Monthly Archives: May 2007

Aggregation Inhibitors-Vasodilators Drug – How does it Works?

Posted on May 30, 2007 by steve

Aggregation Inhibitors-Vasodilators Drug – How does Aggregation Inhibitors-Vasodilators Works? Type of Drug: Antiplatelet agent; pulmonary artery vasodilator. How the Drug Works: Pulmonary artery hypertension is excessive blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (arteries in the lung). Treprostinil dilates (widens) pulmonary … Continue reading →

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Bisphosphonates – How Bisphosphonates Works?

Posted on May 28, 2007 by steve

Bisphosphonates Drug – How does Bisphosphonates Works? Type of Drug: Bisphosphonates. How the Bisphosphonates Works: Bisphosphonates help preserve bone mass by inhibiting normal and abnormal bone loss due to resorption (bone tissue loss). Some of these drugs also help control … Continue reading →

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Antihistamines – Uses and Benefits – How Does it Works?

Posted on May 26, 2007 by steve

Antihistamines Information – Side Effects, Uses and Benefits Type of Drug: Antihistamine; allergy medications. How the Drug Works: Antihistamines block the effects of histamine at H1 receptors in the body .Histamine is one of the chemicals released in the body … Continue reading →

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Fluvoxamine – How Fluvoxamine Works? – Side Effects of Use

Posted on May 25, 2007 by steve

Fluvoxamine – Guidelines for Using Fluvoxamine – Uses and Benefits Type of Drug: Antidepressant; mood elevating agent. How the Fluvoxamine Works: It is believed that fluvoxamine maleate adjusts or balances how the brain and nervous system produce and respond to … Continue reading →

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Pentoxifylline Drug – How does Pentoxifylline Works?

Posted on May 25, 2007 by steve

Pentoxifylline Uses and Benefits of Pentoxifylline – Side Effects of Pentoxifylline Type of Drug: Hemorrheologic agent; a drug that improves blood flow. How the Drug Works: Pentoxifylline improves blood flow by reducing the thickness of the blood and improving red … Continue reading →

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Ezetimibe Information – Drug Interactions, Uses and Benefits

Posted on May 22, 2007 by steve

Ezetimibe Drug – How does Ezetimibe Works? Type of Drug: Antihyperlipidemic; cholesterol-lowering drug. How the Ezetimibe Product Works: Ezetimibe lowers blood cholesterol levels by blocking the absorption of cholesterol from the small intestine. Uses of The Ezetimibe : As adjunctive … Continue reading →

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Recombinant Human Erythropoietin – How it Works? – Side Effects of Use

Posted on May 22, 2007 by steve

Recombinant Human Erythropoietin – Type of Drug – Some Interactions occuring with Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Type of Drug: Blood modifier; antianemia. How the Drug Works: Epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa are synthetic copies of the natural hormone produced by the … Continue reading →

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Coumarin Derivatives Information – Drug Interactions, Uses and Benefits

Posted on May 22, 2007 by steve

Coumarin Derivatives Drug – How does Coumarin derivatives Works? Type of Drug: Coumarin; anticoagulants, anti-clotting drugs; warfarin, blood thinners. How the Drug Works: Coumarin prevents the liver from making substances needed to form blood clots. Anticoagulants are often given after … Continue reading →

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