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Ispaghula is a laxative. The laxative drugs primarily aid in increasing the water content in the feces. The action can be achieved by several different mechanisms that form the basis of different types of drugs used for laxative action. The effect is generally achieved by one or more than one of the following mechanisms. An […]

Category of Drug  Clonidine is Antihypertensive Drugs Mechanism of Action   Indications  Clonidine is used for1. Hypertension of all grades except pheochromocytoma2. Glaucoma and migraine Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands   Available dosage forms  TABLETS Dose   Contraindications 1. Hypersensitivity2. Sinoarterial node disease3. Atrioventricular node disease. Precautions  1. Depressive illness2. Concurrent antihypertensive therapy3. Cerebrovascular disease4. Porphyria5. Interactions

Category of Drug Bisacodyl is an Antidiarrhoeals and Laxatives drug Mechanism of Action   Indications  Bisacodyl is used for 1. Constipation Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands   Available dosage forms  1. TABLETS2. SUPPOSITORIES Dose   Contraindications  1. Intestinal obstruction 2. Acute surgical abdominal conditions3. Acute inflammatory bowel disease4.severe dehydration5. faecal impaction6. chronic use Precautions  1. Excessive use of stimulant

Diarrhea can be explained as a frequent, often precipitate passage of poorly formed stools. The WHO defines the condition as 3 or more loose or watery stools in a period of 24-hours. Pathologically, it can be explained as a condition where the excess passage of water occurs in the feces. This article highlights the uses

Category of Drug  Terazosin is Antihypertensive Drugs Mechanism of Action   Indications  Terazosin is used for1. Mild to moderate hypertension 2. Benign prostac hyperplasia. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands   Available dosage forms TABLETS  Dose   Contraindications  Hypersensitivity Precautions  1. First dose syncope2. Kidney disease3. Liver disease4. Elderly5. Pregnancy6. Lactations7. Interactions Adverse Effects  1. Dizziness2. Drowsiness3. Fatigue4.

Diarrhea can be explained as a frequent, often precipitate passage of poorly formed stools. The WHO defines the condition as 3 or more loose or watery stools in a period of 24-hours. Pathologically, it can be explained as a condition where the excess passage of water occurs in the feces. This article highlights the uses

Category of Drug  Sodium Nitroprusside is Antihypertensive Drugs Mechanism of Action   Indications  Sodium Nitroprusside is used for 1. Hypertensive crisis2. Congestive heart failure Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands   Available dosage forms  INJECTION Dose   Contraindications  1. Compensatory hypertension2. Severe vitamin B12 deficiency3. Leber optic atrophy4. Arterial-venous shunting5. Patients with acute CHFassociated with reduced peripheral vascularresistance

Category of Drug  Ramipril is Antihypertensive Drugs Mechanism of Action   Indications  Ramipril is used for 1. Reduction in risk of myocardial infarction2. Stroke and death from cardiovascular causes3. Hypertension4. Heart failure post-myocardialinfarction Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands   Available dosage forms  TABLETS AND CAPSULES Dose   Contraindications 1. Hypersensitivity to ramipril or any other ACE inhibitor2. Bilateral

Category of Drug  Nifedipine is Antihypertensive Drugs Mechanism of Action   Indications  Nifedipine is used for1. Hypertension2. Angina prophylaxis3. Heart failure4. Raynaud’s phenomenon Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands   Available dosage forms  1. TABLETS2. CAPSULES Dose   Contraindications  1. Cardiogenic shock2. Advanced aortic stenosis,3. within 1 month of myocardial infarction4. Unstable or acute attacks of angina5. Porphyria6.