Diagnosis of Endometriosis Endometriosis, like other medical conditions, should be diagnosed as early as possible for the best prognosis. Most women visit a gynecologist to investigate one or more of the prominent endometriosis symptoms – pelvic pain worse during menstruation, irregular menses and/or difficulty >> Read More ...
There are various allergy medications used to reduce the immunological response seen in allergies. The most common and well known of these allergy medicines are antihistamines, with corticosteroids being used with increasing frequency to prevent exacerbations in common allergic diseases. However, antihistamines and >> Read More ...
Drugs Available as Nasal Sprays A variety of drugs are used in the form of a nasal spray. It is also increasingly being explored as a route of administration for several other drugs. The currently available nasal sprays include Antihistamines Corticosteroids Topical decongestants Saline >> Read More ...
What is a nasal spray? Nasal sprays are medications that are available for application through the nasal cavity. Most nasal sprays are available as metered-dose nasal sprays meaning that each spray delivers a measured quantity of the solution into the nasal cavity. By creating a fine mist (aerosol), the active ingredients >> Read More ...
Corticosteroids have a significant role in the management of allergies due to its broad anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the immunological response in allergic diseases. This is invaluable in the long term management of allergic diseases. Corticosteroids reduce the duration and severity of acute exacerbations in >> Read More ...
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy? Hormone replacement therapy or HRT for short is the use of female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) alone or in combination in women during or after menopause. The available hormone replacement therapy formulations include : oral pills/tablets vaginal creams, rings, gels skin creams, >> Read More ...
What are antihistamines? Antihistamines are those drugs that block the H1 histamine receptors and not the other histamine receptors like H2, H3 and H4. It is also known as a H1-receptor blocker. These drugs act by block the histamine-induced responses in allergic reactions. It is the most widely used allergy medicine for >> Read More ...
There are different types of antiemetic drugs used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting. These drugs act on different receptors that are responsible for triggering the vomiting center in the brain as discussed under Anti-Nausea Medication. The most common medication used for nausea are 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. 5-HT3 >> Read More ...
What is an antiemetic? Anti-nausea medication are known as antiemetic agents or antiemetics for short. These drugs are used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting from various causes. Adjuvant antiemetics are a group of drugs that are used with standard antiemetics to enhance its effects. Corticosteroids and >> Read More ...
Diabetes medications or antidiabetic medicines are drugs that can regulate the blood glucose levels and are therefore useful in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). The diabetic medications can be broadly categorized as the insulins and non-insulin antidiabetics drugs. Non-insulin antidiabetic drugs are >> Read More ...
