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| NOVARTIS |
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| The Pharmaceuticals Division of Novartis is recognized worldwide for the innovative medicines we provide to patients, physicians and healthcare organizations. This growing business develops and markets patent-protected prescription drugs for important health needs. |
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| AFINITOR |
USES: EVEROLIMUS IS USED TO TREAT KIDNEY CANCER. IT IS ALSO USED TO TREAT CERTAIN TUMORS IN THE BRAIN AND CERTAIN TUMORS OF THE PANCREAS. IT WORKS BY SLOWING OR STOPPING THE GROWTH OF CANCER CELLS.... |
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| AMTURNIDE |
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 3 MEDICATIONS: ALISKIREN, AMLODIPINE, AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE. ALISKIREN IS A DIRECT RENIN INHIBITOR AND AMLODIPINE IS A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER. THEY BOTH WORK TO RELAX THE BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW MOR... |
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| ARCAPTA NEOHALER |
USES: INDACATEROL IS USED TO TREAT TROUBLE BREATHING AND WHEEZING DUE TO A CERTAIN ONGOING LUNG DISEASE (CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE-COPD, INCLUDING CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND/OR EMPHYSEMA). IT IS USED IF YOUR BREATHING PROBLEMS ARE NOT CONTROLLED WITH OTHER MEDICATION (SUCH AS A QUICK-RELIEF INHALER). IT WORKS IN THE AIRWAYS BY RELAXING MUSCLES AND OPENING AIR PASSAGES TO IMPROVE BREATHI... |
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| AREDIA |
USES: PAMIDRONATE IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD CALCIUM LEVELS AND CERTAIN BONE PROBLEMS (BONE METASTASES/LESIONS) THAT MAY OCCUR WITH SOME TYPES OF CANCER. IT IS ALSO USED TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF BONE DISEASE (PAGET'S DISEASE) THAT CAUSES ABNORMAL AND WEAK BONES. PAMIDRONATE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS BISPHOSPHONATES. IT WORKS BY SLOWING THE RELEASE OF CALCIUM FROM BONES TO LOWER B... |
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| CATAFLAM |
USES: DICLOFENAC IS USED TO RELIEVE PAIN AND SWELLING (INFLAMMATION) FROM VARIOUS MILD TO MODERATE PAINFUL CONDITIONS. IT IS USED TO TREAT MUSCLE ACHES, BACKACHES, DENTAL PAIN, MENSTRUAL CRAMPS, AND SPORTS INJURIES. IT ALSO REDUCES PAIN, SWELLING, AND JOINT STIFFNESS CAUSED BY ARTHRITIS. REDUCING THESE SYMPTOMS HELPS YOU DO MORE OF YOUR NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. THIS MEDICATION IS KNOWN AS A NON... |
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| CLOZARIL |
USES: SEE ALSO WARNING SECTION. THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN MENTAL/MOOD DISORDERS (SCHIZOPHRENIA, SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDERS). CLOZAPINE IS A PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION (ANTI-PSYCHOTIC TYPE) THAT WORKS BY HELPING TO RESTORE THE BALANCE OF CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCES (NEUROTRANSMITTERS) IN THE BRAIN. CLOZAPINE DECREASES HALLUCINATIONS AND HELPS PREVENT SUICIDE IN PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKELY T... |
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| COARTEM |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT MALARIA IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THE TWO INGREDIENTS IN THIS MEDICATION BELONG TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIMALARIALS. MALARIA IS AN INFECTION CAUSED BY MOSQUITO BITES RECEIVED WHILE TRAVELING OR LIVING IN REGIONS OF THE WORLD WHERE MALARIA IS COMMON. MALARIA PARASITES ENTER THE BODY, AND LIVE IN BODY TISSUES SUCH AS RED BLOOD CELLS OR THE LIVER. THIS M... |
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| COMBIPATCH |
USES: THIS MEDICATION CONTAINS 2 FEMALE HORMONES: AN ESTROGEN (ESTRADIOL) AND A PROGESTIN (NORETHINDRONE). IT IS USED BY WOMEN TO HELP REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE (SUCH AS HOT FLASHES, VAGINAL DRYNESS). THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CAUSED BY THE BODY MAKING LESS ESTROGEN. THE PROGESTIN IN THIS MEDICATION HELPS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER OF THE UTERUS WHICH CAN BE CAUSED BY USING ESTROGEN. WOMEN WHO HA... |
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| COMTAN |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS (LEVODOPA/CARBIDOPA) TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE. ENTACAPONE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS COMT INHIBITORS. MANY PEOPLE TAKING LEVODOPA FOR PARKINSON'S HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE LEVODOPA WEARING OFF BETWEEN SCHEDULED DOSES, CAUSING SYMPTOMS TO RETURN OR WORSEN. ENTACAPONE BLOCKS A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (COMT ENZYME) TH... |
