by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors are among the earliest drugs developed for use in the treatment of depression, particularly atypical depression. They rolled out of the laboratory soon after the tricyclic antidepressants. MAOIs came to be used widely as...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
SSRIs, short for serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors, are one of the most widely prescribed depression medications that are well tolerated and have the least side effects. Most people do not experience any adverse outcome but some do. The majority of these side...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
SSRIs, full form selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, are the most commonly prescribed antidepressant medications for depression to overcome its symptoms. Depression can be a terrible thing to have. It causes you to feel extremely sad and miserable most of the day...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
St. John’s wort, a herb, gained prominence due to its uses in many conditions. It is most well known for its therapeutic effect on mental health conditions, notably mild to moderate depression. St John’s wort is a flowering, plant species also known by the...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Drugs and Supplements
Choosing the right antidepressant becomes very crucial and should best be left to the experts. Besides the efficacy, it is important to evaluate and judge the safety of the medication especially in the teenagers, the young adults, and the elderly. Additionally,...
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...
