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Penelope Welcome Page - Drug Descriptions #8

Open ericaVoss opened 8 years ago

ericaVoss commented 8 years ago

Each of the 4 drugs needs a drug description. I pulled this from Daily Med.


**CELEBREX**
CELEBREX is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for: - Osteoarthritis - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) in patients 2 years and older - Ankylosing Spondylitis - Acute Pain - Primary Dysmenorrhea
**ACTOS**
**Monotherapy and Combination Therapy** ACTOS is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in multiple clinical settings [see CLINICAL STUDIES (14)]. **Important Limitations of Use** ACTOS exerts its antihyperglycemic effect only in the presence of endogenous insulin. ACTOS should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis, as it would not be effective in these settings. Use caution in patients with liver disease
**TEGRETOL**
**Epilepsy** Tegretol is indicated for use as an anticonvulsant drug. Evidence supporting efficacy of Tegretol as an anticonvulsant was derived from active drug-controlled studies that enrolled patients with the following seizure types: - Partial seizures with complex symptomatology (psychomotor, temporal lobe). Patients with these seizures appear to show greater improvement than those with other types. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal). - Mixed seizure patterns which include the above, or other partial or generalized seizures. Absence seizures (petit mal) do not appear to be controlled by Tegretol (see PRECAUTIONS, General). **Trigeminal Neuralgia** Tegretol is indicated in the treatment of the pain associated with true trigeminal neuralgia. Beneficial results have also been reported in glossopharyngeal neuralgia. This drug is not a simple analgesic and should not be used for the relief of trivial aches or pains.
**ARICEPT**
ARICEPT is indicated for the treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Efficacy has been demonstrated in patients with mild, moderate, and severe Alzheimer’s disease.