Today, leading medical guidelines—such as those from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)—recommend starting treatment for high blood pressure with a combination of two medications, ideally combined into a single pill (polypill), rather than beginning w...
compared the abilities of popular voice assistants for understanding a comprehensive list of generic and brand name medications. Since voice assistants are becoming widely used to gather health information, it is critical to study how well these devices understand the pronunciation of various drug names...
Heartburn can be treated short-term with OTC medications. But your doctor may suggest you use Prilosec OTC for other “off-label” conditions (like erosive esophagitis), especially if your insurance does not cover the prescription drug due to the availability of the OTC product.Is “tramadol”...
5. ___ Dopram 6. ___ Focalin a. phentermine b. dexmethylphenidate c. amphetamine mixtures d. dextroamphetamine e. doxapram f. methamphetamine Question: Match each of the following generic drug names with their corresponding brand names. 1. ___ Adderall 2. ___ Dexedrine ...
Control the growth of the virus Improve how well your immune system works Slow or stop symptoms Prevent transmission of HIV to others By taking your HIV medications, you can keep your viral loads low to avoid passing the virus on to anyone else. HIV medicines also can protect you from the...
By examining usage trends in prescription medications, this research has allowed for the observation of patient behavior alterations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, contrasting this data with the pre-pandemic era to evaluate possible misuse or abuse. The pandemic's impact, as evidenced by the...
Regrouping revealed an association between diastolic blood pressure (DBP) below 60 mmHg (without antihypertensive medications) and a considerably higher risk of death from any cause (hazard ratio, 146; 95% confidence interval, 121-175). No increased risk of death from all causes was observed in...