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Sedatives, sleeping pills, antipsychotics, alcohol [15] Milkvetch: Astragalus: Astragalus may interact with medications that suppress the immune system, such as cyclophosphamide. [24] It may also affect blood sugar levels and blood pressure. Pineapple enzyme Ananas comosus: Bromelain
Clopidogrel, sold under the brand name Plavix among others, is an antiplatelet medication used to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in those at high risk. [10] It is also used together with aspirin in heart attacks and following the placement of a coronary artery stent (dual antiplatelet therapy). [10]
Most drugs and procedures have a multitude of reported adverse side effects; the information leaflets provided with virtually all drugs list possible side effects. Beneficial side effects are less common; some examples, in many cases of side-effects that ultimately gained regulatory approval as intended effects, are:
Nausea is one of the most frequently reported side effects when starting a GLP-1 medication, due to slowed-down digestion. Nausea may be related to overeating while taking these medications as well.
Ranolazine, sold under the brand name Ranexa among others, is a medication used to treat heart related chest pain. [5] Typically it is used together with other medications when those are insufficient.
Naltrexone blocks the opioid receptors, acting opposite to most opioid pain medications. [22] It can be used to negate the effects of opioid painkillers. At doses around one-tenth of the typical dose, naltrexone has been used for pain relief. Low-dose naltrexone is believed to have an anti-inflammatory effect. This is an off-label use and not ...
Prasugrel, sold under the brand names Effient and Efient, is a medication used to prevent formation of blood clots.It is a platelet inhibitor and an irreversible antagonist of P2Y 12 ADP receptors and is of the thienopyridine drug class.
Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, is a medication used to treat poisonings that occurred by mouth. [1] To be effective it must be used within a short time of the poisoning occurring, typically an hour. [1] [2] It does not work for poisonings by cyanide, corrosive agents, iron, lithium, alcohols, or malathion. [2]