119 Answered Questions for the topic medications

05/24/19

Can Crizalk 250mg cause extreme forgetfulness?
For an ALK positive (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) lung cancer, is extreme forgetfulness or any other memory related issues a recognised adverse side effect of treatment with Crizotinib?
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05/24/19

Can i do pranayama when i am suffering from asthma?
I have asthma. I heard that Pranayama is a remedy for asthma. So, what type of precautions would I need to take? And in how many days would you see expect to see the results?
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05/23/19

Side effects of ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs?
Are there any side effects when the drug Ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs are taken together? I'm only asking out of curiosity. I worked briefly as an intern with US-AIDS for the control and... more
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05/22/19

What can the variability of strength be between different brands of supposedly identical medications?
I remember reading that medications are within allowable specs if the contain +/- 30% of the labelled strength. I can't find the source of that information in order to check its validity.If that... more
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05/22/19

Is there a technical term for the phenomenon known as "brain zaps"?
Many people (especially those who take antidepressants), including myself, are familiar with the experience of what has been called "brain zaps". I was not aware that the sensation had a name or... more
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05/20/19

How much food is necessary to buffer the stomach when taking medicine?
Very often, doctors or pharmacists will advise patients to take certain pills with food to "act as a buffer" so the patient is less likely to get a stomach ache from taking the pill.How much food... more
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05/19/19

How does immunosuppressant affect immune system?
Does it kill all white cells? Does it reduce the number of white blood cells? Or does it just prevent them from doing their function? What if a virus entered my body?\r
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Medications Pharmacology Pain Headache

05/19/19

How does Ponstan treat headaches?
I was having a headache and it remained this way for 3 to 4 hours. Then I took "Ponstan" . My headache was completely gone immediately.What active ingredient is in Ponstan and how does it work?... more
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05/15/19

Are OTC pain medications safer than prescriptions?
Are pain medications that I can buy Over the Counter (OTC) any safer than prescriptions I receive from a doctor to manage pain? Why are some pain medications OTC and others only available by a... more
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05/14/19

Effect of milk on effectiveness of oral tetracycline?
Tetracycline is known to be inhibited by calcium ions, and milk contains quite some calcium ions. What I want to ask is, to what extent does drinking milk affect the effectiveness of orally taken... more
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05/12/19

Why is thalidomide a current drug on the market?
Given the thalidomide birth defect disaster of the 1960s, why was it later approved by the U.S. FDA for treatment of leprosy (1996) and of multiple myeloma (2006)? Presumably, the teratogenic... more
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05/10/19

How does the efficiency of a diclofenac patch decrease over time?
I wonder how the efficiency of a diclofenac patch decreases over time. E.g. if a patient wears a a diclofenac patch for 24 hours, how useful are the last 12 hours. Ideally I would like to see a... more
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05/08/19

Why has the number of medication errors increased by 463% between 2010 and 2016 in the US?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/10/skin-melts-off-medication-error/315930001/... more
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05/07/19

What is the reason behind doctors giving some medicines after/before the meal?
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05/07/19

Are there any untoward synergistic effects in taking a combination of acetaminophen plus ibuprofen?
A number of years ago, it became popular to advocate a combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen (or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication) at the usual higher doses (e.g. 1,000mg... more
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05/07/19

Top medications to treat symptoms of Lupus?
Being new to the Lupus world, I am hearing conflicting views from all sorts of physicians (living both in Canada and the USA). What are the top medications to treat the symptoms of Lupus? I heard... more
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05/07/19

Side effects of ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs?
Are there any side effects when the drug Ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs are taken together? I'm only asking out of curiosity. I worked briefly as an intern with US-AIDS for the control and... more
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05/06/19

How do anti-gas remedies work?
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05/04/19

Migraines and tryptophan?
One theory about migraines is that it is triggered by dropping serotonin levels.One medication, sumatriptan, acts by raising serotonin acting as a reuptake inhibitor.Since tryptophan is converted... more
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05/03/19

Does inhibiting prolactin levels cause any health problems?
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Medications Nursing Neurology Caffeine

05/02/19

Why does caffeine make me sleep better?
I have self-administered around ``4 mg/kg`` of caffeine (peroral), and around two hours later I fell asleep, being just a little bit sleep-deprived. After around five hours of sleep I found myself... more
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Medications Nursing

05/02/19

Maximum dose of olanzapine?
What is maximum dose of olanzapine drug? My sister is at hospital and she was treated with 20mg of olanzapine and now it was raised to 25mg.
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Medications Nursing Lupus Prescription

04/30/19

Top medications to treat symptoms of Lupus?
Being new to the Lupus world, I am hearing conflicting views from all sorts of physicians (living both in Canada and the USA). What are the top medications to treat the symptoms of Lupus? I heard... more
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04/30/19

What resources are available to identify oral medication?
What databases are available to visually identify oral medication found without packaging? Are there different databases for US, European, Far East, etc?
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04/29/19

Do combined oral contraceptives cause weight gain?
I started Lo Loestrin Fe (a combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pill) about 4 months ago. The first month on it, I got my period. The second month, I did not. The third month I got it.... more
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