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Idarucizumab, levetiracetam, ustekinumab: how do drugs get their names and why are they so hard to pronounce?
31 Mar 2025 17:52 GMT
… Pharmaceutical companies must follow strict guidelines when naming drugs … drug names share the same ending. Examples include cholesterol medicines ending in -statin … used in cancer treatment) ending in - … Examples of Lasa medicines are Losec (omeprazole) and …
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FDA Approves Risdiplam Tablet for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
13 Feb 2025 02:20 GMT
… FDA approved risdiplam (Evrysdi) in a tablet formulation for the treatment … comparable exposure to the drug. The results demonstrated … solutions.1
About The Trial
Trial Name: Bioavailability and … antacid, had on the medication. In part 2, investigators …
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Medication Administration Through Feeding Tubes in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study
01 Feb 2025 10:18 GMT
… in treatment delays, a higher incidence of adverse drug events, … the discretion of the doctor. The Beijing Hospital Ethics … only two types of PPIs, Losec® and Nexium®, could be … on medication administration, but often rely on their broad pharmaceutical …
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Taking Any Of These 5 Medications Daily? Doctor Cautions That They May Cause Dementia
16 Dec 2024 07:57 GMT
… as Prilosec, Losec, Zegerid, and Omesec … dementia. Specifically, drugs like omeprazole, esomeprazole, … antidepressants:
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a powerful group of medications … these medications abruptly without consulting your doctor, as …
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These medications could give you dementia if you take them too often — two are over-the-counter
13 Dec 2024 23:58 GMT
… Benadryl and other anticholinergic drugs that block acetylcholine, … like Prilosec and Losec, decreases the amount …
Tricyclic antidepressants
Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant that is … doctor first before you stop anything, especially medications …
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Common prescription and over-the-counter medications allegedly linked to stomach cancer and kidney damage - with 100,000 Aussies eligible for a class action lawsuit
15 Oct 2024 22:33 GMT
… :50 EDT, 15 October 2024
Medications commonly prescribed and bought over … Nexium or Nexium 24HR (or drugs containing esomeprazole), Losec (omeprazole), Somac (pantoprazole), Pariet … some of the most-prescribed medicines on the market and consumers …
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Legal firm eyes potential class action over common heartburn drugs
08 Sep 2024 04:42 GMT
… in Australia, including Nexium, Losec, Somac, Pariet and Zoton … warning from the doctor who prescribed her medication that it could … it was the best treatment and would solve the … said.
A spokesperson for Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturers of Somac, …
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Shine Lawyers to investigate class action against prescribed heartburn and reflux drugs
31 Jul 2024 00:19 GMT
… a potential class action concerning pharmaceutical drugs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). … the most frequently prescribed medications and are often administered … 24HR (or other drugs containing esomeprazole), Losec (or other drugs containing omeprazole), …
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Drug Names: The machinations behind the monikers
18 Jun 2024 16:37 GMT
… Wow. And I mean, doctors have notoriously bad handwriting. So … Kind of associated with that antidepressant medication. Can you talk a … and science of naming pharmaceutical drugs?
Bruce: It’s important … enigmatic names on their pill bottles. Share this episode …
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European Union: Pharmaceutical sector investigations signal increased focus on innovation-related theories of harm
07 Jun 2024 11:54 GMT
… ‘orphan drug’ context. Orphan drugs treat rare medical conditions … protection of its own treatment (Losec) and delay competition … include: finished dose pharmaceuticals and outlicensing markets defined … in the adjacent biotechnology industry signals the …