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Indication: Entecavir, generic Baraclude is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic (long-term) hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Entecavir decreases the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the body. Entecavir is a medicine that treats long-lasting hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an in…
Read articleIndication: Diazoxide, generic Proglycem is a prescription medicine indicated to treat very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) caused by certain conditions (such as tumor on the pancreas, cancer, leucine sensitivity) that can cause the release of too much insulin.Insulin is a natural substance that redu…
Read articleIndication: Deferasirox, generic EXJADE is a prescription medicine used to treat increased amount of iron in the blood (Hemochromatosis). Deferasirox is also used to treat high levels of iron in people with a certain blood disorder who do not require blood transfusions (non-transfusion-dependent tha…
Read articleIndication: EMPAGLIFLOZIN, generic JARDIANCE is a prescription medicine used to treat control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, high blood sugar, helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Empagliflozin is also used to treat he…
Read articleIndication: CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE, generic CIPRO is a prescription medicine used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections such as pneumonia; gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease); typhoid fever (a serious infection that is common in developing countries); infectious diarrhea (infec…
Read articleIndication: Azacitidine, a generic Vidaza is a prescription medicine used to treat blood/bone marrow disorders (myelodysplastic syndromes-MDS) in which the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells. Azacitidine also works by reducing refractory anemia or refractory anemia with ringed s…
Read articleIndication: Brigatinib, generic Alunbrig is a prescription medicine used to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread to other parts of the body. BRIGATINIB is a medicine that you can get with a prescription. It is used to treat ad…
Read articleIndication: Decitabine, generic Dacogen is a prescription medicine used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a cancer of the blood/ bone marrow in which the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells. Decitabine is also used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Decitabine is a me…
Read articleIndication: Bicalutamide, generic Casodex is a prescription medicine used to treat metastatic prostate cancer; cancer that started in the prostate and has spread to other parts of the body. The active ingredient in Casodex is bicalutamide, which is a type of medicine known as an ‘anti-androgen’. It…
Read articleIndication: CHLORAMBUCIL, generic LEUKERAN is a prescription medicine used to treat certain types of cancer (such as leukemia, lymphoma). Chlorambucil belongs to a class of drugs known as alkylating agents. CHLORAMBUCIL works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Dosage: CHLORAMBUCIL ha…
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