Simponi Aria: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Simponi Aria Generic name: golimumab Dosage form: intravenous (infusion) injection Drug class: TNF alfa inhibitors Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is Simponi Aria? Simponi Aria is a prescription medicine called a TNF-blocker. Simponi Aria is used to treat adults with the medicine methotrexate (MTX) to treat moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Active psoriatic arthritis […]
Simcor: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Simcor Generic name: niacin and simvastatin Drug class: Antihyperlipidemic combinations Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is Simcor used for? Simcor is a prescription medicine that is used to lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol (HDL). It is used to lower triglycerides. Description SIMCOR tablets contain niacin extended-release (NIASPAN) and simvastatin in combination. Simvastatin, an […]
Suprane: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Suprane Generic name: Desflurane Drug class: General anesthetics Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is Suprane used for? Suprane is a prescription medicine that is used to put you to sleep for surgery. It is used to cause sleep during a procedure. Description SUPRANE (desflurane, USP), a nonflammable liquid administered via vaporizer, is a general inhalation […]
Strontium-89: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Strontium-89 Generic name: Strontium-89 Brand name: Metastron Drug class: Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is strontium-89 used for? Strontium-89 is a prescription medicine that is used to treat bone pain caused by cancer. Description STRONTIUM CHLORIDE Sr-89 INJECTION, USP is a sterile, non-pyrogenic, aqueous solution of Strontium-89 Chloride for intravenous administration. The solution […]
Sustiva: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Sustiva Generic name: efavirenz Drug class: NNRTIs Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is Sustiva? Sustiva is a prescription HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1) medicine used with other antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults and in children who are at least 3 months old and who weigh at least 7 pounds 12 ounces (3.5 kg). […]
Syndros: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Syndros is a medication that is used to help you eat more. It is used to treat upset stomach and throwing up.
Subsys: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Subsys is a strong prescription pain medicine that contains an opioid (narcotic) that is used to manage breakthrough pain in adults (18 years of age and older) with cancer who are already routinely taking other opioid pain medicines around-the-clock for cancer pain. Subsys is started only after you have been taking other opioid pain medicines and your body has become used to them ( you are opioid tolerant). Do not use Subsys if you are not opioid tolerant.
Synjardy XR: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Synjardy XR is a prescription medicine that contains 2 prescription diabetes medicines, empagliflozin and metformin. Synjardy XR can be used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, in adults with type 2 diabetes who have known cardiovascular disease when both empagliflozin and metformin is appropriate and empagliflozin is needed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death.
Sutent: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Sutent Generic name: sunitinib Drug classes: Multikinase inhibitors, VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is Sutent? Sutent is a prescription medicine used to treat a rare cancer of the stomach, bowel, or esophagus called gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and when you have taken the medicine imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) and it did not stop the cancer […]
Striverdi Respimat: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More
Striverdi Respimat Generic name: olodaterol (inhalation) Drug class: Adrenergic bronchodilators Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. What is Striverdi Respimat used for? Striverdi Respimat is a prescription medicine that is used to treat COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). This medicine is not to be used to treat intense flare-ups of shortness of breath. Use a rescue inhaler. […]