Medical Reference for Common OTC Prescription and Drugs

General Anaesthetic Agents The mechanism by which anaesthetic drugs produce unconsciousness is still unknown. Meyer in 1899 and Overton in 1901 noted that within any group of drugs, anaesthetic potency correlates well with lipid solubility, and most modern theories agree that the site of action is probably the lipid bilayer of nerve cell mem­branes, or [...]

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Brand name Glyset, Miglitol is prescribed for treating Diabetes Type 2 . This is an Antidiabetic medication. Generic Ingredients are :- Acarbose, Precose. General Information of the drug Miglitol works differently from other oral antidiabetes drugs, which control blood sugar levels by increasing the production of insulin or helping the body to use the hormone [...]

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A Benzodiazepine sedative class type of dug , Clorazepate is generic drug name for Gen-Xene, Tranxene, Tranxene-SD , Tranxene T-Tab. It is commonly prescribe for treating several conditions :- Anxiety, tension, symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal, partial seizures, fatigue, agitation, irritable bowel syndrome, and panic attacks. General Information of the drug Clorazepate dipotassium is a benzodiazepine, [...]

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Dronabinol is generic drug name for Marinol , an Antinauseant type of drug. It is prescribed for treating several conditios :- Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy, appetite stimulation and weight-loss prevention in people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). General Information Dronabinol is a legal form of marijuana. The psychoactive chemical in marijuana is [...]

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Entacapone is an ‘Antiparkinsonian‘ generic drug for treating Parkinson Disease. Brand Drug prescription – Comtan. Parkinson’s disease Chronic (persistent) disorder of part of the brain, which affects the way the brain co-ordinates the movements of the muscles in various parts of the body. General Information of the drug Entacapone is always used in combination with [...]

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