Drugs

Amoxicillin Clarithromycin Lansoprazole Brand Name– Prevpac What is Amoxicillin Clarithromycin Lansoprazole Amoxicillin capsules, clarithromycin immediate-release tablets, and lansoprazole delayed-release capsules are packaged together in a product known as Prevpac(R), used for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients with duodenal ulcer. Clinicians should test for H. pylori infection in patients presenting with non-ulcer dyspepsia; patients found to …

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Amoxicillin Brand Names Amoxil | Dispermox | Moxatag | Moxilin | Sumox | Trimox What is Amoxicillin Amoxicillin is an oral semisynthetic aminopenicillin similar to ampicillin. The aminopenicillins are not stable to beta-lactamases of either gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria. Amoxicillin is more stable to gastric acid than is penicillin and more bioavailable than oral ampicillin. Because of greater bioavailability, amoxicillin …

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What is Amoxapine Amoxapine is an antidepressant of the dibenzoxazepine class. It is a cyclic antidepressant chemically distinct from other cyclic compounds for depression, such as tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), but possesses some pharmacologic actions that are similar to TCAs, including norepinephrine reuptake inhibition. Amoxapine differs from other conventional antidepressants in that it also has dopamine …

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Amobarbital Brand Name– Amytal What is Amobarbital Amobarbital sodium is a parenteral barbiturate. Single ingredient oral amobarbital is no longer commercially available in the US. Amobarbital is longer acting than either pentobarbital or secobarbital but shorter acting than phenobarbital. Amobarbital has been used clinically for the short-term treatment of insomnia, to relieve preoperative anxiety and …

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Ammonium Lactate Brand Names AL-12 | Amlactin | Amlactin Ultra | Amlactin XL | LAC-cream | Lac-Hydrin | Lac-Hydrin Five | LAC-lotion | Moist Skin What is Ammonium Lactate Lac-Hydrin® 12% is a prescription formulation of 12% lactic acid neutralized with ammonium hydroxide (i.e., ammonium lactate); both a cream and a lotion are available as prescription products for the treatment of ichthyosis vulgaris …

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What is Ammonium Chloride Ammonium chloride, an acid-forming salt, is used to correct metabolic alkalosis resulting from chloride depletion following the use of diuretics, or following vomiting, gastric fistula drainage, or nasogastric suction. The drug can be useful for short-term diuresis to alleviate the symptoms of edema, bloating, temporary water weight gain, and/or the full …

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Amlodipine and Valsartan Brand Name– Exforge What is Amlodipine and Valsartan Amlodipine and Valsartan (Exforge) is a combination product for treating hypertension. The combination product is used once a patient has been titrated with individual components. Amlodipine is a calcium-channel blocker. It is a potent vasodilator and has the longest half-life of the calcium-channel blocker …

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