Aspirin is a drug coming under the category of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ). It has different types of effects including anti pyretic, anti inflammatory, anti platelet etc. Aspirin is one of the most commonly prescribed medicines in the world. Aspirin is also undergoing a number of researches and clinical studies for its newer […]
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Vaccines are biological preparations containing antigenic substances intended to develop active acquired immunity against some infections. The antigenic substances used may be whole pathogenic organisms or some parts of it. Nowadays there are different types of vaccines. Vaccines usually produce small infection-like conditions in the body which train our immune system to get ready for
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We all know that the ocean is a huge mass of water which covers about 70 percent of the total surface of earth. Ocean provides a lot of benefits to us. It absorbs carbon dioxide from the environment and releases oxygen, absorbs excess heat reaching the earth and regulates climate, provides trade routes and livelihoods,
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Plants are important for the very existence of humans and all other living things on the earth. Plants convert carbon dioxide to oxygen, they provide primary food, shelter, fuel and other important things required for the life of humans and other animals. Besides all these plants are important sources of a large number of drugs.
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Do you ever wonder where all these drugs are obtained?. In ancient times people used crud drugs obtained from the trees and herbs for the treatment of diseases. They crushed some leaves or roots of some plants and swallowed it or made them as powder and applied to some body parts etc without knowing which
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Oxymetazoline nasal spray is one of the effective and fast acting over the counter treatments available for the management of nasal congestion induced by allergies, common cold, sinusitis and hayfever. Oxymetazoline is an alpha-1A adrenoceptor agonist having different clinical applications. Nasal spray and drops forms are usually used for the temporary relief for nasal congestion.
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Ointments are viscous semi solid preparations used for application to the skin or mucous membrane. These are one of the commonly used dosage forms. They are oily in nature and contain more than 50% oily contents. There are different types of ointments. Ointments are used as protectants, antiseptics, emollients, astringents etc. Some ointments are also
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Adverse drug reactions are unwanted, unexpected and harmful effects resulting from administration of a drug in its usual therapeutic doses. Adverse drug reactions are the major challenge faced in modern day drug therapy. Even Though adverse reactions are present throughout the history of drug treatment, now people and authorities are more concerned about it. There
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Tablets are the most popular and common pharmaceutical dosage forms, which comprises about one third of total medicines prescribed. A tablet is a unit solid dosage form made by compressing one or more ingredients using a tablet press. In rare cases, tablets are made by molding. Nowadays there are different types of tablets available in
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Medicines are usually not taken in their natural form. They are converted to some other forms known as dosage form by mixing with some other ingredients, in order to make it easy for dispensing and administering. So what is dosage form..? Dosage forms are the means by which drug molecules are delivered to the site
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