by Patricia M. Flannery | Mar 9, 2017
Generic name • Isotretinoin Date approved • May 1982 Manufacturer • Roche Laboratories Inc. Status • No longer available Approved uses • Treatment and prevention of severe acne Serious side effects • Birth defects • Suicidal behavior • IBD (inflammatory bowel disease)...
by Patricia M. Flannery | Mar 9, 2017
Generic name • Pioglitazone hydrochloride Date approved • July 15, 1999 Manufacturer • Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Japan) Co-marketer • Eli Lilly and Company (U.S.A.) Status • On the market Approved uses • Type II diabetes Serious side effects • Increased bladder...
by Patricia M. Flannery | Mar 9, 2017
Avandia Quick Reference Guide Generic name • Rosiglitazone maleate Date approved • May 28, 1999 Manufacturer • GlaxoSmithKline Status • On the market Approved uses • Type II diabetes Serious side effects • Edema (accumulation of fluids) • Swelling of the feet •...
by Patricia M. Flannery | Mar 9, 2017
What Is a Bair Hugger? Bair Hugger Warming Blankets, manufactured by 3M, are used to keep surgical patients warm. But studies have raised concerns about the potential to transmit infection as warm air circulates from the rest of the surgical room to the surgical site....
by Patricia M. Flannery | Mar 9, 2017
WHAT IS BENICAR? WHY IS IT PRESCRIBED? Benicar — generic name olmesartan medoxomil, referred to as olmesartan — is a blood pressure medication. It is used to lower blood pressure. Made by Daiichi Sankyo, Benicar was approved by the FDA in 2002 for the treatment of...
by tenlawdev_gpjtvk | Mar 9, 2017
Type of Drug Incretin mimetics Date Approved 10/17/2006 Manufacturers Merck & Co., Inc.: Januvia and Janumet Amylin and Eli Lilly and Co.: Byetta Novo Nordisk: Victoza Status On the market Approved Uses Treatment of type 2 diabetes Serious Side Effects...
