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Malaria Medicines and Drugs

Precautions It should not be used in patients with a history of epilepsy or any psychiatric disorder It should not be used in children below two years. Avoid its use with quinine, quinidine or any other drugs which may cause disturbance of heart beat before or after mefloquine. It should not be used during pregnancy. Driving or operating any machinery should be avoided. Quinine This drug is...

Mental Depression Medicines

New Generation Anti-depressants : Due to a large number of side-effects caused by the tricyclic antidepressants and the monoamine oxidase inhibitors, efforts have been made by pharmaceutical research groups to bring out newer and safer drugs. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) The major drawback of conventional tricyclic antidepressants are unacceptable effects on heart (fall in BP, rhythm...

Drugs Used in Common Eye Diseases

Blindness is a major health problem the world over. It is estimated that there are approximately 50,000,000 blind persons in the world and another approximately 150,000,000 with diminished or impaired vision who are unable to function effectively. The factors causing visual disability, are discussed briefly in this chapter. Eye Infections Allergic Conjunctivitis It could be seasonal keratoconjunctivitis seen...

Drugs Used in Common Eye Diseases

Blindness is a major health problem the world over. It is estimated that there are approximately 50,000,000 blind persons in the world and another approximately 150,000,000 with diminished or impaired vision who are unable to function effectively. The factors causing visual disability, are discussed briefly in this chapter. Eye Infections Allergic Conjunctivitis It could be seasonal keratoconjunctivitis seen...

Medicines and Drugs Used in Parkinson Disease Treatment

You only have to see a patient of Parkinson's disease once to be able to make an instantaneous diagnosis of this disease in another. The symptoms are distinct. James Parkinson after whom the disease is named, was the first to give a complete account of this disease in 1817: He described it thus: 'Involuntary tremulous motion, with lessened muscular power, in part, not in action, and even when supported; with a...

Malaria Medicines and Drugs

Precautions It should not be used in patients with a history of epilepsy or any psychiatric disorder It should not be used in children below two years. Avoid its use with quinine, quinidine or any other drugs which may cause disturbance of heart beat before or after mefloquine. It should not be used during pregnancy. Driving or operating any machinery should be avoided. Quinine This drug is...

Malaria Medicines and Drugs

Precautions It should not be used in patients with a history of epilepsy or any psychiatric disorder It should not be used in children below two years. Avoid its use with quinine, quinidine or any other drugs which may cause disturbance of heart beat before or after mefloquine. It should not be used during pregnancy. Driving or operating any machinery should be avoided. Quinine This drug is...

Migraine Medicines and Drugs

Dihydroergotamine Mesylate (Dihydergot, DHE 45) This can be used by the intramuscular or intravenous route. Its effect is less pronounced than ergotamine. Only a small percentage of persons respond to this drug. The adverse effects and precautions for dihydroergotamine are the same as those for ergotamine. Triptans (Sumatriptian, Sumitrex, Migratan, 50 mg, 100 mg tablet; 60 mg/5 ml amp.) These are newer drugs and...

Drugs and Medicines to Treat High Blood Pressure

What is Blood Pressure? All the tissues and organs of the body need nourishment in the form of oxygen, glucose, and minerals for their normal functioning. This nourishment is carried by the blood to various sites through the blood vessels by the pumping action of the heart. With each contraction of the heart, blood is pushed into the arteries. In healthy persons this pressure is normal, but in some it may be more than...

Drugs and Medicines to Treat High Blood Pressure

What is Blood Pressure? All the tissues and organs of the body need nourishment in the form of oxygen, glucose, and minerals for their normal functioning. This nourishment is carried by the blood to various sites through the blood vessels by the pumping action of the heart. With each contraction of the heart, blood is pushed into the arteries. In healthy persons this pressure is normal, but in some it may be more than...