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According to a 2000 survey, the anti-epilepsy drug (AED) arsenal has nearly doubled in size since 1993. As a result, doctors have been able to offer many of their patients drugs with improved effectiveness, tolerability, and safety. Depending on the seizure type, certain standard AEDs are usually used first (called first-line drugs). If they fail, or if the patient becomes tolerant to the primary AEDs, then newer add-on or second-line AEDs are tried, usually in combination with the st...

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Easier-on-the-Stomach Bisphosphonates

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...but not here yet. In the meantime, there’s the intravenous delivery option available with two... Read more »

Boniva, Fosamax, Actonel: Which One is Right for You?

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

I’ve long been aware that Sally Field (a.k.a. The Flying Nun, to those of us whose TV roots go... Read more »

Bisphosphonates: The Drugs We Love to Hate

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...Additionally, you might experience nausea, ulcers, abdominal pain, headache, joint/muscle pain,... Read more »

What you need to Know about Osteoporosis if you have Multiple Sclerosis

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...bypasses the stomach it doesn't cause the esophagus and stomach problems seen by some with the... Read more »

Reclast Once a Year: When to Discuss Reclast (Zoledronic Acid) with Your Doctor

By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

...be administered once a year, and since it is taken intravenously, it avoids the gastrointestinal... Read more »

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Urinary Tract Infection: Medications

...need to be hospitalized. In such cases, antibiotics (ceftriaxone and gentamicin) are usually given intravenously for 3 to 5 days or until symptoms are relieved and patients have not shown any... Read more »

Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications

...abciximab (ReoPro), eptifibatide (Integrilin), tirofiban (Aggrastat), and lamifiban. They are administered intravenously in the hospital and are used with angioplasty and stent placement. They are... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medications

...developer has applied for a New Drug Application from the FDA. At this time Ampligen must be administered intravenously twice per week.D-ribose. D-ribose is another drug targeting cellular energy... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Highlights

...Archives of Internal Medicine.ChemotherapyIntraperitoneal (abdominal) chemotherapy may be superior to intravenous chemotherapy for selected patients, according to an important study in the New... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Treatment

...indicate gallstones but who do not show signs of inflammation or infection have the following options:Intravenous pain killers are administered for severe pain. Such drugs include meperidine... Read more »

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