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Pharmacology
drugs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A general name for Tylenol | acetaminophen |
| What's the brand name for Tylenol? | Tylenol |
| Tylenol uses: | - reduces fever - relieves minor pain caused by conditions such as colds or flu, headache, muscle aches, arthritis, menstrual cramps and fevers. |
| Tylenol side effects: | - hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. |
| A general name for Vermox | mebendazole |
| Vermox therapeutic classification: | Anthelmintics |
| Vermox uses: | - antiworm medication - to treat infections caused by worms such as whipworm, pinworm, roundworm, and hookworm. (Caused by one or more of the worms). |
| Tylenol therapeutic classification: | - Analgesic |
| Tylenol adult dosage: | - 1000 milligrams (mg) |
| Vermox side effects: | - diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain -decreased appetite; or rash. |
| Vermox adult dosage: | - be swallowed, chewed, or crushed and mixed with food. - 500 mg as a single dose for pinworms, or 100 mg twice daily (morning and evening) for 3 days for other infections like hookworm or roundworm. |
| Imodium's general name: | Loperamide |
| What's the brand name for Imodium? | Loperamide |
| Imodium uses: | used to treat diarrhea for quick relief and to help control symptoms. |
| Imodium side effects: | (hives, difficulty breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction . |
| Imodium adult dosage: | Take 2 caplets after the first loose stool, then 1 caplet after each subsequent loose stool, but take no more than 4 caplets in 24 hours. |
| Imodium's therapeutic classification: | Antidiarrheal |
| Inderal uses: | used to treat tremors, angina (chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), heart rhythm disorders, and other heart or circulatory conditions. To prevent heart attacks. |
| Inderal therapeutic classification: | beta-blocker |
| Inderal adult dosage: | Adults may take Inderal with or without food, but take it the same way each time. |
| Inderal side effects: | -dizziness, tiredness; - nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, stomach cramps |
| Inderal general name: | propranolol |
| Inderal brand name: | propranolol types : Inderal LA, Inderal XL |
| Compazine uses: | used to treat nervous, emotional, and mental conditions (eg, schizophrenia) and non-psychotic anxiety. |
| Compazine therapeutic classification: | prochlorperazine |
| Compazine adult dosage: | - Blurred vision, increased sensitivity of the skin to sunlight - irregular menstrual periods, itching, rash, redness, or discoloration of the skin |
| Compazine brand name: | prochlorperazine |
| Compazine general name: | prochlorperazine |
| Compazine side effects: | - Agitation - black, tarry stools - chest pain |
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