Trandolapril and Verapamil Do not take trandolapril and verapamil if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking trandolapril and verapamil, call your doctor immediately. 🔔 Why is this medication prescribed? The combination of trandolapril and verapamil…
Entacapone Entacapone is an inhibitor of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). It is used in combination with levodopa and carbidopa (Sinemet) to treat the end-of-dose ‘wearing-off’ symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Entacapone helps the levodopa and carbidopa work better by allowing more of it…
Brimonidine Ophthalmic Ophthalmic brimonidine is used to lower pressure in the eyes in patients who have glaucoma (high pressure in the eyes that may damage nerves and cause vision loss) and ocular hypertension (pressure in the eyes that is higher…
Polio Vaccine Polio (or poliomyelitis) is a disabling and lifethreatening disease caused by poliovirus, which can infect a person’s spinal cord, leading to paralysis. Most people infected with polio have no symptoms, and many recover without complications. Some people will…
Co-trimoxazole Injection Co-trimoxazole injection is used to treat certain infections that are caused by bacteria such as infection of the intestine, lungs (pneumonia), and urinary tract. Co-trimoxazole should not be used in children younger than 2 months of age. Co-trimoxazole…
Enoxaparin Injection If you have epidural or spinal anesthesia or a spinal puncture while taking a ‘blood thinner’ such as enoxaparin, you are at risk for having a blood clot form in or around your spine that could cause you…
Zolmitriptan Zolmitriptan is used to treat the symptoms of migraine headaches (severe throbbing headaches that sometimes are accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to sound and light). Zolmitriptan is in a class of medications called selective serotonin receptor agonists. It works…
Zidovudine Injection Zidovudine injection may decrease the number of certain cells in your blood, including red and white blood cells. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had a low number of any type of blood cells or…
Granisetron Granisetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Granisetron is in a class of medications called 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. It works by blocking serotonin, a natural substance in the body that causes…
Pentamidine Oral Inhalation Pentamidine is an anti-infective agent that helps to treat or prevent pneumonia caused by the organism Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii). This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. 🔔 How…