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| DESFERAL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ALONG WITH OTHER TREATMENTS (SUCH AS CAUSING VOMITING WITH SYRUP OF IPECAC, STOMACH PUMPING) TO TREAT SUDDEN IRON POISONING. IT IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN GIVEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE IRON WAS EATEN. THIS MEDICATION CAN ALSO BE USED TO HELP GET RID OF IRON IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH IRON LEVELS DUE TO MANY BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. DEFEROXAMINE IS AN IRON-BINDING AGENT THA... |
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| DIOVAN |
USES: VALSARTAN IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION) AND HEART FAILURE. IT IS ALSO USED TO IMPROVE THE CHANCE OF LIVING LONGER AFTER A HEART ATTACK. LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. VALSARTAN BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS CALLED ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS. IT WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY... |
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| DIOVAN HCT |
USES: THIS DRUG IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TWO MEDICATIONS: VALSARTAN AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE. VALSARTAN IS AN ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER AND WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY. HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE IS A "WATER PILL" (DIURETIC) THAT CAUSES YOU... |
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| EXELON |
USES: RIVASTIGMINE IS USED TO TREAT CONFUSION (DEMENTIA) RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE. RIVASTIGMINE DOES NOT CURE EITHER OF THESE DISEASES, BUT IT MAY IMPROVE MEMORY, AWARENESS, AND THE ABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY FUNCTIONS. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY RESTORING THE BALANCE OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES (NEUROTRANSMITTERS) IN THE BRAIN.... |
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| EXELON |
USES: RIVASTIGMINE IS USED TO TREAT CONFUSION (DEMENTIA) RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE. RIVASTIGMINE DOES NOT CURE EITHER OF THESE DISEASES, BUT IT MAY IMPROVE MEMORY, AWARENESS, AND THE ABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY FUNCTIONS. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY RESTORING THE BALANCE OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES (NEUROTRANSMITTERS) IN THE BRAIN.... |
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| EXELON |
USES: RIVASTIGMINE IS USED TO TREAT CONFUSION (DEMENTIA) RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE. RIVASTIGMINE DOES NOT CURE EITHER OF THESE DISEASES, BUT IT MAY IMPROVE MEMORY, AWARENESS, AND THE ABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY FUNCTIONS. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY RESTORING THE BALANCE OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES (NEUROTRANSMITTERS) IN THE BRAIN.... |
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| EXFORGE |
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 2 MEDICATIONS, AMLODIPINE AND VALSARTAN. AMLODIPINE IS A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER, AND VALSARTAN IS AN ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER. THEY BOTH WORK DIFFERENTLY TO RELAX THE BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW THROU... |
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| EXFORGE HCT |
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 3 MEDICATIONS: AMLODIPINE, VALSARTAN, AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE. AMLODIPINE IS A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER, AND VALSARTAN IS AN ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER. THEY BOTH WORK DIFFERENTLY TO RELAX THE BLOOD VESSELS SO THA... |
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| EXJADE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT ONGOING HIGH LEVELS OF IRON IN THE BODY CAUSED BY MULTIPLE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. DEFERASIROX CAN BE TAKEN BY MOUTH AND BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IRON CHELATING AGENTS. IT WORKS BY REACTING WITH IRON, ALLOWING THE BODY TO PASS EXTRA IRON OUT IN THE STOOL. FREQUENT BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS ARE OFTEN NEEDED IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BLOOD DISEASES (E.G., THALAS... |
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| EXTAVIA |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. INTERFERON IS NOT A CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, BUT IT MAY HELP TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ATTACKS OF WEAKNESS AND SLOW THE WORSENING OF THE DISEASE. THIS MEDICATION IS THE SAME AS A PROTEIN THAT YOUR BODY NATURALLY PRODUCES (INTERFERON). IN THE BODY, IT IS THOUGHT TO WORK BY AFFECTING THE BODY'S NATURAL DEFENSES (IMMUNE SYSTEM) IN MAN... |
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| FAMVIR |
USES: FAMCICLOVIR IS USED TO TREAT INFECTIONS CAUSED BY CERTAIN TYPES OF VIRUSES. IT TREATS SHINGLES CAUSED BY HERPES ZOSTER. IT ALSO TREATS OUTBREAKS OF HERPES SIMPLEX THAT CAUSE COLD SORES AROUND THE MOUTH, SORES AROUND THE ANUS, AND GENITAL HERPES. IN PEOPLE WITH FREQUENT OUTBREAKS OF GENITAL HERPES, FAMCICLOVIR IS USED TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FUTURE EPISODES. FAMCICLOVIR IS AN ANTIVIR... |
