Yesterday, the FDA approved the first skin patch version of Exelon, a drug to treat mild or moderate dementia in patients with Alzheimer's.
The new Exelon patch sounds like a wonderful idea; however, based on my experience with Mom, I don't know whether it would have been an effective treatment. I provide that response due to a 2005 situation when Mom was experiencing chest pains. The doctor couldn't find anything wrong after Mom visited the emergency room; just to be on the safe side,...
On Monday, Novartis, a pharmaceutical giant, received U.S. approval for the Exelon Patch, which delivers a treatment for Alzheimer's... Read more »
Depression is such a pain-in-the-behind disease. I take my medication faithfully every day, but there are still times when I go through a... Read more »
This month, I'm going in for an arthroscopic knee procedure. I've had a few day surgeries and outpatient procedures and I always bring up... Read more »
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Generic Name: SALICYLIC ACID (KERATOLYTIC) - TOPICALPronounced: (SAL-i-SIL-ik)Trans-Ver-Sal AdultPatch Top Uses This medication is used on the... Read more »
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Generic Name: ESTRADIOL WEEKLY - TRANSDERMALPronounced: (ES-tra-DYE-ol)Estradiol Transdermal Patch TD Uses This medication is a female hormone... Read more »
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This is a case of a 25-year-old man from Italy who was in a car accident. He ended up with a large tear in the cartilage of his knee. A layer of bone... Read more »
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Generic Name: ESTRADIOL/NORETHINDRONE ACETATE PATCH - TRANSDERMALPronounced: (ES-tra-DYE-ol/nor-ETH-in-drone AS-e-tate)CombiPatch TD Uses This... Read more »
You can wear a patch to quit smoking, a patch to fend of pregnancy, and pretty soon, youll be able to wear a patch to treat depression. Emsam, an... Read more »
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