An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a medical device that deters blood clots from traveling from places such as the thigh to the lungs. The inferior vena cava itself is one of the largest veins and is located in the center of the human body. It is the vein that imports oxygen-depleted blood from …
No one wants to have a portion of their body removed and replaced with a foreign object, but sometimes that is the best course of action to address a malfunctioning body part. This is just the case with a hip replacement. When the hip joint has become too affected by arthritis – making it painful …
Taxotere is the brand name for a chemotherapy medication known as Docetaxel (DTX), which is used to counteract cancer, including prostate, head and neck, breast, lung, stomach, and ovarian cancer. Taxotere is sometimes used in combination with other chemotherapy medications. Like most chemotherapy drugs, Taxotere is administered via a slow process of injection into a …
Opioids are a classification of illegal drugs, such as heroin, and legal medications, including oxycodone, codeine, morphine, and hydrocodone. The primary use of opioid medications is as pain relievers. OPIOID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Opioid medications are derived from naturally occurring substances in a plant known as the opium poppy. Opium is extracted from the opium poppy …
Approved by the Food and Drug Administration, FDA, in June of 2012 to help obese people lose weight, the FDA later recalled the drug on February 13, 2020. The FDA recalled the drug because clinical trials produced evidence suggesting there was a link between Belviq and cancer. Based in Japan but with US headquarters in …
Manufactured by a pharmaceutical company called Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Elmiron is a drug that prescribed to people who have a bladder condition, such as bladder pain and interstitial cystitis. Interstitial cystitis is a condition designed to treat bladder pain or bladder pressure, which often results in people who have bladder urgency and have to use the …
Invokana (medical name Canagliflozin) is a drug medication that was developed to treat type 2 diabetes by inhibiting glucose transport proteins, which results in an increased amount of blood glucose elimination through the urine. INVOKANA DRUG HISTORY Approved for marketing and sales by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013, problems associated with Invokana appeared …
Paraquat is an herbicide that has been used by agricultural workers. Paraquat is used to kill weeds. While it is an effective herbicide, Paraquat has also been linked to Parkinson’s disease with people who are exposed to it. Paraquat is currently owned by a Chinese company and it is outlawed in China. It is still …
Zofran is the brand name of a medication known as Ondansetron that is used to prevent nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy treatment for cancer, radiation therapy, and post-surgery. The drug has also proven effective with gastroenteritis and dehydration. It is an off-label medication commonly used to alleviate morning sickness in pregnant women, and is also …
Risperdal (risperidone) is an atypical antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, a chronic and serious mental disorder. Schizophrenia often causes psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders (or dysfunctional thinking), and movement disorders. Schizophrenia symptoms also include a flat emotional affect as well as reduced interactions and lowered enjoyment in everyday life. In addition to schizophrenia, …
Xarelto, generic name rivaroxaban, is an anticoagulant medication that prevents blood clots by blocking specific blood proteins. Taken orally one to two times per day, this medication is used by patients with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, and patients who have recently had hip replacement surgery to prevent both blood clots and strokes. It is …
It sounds harmless enough. Most of us don’t think twice about talcum powder. We associate its use with babies and cleanliness, and as an everyday household product that eases a rash and feels good on the skin. However, scientific studies dating back to the 1970s have shown that use of talcum powder on female genitals …
