Medications - Uses Dosage and Side Effects

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This Disabled World category lists articles on various drug and medication information including side effects of some drugs and explains exactly what certain drugs are used to treat which ailments.

Without medication, including pain killers and related drugs, the lives of many people would be insufferable.

Some of the very interesting new medications available on the market today for certain disabilities and health problems are the very latest cutting edge technologies such as cord blood and stem cell research.

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Cocaine Exposed: Its Side Effects
Cocaine is one of the most favoured or abused substances in the world today. In powder form, cocaine is known as “coke”, “C”, “flake”, “blow”, “toot” and “snow”.

Aspirin Facts and Information
Aspirin has many uses. An over the counter medication, aspirin typically used to reduce swelling, redness, pain, and fever, caused by various problems such as arthritis, infections, and headaches. In some cases, a physician will prescribe aspirin as a method for treating gout.

Cozaar - High Blood Pressure Medication
Losartan is the generic version for Cozaar and is usually used by medical workers to treat Hypertension. For patients stricken with Type 2 Diabetes, Cozzar has also been found to be helpful in treating kidney problems.

Oxycontin - A Young Mans Story
Recently, it was reported that the maker of OxyContin was fined $644.5 Million for misleading the public. That is a steep fine, but when you look at this young man's story and think of all the other stories of struggle and heartache that are sure to be out there, the fine somehow does not seem adequate...

The constant search for alternative medicine
Many doctors are likely to feel that their present patients are looking for new alternatives in order to cure their diseases; but the doctors are also aware that these people are prone to be misled by wrong perceptions. They may end up by believing that they can be cured without the scientific evidence that demonstrates this miraculous result.

Altace Medication
It is quite possible to lead a normal active lifestyle even after suffering from a heart attack. Use of drugs such as Altace, which fall in to the family of medications known as ACE inhibitors, can also increase life expectancy with patients who have a potential for heart failure.

What is Aldactone?
Aldactone is also used for the diagnosis as well as the treatment of Hyperaldosteronism. This is a condition in which you have too much aldosterone in your body.

The Pill - Helpful or Harmful?
The development of the birth control pill was put in motion by lifelong women's rights advocate Margaret Sanger. Sanger's advocacy was fueled by observing her mom exhaust herself to death by giving birth to 11 children. She became a nurse and later on funded the research to come up with a better contraceptive.

Escaping from Drug Addiction through Professionally Assisted Withdrawal
Addiction or substance abuse is a complex brain disease. A person with an addiction experiences cravings that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. During a craving, a person with an addiction misses the habit-forming drug terribly, and often he or she experiences symptoms of withdrawal.

Immunization Advice for Safe Travel
If you are planning to travel abroad, you may need certain travel immunization. Which vaccinations will be required will depend on your travel destination, the length of your stay, and whether or not you have already been inoculated against particular diseases.

Is Chantix all it claims to be?
Chantix in itself works very well, however it may be more effective on smokers who are physically addicted to nicotine as opposed to those psychologically addicted as it seems to work much better on the former.

The Ups and Downs of HGH Use
HGH has been touted as an excellent supplement for people who want to grow taller or want to improve their muscle fitness. HGH are produced in the pituitary gland of any human body and are responsible for cell reproduction and growth in various areas of the body. HGH production in the body peaks around puberty, after which it enters a slow state of decline.

Botox Helps Cerebral Palsy Sufferers
Megan Hand, 5, and Kira Glossop, 4, have spent most of their lives in a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. Botox injections have made them walk again.

Pain Killer Addiction
At least 415,000 people received treatment and rehabilitation for pain killer abuse or addiction in the past year. Many of the chronic pain patients out there may be seriously under- treated as a result of many doctors who are trying to gain some control over pain killer addiction, it's reported.

Pain Pill Addiction: Are you Addicted?
Are you addicted to pain pills? You certainly have company. The cycle of use, dependence, and use is playing out, over and over, in every community across the country. Note that I describe the cycle as use, dependence, use a description that is accurate, because in most cases the cycle of dependence starts when you appropriately use medication administered by a person who you trust-your physician.

