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Bactrim, Bactrimel (manufactured by Roche and distributed in Europe) Bactrom (Venezuela) Bibactin (manufactured by PPM and distributed in Cambodia and some African countries) Biseptol; Sumetrolim; Co-trimoxazole (used as generic UK name) Cotrim; Deprim (AFT Pharmaceuticals) Diseptyl (Israel)
Illustration showing the hepatic portal vein system. The first pass effect (also known as first-pass metabolism or presystemic metabolism) is a phenomenon of drug metabolism at a specific location in the body which leads to a reduction in the concentration of the active drug before it reaches the site of action or systemic circulation.
Accessory pathways are often diagnosed using an electrocardiogram, but characterisation and location of the pathway may require an electrophysiological study. Accessory pathways may not require any treatment, but those causing symptoms may be treated with medication including calcium channel antagonists , beta blockers or flecainide . [ 3 ]
Enterohepatic circulation of drugs. Enterohepatic circulation is the circulation of biliary acids, bilirubin, drugs or other substances from the liver to the bile, followed by entry into the small intestine, absorption by the enterocyte and transport back to the liver.
Absorption. Sulfamethoxazole is well-absorbed when administered topically. It is rapidly absorbed when it is orally administered. [1] Distribution. Sulfamethoxazole distributes into most body tissues as well as into sputum, vaginal fluid, and middle ear fluid. [8] [11] It also crosses the placenta. About 70% of the drug is bound to plasma proteins.
Trimethoprim (TMP) is an antibiotic used mainly in the treatment of bladder infections. [1] Other uses include for middle ear infections and travelers' diarrhea. [1] With sulfamethoxazole or dapsone it may be used for Pneumocystis pneumonia in people with HIV/AIDS.
Cardiac physiology or heart function is the study of healthy, unimpaired function of the heart: involving blood flow; myocardium structure; the electrical conduction system of the heart; the cardiac cycle and cardiac output and how these interact and depend on one another.
Clarithromycin, sold under the brand name Biaxin among others, is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. [6] This includes strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, H. pylori infection, and Lyme disease, among others. [6]