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  2. Valaciclovir - Wikipedia

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    Herpes zoster (shingles): the typical dosage for treatment of herpes is 1,000 mg orally three times a day for seven consecutive days. [10] Prevention of cytomegalovirus following organ transplantation; Prevention of herpesviruses in immunocompromised people (such as those undergoing cancer chemotherapy) [11] Chickenpox in children (ages 2–18) [1]

  3. Very-low-calorie diet - Wikipedia

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    [10] [18] When used in routine care, there is evidence that VLCDs achieve average weight loss at 1 year around 10 kilograms (22 lb) [19] or about 4% more weight loss over the short term. [20] VLCDs can achieve higher short-term weight loss compared to other more modest or gradual calorie restricted diets , and the maintained long-term weight ...

  4. Megavitamin therapy - Wikipedia

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    The US Recommended Dietary Allowance for niacin for adult women is 14 mg/day and for adult men 16 mg/day. Niacin is available as a prescription product, either immediate release (500 mg tablets; prescribed up to 3,000 mg/day) or extended release (500 and 1,000 mg tablets; prescribed up to 2,000 mg/day).

  5. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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    They worked primarily by suppressing appetite, and had other beneficial effects such as increased alertness. Use of amphetamines increased over the subsequent decades, including Obetrol and culminating in the "rainbow diet pill" regime. [38] This was a combination of multiple pills, all thought to help with weight loss, taken throughout the day.

  6. Aciclovir - Wikipedia

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    Studies in rats in which they were given the equivalent to 63 times the standard steady-state human concentrations of the drug [Note 1] on day 10 of gestation showed head and tail anomalies. [ 27 ] Aciclovir is recommended by the CDC for treatment of varicella during pregnancy, especially during the second and third trimesters.

  7. Loading dose - Wikipedia

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    On the first day, they'd have 100 mg in their system; their body would clear 10 mg, leaving 90 mg. On the second day, the patient would have 190 mg in total; their body would clear 19 mg, leaving 171 mg. On the third day, they'd be up to 271 mg total; their body would clear 27 mg, leaving 244 mg.

  8. Defined daily dose - Wikipedia

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    The indicator DDD per 100 bed days estimates on average how many inpatients are given a drug every day in hospital. The indicator DDDs per inhabitant per year can be used for drugs normally prescribed for short treatment duration (e.g., antibiotics) to indicate the average number of days in a year a person may take that treatment. The extent to ...

  9. Naltrexone/bupropion - Wikipedia

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    Naltrexone/bupropion, sold under the brand name Contrave among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the management of chronic obesity in adults in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity. [4] [6] It contains naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, and bupropion, an aminoketone atypical antidepressant. [4]