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Glucose-elevating agents are medications used to treat hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) by raising blood glucose.In diabetics, hypoglycemia can occur as a result of too much insulin or antidiabetic medication, insufficient food intake, or sudden increase in physical activity or exercise.
Nortriptyline reaches 10% higher level in the blood plasma than the parent drug amitriptyline and 40% greater area under the curve, and its action is an important part of the overall action of amitriptyline. [5] [9] Another active metabolite is (E)-10-hydroxynortriptyline, which is a norepinephrine uptake inhibitor four times weaker than ...
Blood dyscrasias, e.g., agranulocytosis (a potentially fatal drop in white blood cell count), leukopaenia (a drop in white blood cell counts but not to as extreme an extent as agranulocytosis), neutropaenia (a drop in neutrophil count), thrombocytopaenia (a dangerous drop in platelet counts), eosinophilia (raised eosinophil count), purpura (the ...
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification. Chemical/generic names are listed first, with brand names in parentheses.
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
The glycemic index is a ranking system that measures how quickly carbohydrate-containing foods raise blood sugar levels. Foods are scored from 0 to 100, with pure glucose, at 100, representing the ...
(Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Friday voted against the use of Novo Nordisk's weekly insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes due to risks of low blood sugar.
That “effectively means it’s a substance that tastes sweet, but won’t raise blood sugar,” says Maggie Lyon, R.D.-C.D.N., a practitioner in residence and food and beverage manager at the ...