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Drug Treatment of Gout

Gout is a disease of purine metabolism, necessary for DNA and RNA synthesis, characterized by: Hyperuricemia Recurrent attacks of acute …

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Important Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs

Apart from Aspirin and Paracetamol, already discussed, following are the important non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Diflunisal Difluoro phenyl derivative. Because of …

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Paracetamol

Recent drug, use started in 1949. Derivative of phenacitin, use of which has been discontinued because of nephrotoxicity. This drug …

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Aspirin

Aspirin is a prototypical drug. Although so many newer drug are available, but it is still the most commonly used …

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Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs -General Aspects

There has been purposeful effort to differentiate these from glucocorticoids, as glucocorticoids are the ultimate answer but with huge side …

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Opioid Antagonists

Opioid antagonists have no effect when administered alone. When given after a dose of agonist they promptly reverse all of …

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Common Opioid Analgesics

Meperidine (Pethidine) Common name is pethidine. It is a synthetic drug. Is less potent than morphine, binds to kappa receptor. …

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Opioid Analgesics

Introduction Analgesia means insensibility to pain. Drugs used in management of pain are known as analgesics. Pain serves the useful …

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Culture Media

Culture media

The main types of culture media are: Basic media Enriched and enrichment media Selective media Differential media Transport media Basic …

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Drugs Decreasing Cholinergic Activity

Due to decrease in excessive cholinergic activity (due to decreased dopamine) always given in combination with levo dopa. Also given …

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