Archive for 2010
Abciximab IV
Brand Name: ReoPro
Abciximab is a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor and binds to glycoprotein IIb/IIIA receptors on the surface of platelets, thereby preventing platelet aggregation and hence used as blood thinner during various procedures used to open up the blood vessels in the heart. Abciximab (ReoPro) is the Fab fragment of a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against [...]
Abarelix
Brand Names: Plenaxis
Why is Abarelix Prescribed?
Abarelix suppresses luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion, thereby reducing the secretion of testosterone by the testes. Abarelix is used in the treatment of advanced symptomatic prostate cancer in men in whom luteinizing hormonereleasing hormone agonist therapy is not appropriate and who refuse surgical castration.
How should Abarelix be used?
Plenaxis [...]
Abacavir
Brand Names: Ziagen
Class: Anti-infective, Antiviral
Why is Abacavir Prescribed?
Abacavir inmainly indicated in Treatment of HIV-1 in combination with other antiretroviral agents. Abacavir is in a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). It is converted by cellular enzymes to carbovir triphosphate, which inhibits HIV-1 transcriptase and interferes with DNA synthesis. remmebr it only slows [...]
Ingrown Nails
Introduction:
Ingrowing Nail is also called Onychocryptosis and Unguis Incarnatus is one of the most common complication of nails and leads to great amount of dicompfort and pain if left untreated. In this condition, nail starts to grow beyond the nail bed and cuts the neighboring skin. As such the frequent site is toe nail but [...]
Acoustic Neuroma
Introduction: What is Acoustic Neuroma? Causes of Acoustic Neuroma.
Acoustic Neuroma is a noncancerous tumor (benign) of the eighth cranial (vestibulocochlear) NERVE which is one of the ten nerves connected directly with brain. As such it is one of the very slow growing tumor and some times acoustic neuromas typically grow over years to decades and [...]