What is Tybost (cobicistat), and how does it work? Tybost is a prescription medicine used in adults and children: 1 time each day with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) medicines atazanavir or darunavir, to increase the amount of those medicines in your blood. When taken with atazanavir, Tybost is used in adults, and in children...
What does replicative immortality mean? Normal human cells can grow and divide only a limited number of times, and undergo planned death (apoptosis) when they become old, damaged, or no longer needed. Cancer cells, due to genetic mutations which enable them to progress through the cell cycle despite DNA damage, replicate infinitely and evade apoptosis;...
Generic drug: ciclesonide Brand name: Zetonna What is Zetonna (ciclesonide), and how does it work? Treatment Of Allergic Rhinitis Zetonna (ciclesonide) Nasal Aerosol is indicated for the treatment of symptoms associated with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older. What are the side effects of Zetonna? Zetonna...
Generic drug: calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate Brand name: Wynzora What is Wynzora (calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate), and how does it work? Wynzora (calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate) Cream is a prescription medicine used on the skin (topical) to treat plaque psoriasis in people 18 years of age and older. It is not known if Wynzora Cream...
Generic drug: triamcinolone acetonide Brand name: Trianex What is Trianex (triamcinolone acetonide), and how does it work? Trianex 0.05% (triamcinolone acetonide) Ointment, USP is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses. What are the side effects of Trianex? The following local adverse reactions are reported infrequently with topical...
What is Prosol, and how does it work? Prosol (amino acids) is indicated as a source of amino acids for patients requiring parenteral nutrition (PN) when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated. Prosol may be used to treat negative nitrogen balance in patients. What are the side effects of Prosol? Side...
What is piperacillin/tazobactam sodium injection, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Zosyn is an injectable combination of two antibiotics, piperacillin and tazobactam, with broad spectrum activity against an extended range of bacterial species. Piperacillin is an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic, but it can be destroyed by an enzyme produced by bacteria called beta lactamase....
What’s the Difference Between Keflex and Penicillin? Keflex (cephalexin) and penicillin are antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections. Keflex and penicillin are in different drug classes. Keflex is a cephalosporin antibiotic, and penicillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic. Brand names for penicillin include Bicillin, Bicillin CR, and Bicillin LA. Side effects of Keflex and penicillin that...
What are NSAIDs and how do they work? Prostaglandins are a family of chemicals that are produced by the cells of the body and have several important functions. They promote inflammation that is necessary for healing, but also results in pain, and fever; support the blood clotting function of platelets; and protect the lining of...
What is oral levonorgestrel, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Levonorgestrel (Plan B) is emergency contraception (commonly called the morning after pill) that is used as backup contraception to prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex or when birth control fails. Levonorgestrel is a progestin. Progestins are hormones used in...