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| FANAPT |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN MENTAL/MOOD DISORDERS (SUCH AS SCHIZOPHRENIA). ILOPERIDONE HELPS YOU TO THINK MORE CLEARLY, FEEL LESS NERVOUS, AND TAKE PART IN EVERYDAY LIFE. IT MAY ALSO HELP TO DECREASE HALLUCINATIONS (HEARING/SEEING THINGS THAT ARE NOT THERE). ILOPERIDONE IS A PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION THAT BELONGS TO THE CLASS OF DRUGS CALLED ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS. IT WORKS BY ... |
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| FANAPT |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN MENTAL/MOOD DISORDERS (SUCH AS SCHIZOPHRENIA). ILOPERIDONE HELPS YOU TO THINK MORE CLEARLY, FEEL LESS NERVOUS, AND TAKE PART IN EVERYDAY LIFE. IT MAY ALSO HELP TO DECREASE HALLUCINATIONS (HEARING/SEEING THINGS THAT ARE NOT THERE). ILOPERIDONE IS A PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION THAT BELONGS TO THE CLASS OF DRUGS CALLED ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS. IT WORKS BY ... |
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| FEMARA |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN TYPES OF BREAST CANCER (SUCH AS HORMONE-RECEPTOR-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER) IN WOMEN AFTER MENOPAUSE. LETROZOLE IS ALSO USED TO HELP PREVENT THE CANCER FROM RETURNING. SOME BREAST CANCERS ARE MADE TO GROW FASTER BY A NATURAL HORMONE CALLED ESTROGEN. LETROZOLE DECREASES THE AMOUNT OF ESTROGEN THE BODY MAKES AND HELPS TO SLOW OR REVERSE THE GROWTH OF TH... |
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| FOCALIN |
USES: DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE IS USED AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM (INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL MEASURES) TO TREAT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - ADHD. IT CAN HELP INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION, STAY FOCUSED ON AN ACTIVITY, AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. IT MAY ALSO HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR TASKS AND IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS. DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE IS A MILD ... |
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| FOCALIN XR |
USES: DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE IS USED AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM (INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL MEASURES) TO TREAT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - ADHD. IT CAN HELP INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION, STAY FOCUSED ON AN ACTIVITY, AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. IT MAY ALSO HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR TASKS AND IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS. DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE IS A MILD ... |
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| GENTEAL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| GENTEAL MILD TO MODERATE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| GENTEAL GEL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| GENTEAL MILD |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| GENTEAL PM |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| GENTEAL SEVERE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| GILENYA |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS-MS). IT IS NOT A CURE FOR MS BUT IT IS THOUGHT TO HELP BY PREVENTING IMMUNE SYSTEM CELLS (LYMPHOCYTES) FROM ATTACKING THE NERVES IN YOUR BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD. IT HELPS DECREASE THE NUMBER OF EPISODES OF WORSENING AND MAY PREVENT OR DELAY DISABILITY.... |
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| GLEEVEC |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER (E.G., CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA, GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS, AND MYELODYSPLASTIC/MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASES). IMATINIB WORKS BY STOPPING OR SLOWING THE GROWTH OF CANCER CELLS (TUMORS). IT ALSO WORKS BY CAUSING CANCER CELLS TO DIE.... |
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| HYPOTEARS |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE DRY, IRRITATED EYES. COMMON CAUSES FOR DRY EYES INCLUDE WIND, SUN, HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, COMPUTER USE/READING, AND CERTAIN MEDICATIONS. THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTRAN, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (PEG 400), POLYSORBATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, POVIDONE, OR PROPYLENE GLY... |
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| ILARIS (PF) |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT A CERTAIN GROUP OF INHERITED DISORDERS CALLED CRYOPYRIN-ASSOCIATED PERIODIC SYNDROMES (CAPS), INCLUDING FAMILIAL COLD AUTOINFLAMMATORY SYNDROME AND MUCKLE-WELLS SYNDROME. CANAKINUMAB WORKS BY BLOCKING A CERTAIN NATURAL PROTEIN IN YOUR BODY (INTERLEUKIN-1 BETA) THAT MAY WORSEN THE SYMPTOMS OF CAPS. CANAKINUMAB DOES NOT CURE CAPS, BUT IT CAN HELP LESSEN THE ... |
