with this as the chemicals in the two preparations can interact – changing the effect of the pharmaceutical drugs and the herbs. If you are taking...

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Unintentional weight loss is a common condition in the elderly and can affect up to 60% of nursing home residents. When unintentional weight loss occurs, it is an indication of declining health. Any weight loss of 5% or more of a resident's weight over a six-month pe...

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This approach is alien to the way physicians are taught to approach clinical problems. Furthermore, to concentrate 15,000 ICD codes and 7,000 CPT codes into 527 DRGs results in a lack of precision in accurately reflecting the severity of each case.The DRG system is...

[Ciccone CD. Current trends in cardiovascular pharmacology. Phys Ther. 1996;76:481-497.Cardiovascular medications represent one of the largest and most frequently prescribed groups of drugs, and many patients receiving physical therapy also are taking medications f...

Business Editors MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2000 DRAXIS Health Inc. (TSE:DAX.)(NASDAQ:DRAX) announced today that its manufacturing subsidiary, DRAXIS Pharma Inc., has signed a five-year manufacturing and supply agreement with Virco Pharmaceuti...

Byline: Associated Press Hakeem Olajuwon, saying he's in good health and has a ``very good heart,'' left the hospital Monday after a visit from former President George Bush and plans to start working out in hopes of rejoining the Houston Rockets. For the second tim...

A chronic heart condition, cor pulmonale is an enlargement of the right ventricle that results from various lung diseases, except those that primarily affect the left side of the heart, or congenital heart disease.What is this condition? A chronic heart condition,...

With the rapid proliferation of drugs for treating virtually every affliction known to humanity, doctors are increasingly concerned about drug interactions. Some drugs can lessen or even cancel out the therapeutic effects of other medications, while certain other...

TABLE 4 Agents Used to Decrease Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure Agent Dosage ACE inhibitors Benazepril (Lotensin) 20 to 40 mg daily, single dose or two divided doses Captopril (Capoten) 75 to 150 mg daily...

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Brand Name(*) Chemical Name Manufacturer Analgesics Aspirin (multiple) Acetylsalicylic acid Multiple Darvocet-N, Propoxyphene Eli Lilly and Co. Propacet, napsylate (Darvocet), TEVA Propoxyphene na...

Medication Indications for Use Generic name (Brand names) Cardiac medications digitoxin (Crystodigin, Digitoxin) Help regulate heart rate. digoxin (Digoxin, Lanoxin) Treat congestive heart fai...

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An inotrope is an agent that affects myocardial contractility. A positive inotrope causes increased contractility (eg, dobutamine), and a negative inotrope causes decreased contractility (eg, the beta-blocker metoprolol). A chronotrope is an agent that affects heart r...

Definition Digitalis drugs are medicines made from a type of foxglove plant (Digitalis purpurea) that has a stimulating effect on the heart. Purpose Digitalis drugs are used to treat heart problems such as congestive heart failure and irregular heartbeat. These medicine...

Myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The results of recent clinical trials support a beneficial role for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in attenuating mortality from myocardial infarct...

TABLE 3 Considerations in Prescribing Oral Antifungal Agents Antifungal Most common agent Laboratory monitoring adverse reactions Ultramicrosize CBC and LFT if therapy Abdominal pain, griseofulvin is long...

Digoxin, also known as Digitalis, Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps, is a refined plant extract, a purified cardiac glycoside (drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrythmia). Digoxin is commonly marketed under the names Lanoxin, Digitek, and...

Digoxin, also known as Digitalis, Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps, is a refined plant extract, a purified cardiac glycoside(drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrythmia.It is widely used in the treatment of various heart conditions, namel...

Inhalation corticosteroids are cortisone-like medicines. They are used to help prevent the symptoms of asthma. When used regularly every day, inhalation corticosteroids decrease the number and severity of asthma attacks. However, they will not relieve an asthma attack ...