Suboxone - A new treatment paradigm: Part Two
Suboxone consists of two drugs; buprenorphine and naloxone. The naloxone is irrelevant if the addict uses the medication properly, but if the tablet is dissolved in water and injected the naloxone will cause instant withdrawal. When suboxone is used correctly, the naloxone is destroyed in the liver shortly after uptake from the intestines and has no therapeutic effect.

Drug Interactions: The Dangers of Mixing up Medicines
There are people with medical conditions who take more than one medicine at a time. Some people see more than one doctor for different reasons. Still, even with the subtantiated proof on the efficacy of Western medicine, many still choose to take herbal supplements for health maintenance.

Impact of Denied Alzheimers Drugs Praised
Alzheimer's drugs which are currently being denied to some NHS patients may have a dramatic impact on the pathology of the brain according to researchers in the UK. Campaigners are fighting to get cholinesterase inhibitors, which have been rejected for use in mild cases of Alzheimer's, available on the NHS after post-mortems showed that they found a 70% fall of a protein linked to dementia in those who had taken them.

What are Generic Drugs?
A definition of generic drugs. When a drug company first invents a drug that company is the only one allowed to make that drug in the same country for a certain number of years. After this time period, other companies are allowed to make the same drug. These drugs are called generic drugs.

Think Before you use Drugs - My Regret
Think before you use drugs is an easy thing for me to say now. I used to use drugs regularly for about 4 years. I started out smoking marijuana and ended up smoking crack and sniffing heroin and crystal meth.

Allergic To Penicillin
If you have a Penicillin Allergy then you suffer from allergies Type 1 what is also called Contact Allergies. The immune system overreacts to the beta-lactam molecule found in penicillin.

Drug Testing your Teen at Home
The dramatic rise in drug use among children as young as 10 and 11 years old has parents desperate for solutions. In the battle of trust versus safety, is drug testing at home an option?

What is Glucophage?
Glucophage comes in tablets to take by mouth. It usually is taken two or three times a day with meals. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.

Heartburn Medication - Which One is Right for You?
There are several methods for treating heartburn including natural cures, over-the-counter medicines, and prescribed medication. The challenge is in finding what works best for you.

How Dangerous is OxyContin?
OxyContin belongs to a family of drugs called opioids, which are derived from the opium poppy and are among the most common drugs used to address both chronic and acute pain. Due their abuse and addictive potential, they are nearly always prescribed with caution.

What is Paxil used for? Information on Paroxetine
Paroxetine has also been used to treat a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder- PMDD), sexual function problems in men (premature ejaculation), nerve problems associated with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), chronic headaches, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Tenuate for Weight Loss
Tenuate is used as an appetite suppressant. It is used in conjunction with an overall diet plan to reduce weight.

Drug Stops Multiple Sclerosis - But Sufferers Cant Get it
The ‘Case Health – Health Success Stories’ website recorded its first Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) health success story in November 2003. A significant increase in LDN linked success stories prompted the website administrator to write the article; 'Drug Stops Multiple Sclerosis - But Sufferer's Can't Get it'. The article highlights the growing number of LDN health success stories, the absence of mainstream recognition of patient testimony, and advocates for health framework reform.

HGH Releasers
HGH Releasers, the least expensive of HGH products, basically provide the building blocks of the 191 amino acid human growth hormone.

What is Trileptal? Taking Trileptal To Treat Seizures
Trileptal is a brand name for oxcarbazepine, an anti-convulsant, and mood stabilizing drug that is meant for treating epilepsy (recurrent seizures) and bipolar disorders (manic-depressive illness).

Medications to Treat Ringworm
In the absence of medical treatment for ringworm, the infection spreads quickly and the disease can aggravate rapidly. Left untreated, blisters and pustules may occur on the skin patches affected by ringworm and the infected areas become itchy.

What is Melatonin?
Melatonin is a natural hormone found in ALL living creature, from the plant to animal kingdoms. In higher animal species, it is produced in the pineal gland (in the brain), but also in the eye (retina) and the gastro-intestinal tract.

Lyrica Facts
Lyrica is a prescription medication that is used to relieve nerve pain that occurs with shingles or diabetes. It is a proven method of pain management due to nerve pain and is shown to be an effective therapy for those with postherpetic neuralgia or PHN.