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| LAMISIL |
USES: TERBINAFINE IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN TYPES OF FUNGAL INFECTIONS (E.G., FINGERNAIL OR TOENAIL). IT WORKS BY STOPPING THE GROWTH OF FUNGUS. THIS MEDICATION BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIFUNGALS.... |
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| LAMISIL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF FUNGAL INFECTION OF THE SCALP (TINEA CAPITIS). TERBINAFINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIFUNGALS. IT WORKS BY STOPPING THE GROWTH OF FUNGUS.... |
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| LESCOL |
USES: FLUVASTATIN IS USED ALONG WITH A PROPER DIET TO HELP LOWER "BAD" CHOLESTEROL AND FATS (SUCH AS LDL, TRIGLYCERIDES) AND RAISE "GOOD" CHOLESTEROL (HDL) IN THE BLOOD. IT BELONGS TO A GROUP OF DRUGS KNOWN AS "STATINS." IT WORKS BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF CHOLESTEROL MADE BY THE LIVER. LOWERING "BAD" CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES AND RAISING "GOOD" CHOLESTEROL DECREASES THE RISK OF HEART DISEAS... |
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| LESCOL XL |
USES: FLUVASTATIN IS USED ALONG WITH A PROPER DIET TO HELP LOWER "BAD" CHOLESTEROL AND FATS (SUCH AS LDL, TRIGLYCERIDES) AND RAISE "GOOD" CHOLESTEROL (HDL) IN THE BLOOD. IT BELONGS TO A GROUP OF DRUGS KNOWN AS "STATINS." IT WORKS BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF CHOLESTEROL MADE BY THE LIVER. LOWERING "BAD" CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES AND RAISING "GOOD" CHOLESTEROL DECREASES THE RISK OF HEART DISEAS... |
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| LOPRESSOR |
USES: METOPROLOL IS USED WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER MEDICATIONS TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS MEDICATION IS ALSO USED TO TREAT CHEST PAIN (ANGINA) AND TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL AFTER A HEART ATTACK. METOPROLOL BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS BETA BLOCKERS. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING THE ACTION OF CE... |
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| LOPRESSOR HCT |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 2 MEDICATIONS, METOPROLOL AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE. METOPROLOL BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS BETA BLOCKERS. IT WORKS BY KEEPING CERTAIN NATURAL CHEMICALS SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE FROM ACTING ON THE HEART AND BLO... |
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| LOTENSIN |
USES: BENAZEPRIL IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. BENAZEPRIL IS AN ACE INHIBITOR AND WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY.... |
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| LOTENSIN HCT |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS A COMBINATION OF TWO DRUGS, AN ACE INHIBITOR (BENAZEPRIL) AND A "WATER PILL"/DIURETIC (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE). IT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). BENAZEPRIL WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS, CAUSING THEM TO WIDEN. THE HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE DIURETIC INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF URINE YOU MAKE, THEREFORE DECREASING EXCESS WATER AND SALT IN YOUR BODY. LOWERING H... |
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| LOTREL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS A COMBINATION OF TWO DRUGS: A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER (AMLODIPINE) AND AN ACE INHIBITOR (BENAZEPRIL). IT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). IT WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY. LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS.... |
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| METHERGINE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AFTER CHILDBIRTH TO HELP STOP BLEEDING FROM THE UTERUS. METHYLERGONOVINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ERGOT ALKALOIDS. IT WORKS BY INCREASING THE RATE AND STRENGTH OF CONTRACTIONS AND THE STIFFNESS OF THE UTERUS MUSCLES. THESE EFFECTS HELP TO DECREASE BLEEDING.... |
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| METOPIRONE |
USES: NORMALLY THE PITUITARY GLAND IN YOUR BRAIN SENDS SIGNALS TO YOUR ADRENAL GLANDS TO MAKE A NATURAL SUBSTANCE CALLED CORTISOL. CORTISOL IS IMPORTANT FOR KEEPING YOUR BODY FUNCTIONING WELL AND FOR GOOD HEALTH. METYRAPONE IS USED TO TEST IF YOUR PITUITARY GLAND IS SENDING THE PROPER SIGNALS TO YOUR ADRENAL GLANDS.... |
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| MIACALCIN |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT CERTAIN BONE PROBLEMS (E.G., PAGET'S DISEASE, POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS) AND TO REDUCE HIGH BLOOD LEVELS OF CALCIUM. CALCITONIN IS A MAN-MADE HORMONE THAT WORKS BY SLOWING BONE LOSS AND MAINTAINING NORMAL CALCIUM LEVELS IN THE BLOOD. IT MAY ALSO HELP TO REDUCE BONE PAIN IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAGET'S DISEASE.... |
