Before Using This Medicine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, the following should be considered:
Allergies Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to benazepril, captopril, cilazapril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, or trandolapril. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
Pregnancy Use of ACE inhibitors during pregnancy, especially in the second and third trimesters (after the first three months) can cause low blood pressure, severe kidney failure, too much potassium, or even death in the newborn. Therefore, it is important that you check with your doctor immediately if you think that you may be pregnant . Be sure that you have discussed this with your doctor before taking this medicine. In addition, if you are taking:
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Angiotensin-converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors (Systemic). Blood pressure treatment
Description and brand names.
Category
- Antihypertensive: Benazepril; Captopril; Cilazapril; Enalapril; Enalaprilat; Fosinopril; Lisinopril; Moexipril; Perindopril; Quinapril; Ramipril; Trandolapril
- Vasodilator, congestive heart failure: Benazepril; Captopril; Cilazapril; Enalapril; Fosinopril; Lisinopril; Quinapril; Ramipril; Trandolapril
Description
ACE inhibitors belong to the class of medicines called highblood pressure medicines (antihypertensives). They are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function properly. This can damage the blood vessels of the brain, heart, and kidneys, resulting in a stroke, heart failure, or kidney failure. High blood pressurehttp://pharmgen.info/order_blood_pressure_en-us.html may also increase the risk of heart attacks. These problems may be less likely to occur if blood pressure is controlled.
What is ramipril? Side effects and where to buy.
Ramipril 1.25mg/2.5mg/5/10mg (Generic Altace)
Cardiovascular, Blood Pressure
IMPORTANT WARNING:
Do not take ramipril if you are pregnant. If you become pregnant while taking ramipril, call your doctor immediately. Ramipril may harm the fetus.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Ramipril is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. It is also used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients at risk for these problems and to improve survival in patients with heart failure after a heart attack. Ramipril is in a class of medications called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It works by decreasing certain chemicals that tighten the blood vessels, so blood flows more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more efficiently.
How should this medicine be used?
Ramipril comes as a capsule to take by mouth. It is usually taken once or twice a day with or without food. To help you remember to take ramipril, take it around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take ramipril exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Cardiovascular, Blood Pressure
IMPORTANT WARNING:
Do not take ramipril if you are pregnant. If you become pregnant while taking ramipril, call your doctor immediately. Ramipril may harm the fetus.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Ramipril is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. It is also used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients at risk for these problems and to improve survival in patients with heart failure after a heart attack. Ramipril is in a class of medications called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It works by decreasing certain chemicals that tighten the blood vessels, so blood flows more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more efficiently.
How should this medicine be used?
Ramipril comes as a capsule to take by mouth. It is usually taken once or twice a day with or without food. To help you remember to take ramipril, take it around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take ramipril exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Generic Drugs: Shop Around for the Best Deals
Bouncing Prices
When a drug first goes generic, the maker's suggested retail price might be 70 percent of the branded version. As competition among generic manufacturers heats up, that price generally falls to 20 to 50 percent of the brand-name equivalent. People with drug insurance or a safety-net program pay only a co-payment or a negotiated price. But if you have no such coverage, you're on your own.
Some generic drugs cost pharmacies pennies per pill, but they can sell them to people who lack coverage for as much as they want. Some pharmacies will charge far more than others, as we found in our survey of five drugs: fluoxetine for depression, lisinopril for hypertension, lovastatin for high cholesterol, metformin for type 2 diabetes, and warfarin for preventing dangerous blood clots.
When a drug first goes generic, the maker's suggested retail price might be 70 percent of the branded version. As competition among generic manufacturers heats up, that price generally falls to 20 to 50 percent of the brand-name equivalent. People with drug insurance or a safety-net program pay only a co-payment or a negotiated price. But if you have no such coverage, you're on your own.
Some generic drugs cost pharmacies pennies per pill, but they can sell them to people who lack coverage for as much as they want. Some pharmacies will charge far more than others, as we found in our survey of five drugs: fluoxetine for depression, lisinopril for hypertension, lovastatin for high cholesterol, metformin for type 2 diabetes, and warfarin for preventing dangerous blood clots.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Swine flu symptoms
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In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with CDC's Influenza Division, describes the symptoms of swine flu and warning signs to look for that indicate the need for urgent medical attention.
