When asked a doctor what type of patients come the most to visit him? He answered, ‘Most of the patient comes with a complaint about pain. Pain of all types; slight painful streak in head, trouncing pain in the back, injury pains, or sharp, tingly pain after the surgeries. Pain has become the no. 1 [...]
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Brand Name: Xanax, Xanor, Nirvam. Medical Name: Alprazolam Parent Class: Benzodiazepine Type of drug: Prescription
Xanax- Introduction Xanax is a prescription drug belonging to the parent class benzodiazepine. Based on the duration of drug usage and period of effective acting, benzodiazepine has been classified in three major categories (only brand names have been mentioned here): 1. [...]
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Brand Name: Ritalin Medical Name: Methylphenidate Type: Prescription Class: Psychostimulant drug
Ritalin – An Introduction Ritalin is one of the most widely prescribed Psychostimulant. It was made in 1959 by CIBA (now known as Novartis) in United States. The drug is usually prescribed to cure Attention disorders or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in school going [...]
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Brand Name: Is available in more than 20 brand names including Ionamin and Adipex-P Medical Name: Phentermine Type: Prescription Parent Drug Class: Amphetamine and Phenethylamine
Phentermine – A Brief Introduction Phentermine is an appetite suppressant drug used to control increasing weight. Phentermine has been used widely to reduce obesity in obese patients. Phentermine is recommended to [...]
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Medical Name: Methamphetamine Type: Prescription General Use: For treatment of Attention Disorders in children over 6 years old.
Desoxyn –An Introduction Desoxyn is a drug derived from the Amphetamine class. It is widely prescribed to cure Attention disorder (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD) in children who are older than 6 years. The drug can also [...]
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Brand Name: Viagra, Rivatio Medical Name: Sildenafil Citrate Type: Prescription
Viagra – An Introduction Viagra is also known as ‘Blue Pill’ or ‘Vitamin V’. The drug was invented in 1996 by Pfizer (a pharmaceutical company in US). Viagra was originally made to cure hypertension but after the trials of the drug it was observed that the [...]
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Why do we need prescription anyway? Prescription medicines have often stronger impacts on boy function and the effects may last longer even if you have stopped taking the medication. Also, prescription medicines impact negatively on human body and brain if overdose is taken. It is thus very important that the drug user is aware of [...]
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Brand Name:OxyContin Medical Name: Oxycodone Type: Prescription Class: Pain killer
OxyContin – An Introduction OxyContin is a well-known, widely prescribed pain killer for long-lasting and chronic pains. OxyContin was first released by Purdue Pharma is 1996 in United States. It became highly popular soon after its release and was the first generic narcotic drug for pain [...]
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Brand Name: Didrex Medical Name: Benzphetamine Type: Prescription Class: Anorectic, Anti-obesity
Didrex- An Introduction Didrex is an appetite suppresser which is prescribed to control the increasing weight in obese persons. Didrex was releases and marketed by Pharmacia of United Sates. Didrex is used to manage the weight in patients who have developed exogenous obesity. The causes [...]
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Brand name: Seasonal Medical Name: LEVONORGESTREL / ETHINYL ESTRADIOL Type: Prescription Class: Extended Cycle Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills (COCP)
Seasonale- An Introduction Seasonal is a combined venture of Barr Pharmaceuticals and Eastern Virginia Medical School and was approved by FDA in 2003. The drug is one of the Barr’s 22 oral contraceptive pills. Seasonale falls in [...]
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