Addiction to prescription pain medicines is a growing problem in the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, or NIDA, lists the following painkillers among the most frequently abused medications: Vicodin, OxyContin, Stadol, Demerol,...
Hepatic cancer is expected to be diagnosed in 24,120 Americans in 2010, according to the National Cancer Institute, and 18,910 people will die from the disease. Symptoms that occur when hepatic cancer is at an advanced stage include those that...
Low blood pressure is known medically as hypotension. It often produces feelings of weakness and faintness. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute defines low blood pressure as a reading that is below 90 over 60 millimeters of mercury, or...
Hip fractures commonly occur as the result of a direct blow to the hip, a fall, especially in the elderly, repetitive stress on the hip or as the result of medical conditions such as osteoporosis and some cancers. A hip fracture is a break in the...
If your joints become sore and achy when it rains, you may be suffering from osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis, and it affects more than 50 million Americans and 80 percent of Americans over the age of 50,...
Back pain may come from muscles, bones, joints or ligaments. Often, a nerve is pinched, sending a message of pain. While pain may occur anywhere in the back, it is the lower back that often falls victim to injury or overuse. The U.S. National...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has no legal provision to analyze dietary supplements for safety, effectiveness nor purity before marketing. Responsibility to assure safety of supplements belongs to the manufacturer. Supplements contaminated...
Meclizine 25 mg (milligrams) is a generic medication to treat symptoms of motion sickness---nausea, vomiting and dizziness---and is available as a chewable tablet or capsule. Meclizine 25 mg is available by prescription, under the brand name...
Spironolactone is a medication in a class of drugs known as potassium sparing diuretics. It works by inhibiting the body from absorbing too much sodium while protecting potassium levels. According to Drugs.com, spironolactone treats fluid...
Depakote is a medication in a class of drugs known as anti-seizure medications. According to PDRHealth, Depakote is used to treat complex partial seizures, simple and complex absence seizures in adults and children 10 years and older, and in the...
Skelaxin is a medication in a class of drugs known as muscle relaxants. According to Drugs.com, Skelaxin is used together with rest and physical therapy to treat discomfort associated with acute skeletal muscle conditions such as pain or injury....
Alprazolam is a medication in a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. According to Drugs.com, alprazolam works by slowing down the movement of chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced which results in a reduction in nervous tension, or...
Amrix, known by the generic name cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, is a medication in a classification of drugs known as muscle relaxants. According to Drugs.com, it works by blocking nerve impulses sent to the brain. Amrix is used for the treatment...
Ativan is a medication in a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. According to Drugs.com, Ativan affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety. It is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Women who are...
Carbamazepine and Depakote are medications in a class of drugs known as anticonvulsants. They are used for the treatment of seizure disorder and bipolar disease. These medications may be used in conjunction with other drugs for seizure management....
Hemorrhoid surgery is the surgical removal of hemorrhoids and excess tissue around the hemorrhoid. Surgery is not generally indicated to treat mild to moderate hemorrhoids unless patients develop certain conditions, such as persistent bleeding,...
Fentanyl patches are used to treat severe long-term pain that hasn’t responded to other treatments or medications. They are applied to the skin and left in place for 72 hours, delivering the powerful narcotic pain medicine, Fentanyl, through...
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition occurring in about 2 percent of the population in the United States, affecting more women than men, according to the Mayo Clinic. Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and...
A discectomy can provide you with back pain relief by removing the herniated disc causing your symptoms. Although the purpose of the surgery is to decrease pain, you can expect to experience some degree of pain as you recover from surgery. By...
Tylenol 3 is known generically as acetaminophen with codeine phosphate. It delivers 300 mg of Tylenol and 30 mg of codeine in a tablet form. Tylenol 3 is indicated for the relief of mild to moderate pain and is a C-II controlled substance. This...
You'll find caffeine and dihydrocodeine combined with aspirin or acetaminophen in prescription form. These combinations are used to treat pain that is moderate to moderately severe. These medications can interact with other drugs and supplements...
People can take common pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen by purchasing them over the counter. Higher doses of the same medications require a prescription to allow the physician to keep a close eye on the doses of medication...
Vicodin and Percocet are narcotic pain relievers. Both also contain acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain reliever. The narcotic pain medicine in Vicodin is hydrocodone; oxycodone is the narcotic in Percocet. These are powerful medications used...
The elderly are susceptible to problems maintaining a stable blood pressure. While high blood pressure is more common, some elderly adults suffer from chronic or intermittent low blood pressure. Also called hypotension, this condition is...
Pain alarms the body to the presence of injury, inflammation and infection. However, pain can prove physically and psychologically distressing and can significantly interfere with the activities of daily living. Analgesic medications relieve pain...
People have long sought medications to relieve pain. The first such pain killers were derived from plants, and in fact, one of the first pain medicines still available today over-the-counter was derived from plants containing salicylate. That...
Shingles is a condition caused by the herpes zoster virus. This virus also causes the chicken pox virus. After recovering from the chicken pox, the virus remains dormant in the body. Later in life, the virus can reactivate and cause painful...
Alkaline phosphatase, or ALP, is a protein found in all your body tissues. Your liver and bones contain significantly higher amounts. It exists in many forms, each type with a different chemical structure, called an isoenzyme. Its structure...
