Daily Archives: 17 January 2012

tolazamide

Tolinase

What is tolazamide?

Tolazamide is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. This medication helps your body respond better to insulin produced by your pancreas.

Tolazamide is used together with diet and exercise to treat type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. Other diabetes medicines are sometimes used in combination with tolazamide if needed.

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Tussi-12D

Generic Name: carbetapentane, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine
(kar BET a PEN tane, FEN il EFF rin, and pir IL a meen)

What is Tussi-12D?

Carbetapentane is a cough suppressant.

Pyrilamine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

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Vi-Daylin with Iron

What is Vi-Daylin with Iron?

Multivitamin are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.

Iron is normally found in foods like red meat. In the body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.

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Dristan DM

Generic Name: dextromethorphan
(dex troe meth OR fan)

What is Dristan DM?

Dristan DM is a cough suppressant. It affects the signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.

Dristan DM is used to treat a cough.

Dristan DM will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.

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interferon alfacon-1

Infergen

What is interferon alfacon-1?

Interferon alfacon-1 is made from human proteins. Interferons help the body fight viral infections.

Interferon alfacon-1 is used to treat chronic hepatitis C.

Interferon alfacon-1 may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

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Nicolar

Generic Name: niacin (nicotinic acid)
(NYE a sin (NIK oh TIN ik AS id))

What is Nicolar?

Nicolar, also called nicotinic acid, is a B vitamin (vitamin B3). It occurs naturally in plants and animals, and is also added to many foods as a vitamin supplement. Niacin is also present in many multiple vitamins and nutritional supplements.

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Balanced B-150

What is Balanced B-150?

Balanced B-150s are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.

Balanced B-150s are used to provide vitamins that are not taken in through the diet. Multivitamins are also used to treat vitamin deficiencies (lack of vitamins) caused by illness, pregnancy, poor nutrition, digestive disorders, and many other conditions.

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Drixoral Cold and Flu

Generic Name: acetaminophen, dexbrompheniramine, and pseudoephedrine
(a SEET a MIN oh fen, dex brom fen EER a meen, and soo doe e FED rin)


What is Drixoral Cold and Flu?

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer.

Dexbrompheniramine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

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Glutofac

What is Glutofac?

Glutofacs are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.

Glutofacs are used to provide vitamins that are not taken in through the diet. Multivitamins are also used to treat vitamin deficiencies (lack of vitamins) caused by illness, pregnancy, poor nutrition, digestive disorders, and many other conditions.

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Kato

Generic Name: potassium chloride
(poe TASS ee um)

What is Kato?

Potassium is a mineral that is found in many foods and is needed for several functions of your body, especially the beating of your heart.

Kato is used to prevent or to treat low blood levels of potassium (hypokalemia). Potassium levels can be low as a result of a disease or from taking certain medicines, or after a prolonged illness with diarrhea or vomiting.

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