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Atripla, Chantix, Contramal: Basics |
| Date Added: April 09, 2010 04:50:43 AM |
| Author: miochelle53 |
| Category: Health: Medicine |
| This article features a few medications which turned to be a breakthrough in medicine. Atripla Scientists have introduced a few ways to delay the clinical course of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) which is known as the last stage of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). This remedy is called Atripla. It is the first drug consisting of 3 anti-retroviral medicines that may prevent HIV-infection progression and postpone its development to AIDS. The medication works by inhibiting the HIV growth. The medication is administered once a day on an empty stomach at bedtime to reduce the oppression of the body. A recommended dosage for adults is one tablet per day. Atripla may interact with other medicines. These drug-to-drug interactions may change the concentration of the medication in plasma, and may cause overdose or reduce the potency. Usual Atripla side effects are fatigue, dizziness, cough, stomach ache, itching, sometimes delusion and insomnia. Chantix More and more people all over the world begin smoking nowadays. Millions of people try to stop the habit, but cannot do it on their own. Pfizer has developed an efficient medication that helps quit smoking in 33% of people who took it within 600 months. The medication works by linking with neural nicotinic receptors located in the brain. Chantix precludes full activation of receptors under the nicotine effect. These receptors are responsible for enjoying smoking with the subsequent addiction formation. Chantix affects the receptors responsible for smoking addiction, thereby, making a smoker reluctant to smoke cigarettes. Thus, a smoker gets rid of smoking addiction. Chantix is administered orally. A recommended Chantix dosage is 1 mg two times a day. Chantix tablets should be swallowed whole with water within twelve weeks. Common side effects are dysphoria, sleeplessness, anger, difficulty in concentration, increase in appetite. Contramal Contramal is a narcotic analgesic. However, the medication is not such a strong painkiller as other drugs, for example morphine. Contramal lead to fewer side effects. Normally, Contramal has by economical impact on the human body. Contramal is normally taken to reduce pain resulting from traumas, before and after surgery, and also in oncological patients. Contramal is known for a quick and long-lasting influence. The maximal concentration in blood is observed in 5-10 minutes after injection. When the medication is administered orally, the maximum concentration is observed in thirty - forty minutes. Still, Contramal should not be administered with ethanol. Patients should take extra care during treatment when being involved in activities that require maximal concentration. Provided that the medication is taken properly, side effects are not observed. |
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