Sentences with phrase «prescribed class of drugs»

In the U.S., antidepressants are the third most commonly prescribed class of drugs, after painkillers and cholesterol medicine.

If this is true, our attempt to treat brain disorders by controlling brain chemistry with psychiatric or psychotropic drugs (the second most prescribed class of drugs after cholesterol medication) is doomed to be ineffective.

Crockett points out that antidepressants are the most widely prescribed class of drugs in the US and that it is therefore important to investigate their effects on users» social behaviour and moral judgement.

NEW ORLEANS — A long - awaited study on painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the most widely prescribed class of drugs in the world, has concluded that the three most commonly used carry a similar risk of cardiovascular complications.

Among medications that lower cholesterol, ezetimibe is not in the widely prescribed class of drugs called statins, which stop the body from manufacturing its own cholesterol.

Not exact matches

Statins, a class of drugs that lower cholesterol in the blood, are prescribed to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.

Other types of medicines are already prescribed — and sometimes mandated by law — to treat sexual offenders, including other drugs that change testosterone levels and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressants.

About 90 percent of patients who have had a heart attack currently receive beta - blockers, a class of drug commonly prescribed to improve survival and prevent future heart attacks.

The drugs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), are among the top 10 class of prescribed medications in the United States.

«Regardless, we were unable to demonstrate any benefit associated with this class of drugs, which have been around and routinely prescribed for more than 20 years,» he said.

The use of selective serotonin - reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of drugs broadly prescribed for mood disorders as well as for nonpsychiatric conditions, previously has been associated with an increased risk of bone fracture.

Abadir and colleagues experimented with gel formulations of angiotensin II receptor antagonists, or blockers, a long - standing class of drugs that includes losartan and valsartan, prescribed to treat hypertension.

In their recent study, the UCSF team reports the discovery that a class of commonly prescribed Type - 2 diabetes drugs, called TZDs (thiazolidinediones, such as Actos and Avandia), promoted the conversion of white fat cells into brown (in mice and culture dishes) by stabilizing the PRDM16 protein.

A study of how policies restricting pharmaceutical promotion to physicians affect medication prescribing found that physicians in academic medical centers (AMCs) prescribed fewer of the promoted drugs, and more non-promoted drugs in the same drug classes, following policy changes to restrict marketing activities at those medical centers.

(IAN MCDONNELL / ISTOCKPHOTO) Narcotics are the strongest class of drugs prescribed for chronic pain, and all narcotics are potentially addictive.

But that doesn't stop doctors from prescribing a drug from each of the two classes of Alzheimer's medicines.

That's why doctors often prescribe treatments «off - label» and from a variety of drug classes.

A 2013 study on rats at the University of Michigan Health System suggests tart cherries provide similar benefits as a class of drugs called PPAR agonists, which are medications prescribed for metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that present a cardiovascular risk.

Statins — a class of drugs used to lower your cholesterol — are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world.

This class of drugs is among the most frequently prescribed medications today.

All members of the two most popular classes of lipid - lowering drugs (the fibrates and the statins) cause cancer in rodents, in some cases at levels of animal exposure close to those prescribed to humans.

This happens because the prescribing guidelines for this class of drug recommend short - term use only (less than 2 - 4 weeks), yet doctors are prescribing them for much longer.

I always assumed cholesterol drugs were the top class of drugs prescribed.

Antidepressants is the most prescribed class of medication that were sold through the pharmacies while T4 - only medication Levothyroxine sodium is the number two most prescribed drug in US in 2011.

That's why it's troubling to hear about new research that demonstrates that one of the most commonly prescribed classes of medications, statin drugs (used to lower cholesterol), has a profound impact on the chance that someone could develop Type 2 diabetes.

Statins, which are a class of drugs used to lower your cholesterol, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world, and I believe, one of the most unnecessary drugs there is.

ACE (angiotensin - converting enzyme)- inhibitors are among the most popular prescription medications prescribed to negate the effect of the angiotensin hormone, and create a life of misery for many due to the myriad of side effects inherent with this class of drug.

Other drugs of this class used in people include aspirin or ibuprofen but it is VERY important to only use nsaids prescribed by your veterinarian as many of the over the counter products are not safe in our pets and can lead to bleeding stomach ulcers or internal organ damage.

The most common class of drugs used in behavior modification are: benzodiazepines (BZs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), according to the ASPCA.These medications may be prescribed by a veterinarian or board certified veterinary behaviorist.

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) belongs to a class of drugs known as fluoroquinolones, which are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibacterial drugs.