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| MIACALCIN |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT BRITTLE BONE DISEASE (OSTEOPOROSIS) IN WOMEN WHO ARE AT LEAST 5 YEARS PAST "THE CHANGE OF LIFE" (MENOPAUSE). CALCITONIN WORKS BY SLOWING BONE LOSS TO HELP MAINTAIN STRONG BONES AND REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FRACTURES.... |
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| MYFORTIC |
USES: MYCOPHENOLATE IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO KEEP YOUR BODY FROM ATTACKING AND REJECTING YOUR TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY. IT BELONGS TO A CLASS OF MEDICATIONS CALLED IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY LOWERING YOUR BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM ACTIVITY.... |
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| NEORAL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A LIVER, KIDNEY, OR HEART TRANSPLANT. IT IS USUALLY TAKEN ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR NEW ORGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. CYCLOSPORINE IS ALSO USED TO TREAT SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND A CERTAIN SKIN CONDITION (SEVERE PSORIASIS). CYCLOSPORINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT... |
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| NEORAL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A LIVER, KIDNEY, OR HEART TRANSPLANT. IT IS USUALLY TAKEN ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR NEW ORGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. CYCLOSPORINE IS ALSO USED TO TREAT SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND A CERTAIN SKIN CONDITION (SEVERE PSORIASIS). CYCLOSPORINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT... |
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| PARLODEL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ALONE OR WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS (E.G., LEVODOPA) TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE. IT CAN IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO MOVE AND DECREASE SHAKINESS (TREMOR), STIFFNESS, SLOWED MOVEMENT, AND UNSTEADINESS. IT MAY ALSO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF EPISODES OF NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE ("ON-OFF SYNDROME"). BROMOCRIPTINE IS ALSO USED TO TREAT HORMONAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HIGH LEVELS OF A ... |
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| PARLODEL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ALONE OR WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS (E.G., LEVODOPA) TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE. IT CAN IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO MOVE AND DECREASE SHAKINESS (TREMOR), STIFFNESS, SLOWED MOVEMENT, AND UNSTEADINESS. IT MAY ALSO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF EPISODES OF NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE ("ON-OFF SYNDROME"). BROMOCRIPTINE IS ALSO USED TO TREAT HORMONAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HIGH LEVELS OF A ... |
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| RECLAST |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF BONE DISEASE (PAGET'S DISEASE) THAT CAUSES ABNORMAL AND WEAK BONES. ZOLEDRONIC ACID IS ALSO USED TO TREAT BONE LOSS (OSTEOPOROSIS) IN MEN AND IN WOMEN AFTER MENOPAUSE. IT MAY ALSO BE USED TO TREAT OR PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS IN PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING CORTICOSTEROID MEDICATIONS (SUCH AS PREDNISONE) FOR LONG PERIODS. IT WORKS BY SLOWING THE BREA... |
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| RITALIN |
USES: METHYLPHENIDATE IS USED AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM (INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL MEASURES) TO TREAT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - ADHD. IT CAN HELP INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION, STAY FOCUSED ON AN ACTIVITY, AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. IT MAY ALSO HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR TASKS AND IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS. THIS MEDICATION IS ALSO USED TO ... |
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| RITALIN LA |
USES: METHYLPHENIDATE IS USED AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM (INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL MEASURES) TO TREAT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - ADHD. IT CAN HELP INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION, STAY FOCUSED ON AN ACTIVITY, AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. IT MAY ALSO HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR TASKS AND IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS. METHYLPHENIDATE IS A MILD STIMUL... |
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| RITALIN SR |
