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Serious side effects may include angioedema, gallstones, liver problems, and muscle breakdown. [3] Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is of unclear safety. [5] It belongs to the fibrates group of medications and works by decreasing the breakdown of lipids in fat cells. [3] Gemfibrozil was patented in 1968, and came into medical use in 1982. [6]
Metoclopramide is a medication used to treat nausea, vomiting, gastroparesis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. [5] It is also used to treat migraine headaches. [6] Common side effects include feeling tired, diarrhea, akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia. More serious side effects include neuroleptic malignant syndrome and depression. [5]
The concentrated version should be diluted before use. [2] It is given by slow injection into a vein or by mouth. [4] Side effects may include heart problems if given too quickly by injection into a vein. [4] By mouth it can result in abdominal pain, peptic ulcer disease, or gastrointestinal bleeding. [4]
Chelated magnesium is sometimes used to aid in absorption. In 2021, it was the 313th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 300,000 prescriptions [1] [2] and magnesium salts were the 211th most commonly prescribed medication, with more than 2 million prescriptions. [1] [3]
Sulpiride, sold under the brand name Dogmatil among others, is an atypical antipsychotic (although some texts have referred to it as a typical antipsychotic) [10] medication of the benzamide class which is used mainly in the treatment of psychosis associated with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, and is sometimes used in low dosage to treat anxiety and mild depression.
Paroxetine, sold under the brand name Paxil among others, is an antidepressant medication of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class [7] used to treat major depressive disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. [7]
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy ) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on ...
The use of commonly prescribed drugs can be reflected from the number of prescriptions of the drugs. Countries have their own dataset in recording the trend of commonly prescribed drugs. For example, the United States uses the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) [ 1 ] and England uses the English Prescribing Dataset [ 2 ] to record the ...