See also: See this video with subtitles in YouTube
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of the 2009 "swine flu" H1N1 virus are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.[65] The 2009 H1N1 virus is not zoonotic swine flu, as it is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but from person to person.
Because these symptoms are not specific to swine flu, a differential diagnosis of probable swine flu requires not only symptoms but also a high likelihood of swine flu due to the person's recent history. For example, during the 2009 swine flu outbreak in the United States, CDC advised physicians to "consider swine influenza infection in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute febrile respiratory illness who have either been in contact with persons with confirmed swine flu, or who were in one of the five U.S. states that have reported swine flu cases or in Mexico during the 7 days preceding their illness onset."[66] A diagnosis of confirmed swine flu requires laboratory testing of a respiratory sample (a simple nose and throat swab).
The best medicine for swine flu prevention is TAMIFLU. You can order it here without prescription: LINK
Teens, Alcohol and Drugs
The Big Questions
About Teens, Alcohol, and Other Drugs
1
“ What are the warning
signs my child is using drugs? ”
This is a difficult question because many of the characteristics of being an adolescent resemble drug use. If I were to say, “Look for abrupt changes in mood, appetite or social affiliations,” most of you would run screaming home assuming your kids were on drugs. Teens are often able to disguise the physical damage and attributes associated with substance abuse, because they are young and resilient. Adolescents tend to bounce back faster from a night of drinking than adults do. The mere fact that you asked the question is a healthy sign that you are making room for the idea that your child could be using drugs, including alcohol. As long as your feeling does not grow into paranoid intrusiveness, then I think it is a healthy dose of realism on your part. I’ve met parents who’ve said, “I know my daughter and she would never do drugs.” That statement always worries me. My work with independent school teens has made me wonder whether they are more at risk than their public school peers. I met a young lady name Loren (name changed) who approached me after class and said, “I smoke pot (long pause), and I don’t think it’s working out.” Curious I asked, “What do you mean by not working out?” “Well, my grades are fine, athletics are going well, my teachers like me, and my parents and I get along well too, but…” “But what?” I asked. “Smoking weed is the only think that makes me happy.” Loren, like many independent school students I meet, is intelligent, socially savvy, and has all the pretenses of a successful student. In many ways, her gifts disguise her developing emotional and psychological reliance on marijuana. I am sure many of the adults in Loren’s life would be surprised to learn about her relationship with marijuana, especially her parents. I feel that there are always clues if the parents want to look.
About Teens, Alcohol, and Other Drugs
1
“ What are the warning
signs my child is using drugs? ”
This is a difficult question because many of the characteristics of being an adolescent resemble drug use. If I were to say, “Look for abrupt changes in mood, appetite or social affiliations,” most of you would run screaming home assuming your kids were on drugs. Teens are often able to disguise the physical damage and attributes associated with substance abuse, because they are young and resilient. Adolescents tend to bounce back faster from a night of drinking than adults do. The mere fact that you asked the question is a healthy sign that you are making room for the idea that your child could be using drugs, including alcohol. As long as your feeling does not grow into paranoid intrusiveness, then I think it is a healthy dose of realism on your part. I’ve met parents who’ve said, “I know my daughter and she would never do drugs.” That statement always worries me. My work with independent school teens has made me wonder whether they are more at risk than their public school peers. I met a young lady name Loren (name changed) who approached me after class and said, “I smoke pot (long pause), and I don’t think it’s working out.” Curious I asked, “What do you mean by not working out?” “Well, my grades are fine, athletics are going well, my teachers like me, and my parents and I get along well too, but…” “But what?” I asked. “Smoking weed is the only think that makes me happy.” Loren, like many independent school students I meet, is intelligent, socially savvy, and has all the pretenses of a successful student. In many ways, her gifts disguise her developing emotional and psychological reliance on marijuana. I am sure many of the adults in Loren’s life would be surprised to learn about her relationship with marijuana, especially her parents. I feel that there are always clues if the parents want to look.
ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES TREATMENT BY BLOCKING TUMOUR METABOLISM TREATMENT OF MASTOPATHIA-FIBROSA
Dear Friends, This is to inform you about three decades of my research in the field of oncological diseases which is published under the title MUDr. Kamil Jurkovič “ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES: TREATMENT BY BLOCKING TUMOUR METABOLISM TREATMENT OF MASTOPATHIA FIBROSA” Treatment I am not claiming to have discovered a miraculous medicine against cancer. What I have found, however, is the manner in which a malignant tumour gains metabolic dominance in the human body, which is responsible for its uncontrollable growth. Based on this finding I have developed a medical treatment, which is able to block the metabolic processes in tumour of the “mother“ organ as well as in the surrounding and more distant organs. This can be achieved through blocking the hormones of the thyroid gland, and enzymotherapy, while simultaneously supporting the immune system. The stages of the self- realisation of the oncogenic process are described in my publication. The treatment is aimed at patients who refuse the traditional treatment of tumours, for patients to whom the traditional treatment (radiotherapy and chemotherapy) has not brought the expected results and for those to whom the traditional treatment cannot be administered. With the partial reduction of medicaments this treatment can be also applied as a supportive treatment to radio- and chemotherapy. It can also alleviate the effects of the traditional treatment of tumours (fibrosis degeneration of organs) and other secondary effects of radio- and chemotherapy. As the author I bear no responsibility for the non-professional administration of this medical treatment. The administration of my medical treatment helps resolve the problem of difficult to treat tumours of the gullet, the gall bladder, sarcomas and other gastroenterological, lung,
Friday, October 23, 2009
Slim Fast Naturally - 8 Amazing Simple Steps
Slim Fast Naturally - 8 Amazing Simple Steps
1) Decide on how much weight you need to loose and how much calories you can take per day to slim fast. Record the food that you take per day and count the total calories consumed. Go online to find calorie charts to help you do the calculations.
2) Go over the list and decide which food to cut out or reduce. Reduce sugar intake in drinks especially carbonated drink, coffee and beverages. Reduce oil in cooking to reduce the calories. Remove the top layer of oil in clear soup by placing the soup in the refrigerator for an hour and then remove the top layer of oil easily once it hardens. Reduce snacks and sweet desserts which are packed with sugar especially donuts, pastries, cakes, chocolates, brownies, pies, cookies, french fries etc to slim fast.
3) Plan the meal ahead of time. Start buying cookbooks for preparing healthy meals or search for it online. There are many ideas out there to prepare a delicious healthy meal. You can plan during the weekends for the coming week. Make sure you try to reduce the calories in your weekly diet plan to slim fast. Try to incorporated more raw vegetables and fruits in your meal plan.
1) Decide on how much weight you need to loose and how much calories you can take per day to slim fast. Record the food that you take per day and count the total calories consumed. Go online to find calorie charts to help you do the calculations.
2) Go over the list and decide which food to cut out or reduce. Reduce sugar intake in drinks especially carbonated drink, coffee and beverages. Reduce oil in cooking to reduce the calories. Remove the top layer of oil in clear soup by placing the soup in the refrigerator for an hour and then remove the top layer of oil easily once it hardens. Reduce snacks and sweet desserts which are packed with sugar especially donuts, pastries, cakes, chocolates, brownies, pies, cookies, french fries etc to slim fast.
3) Plan the meal ahead of time. Start buying cookbooks for preparing healthy meals or search for it online. There are many ideas out there to prepare a delicious healthy meal. You can plan during the weekends for the coming week. Make sure you try to reduce the calories in your weekly diet plan to slim fast. Try to incorporated more raw vegetables and fruits in your meal plan.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
What is Lasix? Where to buy safely?
Lasix
Generic Name: furosemide (fur OH se mide)
Brand Names: Lasix
What is Lasix?
Lasix is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine.
Lasix treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver disease, or a kidney disorder such as nephrotic syndrome. This medication is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Lasix may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Important information about Lasix
Do not use Lasix if you are unable to urinate.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, gout, lupus, diabetes, or an allergy to sulfa drugs.
Generic Name: furosemide (fur OH se mide)
Brand Names: Lasix
What is Lasix?
Lasix is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine.
