Generisk Cholestyramine - Questran, Actigall, Arava, Cellcept, Cordarone, Demadex, Dexone, Frumil, Inderal, Inderal La

Questran hjælper med at reducere kolesterol (fedtsyrer) i blodet. Højt kolesteroltal er forbundet med en øget risiko for hjerte-karsygdomme og åreforkalkning (tilstoppede arterier). Questran er brugt til at sænke høje niveauer af kolesterol i blodet, især lipoprotein af lav densitet (LDL) ("dårlig" kolesterol). Questran pulver bruges også til at behandle kløe forårsaget af en blokering i galdegangene i galdeblæren.

Generic Actigall is used for treating and preventing gallstones.

Generic Arava is used for reducing signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. It is also used to improve physical function and to prevent the development of structural damage to the joints.

Generic CellCept is used for preventing organ rejection following kidney, liver or heart transplants. This medicine is used in combination with other medicines.

Generic Cordarone is an antiarrhythmic medication that affects the rhythm of heartbeats. It is used to help keep the heart beating normally in people with life-threatening heart rhythm disorders.

Generic Demadex is used for treatment of edema (swelling) associated with heart, kidney, or liver failure or conditions when there is excess body water. It is also used alone or with other medicines to treat high blood pressure.

Generic Dexone depresses formation, release, and activity of endogenous mediators of inflammation, including prostaglandins, kinins, histamine, liposomal enzymes, and complement expression. Also modifies the body's immune response.

Generic Frumil is a combination of two diuretics used for treating fluid retention (oedema), either in the legs or on the lungs.

Generic Inderal bliver brugt til at behandle højt blodtryk eller atrieflimren. Det bliver brugt til: patienter med hjertekramper for at nedsætte hjertefrekvensen og øge motionstolerancen, for at nedsætte risikoen for hjertestop og død i tilfælde af at patienter har overlevet et hjerteangreb, for at håndtere specielle typer af tremor (en hjertetilstand kaldet hypertrofisk subatrisk stenose), eller særlige symptomer af fæokromocytom (en adranal tumor). Det bliver også brugt til at forhindre migræne.

Generic Inderal LA is used for treating high blood pressure or atrial fibrillation. It is used in patients with angina to decrease angina frequency and increase exercise tolerance; to decrease the risk of heart death in certain patients who have survived a heart attack; to manage certain types of tremors, a heart condition called hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, or certain symptoms of pheochromocytoma (an adrenal tumor). It is also used to prevent migraine headaches.

Generic Lanoxin is used for treating heart failure and slowing the heart rate in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm.

Generic Rocaltrol is used for managing certain conditions caused by high or low parathyroid hormone levels. It is used to manage low blood calcium levels in patients who are on chronic kidney dialysis.

Roszet indeholder to lægemidler, rosuvastatin og ezetimibe, til at sænke kolesterolet. Roszet bruges sammen med kost til voksne med højt kolesteroltal i blodet for at reducere lavdensitets lipoproteinkolesterol (LDL-C) eller dårligt kolesterol. Det bruges også alene eller sammen med andre LDL-sænkende lægemidler til voksne med en type forhøjet kolesterol kaldet homozygot familiær hyperkolesterolæmi (HoFH) for at reducere LDL-C.

LEVODOPA is converted to a chemical called dopamine (DOE pa meen) in the brain. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease may be caused by low levels of dopamine in the brain. CARBIDOPA helps prevent the breakdown of levodopa before it can reach the brain and take effect. ENTACAPONE increases levels of levodopa in the body. The combination of carbidopa, entacapone, and levodopa is used to treat Parkinson symptoms such as muscle stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control.

Generic Tricor is used for controlling high cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. It is used in combination with a diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat. Generic Tricor is a lipid-lowering agent. It lowers elevated blood triglyceride levels by making the liver produce fewer triglycerides and increasing the elimination of triglycerides from the blood stream.