What is gastric bypass surgery? Gastric bypass surgery alters the size of the stomach to restrict the amount of calories morbidly obese people can consume. The laparoscopic version of the surgery is less invasive than an open surgery and often improves recovery times. Gastric bypass surgery is a weight loss surgery. In this surgery, a surgeon makes changes to the...
Tybost (cobicistat): An Addition to the HIV Medication Cocktail
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 who weigh at least 77...
Targeted Therapy: What Is Replicative Immortality in Cancer?
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; and in effect, achieve replicative...
Zetonna (ciclesonide) for Allergies: Side Effects & Warnings
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 Nasal Aerosol may cause serious...
Wynzora Cream for Psoriasis: Side Effects & Warnings
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 is safe and effective in...
Trianex (triamcinolone acetonide): Side Effects & Warnings
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 corticosteroids, but may occur more...
Targeted Therapy: What Are The 10 Hallmarks of Cancer?
What is targeted cancer therapy? Targeted cancer therapy aims to strangle cancer cells by targeting processes and proteins the tumor needs to survive and grow. This is different that chemotherapy and radiation, which tends to destroy cancer cells and healthy cells indiscriminately. Targeted cancer therapy is a specialized treatment for certain cancers with medications that target the proteins and cell-signaling...
Prosol (amino acids)
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 effects of Prosol include: pulmonary...
piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn) Uses, Side Effects & Dosage
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. Tazobactam inhibits beta lactamase and...
Keflex vs. Penicillin
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 are similar include diarrhea, nausea,...