Details About Generic Salt :: Amilorid Main Medicine Class:: Potassium-sparing diuretic (uh-MILL-oh-ride HIGH-droe-KLORide) Midamor Class: Potassium-sparing diuretic Drugs Class :: Action Interferes with sodium reabsorption at distal tubule, resulting in increased excretion of water and sodium and decreased excretion of potassium. Indications for Drugs :: Indications Treatment of CHF or hypertension (in...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Amikacin Main Medicine Class:: Antibiotic,aminoglycoside (am-ih-KAE-sin SULL-fate) Amikin Class: Antibiotic/aminoglycoside Drugs Class :: Action Inhibits production of bacterial protein, causing bacterial cell death. Indications for Drugs :: Indications Treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganisms, especially gram-negative bacteria. Drug Dose :: Route/Dosage ADULTS, CHILDREN &...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Amifosti Main Medicine Class:: (am-ih-FOSS-teen) Ethyol Sterile lyophilized powder for injection 500 mg in 10 mL single-use vials Class: Selective tissue chemoprotectant and radioprotectant Indications Prevent or reduce renal damage in patients receiving repeated cisplatin doses for advanced ovarian or non-small cell lung cancer; reduce incidence of...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Amantadi Main Medicine Class:: Antiparkinson, Antiviral (uh-MAN-tuh-deen HIGH-droe-KLOR-ide) Symmetrel Tablets: 100 mg Syrup: 50 mg/5 mL Amantadine HCl Capsules: 100 mg Endantadine PMS-Amantadine Symmetrel Class: Antiparkinson, Antiviral Drugs Class :: Action Exact mechanism is unknown; thought to facilitate dopamine release from intact dopaminergic terminals, increasing dopamine concentration...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Altretam Main Medicine Class:: (ahl-TRETT-uh-meen) Hexalen Gelatin capsules 50 mg Class: Alkylating agents Ethylenimines Methylmelamines Indications Palliative therapy of refractory ovarian cancer. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to altretamine; pre-existing severe bone marrow depression or severe neurologic toxicity. Careful monitoring of neurologic function in these patients is essential. Route/Dosage Refractory...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Alteplas Main Medicine Class:: Tissue plasminogen activator (AL-tuh-PLACE) Activase, Activast rt-PA Class: Tissue plasminogen activator Drugs Class :: Action Aids in dissolution of blood clots. Indications for Drugs :: Indications Lysis of thrombi in management of acute MI or acute massive pulmonary embolism, management of acute ischemic...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Alprosta Main Medicine Class:: Prostaglandin,patent ductus arteriosus, agent for impotence (al-PRAHST-uh-dill) Caverject, Edex, Muse, Prostin VR Pediatric, Prostin VR Class: Prostaglandin/patent ductus arteriosus, agent for impotence Drugs Class :: Action Relaxes smooth muscle of ductus arteriosus. Produces vasodilation, inhibits platelet aggregation and stimulates intestinal and uterine smooth...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Alprazol Main Medicine Class:: Antianxiety,benzodiazepine (al-PRAY-zoe-lam) Xanax, Alti-Alprazolam, APO-Alpraz, Gen-Alprazolam, Novo-Alprazol, Nu-Alpraz Xanax TS Class: Antianxiety/benzodiazepine Drugs Class :: Action Potentiates action of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), an inhibitory neurotransmitter, resulting in increased neuronal inhibition and CNS depression, especially in limbic system and reticular formation. Indications for Drugs...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Alosetro Main Medicine Class:: 5HT3 receptor antagonist (al-OH-seh-trahn) Lotronex Tablets: 1.124 mg (equivalent to 1 mg alosetron base) Class: 5HT3 receptor antagonist Indications Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women whose predominant bowel syndrome is diarrhea. Treatment of IBS in men; carcinoid diarrhea. Contraindications History of chronic...
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Details About Generic Salt :: Allopuri Main Medicine Class:: Analgesic,gout,cytoprotective (AL-oh-PURE-ee-nahl) Zyloprim, Alloprin, Apo-Allopurinol, Novo-Purol, Zyloprim Class: Analgesic/gout/cytoprotective Drugs Class :: Action Inhibits xanthine oxidase, the enzyme responsible for conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and then to uric acid. Indications for Drugs :: Indications Tablets: Treatment of primary or secondary gout, hyperuricemia...
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