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MYOTONACHOL® Glenwood Bethanechol Chloride Parasympathomimetic Agent Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Bethanechol acts principally by producing the effects of stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system. It increases the tone of the detrusor urinae muscle, usually producing a contraction sufficiently strong to initiate micturition and empty the bladder. It stimulates gastric motility, increases gastric tone, and often restores rhythmic peristalsis. Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system releases acetylcholine at the nerve endings….

M.C.T.® OIL Mead Johnson Medium Chain Triglycerides Oil Fat Modified Diets Indications And Clinical Uses: A dietary supplement for use in the nutritional management of children and adults who cannot efficiently digest and absorb conventional long chain food fats. Precautions: In persons with advanced cirrhosis of the liver, large amounts of medium chain triglycerides in the diet may result in elevated blood and spinal fluid levels of medium chain fatty…

MYCOBUTIN® Pharmacia & Upjohn Rifabutin Antibacterial Agent Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Rifabutin is a derivative of rifamycin S, belonging to the class of ansamycins. The rifamycins owe their antimycobacterial efficacy to their ability to penetrate the cell wall and to their ability to complex with and to inhibit DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Rifabutin has been found to interact with and to penetrate the outer layers of the mycobacterial envelope. Rifabutin inhibits…

MYCIGUENT® Pharmacia & Upjohn Neomycin Sulfate Topical Antibiotic Indications And Clinical Uses: The prevention and treatment of infection in minor skin breaks caused by cuts, scratches, burns and other injuries. Contra-Indications: Neomycin sensitivity. Precautions: Articles in current medical literature indicate an increase in the incidence of patients sensitive to neomycin. The possibility of such a reaction should be borne in mind. Discontinue use if sensitization occurs. As with any antibiotic…

MYCOSTATIN® Preparations Squibb Nystatin Antifungal Antibiotic Indications And Clinical Uses: Oral: Prevention and treatment of fun of the oral cavity and esophagus, for intestinal candidiasis and for protection against candidal overgrowth during antimicrobial or corticosteroid therapy. Topical: Treatment of cutaneous or mucocutaneous mycotic infections caused by Candida (Monilia) species. Vaginal: Local treatment of vaginal mycotic infections caused by C. albicans (Monilia) and other Candida species and treatment of pregnant patients…

MYLANTA™ Preparations Warner-Lambert Consumer Healthcare Aluminum Hydroxide – Magnesium Hydroxide Compound Antacid – Antiflatulent Indications And Clinical Uses: The treatment and relief of symptoms of peptic ulcer, gastritis, hiatus hernia, hyperacidity, and the management of gastrointestinal disorders accompanied by excessive gas or flatus. Contra-Indications: Alkalosis, hypermagnesemia, where distention may be due to partial or complete intestinal obstruction. Not recommended for severely debilitated patients or those with impaired renal function. Precautions:…

MYOCHRYSINE® Rh´ne-Poulenc Rorer Sodium Aurothiomalate Antirheumatic Agent Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Sodium aurothiomalate exhibits anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic and immunomodulating effects. The predominant clinical effect of sodium aurothiomalate appears to be suppression of the synovitis in the active stage of the rheumatoid disease. The precise mechanism of action is unknown but it has been suggested that the drug may act by inhibiting cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms. Additional modes of action include…

LUPRON DEPOT® 3.75 mg/7.5 mg Abbott/TAP Pharmaceuticals Leuprolide Acetate Leuprolide Acetate for Depot Suspension Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analog for Management of Central Precocious Puberty in Children Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Leuprolide is a synthetic nonapeptide analog of naturally occurring gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH or LHRH). The analog possesses greater potency than the natural hormone. When administered as indicated, leuprolide acts as a potent inhibitor of gonadotropin production. It is chemically unrelated…

LUPRON® DEPOT® 3.75 mg Abbott Leuprolide Acetate for Depot Suspension Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analog Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Leuprolide is a synthetic nonapeptide analog of naturally occurring gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH or LHRH). The analog possesses greater potency than the natural hormone. When administered as indicated, leuprolide acts as a potent inhibitor of gonadotropin production. It is chemically unrelated to steroids. Unlike steroid hormones, leuprolide exerts specific action on the pituitary gonadotrophs…

LOTRIDERM® Schering Clotrimazole – Betamethasone Dipropionate Topical Antifungal – Corticosteroid Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Betamethasone dipropionate with clotrimazole combines the anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive activity of betamethasone dipropionate with the antifungal activity of clotrimazole. The primary action of clotrimazole is against dividing and growing organisms, possibly through reaction with the cell membrane. Indications And Clinical Uses: For the topical treatment of the following fungal dermal infections complicated by inflammatory pruritus:…