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Every-Other-Day Rosuvastatin Dosing in Patients with Statin Intolerance
Can patients take this statin less frequently and avoid adverse effects while still benefiting from its cardioprotective properties?
What Are the Different Kinds of Vitamins C?
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is absolutely crucial to the body's health. Vitamin C offers countless benefits to the body and plays a key role in a number of body functions. This vitamin, however, is not readily stored in the body and therefore needs to be provided to the body through it
Side Effects of Taking Benadryl
Benadryl is a brand name for the over-the-counter drug diphenhydramine, an antihistamine used mainly for treating allergic reactions. It also can be used to relieve symptoms of the common cold, to treat insomnia and to prevent or treat motion sickness. Several side effects are possible.
How Is Phentermine Different From Phentramene?
Phentermine is a prescription drug that is commonly prescribed as an appetite suppressant in the United States. It is much less expensive than other FDA-approved weight loss drugs, and it accounts for more than 50 percent of diet drugs prescribed. Phentermine is commonly sold under brand names Ionam
How to Transfer a Prescription Gift Card
Prescription drugs can be expensive, even if you have a prescription plan with your health insurance policy. Many drugstores and pharmacies periodically offer coupons enabling customers who transfer a prescription to receive a gift card to the store. Often these gift cards are valued at $25 or more.
The Overselling of Hormone Replacement Therapy
The news that part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was stopped early because women treated with combined estrogen-progestin therapy experienced higher rates of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and overall harm has rocked women and physicians across the country.
How Does a Pharmacy Work?
Pharmacies are places that store and sell prescription medication. Rather than attaining medication from a physician, most people will travel to a pharmacy after a doctor's visit in order to get medication for their ailments. Pharmacies can be found within some doctor offices,...
How to Extract Sugar From Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana, an herb in the chrysanthemum family, grows wild in parts of Paraguay and Brazil. Of the 300 unique species of Stevia plants, it is the only one rich in sweet glycosides and Stevioside. As a natural sweetener, Stevia rebaudiana can be dried and crushed into a powder, prepared into
Signs of Withdrawals From Vicodin
Vicodin can be both psychologically and physically addictive.manny white drugs image by Rose from Fotolia.comThe two active ingredients in Vicodin are acetaminophen, a common pain reliever, and hydrocodone, an opiate. Used in the short term, Vicodin effectively relieves moderate to severe...
Pharmacist Impact on Posttraumatic Seizure Prophylaxis
The participation of a clinical pharmacist on rounds in an ICU reduced costs without jeopardizing patient outcomes.
Natural Remedies for Tinnitus with Celtic Sea Salt
Tinnitus is a condition in which the sufferer hears ringing, hissing or whooshing sounds in the absence of any outside stimuli. This can range from barely noticeable to debilitating. While there are allopathic treatments like prescription medications, auditory therapy and last resort surgery, you ma
Long Term Effects of Prevacid
Prevacid is a medication available by prescription only and used for the treatment of stomach ulcers and acid reflux. Prevacid is a tablet administered orally, typically in once-per-day doses. Reactions to Prevacid can range from mild to severe, and can last for a duration of several hours after tak
Side Effects of Zyrtec
Zyrtec is a prescription antihistamine that is used to treat allergy symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing and itchy, watery eyes. It may also be used to treat hives and chronic itchy skin. Zyrtec is taken once per day, with or without food. Its generic name is cetirizine hydrochloride.
Metoprolol CR/XL in Patients With CHF
Metoprolol CR/XL (metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets) is a Beta 1-selective agent that improved survival and reduced hospitalization among patients with New York Heart Association class II-IV heart failure in a randomized trial.
Counseling Male Patients on Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Are you current with the recent updates to testosterone product labeling and new warnings concerning adverse outcomes? Learn what you need to properly counsel patients in this overview.
Improving Drug Therapy for Patients with Asthma
Uncontrolled asthma remains a serious problem worldwide, despite improvements in asthma medications and other methods for managing the disease.
Side Effects of Norvasc
Norvasc is the brand name of the drug amlodipine, a calcium-channel blocker prescribed to treat high blood pressure and angina. Distributed by Pfizer Inc., Norvasc side effects are generally mild.
Insulin Resistance Diets
Insulin resistance is often a precursor to developing diabetes since it is characterized by your body's inability to correctly use the insulin it produces, resulting in a surplus of blood glucose. Following a special diet may help prevent further health issues.
What Are the Benefits of Vitamin E Cream?
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that helps neutralize free radicals and aids in balancing cell membranes. Since antioxidants are important for skin cells, Vitamin E has several benefits for skin. Skin care products that include Vitamin E should be part of your daily skin regime.
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in the Prevention of Cancer
Are Pap tests needed in women who have received the HPV vaccine?