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Drugs Used for Lowering LDL Cholesterol | Drugs | Medical Science

In this essay we will discuss about the drugs used for lowering LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. 1. Statins (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors): Lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, fluvastatin, atrovastatin and rosuvastatin are the statins having similar mechanism of action and side effects. Statins act by inhibiting cellular cholesterol production, depleting the intracellular pool of cholesterol, and in consequence increasing the expression of LDL [...]

By |2017-04-07T06:05:26+00:00April 7, 2017|Pharmacology|Comments Off on Drugs Used for Lowering LDL Cholesterol | Drugs | Medical Science
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Treatment of Worm Infestations | Essay | Medical Science

In this essay we will discuss about the drugs that are used for the treatment of worm infestations.  1. Drugs Used to Treat Threadworm/(Pinworm, Enterobius Vermicularis) Infestations: These worms live in the caecal region and the females migrate to anus, where they lay eggs and cause intense itching. The scratching of the area leads to infection of the hand with [...]

By |2017-04-07T06:05:25+00:00April 7, 2017|Medical Science|Comments Off on Treatment of Worm Infestations | Essay | Medical Science
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Essay on the Treatment of Cancer | Diseases | Medical Science

In this essay we will discuss about the drugs that are used for the treatment of cancer. Essay # 1. Cytotoxic Drugs: The aim of chemotherapy of malignant disease is to kill the malignant cells without any harm to normal cells. Unfortunately, the metabolic process of the malignant cells and normal cells is so very similar or even the same, [...]

By |2017-04-07T06:05:25+00:00April 7, 2017|Cancer|Comments Off on Essay on the Treatment of Cancer | Diseases | Medical Science
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