USES: METHYLPHENIDATE IS USED AS PART OF A TREATMENT PROGRAM (INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL MEASURES) TO TREAT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - ADHD. IT CAN HELP INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION, STAY FOCUSED ON AN ACTIVITY, AND CONTROL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. IT MAY ALSO HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR TASKS AND IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS. THIS MEDICATION IS ALSO USED TO ... |
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| SANDIMMUNE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A LIVER, KIDNEY, OR HEART TRANSPLANT. IT IS USUALLY TAKEN ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR NEW ORGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. CYCLOSPORINE IS ALSO USED TO TREAT SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND A CERTAIN SKIN CONDITION (SEVERE PSORIASIS). CYCLOSPORINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT... |
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| SANDIMMUNE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A LIVER, KIDNEY, OR HEART TRANSPLANT. IT IS USUALLY TAKEN ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR NEW ORGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. CYCLOSPORINE IS ALSO USED TO TREAT SEVERE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND A CERTAIN SKIN CONDITION (SEVERE PSORIASIS). CYCLOSPORINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT... |
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| SANDIMMUNE |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A LIVER, KIDNEY, OR HEART TRANSPLANT. IT IS USUALLY USED ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO ALLOW YOUR NEW ORGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. CYCLOSPORINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS. IT WORKS BY SLOWING DOWN YOUR BODY'S DEFENSE SYSTEM (IMMUNE SYSTEM) TO PREVENT YOUR BODY FROM REJECTING A TRAN... |
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| SANDOSTATIN |
USES: OCTREOTIDE IS USED TO TREAT SEVERE WATERY DIARRHEA AND SUDDEN REDDENING OF THE FACE AND NECK CAUSED BY CERTAIN TYPES OF TUMORS (E.G., CARCINOID TUMORS, VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE TUMORS) THAT ARE FOUND USUALLY IN THE INTESTINES AND PANCREAS. THE SYMPTOMS OCCUR WHEN THESE TUMORS MAKE TOO MUCH OF CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCES (HORMONES). THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY BLOCKING THE PRODUCTION OF T... |
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| SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS A LONG-ACTING FORM OF OCTREOTIDE. OCTREOTIDE IS USED TO TREAT SEVERE WATERY DIARRHEA AND SUDDEN REDDENING OF THE FACE AND NECK CAUSED BY CERTAIN TYPES OF TUMORS (E.G., CARCINOID TUMORS, VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE TUMORS) THAT ARE FOUND USUALLY IN THE INTESTINES AND PANCREAS. THE SYMPTOMS OCCUR WHEN THESE TUMORS MAKE TOO MUCH OF CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCES (HORMONES). ... |
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| SIMULECT |
USES: BASILIXIMAB IS USED TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. IT IS USUALLY TAKEN ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS (E.G., CYCLOSPORINE, CORTICOSTEROIDS) TO ALLOW YOUR NEW ORGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. BASILIXIMAB IS AN IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT DRUG KNOWN AS A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY. IT WORKS BY SLOWING DOWN YOUR BODY'S DEFENSE SYSTEM (IMMUNE SYSTEM) TO PREVENT YOUR BODY ... |
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| STALEVO 100 |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO A LACK OF AN IMPORTANT CHEMICAL (DOPAMINE) IN THE BRAIN. LEVODOPA IS CONVERTED INTO DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, LEADING TO THE RELIEF OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS. BOTH CARBIDOPA AND ENTACAPONE ARE GIVEN WITH LEVODOPA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEVODOPA THAT IS CONVERTE... |
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| STALEVO 125 |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO A LACK OF AN IMPORTANT CHEMICAL (DOPAMINE) IN THE BRAIN. LEVODOPA IS CONVERTED INTO DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, LEADING TO THE RELIEF OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS. BOTH CARBIDOPA AND ENTACAPONE ARE GIVEN WITH LEVODOPA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEVODOPA THAT IS CONVERTE... |
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| STALEVO 150 |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO A LACK OF AN IMPORTANT CHEMICAL (DOPAMINE) IN THE BRAIN. LEVODOPA IS CONVERTED INTO DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, LEADING TO THE RELIEF OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS. BOTH CARBIDOPA AND ENTACAPONE ARE GIVEN WITH LEVODOPA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEVODOPA THAT IS CONVERTE... |
