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Generic Name: Cefdinir
Route: Oral Suspension
Dosage: 300 mg every twelve hours or 600 mg once a day, taken for 5 to 10 days
Side Effects: Diarrhea, Cough, Fever, Shortness of breath
This medication is known as a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. It has been proven to be effective for the treatment of common bacterial infections in the ear, sinus, throat, lungs, and skin.
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Generic Name: Levofloxacin
Route: Oral Suspension and intravenous administration
Dosage: 250 mg, 500 mg, or 750 mg administered orally every 24 hours
Side Effects: Diarrhea and insomnia, rarely tendon damage
Levaquin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that treat bacterial infections in the body. It can be used to treat people that have been exposed to anthrax or certain types of plague.
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Generic Name: Nitrofurantoin
Route: Oral Suspension
Dosage: 50 to 100 mg every six hours
Side Effects: Nausea, Headache, Anorexia, Vomiting, Diarrhea
This medication is an antibiotic that is used for the treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections, (bladder infections). It should be taken with food to further enhance tolerance and improve drug absorption. |
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Generic Names: Aropax, Paxil, Pexeva, Seroxat, Sereupin and Brisdelle
Route: oral tablets, controlled-released tablets, and liquid form
Dosage: 20 mg, or 10 ml once a day
Side Effects: Nausea, Headaches, Insomnia, Tiredness, and Weak
This an antidepressant that belongs to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Paroxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression, anxiety, or other disorders. It is used to treat depression, including major depressive disorder. |
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Generic Name: Cephalexin
Route: capsule, tablet, and liquid suspension
Dosage: 250 mg every 6 hours, or 500 mg every 12 hours
Side Effects: Abdominal pain, blistering, chills, dark urine, tiredness
Keflex is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It is used to treat infections caused by bacteria, including upper respiratory infections, ear infections, skin infections, urinary tract infections, and bone infections. Take this medication around the same time every day.
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Generic Name: Norfloxacin
Route: Oral Suspension
Dosage: one 400 mg tablet every 12 hours, with a full glass of water (8 ounces), for 14 days
Side Effects: Chest pain or discomfort, chills, diarrhea, fever, flushing/redness of skin
Noroxin belongs to the class of medicines known as quinolone antibiotics. This medicine used to treat the symptoms of bacterial infections of the prostate and urinary tract. It should be taken at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal, milk, or other dairy products.
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Generic Name: Lioresal, and Gablofen
Route: Oral Suspension, Injection to the spinal cord, transdermal patch (applied to skin)
Dosage: orally- 5 mg, 3 times a day for 3 days, then increase to 5 mg, then 10 mg up to 20 mg, 3 times a day
Side Effects: Drowsiness, Dizziness, /headache, and Nausea
Baclofen belongs to a class of medications called skeletal muscle relaxants. Baclofen is an antispasmotic agent that acts on spinal cord nerves and decreases the number and severity of muscle spasms in patients with certain conditions affecting the spinal cord. |
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Generic Name: Lamictal
Route: Oral Suspension, tablet, extended-release tablet, disintegrating tablet, or chewable tablet
Dosage: Regular tablet- 25mg, 100mg, 150mg, 200mg. Chewable tablet- 2mg, 5mg, 25mg, Disintegrating tablet- 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 200mg
Side Effects: Headaches, Drowsiness, Aggression, Tremors
Lamotrigine is an anti-epileptic medication, also called an anticonvulsant. It is used alone or with other medications to treat epileptic seizures in adults and children. Lamotrigine is also used to delay mood episodes in adults with bipolar disorder.
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Generic Name: Zithromax (azithromycin)
Route: Oral Suspension, Intrvaneous
Dosage: 500 mg for 1 day then 250 mg for 4 days. A typical intravenous dose consists of 500 mg for 2 days followed by 500 mg orally daily for an additional 5-8 days
Side Effects: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, No appetite
Zithromax (azithromycin), also known as Z-Pak, is an antibiotic approved for treatment of respiratory, skin and other bacterial infections. This medication may cause a condition that affects the heart rhythm.
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Generic Name: Nitrofurantoin, Macrobid
Route: Oral Administration
Dosage: 50 mg to 100 mg, four times a day
Side Effects: Headache, Gas, Nausea, Joint pain, Rash
Macrodantin is an antibiotic that is used to treat urinary tract infections caused by bacteria. This medication is an antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria.
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Generic Name: Diazepam
Route: oral tablets, intramuscular injections, intravenous injections, or rectal gel
Dosage: 2 mg to 10 mg, 2 to 4 times a day
Side Effects: Drowsiness, Confusion, Problems with coordination
Valium is a benzodiazepine. It works by enhancing the activity of certain neurotransmitters in the brain, and by helping your nervous system calm down. This medication treats anxiety, seizures, muscle spasms or twitches. It can also reduce the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.
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Generic Name: Vivitrol
Route: Oral Suspension
Dosage: 25 mg, one-half tablet for the first dose, then another 25 mg 1 hour later, with or after meals
Side Effects: Abdominal pain, Blurred vision, Chest pain, Hallucinations, Itching, Depression
Naltrexone is used to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. It helps you stop using these substances and remain off them. It belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid antagonists and works by blocking the mu opioid receptor. It blocks the effects of alcohol and opioid medications, preventing the intoxication these substances cause.
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Generic Name: Promethazine
Route: Deep intramuscular injection
Dosage: 25 mg for the first dose, then 12.5 to 25 mg every four to six hours if needed
Side Effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, blurred vision, or dry mouth
This is used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever or rashes (like nettle rash or hives). It also can treat or stop you from feeling nauseous or vomiting from travel sickness. It can be used short term for treating adults with insomnia as well.
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Generic Name: Medical Gas
Route: nasal cannula, O2 mask, or added into a CPAP or BiPAP
Dosage: ½ liter per minute of O2 to 5 liters/minute, depending on patient to achieve an oxygen saturation of 92-98%
Side Effects: dry or bloody nose, tiredness, and morning headaches
Oxygen administration may be initiated for a variety of reasons. Increased metabolic demand, maintenance of oxygenation while providing anesthesia, supplementation during treatment of lung illnesses that affect oxygen exchange, treatment of headaches, and carbon monoxide exposure. Oxygen is used for patients with breathing complications.
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Generic Name: Gabapentin
Route: oral solution, capsule, or tablet
Dosage: 300 mg, 3 times per day, then 600mg, 3 times per day
Side Effects: Drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting, Mood Changes
Neurontin is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It affects chemicals and nerves in the body that are involved in the cause of seizures and some types of pain. Neurontin is used in adults to treat neuropathic pain, (nerve pain), caused by herpes virus or shingles, (herpes zoster).
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