Edgar C. Johnson

Edgar C. Johnson

Edgar C. Johnson is an Australian medical writer with a strong focus on public health and disease prevention. With years of experience in healthcare journalism, he is dedicated to providing clear, research-backed insights on medical advancements and wellness trends. Edgar’s work aims to empower readers with reliable information to make informed health decisions.

Betaxolol

Betaxolol

Betaxolol Betaxolol is used alone or with other medications to control high blood pressure. Betaxolol is in a class of medications called beta blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels and slowing heart rate to improve blood flow and decrease…

Bepotastine Ophthalmic

Bepotastine Ophthalmic

Bepotastine Ophthalmic Bepotastine ophthalmic is used to treat itching of the eyes caused by allergic conjunctivitis (a condition in which the eyes become itchy, swollen, red, and teary when they are exposed to certain substances in the air). Bepotastine is…

Plerixafor Injection

Plerixafor Injection

Plerixafor Injection Plerixafor injection is used along with a granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) medication such as filgrastim (Neupogen) or pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) to prepare the blood for an autologous stem cell transplant (procedure in which certain blood cells are removed from…

Everolimus

Everolimus

Everolimus Taking everolimus may decrease your ability to fight infection from bacteria, viruses, and fungi and increase the risk that you will get a serious or life-threatening infection. If you have had hepatitis B (a type of liver disease) in…

Oxymorphone

Oxymorphone

Oxymorphone Oxymorphone may be habit forming, especially with prolonged use. Take oxymorphone exactly as directed. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or take it for a longer period of time, or in a different way than…

Telavancin Injection

Telavancin Injection

Telavancin Injection Telavancin injection can cause kidney damage. Tell your doctor if you have diabetes, heart failure (condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the other parts of the body), high blood pressure, or kidney…

Dexlansoprazole

Dexlansoprazole

Dexlansoprazole Dexlansoprazole is used to treat the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD; a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and possible injury of the esophagus [tube between the throat and stomach]) in adults…

Naltrexone Injection

Naltrexone Injection

Naltrexone Injection Naltrexone injection may cause liver damage when given in large doses. It is not likely that naltrexone injection will cause liver damage when given in recommended doses. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had hepatitis…

Levonorgestrel

Levonorgestrel

Levonorgestrel Levonorgestrel is used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse (sex without any method of birth control or with a birth control method that failed or was not used properly [e.g., a condom that slipped or broke or birth…

Besifloxacin Ophthalmic

Besifloxacin Ophthalmic

Besifloxacin Ophthalmic Besifloxacin ophthalmic is used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis (pinkeye; infection of the membrane that covers the outside of the eyeballs and the inside of the eyelids). Besifloxacin is in a class of medications called fluoroquinolones. It works by…