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  2. Tapering (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, tapering is the practice of gradually reducing the dosage of a medication to reduce or discontinue it. Generally, tapering is done is to avoid or minimize withdrawal symptoms that arise from neurobiological adaptation to the drug.

  3. Mycophenolic acid - Wikipedia

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    Mycophenolate mofetil, a prodrug form of mycophenolic acid used in medicine. Mycophenolate mofetil is the morpholino‌ ethyl ester of mycophenolic acid; the ester masks the carboxyl group. [43] Mycophenolate mofetil is reported to have a pKa values of 5.6 for the morpholino moiety and 8.5 for the phenolic group.

  4. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    recommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg" mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u. more dicto utendus: to be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg milligram mg/dL milligrams per deciliter MgSO4 magnesium sulfate: may be confused with "MSO4", spell out "magnesium sulfate" midi at midday min. minimum [or] minim [or] minutum

  5. Copper aspirinate - Wikipedia

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    2 HC 9 H 7 O 4 + Na 2 CO 3 → 2 NaC 9 H 7 O 4 + CO 2 ↑ + H 2 O. The resulting solution is then filtered to remove any undissolved acetylsalicylic acid and is mixed with a solution containing Cu 2+ cations (copper(II) sulfate is suitable), precipitating bright blue crystals of copper aspirinate immediately. The crystals can then be filtered ...

  6. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    The acutely toxic dose of aspirin is generally considered greater than 150 mg per kg of body mass. [12] Moderate toxicity occurs at doses up to 300 mg/kg, severe toxicity occurs between 300 and 500 mg/kg, and a potentially lethal dose is greater than 500 mg/kg. [13]

  7. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin acts as an acetylating agent where an acetyl group is covalently attached to a serine residue in the active site of the COX enzyme. [1] This makes aspirin different from other NSAIDs (such as diclofenac and ibuprofen), which are reversible inhibitors; aspirin creates an allosteric change in the structure of the COX enzyme. [2]

  8. 5 Things to Avoid When You Have Alopecia Areata - AOL

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    4. Not Enough Vitamin D. You shouldn’t get too much sun, but some vitamin D exposure is essential.A review of studies found that people with certain autoimmune diseases may have a vitamin D ...

  9. Anacin - Wikipedia

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    Trademarked in 1918, Anacin is one of the oldest brands of pain relievers in the United States. It originally contained acetophenetidin (phenacetin) and was promoted as "aspirin-free relief," but was reformulated in the 1980s following the FDA's ruling to withdraw phenacetin from the market in 1983 due to concerns over its carcinogenic ...