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Hace 4 días · Any counterfeit medication can be dangerous, but fake Ozempic poses a particularly high risk because it is injected. It’s extremely tricky to manufacture sterile injectable drugs, Mr. Safdar ...
Hace 1 día · MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Some diabetes drugs appear to lower the risk that people with type 2 diabetes will develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new evidence review says. The risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s is significantly lower in patients treated with metformin or a class of meds called "sodium glucose co ...
Hace 3 días · Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is one of the most widely used and abused psychoactive drugs in the world and falls under the depressant category. The term "Alcohol and Other Drugs" emphasizes this inclusion by grouping alcohol with other substances that alter mood and behavior. Alcohol is classified by the World ...
Hace 3 días · Opioid, class of drugs derived from substances that occur naturally in the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and that are widely used for pain relief and sedation. Opioid drugs include prescription pain relievers, such as fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone, and illegal substances, such as heroin.
Hace 4 días · Obesity is a global health crisis. People with obesity have increased risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and death from any cause; people with HIV are not exempt from this epidemic. Weight gain with modern antiretroviral therapy, especially with guideline-recommended dolutegravir and tenofovir alafenamide, has been extensively documented and disproportionately affects women and ...
Hace 3 días · Supporting the first mechanism, pharmacologically and in its side effects, paracetamol is close to classical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that act by inhibiting COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes and especially similar to selective COX-2 inhibitors.
Hace 2 días · Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. [14] It is used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome. [14]
