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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Diabetes Medicines and Drugs

Biguanides Phenformin (DBI-TD. DBI), Metformin (Glyciphage) These drugs decrease the intestinal absorption of carbohydrates, promote their oxidation in the tissues, and also reduce conversion of fats and proteins into glucose in the liver. They reduce elevated blood glucose levels only and do not produce hypoglycemia (fall in blood glucvose levels below normal). Metformin is used alone in obese-diabetics but can be...

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...

Epileptic Disorders Medicines and Drugs

Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Mazetol, Carbatol) This drug belongs to the category of iminostilbenes and is used in the treatment of psychomotor and grand mal epilepsy. Nowadays it is considered as the drug of first choice for grand-mal epilepsy. It provides partial or complete relief to at least 65% of the patients. It is useful In the treatment of neuralgia (a condition in which there is severe neural pain in some area of...

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...