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LAMIVUDINE: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: LAMIVUDINE, Generic EPIVIR HBV is a prescription medicine used to treat nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. LAMIVUDINE works by slowing the growth of the virus, thereby decreasing liver damage caused…

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LACOSAMIDE: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: LACOSAMIDE, generic VIMPAT, is a prescription medicine used to treat prevent and control seizures. LACOSAMIDE is an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. LACOSAMIDE works by reducing the spread of seizure activity in the brain. Therapeutic indication. Vimpat is used alone or with other m…

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L-Asparaginase: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: (L-Asparaginase), Generic Elspar is a prescription medicine used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). A medicine that treats a type of blood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and is being tested in the treatment of some other kinds of cancer. It is an enzyme that com…

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Glecaprevir + Pibrentasvir: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: Glecaprevir + Pibrentasvir, generic MAVYRET is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV; a viral infection of the liver) genotype (GT) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 infection without cirrhosis and with compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A). This is a fixed-dose combinatio…

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Gilteritinib: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: Gilteritinib, generic XOSPATA is a prescription medicine used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Gilteritinib works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Gilteritinib is a medicine that you can only get with a prescription. It treats adults with acute myeloid leukemia (A…

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Ketoprofen: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: Ketoprofen, generic Orudis is a prescription medicine used to treat relieve pain from various conditions such as dental pain, menstrual cramps, and muscle aches. Ketoprofen is also used to reduce pain, swelling, and joint stiffness from arthritis. Ketoprofen is known as a nonsteroidal an…

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Imatinib: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: Imatinib, generic Gleevec is a prescription medicine used to treat certain type of cancer such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative diseases. Imatinib is a medicine that treats some kinds of…

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Ibrutinib: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: Ibrutinib, generic Imbruvica is a prescription medicine used to treat certain cancers such as Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/ small lymphocytic lymphoma, Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, Chronic graft-versus-host (cGVHD) disease…

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IVABRADINE: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: IVABRADINE, generic CORLANOR is a prescription medicine used to heart failure. It is used by adults to help prevent the heart failure from getting worse and needing treatment in a hospital. IVABRADINE is also used by children who have heart failure due to an enlarged heart (dilated cardi…

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IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE: Indication, Dosage, Side Effects

Indication: IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE, generic Camptosar is a prescription medicine used to treat cancer of the colon and rectum. Irinotecan is a medicine that is used to treat cancer of the colon and cancer of the small cell lung. It has the brand name Camptosar among others. It can be used by itsel…

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