Medication, Supplements

Metformin and Other Diabetes Drugs

What is Metformin? Metformin belongs to a class of drugs known as biguanides which are used to treat diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). Biguanides were developed from guanidine which was extracted from a plant known as Goat’s rue. It was used to treat diabetes in medieval Europe. Phenformin was the first clinically >> Read More ...

Stomach Acid Medication to Decrease Excess Acidity and Volume

Drugs that reduce the pH and/or volume of gastric acid are used for the treatment of hyperacidity conditions like gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). The most commonly used drugs available for this are : Antacids Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) H2-receptor blockers Other drugs that may >> Read More ...

Proton Pump Inhibitors and H2 Blockers | Actions, Side Effects

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used these days in the treatment of gastritis, second only to antacids. PPIs are very effective in reducing gastric acid secretion. Up until PPIs became available, H2-receptor blockers, commonly known as H2-blockers, were the drug of choice in suppressing acid secretion and reducing >> Read More ...

Antacids to Reduce Stomach Acid pH | Actions and Side Effects

What are antacids? Antacids are alkalines that are used as acid-neutralizing agents for protection against stomach acidity related disorders. It is an inexpensive and safe over-the-counter (OTC) medication that is available in tablet or suspension form. It can neutralize the gastric acid fairly rapidly and is often used >> Read More ...

Niacin Cholesterol Lowering Drug Actions, Dose, Side Effects

What is Niacin? Niacin is a water soluble B-vitamin that has a dual action. Niacin or nicotinic acid has lipid-lowering action, but when niacin changes its chemical form, and becomes an amide (niacinamide or nicotinamide) then it functions as a vitamin only and has no action on the lipid levels. It is the oldest >> Read More ...

Statins Side Effects, Muscle Pain, Neuropathy, Liver Damage

Although the usefulness of statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) for patients with coronary artery disease or those at risk of developing related conditions has been well established, these drugs are not without side effects. Ideally, each patient with elevated blood cholesterol levels should be screened and considered on >> Read More ...

What are Statins? Types of Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs

What are Statins? Statins are cholesterol lowering drugs and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs after antibiotics and pain killers. The group as a whole is known as “statins” as all of the drugs in this group have – statin as a suffix in the chemical name. Various studies of the last two decades have >> Read More ...
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