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  2. Tamsulosin - Wikipedia

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    Tamsulosin, sold under the brand names including Flomax and Contiflo, is a medication used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic prostatitis and to help with the passage of kidney stones. [6] [7] [8] The evidence for benefit with a kidney stone is better when the stone is larger. [8] Tamsulosin is taken by mouth. [6]

  3. Loading dose - Wikipedia

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    On the first day, they'd have 100 mg in their system; their body would clear 10 mg, leaving 90 mg. On the second day, the patient would have 190 mg in total; their body would clear 19 mg, leaving 171 mg. On the third day, they'd be up to 271 mg total; their body would clear 27 mg, leaving 244 mg.

  4. Modified-release dosage - Wikipedia

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    A floating system is a system where it floats on gastric fluids due to low density. The density of the gastric fluids is about 1 g/mL; thus, the drug/tablet administered must have a smaller density. The buoyancy will allow the system to float to the top of the stomach and release at a slower rate without worry of excreting it.

  5. Fluticasone furoate - Wikipedia

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    In rare cases, Fluticasone furoate may cause more serious side effects, such as adrenal suppression, glaucoma, cataracts, or growth retardation in children. These side effects are more likely to occur with long-term, high-dose use, although they are still rare. [18] Serious side effects of Fluticasone Furoate include: hives, difficulty breathing,

  6. Dutasteride - Wikipedia

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    The long elimination half-life of dutasteride should be taken into consideration in the event of an overdose of the medication. [50] Dutasteride has been used in clinical studies at doses of up to 40 mg/day for a week (80 times the therapeutic dosage) and 5 mg/day for 6 months (10 times the therapeutic dosage) with no significant safety ...

  7. Zolpidem - Wikipedia

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    It is an imidazopyridine and increases GABA effects in the central nervous system by binding to GABA A receptors at the same location as benzodiazepines. [11] In 2025, it became known that it also suppresses the norepinephrine effect and reduces glymphatic flow , i.e. it suppresses the brain's waste disposal, [ 21 ] which explains some of its ...

  8. Torasemide - Wikipedia

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    Torasemide, also known as torsemide, is a diuretic medication used to treat fluid overload due to heart failure, kidney disease, and liver disease.It is a less preferred treatment for high blood pressure. [1]

  9. Galactic year - Wikipedia

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    The Solar System is traveling at an average speed of 230 km/s (828,000 km/h) or 143 mi/s (514,000 mph) within its trajectory around the Galactic Center, [3] a speed at which an object could circumnavigate the Earth's equator in 2 minutes and 54 seconds; that speed corresponds to approximately 1/1300 of the speed of light.