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Xanax-Xanor FAQ

Xanax-Xanor FAQ

What is the difference between Xanax and Xanax Retard? Is it important for a patient taking 1.0 mg before going to sleep?
Action of Xanax comes into force in 1-2 hours and lasts during 16 hours. Xanax Retard as a rule is taken by 1mg in 24 hours.
My doctor has prescribed me Xanax Retard but I [...]

How does Cialis (Tadalafil) act?

How does Cialis (Tadalafil) act?

Cialis (Tadalafil) improves the quality of erection as well as restores spontaneity and effectiveness of sexual relations in a real life. Cialis is a reliable method for everyone who suffers from erection dysfunction to renew a sexual life. A clinical effect appears in 30 minutes after taking the medication and lasts for 24 (36) hours [...]

Azithromycin 600mg (GG D8), 500mg (GGD7), 600mg (93/7147), 250mg tablets

Azithromycin 600mg (GG D8), 500mg (GGD7), 600mg (93/7147), 250mg tablets

Pronunciation: a ZITH roe MYE sin
Brand Names: Azithromycin 3 Day Dose Pack, Azithromycin 5 Day Dose Pack, Zithromax, Zithromax TRI-PAK, Zithromax Z-Pak, Zmax
Azithromycin GG D8 500 mg tab
Azithromycin GGD7 600 mg tab
Azithromycin 93/7147 600 mg tab

The good and the bad about drugs

The good and the bad about drugs

Pharmaceuticals certainly have their place in health care. For example, drug therapy saves lives in cases of infections, certain cancers, and insulin-dependent diabetes, and it relieves suffering for those in acute and chronic pain. The fact is, we need pharmaceuticals for the proper treatment of a wide variety of illnesses. It is obvious, however, that [...]

Six reasons we have bad dreams

Six reasons we have bad dreams

No one likes being jolted awake from a deep sleep, especially when what riled you up was an assailant, a snake in the bed, or being engulfed by flames. Bad dreams—or worse, nightmares—aren’t just annoying; when reoccurring, they can disrupt a good night’s sleep, and sometimes, life.
On the spectrum of dreams, missing an important exam [...]

Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice

Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice

Drugs currently on the market but used for other purposes helped plump mice shed pounds by upping their response to the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for weight-loss meds that exploit the hunger-dampening hormone, first discovered some 13 years ago.
“Leptin is a [...]

Hair loss drug can hide prostate cancer

Hair loss drug can hide prostate cancer

The popular hair-loss drug Propecia can change the results of a common screen for prostate cancer, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, leading to skewed readings that might obscure the presence of disease, a new study found.
Men using Propecia “should be aware that their PSA will be falsely lowered” and that small changes upward could be [...]

Herbal sex pills may pose health risks

Herbal sex pills may pose health risks

Many of the pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to Viagra and other prescription sex medications pose a hidden danger: For men on common heart and blood-pressure drugs, popping one could lead to a stroke, or even death. “All-natural” products with names like Stamina-RX and Vigor-25 promise an apothecary’s delight of rare Asian ingredients, but many work because they contain unregulated versions of the very pharmaceuticals they are supposed to replace. That dirty secret represents a special danger for the millions of men who take nitrates, drugs prescribed to lower blood pressure and regulate heart disea…

How diet pills appetite suppression work

How diet pills appetite suppression work

Appetite is controlled by many factors (Figure 3.1). Processes in the body tell people when they are hungry and when they are satiated (full). Neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain) such as norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine tell the brain that the stomach feels full (Figure 3.2). Drugs that increase the levels of these neurotransmitters cause [...]

How diet pills decreasing calorie absorption work

How diet pills decreasing calorie absorption work

After food is eaten, it is digested in the stomach. The digested nutrients from food are absorbed, mainly in the intestines, into the bloodstream and are used as fuel for the body.When people eat more food than they need, the body stores the extra nutrients as fat, which accounts for weight gain.
Some diet drugs are [...]