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Sodium Valproate Uses
Sodium Valproate is used to control certain types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy and other disorders. Also used to treat acute mania in the treatment of bipolar disorder
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Drug Uses
Generic Amaryl is used to treat diabetes in patients who require littlie or no injectible insulin. It is used in conjunction with a special diet and exercise regimen.
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Drug Uses
Amoxyl is used to treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose throat, skin and soft tissues, the lower respiratory tract and genitourinary tract. It is used, often with other drugs, to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea. It is also prescribed preventively before oral surgery for patients at risk for endocarditis.
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Drug Uses
Alpha-Lipoic Acid is used to help the body use glucose. Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Reduces the complications from a high sugar diet and doubles as a diet supplement.
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Drug Uses
Effexor XR (extended release) is used to treat the symptoms associated with major depression by balancing levels of brain chemicals linked to mood, emotions and mental state.
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Excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues. The resultant swelling may be local, as occurs after injury or with inflammation, or it may be more general, as in heart failure. In generalized oedema there may be accumulation of fluid within the chest cavity (pleural effusion) or abdomen (ascites). Oedema can also occur within the spaces of the lungs (pulmonary oedema). Read the rest of this entry »

The most powerful class of diuretics. Loop diuretics act rapidly, causing large volumes of urine to be excreted, but have a short duration of action. The name comes from the fact that they inhibit
salt reabsorption in the loop of Henle, part of the tubular structure of the kidney. Read the rest of this entry »

An NSAID used for the treatment of pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (including arthritis in children), acute gout, and other disorders of the joints or muscles. It is also used to relieve period pains. Naproxen is available, on prescription only, as tablets, enteric-coated tablets, modified-release tablets, a suspension, and suppositories. Read the rest of this entry »

The human immunodeficiency virus, which destroys a subgroup of white blood cells (the helper T-cells,
or CD4 lymphocytes), resulting in suppression of the body’s immune response. HIV infection is essentially
sexually transmitted; the two other main routes of spread are via infected blood or blood products and from
an infected woman to her fetus (it may also be acquired from maternal blood during childbirth or be transmitted in breast milk). Acute infection following exposure to the virus results in the production of antibodies, their presence indicating that infection has taken place. Some people who are HIV-positive progress to chronic infection. Read the rest of this entry »

An antibiotic used for the treatment of leprosy and malaria. It is given in combination with pyrimethamine to prevent travellers contracting malaria. It is also used for treating dermatitis herpetiformis (an itchy blistering rash). A prescription only medicine, dapsone is available as tablets or an injection. Read the rest of this entry »