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DANTROLENEThis medication is used to relieve the spasticity caused by spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, or multiple sclerosis. It works directly on muscles to prevent contraction. Dantrolene is also used prior to anesthesia to prevent malignant hyperthermia in patients known or suspected to be at risk for developing this complication. |
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DESIPRAMINEDesipramine is used to relieve the symptoms of mental depression. This medication belongs to a group of drugs referred to as the tricyclic antidepressants. These medicines are thought to relieve depression by increasing the concentration of certain chemicals necessary for nerve transmission in the brain. |
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DEXAMETHASONE (SYSTEMIC)Your adrenal glands naturally produce certain cortisone-like chemicals. These chemicals are involved in various regulatory processes in the body (such as those involving fluid balance, temperature, and reaction to inflammation). Dexamethasone belongs to a group of drugs known as adrenocorticosteroids (or cortisone-like medications). It is used to treat a variety of disorders, including endocrine and rheumatic disorders; asthma; blood diseases; certain cancers; eye disorders; gastrointestinal disturbances, such as ulcerative colitis; respiratory diseases; and inflammations such as arthritis, dermatitis, and poison ivy. How this drug acts to relieve these disorders is not completely understood. |
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DEXAMETHASONE, NEOMYCIN, AND POLYMYXIN B COMBINATION (OPHTHALMIC)This medication is used for the short-term treatment of bacterial infections and inflammation of the eyes. |
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DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINEThis medication belongs to a group of drugs known as antihistamines (antihistamines block the action of histamine, a chemical that is released by the body during an allergic reaction). It is, therefore, used to treat or prevent symptoms of allergy. |
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DEXTROAMPHETAMINEThis medication is a central nervous system stimulant that increases mental alertness and decreases fatigue. It is used to treat narcolepsy (problems in staying awake) and abnormal behavioral syndrome in children (hyperkinetic syndrome or attention deficit disorder). The way this medication acts to control abnormal behavioral syndrome in children is not clearly understood. |
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DEXTROMETHORPHAN AND IODINATED GLYCEROL COMBINATIONDextromethorphan and iodinated glycerol combination is used to relieve coughs due to colds or infections or inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Iodinated glycerol is an expectorant, which loosens bronchial secretions. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant, which acts on the cough center in the brain. |
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DIAZEPAMDiazepam is prescribed to treat symptoms of anxiety and sometimes to treat muscle spasms, convulsions, seizures, or alcohol withdrawal. It is not clear exactly how this medicine works, but it may relieve anxiety by acting as a depressant of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Diazepam is currently used by many people to relieve nervousness. It is effective for this purpose for short periods, but it is important to try to remove the cause of the anxiety as well. |
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