What is Lamictal Used For?
Epilepsy patients who experience partial seizures, secondary tonic-closure seizures, and Lenno-Gastaut syndrome are given Lamictal to reduce the frequency of the disease.

Side Effects of Diazepam
Diazepam, which is also commonly known as Valium, belongs to a family of drugs that are called Benzodiazepines. They are well known for their capabilities of relieving anxiety, tension, and other symptoms related to anxiety disorders.

Seniors Flock to Canada for Drug Savings
Every year thousands of senior citizens flock to Canadian pharmacies in search of savings on their prescription medication. Many seniors lack full health coverage and are forced to pay for their prescription medication out of pocket.

Benzos and Me
What began as an innocent prescription for xanax became the nemesis of my sanity and my survival.

Ketek Why Did the FDA Approve This Deadly Antibiotic?
Five years ago, the FDA did not approve Ketek, an antibiotic with the generic name telithromycin, for use in the United States

Acetaminophen Poisoning
People who are in considerable pain, will often do anything they can to make the pain go away. Some make the mistake of thinking that taking more acetaminophen will reduce their pain faster and make it stay away longer than the recommended dosage does.

Pronunciation of Conditions and Medications
Alphabetical listing of medical terms and how to pronounce them including pronunciation of diseases and conditions.

Xenical Weight Loss Drug
Xenical blocks absorption of dietary fat into the bloodstream, thereby reducing the number of calories you get from a meal. At the usual dosage level, it cuts fat absorption by almost one-third.

Wellbutrin (Bupropion) Treatment for Depression
Wellbutrin (Bupropion) has a stimulant effect and is used in the treatment of depression but can also be used for ADHD.
Wellbutrin and Wellbutrin SR, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, are medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of depression.

Prilosec for heartburn - stomach ulcers
Prilosec is used to treat various acid-related stomach and esophagus problems. If you suffer from persistent heartburn (and have tried to treat it and changed your diet), Prilosec may be right for you.

Zanaflex - A muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasms
Zanaflex is a muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasms.

Prozac is an antidepressant medication
Prozac is overall as effective in relieving depression as older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) such as imipramine. However, not all antidepressants are equally effective for a specific individual.

WELLBUTRIN XL - Clinically proven to effectively treat depression
Wellbutrin is a prescription medication that is used to help you kick the habit of other drugs. Wellbutrin is often used to make you forget about other problems in your life, make your mood enhanced to feel better about your life.

Information on Propecia and Generic Propecia
Propecia is a pill taken by mouth that is a fairly new and effective treatment for male baldness. An increase in scalp hair count and hair regrowth was seen in over 80% of men for whom it was prescribed.

Information on Celebrex and Generic Celebrex
Celebrex is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that represents a huge breakthrough in the treatment of pain, inflammation, and stiffness of arthritis.

Information on Meridia and Generic Meridia
Meridia is used as an appetite suppressant. It is used in conjunction with an overall diet plan to reduce weight.

Information on Levitra and Generic Levitra
Vardenafil (Levitra) helps increase blood flow to the penis and may help men with ED get and keep an erection satisfactory for sexual activity.

Information on Soma and Generic Soma
A definition of Soma. This medication relaxes muscles and relieves pain and discomfort associated with strains, sprains, spasms or other muscle injuries. Muscle relaxers are for specific muscle injury and pain and should not be used for general body aches and pains.

What is Lipitor used for? Info on Lipitor and Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin is a prescription drug in one of the newest classes of cholesterol-lowering medications, called statins. These drugs have been used widely for the last five years.

Soft tabs and Generic Soft tabs
Softtabs or Generic cialis - are used to treat male sexual function problems (erection problems) and will Increase Sex Drive - Boost Sexual Performance - Increase Stamina and Endurance - Quicker Recharges

What are Soft Tabs or SoftTabs?
Generic cialis - Soft Tabs or softtabs are known as Super Viagra because they act quicker and lasts much longer!

Botox Toxin Not So Toxic
Botox works hard to eliminate the wrinkles that occur when we use our face muscles too much. “I remember when I was growing up, my mother use to tell me not to frown. Never, ever did she tell me that I’d end up looking like this,” says 55-year-old Gladys Rhome.