General Illness Information Medical Term: Hyaline membrane disease Common Name: Respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal RDS Description: Respiratory distress syndrome is a special condition of the body, when the respiratory system can not provide the necessary volume of oxygen. In this case, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood increases significantly and can reach a critical level. This syndrome is a kind of consequence of the inferior exchange of carbon…
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(Illness)Paget’s Disease
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Paget’s disease Medical Term: Deforming osteitis, deforming osteoporosis, deforming osteodystrophy Description: Paget’s disease occurs when the mechanism of restoring the bones of the body is damaged. Bone is a living tissue that is constantly destroyed and restored, this process is called “bone remodeling.” In the bones affected by Paget’s disease, the process of remodeling is broken, which leads to a disruption in the structure of…
Iron Toxicity
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Iron poisoning Medical Term: Iron Toxicity, Iron Overload Description: Iron is a part of many vitamins for adults and children, so light cases of iron overdose are very frequent. However, a severe overdose of iron can be dangerous and even fatal. Children’s vitamins containing iron are safe because of the limited number of tablets in the package. Not all iron preparations are the same. Taking…
Cervical Dystonia
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Cervical Dystonia Medical Term: Spasmodic Torticollis Description: Cervical dystonia is a painful displacement and curvature of the neck. This is a rare disorder in which the condition of the neck muscles contract before spasm. With cervical dystonia, the head is inclined sideways and turned in one direction. It can also be tilted forward or backward. Cervical dystonia sometimes pass without treatment. However, there is a risk…
Accolate (Leukotriene)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACCOLATE® Manufacturer: Zeneca Scientific Name: Zafirlukast Application: Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Pharmacology Zafirlukast is a selective and competitive receptor antagonist of leukotriene D4 and E4 (LTD4 and LTE4), components of slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRSA). Cysteinyl leukotriene production and receptor occupation have been correlated with the pathophysiology of asthma, including airway edema, smooth muscle constriction, and altered cellular activity associated with the inflammatory process, which contribute to…
Acyclovir Sodium for Injection
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACYCLOVIR SODIUM FOR INJECTION Manufacturer: Novopharm Application: Antivira Pharmacology Acyclovir, a synthetic acyclic purine nucleoside analog, is a substrate with a high degree of specificity for herpes simplex and varicella-zoster-specified thymidine kinase. Acyclovir is a poor substrate for host cell-specified thymidine kinase. Herpes simplex and varicella-zoster-specified thymidine kinase transform acyclovir to its monophosphate which is then transformed by a number of cellular enzymes to acyclovir diphosphate…
Adalat XL (Nifedipine)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ADALAT® XL® Manufacturer: Bayer Scientific Name: Nifedipine Application: Antianginal – Antihypertensive System Components and Performance Adalat XL extended release tablets, while similar in appearance to a conventional tablet, nonetheless consist of a semipermeable membrane surrounding an osmotically active drug core. The core itself is divided into 2 layers: an active layer containing the drug, and a push layer containing pharmacologically inert, but osmotically active components. As…
Actifed (Triprolidine HCl – Pseudoephedrine HCl)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACTIFED® Manufacturer: Warner-Lambert Consumer Healthcare Scientific Name: Triprolidine HCl – Pseudoephedrine HCl Application: Antihistaminic – Decongestant Indications The prophylaxis and treatment of symptoms associated with the common cold, acute and subacute sinusitis, acute eustachian salpingitis, serous otitis media with eustachian tube congestion, aerotitis media and croup; in allergic conditions which respond to antihistamines, including hay fever, pollenosis, allergic and vasomotor rhinitis. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to triprolidine or…
Abbokinase
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ABBOKINASE® Manufacturer: Abbott Scientific Name: Urokinase Application: Fibrinolytic Pharmacology Urokinase acts on the endogenous fibrinolytic system. It converts plasminogen to the enzyme plasmin. Plasmin degrades fibrin clots as well as fibrinogen. I.V. infusion of urokinase in doses recommended for lysis of pulmonary embolism is followed by increased fibrinolytic activity. This effect disappears within a few hours after discontinuation, but a decrease in plasma levels of fibrinogen…
Advil (Ibuprofen)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ADVIL® Manufacturer: Whitehall-Robins Scientific Name: Ibuprofen Application: Analgesic – Antipyretic Indications Adults and Children over 12: For fast and effective relief of headaches, toothache and menstrual pain, and for minor aches and pain associated with arthritis, muscles, joints and backache, and for reduction of fever. Children 12 and under: For fever and pain due to colds, sore throat, immunizatin and earache. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to ibuprofen. Patients…