by Dr Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
An antidepressant is a depression medication used in psychiatry to treat such mood disorders and help ease the symptoms. It comes in the form of a tablet or a pill. Antidepressants form an important part of the treatment of depression. For these depression... by Dr Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
An interaction between two drugs means that the two drugs interact with each other in the body and reduce the concentration of one or both. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) medicines used to treat HIV/AIDS do interact with other medications. This can reduce the efficacy... by Dr Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
The aim of the medications given in the treatment of HIV and AIDS is mainly to treat the HIV disease. The second priority is to keep the person comfortable not just physically, but also psychologically. Psychological comfort is given by counseling and physical comfort... by Dr Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
Treatment and management for high triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia) is usually started when natural lowering measures such as a controlled diet and a daily exercise program have failed to lower the raised levels. Taking triglyceride lowering medicines then becomes... by Dr Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
What are fibrates? Fibrates, available on prescription, are oral derivatives of fibric acid, which are called hypolipidemic agents because they lower triglycerides. In addition, they increase HDL, the good cholesterol. However, their action in lowering LDL is less... by Dr Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
Statins are a group of drugs that are prescribed to lower the raised cholesterol levels in the blood. They are the most preferred and effective of the cholesterol-reducing medicines. They lower LDL cholesterol by 30 to 55%. They also modestly reduce triglycerides and... 