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  2. Beers criteria - Wikipedia

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    The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.

  3. Sodium nitroprusside - Wikipedia

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    Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), sold under the brand name Nitropress among others, is a medication used to lower blood pressure. [3] This may be done if the blood pressure is very high and resulting in symptoms , in certain types of heart failure , and during surgery to decrease bleeding . [ 3 ]

  4. Nitrovasodilator - Wikipedia

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    A nitrovasodilator is a pharmaceutical agent that causes vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) by donation of nitric oxide (NO), [1] and is mostly used for the treatment and prevention of angina pectoris.

  5. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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    In adults and children age 2 and older, use it only on the neck and chest to ease coughing during a cold, per the Mayo Clinic. Vicks VapoRub is made of ingredients such as camphor, eucalyptus oil ...

  6. 4 of the Top Prescription Weight Loss Pills & How They Work - AOL

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    More than 40 percent of American adults struggle with obesity, and many are turning to weight loss pills. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of chronic health conditions like type 2 ...

  7. Why norovirus is so hard to kill: Here's how to protect ... - AOL

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    There’s currently no approved vaccine for norovirus, although Moderna has begun a phase three trial in the U.S. for a vaccine using mRNA technology and aims to test it in 25,000 adults worldwide.

  8. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    let it be given dieb. alt. diebus alternis: every other day; on alternate days dil. dilute dim. dimidius: one-half d. in p. æ. divide in partes æquales: divide into equal parts disp. dispersible [or] dispense div. divide divide; let it be divided dL deciliter DS double strength d.t.d. dentur tales doses: give of such doses DTO

  9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Neither Suboxone nor methadone is a miracle cure. They buy addicts time to fix their lives, seek out counseling and allow their brains to heal. Doctors recommend tapering off the medication only with the greatest of caution. The process can take years given that addiction is a chronic disease and effective therapy can be a long, grueling affair.