Hydrochlorothiazide, usually sold under the brand names Microzide or Hydrodiuril, belongs to a class of drugs called diuretics or “water pills”. It is administered to bring down high blood pressure while treating serious ailments like strokes, heart attacks and chronic kidney diseases. The drug is said to remove excess salt and water from the body,...Continue Reading
Everolimus, generally sold under the trade name Afinitor, is classified as an “mTOR kinase inhibitor”. It is a key medication that functions as an immunosuppressant to prevent rejection of organ transplants by decreasing the activity of the immune system. It also finds usage in the treatment of renal cell cancer and other tumours, especially progressive...Continue Reading
Mupirocin was isolated from Pseudomonas fluorescens in 1971 and added to the World Health Organisation’s ‘List of Essential Medicines’. It turned out that in 2017, it became the 186th most common medicine to be prescribed in the United States and is also gaining popularity in India to cure skin infections. Mupirocin Ointment has been used...Continue Reading
Nitrazepam falls under the family of benzodiazepine drugs. Popularly known as a potent hypnotic drug, it is known for its strong sedative and motor impairing properties. It also finds extensive usage for its anxiolytic, amnestic, anticonvulsant and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Patented in 1961, it came into medical use in 1965 (1). The chemical is...Continue Reading
Domperidone, generally sold under the brand name Motilium among others, is a medication used as an antiemetic, gastric prokinetic agent and galactagogue. It is commonly used for treating common problems of indigestion, nausea, heartburn, constant feeling of fullness and vomiting. It has also proved to be very useful for the treatment of motion sickness. As an effective...Continue Reading
Respiratory tract infections (RTI) are classified as infectious diseases of the upper or lower respiratory tract. The common RTI’s include the common cold, laryngitis, tonsillitis, rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media. Cephalexin, a first-generation semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with a wide range of antibacterial activity and clinical applications, is most commonly used to treat such infections. Cephalexin...Continue Reading
Being ‘mindful about the mind’ – To Avoid Anxiety Attacks! Treatment of physical ailments has always been prioritised over the treatment of mental disorders. Over the years, there has been an increase in awareness, and people are now more sensitive towards such ailments. A timely diagnosis, proper medications, and empathy from those around can heal...Continue Reading
The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is a chemical compound that acts as the chief constituent of any drug. It is responsible for producing the desired effects in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or disease prevention. Additionally, every medicine will also consist of excipients, which are chemically inactive substances, such as lactose or mineral oil (1)....Continue Reading
