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The anticonvulsant drug, lamotrigine, has been associated with a decrease in white blood cell count. [2] The FDA monograph for metronidazole states that this medication can also cause leukopenia, and the prescriber information suggests a complete blood count, including differential cell count, before and after, in particular, high-dose therapy. [3]
[31] [32] As an anti-inflammatory drug, Lodoco in a dose of 0.5 mg per day reduced the rate of cardiovascular events by 31% in people with established atherosclerosis and by 23% in people with recent myocardial infarction. [32] Colchicine was most effective in combination therapy with lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory medications. [32]
Aplastic anemia causes a deficiency of all blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. [5] [6] It occurs most frequently in people in their teens and twenties but is also common among the elderly. It can be caused by immune disease, or by exposure to chemicals, drugs, or radiation. However, in about half of cases, the ...
For this study, researchers analyzed medical records from more than 2 million people taking diabetes medications, including over 215,000 who took GLP-1 medications, from October 2017 through ...
A new study says that type 2 diabetes medications GLP-1 agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors may help lower a stroke survivor’s risk of experiencing a subsequent stroke, heart attack, or death ...
The survivors were later found to have very low white blood cell counts. [192] After WWII was over and the reports declassified, the experiences converged and led researchers to look for other substances that might have similar effects against cancer. The first chemotherapy drug to be developed from this line of research was mustine. Since then ...
A new study reveals that the active ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could lower ... Patients prescribed semaglutide had a 40% to 70% reduced risk of first-time Alzheimer’s diagnosis ...
Most people experience some side effects from vincristine treatment. [5] Commonly it causes a change in sensation, hair loss, constipation, difficulty walking, and headaches. [ 5 ] Serious side effects may include neuropathic pain , lung damage, or low white blood cells which increases the risk of infection. [ 5 ]