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GENERIC NAME::CALCIUM CARBONATE
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
FORM::TABLET & LIQUID
USE::: TO Treat gas,gerd and indigestion
DOSE::::12yrs and older
10ml to 20ml (1 to 2 doses) in
24hrs, do not excede 60ml
(6doses in 24 hrs)
do not use maximum dose for more than 2 weeks.
side effects:::DIARRHEA and CONSTIPATION |
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| GENERIC NAME::::Protonix I.V;Pantoprazole I.V
FORM; INTRAVENOUS (I.V) & tablet
USE::: treat BARRETT's ESOPHAGUS,DUODENAL ULCER, EROSIVE ESOPHAGITIS,GERD,PEPTIC ULCER |
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GENERIC NAME;;;ESOMEPRAZOLE
FORM::powder,rapid release tab,pump,and I.V
USE::: BARRETTS ESOPHAGITIS, DUODENAL ULCER PROPHYLAXIS,EROSIVE ESOPHAGITIS,GERD
DOSE:: 20 to 40 mg once a day for 4 to 8 weeks
maintainance, 20mg once a day for 4 wks
side effects::BLISTERING PEELING OR LOOSENING SKIN,BLOATING,CONSTIPATION,CHILLS, CAUGH, DARKENING URINE,FEVER,DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING,FAST HEART BEAT,DROWSINESS |
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GENERIC NAME::DUCOSATE
FORM ::TABLET
USE ::TREAT CONSTIPATION
DOSE ::2to6yrs 1 tab daily
6 to 12 yrs 2 tab daily
ADULT 2 to 4 tab daily or as a single daily dose at hs
side effect;;;;HYPERSENSITIVITY TO SENNA,ABDOMINAL CRAMPING |
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GENERIC NAME;;;;DOCOSATE
FORM;;; CAPSULE,TABLET,LIQUID
USE::::STOOL SOFTENER
DOSE::::2 to 6 yrs 1 tab daily
6 to 12 yrs 1 to 2 tab daily
ADULTS;;;2 to 4 tabs daily or as a single dose daily at hs
SIDE EFFECTS::: hives, rash, itching red swollen blisters or peeling skin,wheezing,tightness in the chest or throat,trouble breathing swallowing or talking |
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GENERIC NAME::::POLYETHYLENE
FORM:::POWDER
USE::: TO TREAT CONSTIPATION
DOSE::::17 yrs or older
desolve i packet 17g 4to8oz
use no more than 7 days
SIDE EFFECT:::SEVERE OR BLOODY DIARRHEA,RECTAL BLEEDING,BLOOD in STOOLS,blood in stools,severe nd worsening stomach pain |
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GENERIC NAME:::BUPERNORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE,NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
FORM:: TABLET and (strip/patch)
use;;;to treat opiate dependence
DOSE:::day 1 8mg/2mg film
day 2 single dose 16mg/4mg
side effects::::constipation,diarrhea,headache,nausea,chills,caugh,feeling faint/dizzy,fever,sweating, lower back and side pain,feeling overly warm |
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GENERIC NAME:::MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
FORM:::TABLET,LIQUID
USE:::: to treat constipation
DOSE::: 6 to 11 yrs 1200mg to 2400mg orally per day, max dose per day 2400mg up to 7 days orally
12yrs or older 3600mg to 7200mg orally per day max dose 7200mg per day for up to 7 days
ADULT:::2400mg to 3600mg orally per day max dose per day 4800mg up to 7 days |
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GENERIC NAME::EVE PRIMROSE OIL
FORM:::CAPSULES
USE:::TREAT EXEMA,DIABETIC NEUROPATHY,PREMENSTRAL SYNDROME (PMS)
side effects:::headache,upset stomach
DOSE;;;;1 capsule per day |
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GENERIC NAME:::SILDENAFIL
FORM::::TABLET,POWDER,INTRAVENOUS SOLUTION
USE::::TREAT ERECTILE DISFUNCTION
DOSE::50mg once per day
SIDE EFFECT:::DYSPEPSIA,HEADACHE,VISUAL DISTURBANCE and FLUSHING,NASAL CONGESTION |
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GENERIC NAME:::
FORM ::LIQUID
USE:::FOR LONG AND SHORT TERM TUBE FEEDING or orall suspension FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN
DOSE:::1.2 cal or 1.5 cal 8 to 32oz
tube suspension 1L to 1.5L
SIDE EFFECTS:::BOWEL problems,burning sensations in stomach,dairrhea |
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GENERIC NAME::PROVIDONE IODINE TOPICAL,BETADINE
FORM::::LIQUID
USE:::TOPICAL GERMACIDE ANTICEPTIC
SIDE EFFECTS:::rash, hives,itching,red swollen or blistered peeling skin,wheezing,tightness in the chest or throat,trouble breathing swallowing or talking,swelling of the mouth face lips or tongue |
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GENERIC NAME:::AFRICAN BIRD PEPPER AFRICAN CHILLIES, CAMPHOR, TIGER BALM,
FORM:::PATCH OR CREAM
USE:::treat coronary artery disease, minor aches and pain from muscle ache, arthritis and back ache,nausea and vomiting after surgery
SIDE EFFECTS::bleeding,local burning,skin irritation,caugh,flushing,stomach flu,abdominal irritation,liver damage
DOSE;;nerve damage 0.075% 4 times daily
for 8 weeks
shingles nerve damage 8% patch aplied for 60 to 90 min
back pain 11mg (22mcg)once daily in am 6 to 8 hrs for3dys
nausea and vomiting after surgery,plaster is use 30 min bfr surgery and stay on for 6 to 8 hrs up to 3 day after surgery |
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GENERIC NAME::TOLTERODINE
USE::TREAT BLADDER SPASM AND INCONTINENCE
DOSE::1mg to 2 mg per day
long acting 2mg to 4mg once daily
SIDE EFFECTS::dry mouth,dry eyes,headache,upset stomach,dizziness,drowziness,and constipation,blurred vision, |
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GENERIC NAME:::OXYBUTYNIN,OXYTROL
FORM oral tablet,topical gel and topical patch
USE::TO TREAT OVERACTIVE BLADDER
DOSE:::5mg tab 2 or 3 times a day
max 5mg tab 4 times a day
2.5 mg recomended for frail elderly
SIDE EFFECTS:::HEADACHE,CONSTIPATION,DROWSINESS,XEROSTOMIA,DIARRHEA,BLURRED VISION,INDiGESTION,DRY EYE,NAUSEA VOMITTING,FATIGUE,SKIN RASH,HALLUCINATION,DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING,PAIN,and CONVILSIONs |
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GENERIC NAME ::OXYBUTYNIN OXYTROL FOR WOMEN
USE:::TO TREAT OVERACTIVE BLADDER
DOSE::::5mg, 10mg or 15mg once a day controlled release tab
SIDE EFFECTS:::drowsiness,headache,dizziness,upset stomache,pain,constipation,diarrhea,blurred vision and dry eyes |
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