Lasix treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver disease, or a kidney disorder such as nephrotic syndrome. This medication is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Lasix may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Important information about Lasix
Do not use Lasix if you are unable to urinate.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, gout, lupus, diabetes, or an allergy to sulfa drugs.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
What is Propecia?
Generic Name: finasteride (fih NAH steh ride)
Brand Names: Propecia, Proscar
What is Propecia?
Propecia prevents the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the body.
Propecia is used for the treatment of male pattern hair loss on the vertex and the anterior mid-scalp area. Male pattern hair loss is a common condition in which men experience thinning of the hair on the scalp. Often, this results in a receding hairline and/or balding on the top of the head. Propecia is for use by men only and should not be used by women or children.
Propecia may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Important information about Propecia
Before taking Propecia, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this medication, or to a similar medicine called dutasteride (Avodart). Propecia should never be taken by a woman or a child. Finasteride can be absorbed through the skin, and women or children should not be permitted to handle Propecia tablets. Although Propecia is not for use by women, this medication can cause birth defects if a woman is exposed to it during pregnancy. Propecia tablets should not be handled by a woman who is pregnant or who may become pregnant. Propecia tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed. If a woman accidentally comes into contact with this medication from a broken or crushed tablet, wash the area with soap and water right away. Call your doctor at once if you notice any breast lumps, pain, nipple discharge, or other breast changes. These may be signs of male breast cancer.
Before taking Propecia
Before taking Propecia, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this medication, or to a similar medicine called dutasteride (Avodart). Also tell your doctor if you have:
liver disease, or abnormal liver enzyme tests;
prostate cancer;
a bladder muscle disorder;
Brand Names: Propecia, Proscar
What is Propecia?
Propecia prevents the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the body.
Propecia is used for the treatment of male pattern hair loss on the vertex and the anterior mid-scalp area. Male pattern hair loss is a common condition in which men experience thinning of the hair on the scalp. Often, this results in a receding hairline and/or balding on the top of the head. Propecia is for use by men only and should not be used by women or children.
Propecia may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Important information about Propecia
Before taking Propecia, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this medication, or to a similar medicine called dutasteride (Avodart). Propecia should never be taken by a woman or a child. Finasteride can be absorbed through the skin, and women or children should not be permitted to handle Propecia tablets. Although Propecia is not for use by women, this medication can cause birth defects if a woman is exposed to it during pregnancy. Propecia tablets should not be handled by a woman who is pregnant or who may become pregnant. Propecia tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed. If a woman accidentally comes into contact with this medication from a broken or crushed tablet, wash the area with soap and water right away. Call your doctor at once if you notice any breast lumps, pain, nipple discharge, or other breast changes. These may be signs of male breast cancer.
Before taking Propecia
Before taking Propecia, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this medication, or to a similar medicine called dutasteride (Avodart). Also tell your doctor if you have:
liver disease, or abnormal liver enzyme tests;
prostate cancer;
a bladder muscle disorder;
Easiest way to give up smoking - ZYBAN.
Zyban is a prescription medicine to help people quit smoking. Studies have shown that more than one third of people quit smoking for at least 1 month while taking Zyban and participating in a patient support program. For many patients, Zyban reduces withdrawal symptoms and the urge to smoke. Zyban should be used with a patient support program. It is important to participate in the behavioral program, counseling, or other support program your healthcare professional recommends.
Who should not take Zyban?
Do not take Zyban if you:
have or had a seizure disorder or epilepsy.
are taking WELLBUTRIN, WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, or any other medicines that contain bupropion hydrochloride. Bupropion is the same active ingredient that is in Zyban.
drink a lot of alcohol and abruptly stop drinking, or use medicines called sedatives (these make you sleepy) or benzodiazepines and you stop using them all of a sudden.
Who should not take Zyban?
Do not take Zyban if you:
have or had a seizure disorder or epilepsy.
are taking WELLBUTRIN, WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, or any other medicines that contain bupropion hydrochloride. Bupropion is the same active ingredient that is in Zyban.
drink a lot of alcohol and abruptly stop drinking, or use medicines called sedatives (these make you sleepy) or benzodiazepines and you stop using them all of a sudden.
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