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| STALEVO 200 |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO A LACK OF AN IMPORTANT CHEMICAL (DOPAMINE) IN THE BRAIN. LEVODOPA IS CONVERTED INTO DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, LEADING TO THE RELIEF OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS. BOTH CARBIDOPA AND ENTACAPONE ARE GIVEN WITH LEVODOPA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEVODOPA THAT IS CONVERTE... |
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| STALEVO 50 |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO A LACK OF AN IMPORTANT CHEMICAL (DOPAMINE) IN THE BRAIN. LEVODOPA IS CONVERTED INTO DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, LEADING TO THE RELIEF OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS. BOTH CARBIDOPA AND ENTACAPONE ARE GIVEN WITH LEVODOPA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEVODOPA THAT IS CONVERTE... |
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| STALEVO 75 |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO A LACK OF AN IMPORTANT CHEMICAL (DOPAMINE) IN THE BRAIN. LEVODOPA IS CONVERTED INTO DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN, LEADING TO THE RELIEF OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS. BOTH CARBIDOPA AND ENTACAPONE ARE GIVEN WITH LEVODOPA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LEVODOPA THAT IS CONVERTE... |
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| STARLIX |
USES: NATEGLINIDE IS USED ALONE OR WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL HIGH BLOOD SUGAR ALONG WITH A PROPER DIET AND EXERCISE PROGRAM. IT IS USED IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 (NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT) DIABETES. CONTROLLING HIGH BLOOD SUGAR HELPS PREVENT KIDNEY DAMAGE, BLINDNESS, NERVE PROBLEMS, LOSS OF LIMBS, AND SEXUAL FUNCTION PROBLEMS. PROPER CONTROL OF DIABETES MAY ALSO LESSEN YOUR RISK OF A HEART ATT... |
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| TASIGNA |
USES: NILOTINIB IS USED TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF BLOOD CANCER (CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA-CML). IT WORKS BY SLOWING OR STOPPING THE GROWTH OF CANCER CELLS.... |
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| TEGRETOL |
USES: CARBAMAZEPINE IS USED TO PREVENT AND CONTROL SEIZURES. IT IS KNOWN AS AN ANTICONVULSANT OR ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUG. IT IS ALSO USED TO RELIEVE ONE TYPE OF NERVE PAIN (TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA). THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY REDUCING EXCESSIVE NERVE SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN AND RESTORING THE NORMAL BALANCE OF NERVE ACTIVITY.... |
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| TEGRETOL |
USES: CARBAMAZEPINE IS USED TO PREVENT AND CONTROL SEIZURES. IT IS KNOWN AS AN ANTICONVULSANT OR ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUG. IT IS ALSO USED TO RELIEVE ONE TYPE OF NERVE PAIN (TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA). THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY REDUCING EXCESSIVE NERVE SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN AND RESTORING THE NORMAL BALANCE OF NERVE ACTIVITY.... |
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| TEGRETOL |
USES: CARBAMAZEPINE IS USED TO PREVENT AND CONTROL SEIZURES. THIS MEDICATION IS KNOWN AS AN ANTICONVULSANT OR ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUG. IT IS ALSO USED TO RELIEVE ONE TYPE OF NERVE PAIN (TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA). THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY REDUCING EXCESSIVE NERVE SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN AND RESTORING THE NORMAL BALANCE OF NERVE ACTIVITY.... |
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| TEGRETOL XR |
USES: CARBAMAZEPINE IS USED TO PREVENT AND CONTROL SEIZURES. IT IS KNOWN AS AN ANTICONVULSANT OR ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG. IT IS ALSO USED TO RELIEVE ONE TYPE OF NERVE PAIN (TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA). THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY REDUCING EXCESSIVE NERVE SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN AND RESTORING THE NORMAL BALANCE OF NERVE ACTIVITY.... |
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| TEKAMLO |
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 2 MEDICATIONS: ALISKIREN AND AMLODIPINE. ALISKIREN IS A DIRECT RENIN INHIBITOR AND AMLODIPINE IS A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER. THEY BOTH WORK TO RELAX THE BLOOD VESSELS SO THAT BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY. THESE MEDIC... |
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| TEKTURNA |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. ALISKIREN WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY.... |
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| TEKTURNA HCT |
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION). LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 2 MEDICATIONS. ALISKIREN WORKS BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY. HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE IS CALLED A "WATER PILL" (DIURETIC) AND CAUSES YOUR BODY TO GET RID OF EXTRA SALT AND WATER. THIS EFFECT M... |
