Neurocysticercosis is a common parasitic tissue infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval cysts of the pork tapeworm, Taenia Solium, in the brain. It is symptomized by the onset of seizures and late-stage epilepsy. For a long time, neurocysticercosis was treated by doing surgery. The new treatment involves using anticysticercal drugs such...Continue Reading
Complicated abdominal and urinary tract infections (UTIs) cause a lot of pain and uneasiness to the people who face them. A practical and recent solution to this is the development of Doripenem. Doripenem is an intravenous injection. The medication belongs to the class of carbapenem antibiotic medicines, which are highly effective treatments for high risk-bacterial...Continue Reading
Benzocaine is a local anaesthetic or numbing medicine that effectively blocks the body’s nerve signals. It is a local anaesthetic that is used for pain management. It also serves as a topical pain reliever and an essential component of cough drops. (1) Benzocaine: How it works The drug works by causing loss of sensation in the...Continue Reading
Acenocoumarol is used to prevent harmful blood clots, which reduces the risk of a heart attack. Clots in the heart can detach and travel to the brain, which causes a stroke. Acenocoumarol acts as a blood thinner and helps keep blood flowing smoothly by decreasing the number of clotting proteins. It is an anticoagulant medicine...Continue Reading
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects how a person behaves and their presentation of thoughts and feelings. (2) People with schizophrenia seem to have lost touch with reality and may exhibit episodes of psychosis. (1) Schizophrenia often requires imaging or laboratory testing and behavior observation to understand the occurrence in a person. Non-treatment...Continue Reading
Bortezomib is an anti-cancer drug used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. (3) It is administered in an intravenous mode to treat cancer. It is listed as an Essential Medicine by World Health Organisation. Originally manufactured in 1995, Bortezomib was clinically tested for its efficiency in treating multiple myeloma. In 2008, it gained...Continue Reading
Calcitriol is a medication used to treat low-level calcium and bone-related disease. It is a form of vitamin D3 which helps the body absorb calcium from the stomach. It also works on patients with hyperparathyroidism (overactive parathyroid glands). It is effectively administered to patients who have chronic kidney failure and do not receive dialysis. Calcitriol works by...Continue Reading
Etodolac is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), used to provide pain relief in health conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. (1) It is a medication to relieve acute pain. It functions by reducing the hormones responsible for inflammation in the body. How it works Etodolac is a monocarboxylic acetic acid in which one of the methyl...Continue Reading
Dapoxetine hydrochloride belongs to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) family. (4) Previously serving as an effective anti-depressant, the research highlights Dapoxetine’s role in promoting ejaculatory delay. The Central Nervous System controls human ejaculation. Dapoxetine inhibits the serotonin transporter and improves its action at the pre and postsynaptic receptors, causing a delay in ejaculation. (4) Delayed ejaculation...Continue Reading
Carbamazepine (CBZ) is the generic name of a widely used type of medicine for seizures. It has been suggested that it effectively controls seizures in about 7 out of 10 people taking the medication. Other brand names of the drug are Carbatrol, Epiltol, Equetro. It may also be used in treating schizophrenia as a second-line...Continue Reading
