Aspirin renders analgesic, febrifugal effect, in high doses has - antiinflammatory action. It has antiaggregant (interfering formation of a clot) activity. It is prescribed at pain syndrome of mild and moderate intensity, including inflammatory, genesis, in particular, headache, dentagra, algodismenorrhea, feverish states, including, acute respiratory infections, thrombophlebitises, thromboses of vessels of retina, disturbance of cerebral circulation, coronary heart disease.
Cardizem, derivative benzothiazepine, has anti-anginal, antiarrhytmic and hypotensive effect. It is prescribed at arterial hypertension: after myocardial infarction, at patients with accompanying stenocardia when beta adrenoblockers, are contraindicative at patients with diabetic nephropathy, in cases when ACE inhibitors are contraindicated; angina of effort, Prinzmetal's angina; prevention of a coronary spasm when carrying out a coronary angiography or operation of aortocoronary shunting.
Cardura is consumed to rebalance the blood pressure within hypertension, as well as to cure benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This drug was not distinguished by a negative effect on the metabolism, which was often recorded in analogs. That's why Cardura earned positive reviews from people suffering from cardiovascular insufficiency, asthma, diabetes.
Urispas is an oral antispasmodic drug approved to prevent bladder spasms caused by urethral catheterization, infectious and /or inflammatory diseases of the urogenital system or neurological disorders.
In case of an arterial hypertension of Atacand causes dose-dependent long lowering of arterial pressure. Anti-hypertensive action happens due to decrease in system peripheric resistance without reflex increase in heart rate. Instructions on serious or strengthened hypotension after taking of the first dose or Withdrawal Effect after termination of treatment are absent.
Claritin prevents development and facilitates the course of allergic reactions. Possesses antiallergic, antipruritic, antiexudative action. Reduces permeability of capillaries, controls oedemata of tissues, removes spasms of smooth muscles. It is prescribed at allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, pollinosis, urticaria fever, angioedema, pruritic dermatosis; pseudo-allergic reactions, caused by release of histamine; allergic reactions at stings of insects.
Calcium channel blocker, a derivative of 1,4-dihydropyridine, has a predominantly cerebrovasculative and antiischemic action. Prescribed for the prevention and treatment of brain ischemia on the background of subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by aneurysm rupture, expressed by brain disfunction in the elderly patients. It can prevent or eliminate spasm of vessels caused by various vasoconstrictor drugs. Improves stability and functional capacity of neurons.
Xalatan is a chemical analog of the hormone prostaglandin. It is a topical agent available in the form of eye drops with a concentration of latanoprost 50 mcg/ml. Its mode of action is similar to the one of its natural equivalent – the drug increases the flow of intraocular fluid from the hypertensive eyeball. As a result, the pressure in the eyeball slowly decreases. Since this symptom frequently accompanies various eye diseases, Xalatan is often prescribed in combination with other medicines. Today, this drug is among the high-priority agents in the treatment of such an ubiquitous disease as glaucoma.
Haldol antipsychotic remedy, butyrophenone derivative. It has a powerful antipsychotic effect, moderate sedation. The mechanism of antipsychotic action of haloperidol is associated with the blockade of dopamine receptors in the mesocortex and limbic system.
The oral hypoglycemic agent, which stimulates insulin release from functioning beta cells of the pancreas. Used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 under the ineffectiveness of diet, weight loss and physical activity.
It is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent that effectively inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins, has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. In addition, it reversibly inhibits collagen-induced platelet aggregation. In oral administration, the drug is partly absorbed in the abdomen and then completely in the intestine. After metabolism in the liver (hydroxylation, carboxylation) pharmacologically inactive metabolites are completely excreted in the urine. In oral administration, the maximum concentration in blood plasma is achieved in 1-2 hours.
Colospa - myotropic spasmolytic with selective effect on unstriated muscles of digestive tract. Eliminates a spasm, without influencing a normal peristaltics of intestines. Unlike cholinolytic medicine, Colospa does not affect at muscarinic receptor and does not cause characteristic of antispasmodics with muscarinic receptor action of side effects (feeling of dryness in a mouth, vision disorders, an urination delay) that allows for patients to take it at prostatauxe or glaucoma. Taking of Colospa is not followed by development of reflex hypotonia of intestines.
Pamelor is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA, tricyclic antidepressants) of the second generation. It is used in the treatment of some major depressive disorder and nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) in children. In addition, the drug is sometimes used for the treatment of chronic diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain and migraine, and the lability in certain neurological diseases.
Avalide is an effective medicine which aim is to lower the blood pressure. Hypertension provokes serious diseases as strokes, heart attack, and problems with the kidney. An angiotensin receptor blocker and diuretic are the basic components of the drug. The first one relaxes the walls of the blood vessels letting the blood move freely without the pressure. The second component stimulates urination so that a patient can get rid of extra salt and water which also provoke high blood pressure.
Pharmacological influence of Calan is explained by braking of a flow of calcium ions through the slowed-down calcic tubules of cellular covers of smooth muscle structure of vessels and a cardiac muscle. Calan is prescribed if it was diagnosed paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (except WPW syndrome), sinus tachycardia, premature atrial contraction, blinking and atrial flutter, stenocardia (inc. stress, postinfarction), arterial hypertension, hypertensive crisis, idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Actonel, which is risedronate - is prescribed for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis (post-menopausal, caused by corticosteroids), Paget disease. Risedronate binds to substance of a bone tissue, inhibits its resorption mediated by osteoclasts and reduces a bone turn (does not break process of formation of a bone). It increases the biomechanical strength and volume of bone mass. The maximum decrease in a bone turn is observed in 3-6 months, remaining at the same level during a course of treatment.
Benemid - an anti-gout agent. It prevents formation of uric acid. It is used for treatment of symptomatic hyperuricemia (gouty arthritis) at patients who cannot take other medicine decrease hyperuricemia.
Cytoxan antineoplastic medicine of alkylating action, it has also immunodepressive effect. It is taken for treatment of small-celled lung cancer, ovarian cancer, cancer of a neck and uterus, cancer of bladder, prostate cancer, blastoma and leucosis.