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| TOBI |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH A CERTAIN INHERITED CONDITION (CYSTIC FIBROSIS) WHO HAVE A PERSISTENT LUNG INFECTION WITH A CERTAIN BACTERIA (PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA). PEOPLE WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS PRODUCE THICK, STICKY MUCUS THAT CAN PLUG UP THE TUBES, DUCTS AND PASSAGEWAYS IN THE LUNGS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS BREATHING PROBLEMS AND INFECTIONS IN THE LUNGS. TOBRAMYCIN BELO... |
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| TRILEPTAL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SEIZURE DISORDERS (EPILEPSY). IT MAY BE USED WITH OTHER SEIZURE MEDICATIONS AS DETERMINED BY YOUR DOCTOR.... |
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| TRILEPTAL |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SEIZURE DISORDERS (EPILEPSY). IT MAY BE USED WITH OTHER SEIZURE MEDICATIONS AS DETERMINED BY YOUR DOCTOR.... |
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| TYZEKA |
USES: TELBIVUDINE IS USED TO TREAT LONG-TERM HEPATITIS B INFECTION. HEPATITIS B IS AN INFECTION OF THE LIVER CAUSED BY THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS. PERSISTENT INFECTION CAN CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE, RARELY LIVER CANCER, AND LIVER FAILURE. TELBIVUDINE HELPS TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS IN YOUR BODY. IT IS AN ANTIVIRAL THAT BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS HEPATITIS B VIRUS NUCLEOSIDE REVE... |
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| VALTURNA |
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HELPS PREVENT STROKES, HEART ATTACKS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS. BOTH MEDICATIONS WORK BY RELAXING BLOOD VESSELS SO BLOOD CAN FLOW MORE EASILY. ALISKIREN BLOCKS THE HORMONE RENIN. VALSARTAN BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS CALLED ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING THE HORMONE ANGIOTENSIN.... |
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| VIVELLE-DOT |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS A FEMALE HORMONE (ESTROGEN). IT IS USED BY WOMEN TO HELP REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE (SUCH AS HOT FLASHES, VAGINAL DRYNESS). THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CAUSED BY THE BODY MAKING LESS ESTROGEN. IF YOU ARE USING THIS MEDICATION TO TREAT SYMPTOMS ONLY IN AND AROUND THE VAGINA, PRODUCTS APPLIED DIRECTLY INSIDE THE VAGINA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE MEDICATIONS THAT ARE TAKEN BY MO... |
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| VOLTAREN |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT SWELLING (INFLAMMATION) OF THE EYE AFTER CATARACT SURGERY. IT IS ALSO USED AFTER ANOTHER TYPE OF EYE SURGERY (CORNEAL REFRACTIVE SURGERY) TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE PAIN AND SENSITIVITY OF THE EYE TO LIGHT. DICLOFENAC BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS).... |
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| VOLTAREN-XR |
USES: DICLOFENAC IS USED TO RELIEVE PAIN, SWELLING (INFLAMMATION), AND JOINT STIFFNESS CAUSED BY ARTHRITIS. REDUCING THESE SYMPTOMS HELPS YOU DO MORE OF YOUR NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. THIS MEDICATION IS KNOWN AS A NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG (NSAID). THIS LONG-ACTING MEDICATION IS NOT INTENDED TO RELIEVE SUDDEN SEVERE PAIN BECAUSE IT STARTS WORKING SLOWLY. IF YOU ARE TREATING A CHRONIC ... |
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| ZADITOR |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT AND TREAT ITCHING OF THE EYES CAUSED BY ALLERGIES (ALLERGIC/SEASONAL CONJUNCTIVITIS). KETOTIFEN IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE FOR THE EYE THAT TREATS ALLERGIC SYMPTOMS BY BLOCKING A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE). IT IS ALSO A MAST CELL STABILIZER THAT PREVENTS ALLERGIC REACTIONS BY REDUCING THE RELEASE OF NATURAL SUBSTANCES THAT CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION.... |
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| ZOMETA |
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD CALCIUM LEVELS (HYPERCALCEMIA) THAT MAY OCCUR WITH CANCER. ZOLEDRONIC ACID IS ALSO USED WITH CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY TO TREAT BONE PROBLEMS THAT MAY OCCUR WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND OTHER TYPES OF CANCER (SUCH AS BREAST, LUNG) THAT HAVE SPREAD TO THE BONES. ZOLEDRONIC ACID BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS BISPHOSPHONATES. IT LOWERS HIGH BLOOD CAL... |
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| ZORTRESS |
USES: EVEROLIMUS IS USED WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS (SUCH AS CYCLOSPORINE) TO PREVENT REJECTION OF A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. THIS MEDICATION BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS. IT WORKS BY WEAKENING YOUR BODY'S DEFENSE SYSTEM (IMMUNE SYSTEM) TO HELP YOUR BODY ACCEPT THE NEW ORGAN AS IF IT WERE YOUR OWN.... |
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