Products Aluminum lactate is commercially available in many countries in combination with lidocaine as an oral spray (Deaftol). Structure and properties Aluminum lactate (C9H15AlO9, Mr = 294.2 g/mol) is the aluminum salt of lactic acid. It consists of the positively charged aluminum ion and three negatively charged lactates (aluminum trilactate). Aluminum lactate exists as a … Aluminum Lactate
The treatment of limb pain depends on the respective cause. Especially if there is a serious underlying disease, such as a polyneuropathy or a serious infection, the treatment absolutely belongs in the hands of a doctor. This prescribes in a neuritis, for example, anti-inflammatory drugs or prescribes a plexus blockade, in which the affected nerve … Complaint Pattern Limb Pain: How to Become Active Yourself
Headache and aching limbs are an almost inseparable duo during a cold, from which everyone suffers at times. But aching limbs can also have other causes. Find out here how you can play an active role in ensuring that you can soon move again without pain. What are aching limbs? Limb pain is pain in … Pain in the Limbs: What Can you Do?
Products In many countries, only a few ear drops are currently on the market. They are also produced in pharmacies themselves. Structure and properties Ear drops are solutions, emulsions, or suspensions containing one or more active ingredients in liquids suitable for use in the ear canal. These include, for example, water, glycols, glycerol, propylene glycol, … Ear Drops
Breast milk is the best, the most practical and the cheapest food for the newborn. Breastfeeding should therefore actually be a matter of course for mothers. But it isn’t, as a look at current statistics shows.True, in Germany more than 90 percent of babies delivered in hospitals are placed at the mother’s breast. But by … Breastfeeding: Importance
Breastfeeding of the infant by the mother enjoys (again) increasing popularity. This is not surprising, as it offers numerous benefits for both mother and child. Advantages for the mother The reduction of body weight to the initial weight is achieved most gently due to the high additional energy consumption during milk production. Nevertheless, the breastfeeding … Breastfeeding: Importance for Mother and Child
Effects Glucocorticoids (ATC R03BA02) have anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, and immunosuppressive properties. The effects are based on binding to intracellular receptors, resulting in an influence on protein expression. In addition, glucocorticoids also exert extragenomic effects. All agents are lipophilic (virtually insoluble in water) and thus enter cells well across the cell membrane. Indications For the treatment of … Inhaled Glucocorticoids
Acupuncture is a healing method of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The starting point of the almost 3000-year-old technique of acupuncture is the assumption of a cosmic force “Qi”, which also flows through the human body. The modern interpretation of Qi refers to nervous and hormonal processes in the body. In this conception, diseases are disturbances … Acupuncture: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Products Some vaginal tablets are commercially available. Also used are vaginal suppositories and vaginal capsules. Structure and properties Vaginal tablets are solid, single-dose preparations intended for vaginal use. In general, they meet the definition of non-coated tablets or film-coated tablets. Detailed information can be found under the relevant articles. Vaginal tablets contain the same excipients, … Vaginal Tablets
Products Valsartan is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and has been approved since 1996 (Diovan, generic). The active ingredient is also combined fixed with other agents: Hydrochlorothiazide (co-Diovan, Exforge HCT with amlodipine, generics). Amlodipine (Exforge, generic). Sacubitril (Entresto) Valsartan scandal: in July 2018, numerous generic drugs had to be recalled from the … Valsartan
Products Elexacaftor was approved in the United States in 2019 and in many countries in 2020 as a fixed-dose combination with tezacaftor and ivacaftor in film-coated tablet form (Trikafta). In the morning dose, all three active ingredients are included. In the evening dose, only ivacaftor. Structure and properties Elexacaftor (C26H34F3N7O4S, Mr = 597.7 g/mol) exists … Elexacaftor
Inflammations belong to the rather rare diseases of the thyroid gland. Behind the term “thyroiditis” is an inhomogeneous group of different clinical pictures. However, they have one thing in common: a diffuse or focal inflammatory reaction of the thyroid tissue to an inflammatory stimulus. Thyroiditis can be classified according to its cause, its clinical course, … Thyroiditis: Cause and Course
