Symptoms Possible symptoms of Zika fever include fever, feeling sick, a rash, muscle and joint pain, headache, and conjunctivitis. The illness is usually benign and lasts a few days to a week (2 to 7 days). An asymptomatic course is common. Guillain-Barré syndrome may rarely occur as a complication. If a pregnant woman is infected, … Zika Fever
Symptoms Classic cat scratch disease first manifests as a red papule or pustule at the site where the cat scratched or bit. Soon, local lymphadenitis (inflammation and swelling of the lymph nodes) occurs on the side of the body with the injury, often on the armpit or neck. Children and adolescents are particularly affected. Other … Cat Scratch Disease
Products Benzhydrocodone was approved in the United States in 2018 as a fixed combination with acetaminophen in tablet form with a modified release of active ingredient (Apadaz). Structure and properties Benzhydrocodone (C25H25NO4, Mr = 403.5 g/mol) is an inactive prodrug of hydrocodone. It is an ester of benzoic acid with the opioid that is enzymatically … Benzhydrocodone
Symptoms Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory and systemic joint disease. It manifests as pain, symmetrically tense, achy, warm, and swollen joints, swelling, and morning stiffness that lasts for more than an hour. Initially, the hands, wrists, and feet are most affected, but later numerous other joints are also affected. Over time, deformities and rheumatoid … Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes and Treatment
Symptoms After the initial clinical manifestation in the form of chickenpox, the virus remains in a latent stage in the dorsal root ganglia for life. Reactivation of the virus occurs particularly in the presence of weakened immune defenses. Vesicles with cloudy contents form in the area supplied by the infected nerve, e.g. on the trunk … Shingles: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Products AZD1222 has been in the registration phase in the EU and many countries since the beginning of October 2020 as part of a rolling review and is not yet commercially available. The vaccine was developed at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, spin-off Vaccitech and AstraZeneca. Efficacy and safety are being evaluated in studies involving up … AZD1222
Symptoms The two leading symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome (pronounced “Schögren”) are dry mouth and dry eyes with associated symptoms such as conjunctivitis, difficulty swallowing and speaking, gingivitis, and tooth decay. The nose, throat, skin, lips and vagina are also frequently dry. In addition, many other organs may be affected less frequently and include muscle and … Sjögren’s Syndrome: Causes and Treatment
Products Codeine is available alone or in combination with other active ingredients in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, capsules, dragées, syrups, drops, bronchial pastilles, and as suppositories. It is also combined fixedly with acetaminophen for the treatment of pain (see under codeine acetaminophen). Structure and properties Codeine (C18H21NO3, Mr = 299.36 g/mol) is -methylated … Codeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Symptoms Oral thrush, or primary gingivostomatitis herpetica, occurs primarily in children between 6 months and 5 years of age and in young adults around 20 years of age and may also affect older adults. It manifests itself in the following symptoms, among others: Swollen cervical lymph nodes, aphthoid lesions and ulcerations in the mouth and … Mouth Rot
Products Tramadol is commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, melting tablets, drops, effervescent tablets, suppositories, and as a solution for injection. (Tramal, generic). Fixed combinations with acetaminophen are also available (Zaldiar, generic). Tramadol was developed by Grünenthal in Germany in 1962 and has been approved in many countries since 1977 and in the … Tramadol: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products The combination drug containing the active ingredients tramadol and paracetamol is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Zaldiar). It has been approved in many countries since 2002. In 2014, generic versions went on sale. The effervescent tablets are out of trade. Structure and properties Tramadol (C16H25NO2, Mr = 263.38 g/mol) is a … Tramadol and Paracetamol
Products In many countries, drugs containing butalbital are no longer approved (e.g., Cafergot-PB). Combination products are still on the market in some countries, including the United States, where numerous products are available. Structure and properties Butalbital (C11H16N2O3, Mr = 224.3 g/mol) or 5-allyl-5-isobutylbarbituric acid exists as a slightly bitter, white, odorless, crystalline powder that is … Butalbital