Asymptomatic gallstones (silent gallstones) do not need to be treated. In majority of the cases, these gallstones will not cause any symptoms. Gallstone disease (symptomatic gallstones) requires treatment and these days surgical removal of the gallbladder, known as a cholecystectomy, is frequently conducted. However, if >> Read More ...
Arterial occlusion is the blockage of the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood (artery) to different parts of the body. The occlusion obstructs blood flow either completely or partially thereby starving the tissues of oxygen. A partial obstruction may lead to atrophy (shrinking) or cell injury, which is either >> Read More ...
What are Corticosteroids? Corticosteroids belong to a group of naturally-occurring steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal gland. This is the small gland that is located on top of each kidney and consists of an outer layer called the cortex and the inner core known as the medulla. The cortex of the adrenal gland >> Read More ...
Although the usefulness of statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) for patients with coronary artery disease or those at risk of developing related conditions has been well established, these drugs are not without side effects. Ideally, each patient with elevated blood cholesterol levels should be screened and considered on >> Read More ...
What are Statins? Statins are cholesterol lowering drugs and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs after antibiotics and pain killers. The group as a whole is known as “statins” as all of the drugs in this group have – statin as a suffix in the chemical name. Various studies of the last two decades have >> Read More ...
What is Niacin? Niacin is a water soluble B-vitamin that has a dual action. Niacin or nicotinic acid has lipid-lowering action, but when niacin changes its chemical form, and becomes an amide (niacinamide or nicotinamide) then it functions as a vitamin only and has no action on the lipid levels. It is the oldest >> Read More ...
What are antacids? Antacids are alkalines that are used as acid-neutralizing agents for protection against stomach acidity related disorders. It is an inexpensive and safe over-the-counter (OTC) medication that is available in tablet or suspension form. It can neutralize the gastric acid fairly rapidly and is often used >> Read More ...
Diabetes medications or antidiabetic medicines are drugs that can regulate the blood glucose levels and are therefore useful in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). The diabetic medications can be broadly categorized as the insulins and non-insulin antidiabetics drugs. Non-insulin antidiabetic drugs are >> Read More ...
Drugs that reduce the pH and/or volume of gastric acid are used for the treatment of hyperacidity conditions like gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). The most commonly used drugs available for this are : Antacids Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) H2-receptor blockers Other drugs that may >> Read More ...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used these days in the treatment of gastritis, second only to antacids. PPIs are very effective in reducing gastric acid secretion. Up until PPIs became available, H2-receptor blockers, commonly known as H2-blockers, were the drug of choice in suppressing acid secretion and reducing >> Read More ...
