New name: Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Communication Sciences and Engineering

Communication Sciences and Engineering

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Actions Dipyridamole, the active ingredient of PERSANTIN, inhibits the uptake of adenosine into the erythrocytes, platelets and endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo; the inhibition amounts to 80% at its maximum and occurs dose-dependently at therapeutic concentrations (0.5 2 mcg/ml). Consequently, there is an increased concentration of adenosine locally at the platelet A2-receptor, stimulatin...

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Reduction in the Risk of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Hypertensive Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy HYZAAR is a combination of losartan (COZAAR) and hydrochlorothiazide. In patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy, losartan, often in combination with hydrochlorothiazide, reduces the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality as measured by the combi...

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Uses Actions Fentanyl is a potent narcotic analgesic with a rapid onset and short duration of action. The principal actions of therapeutic value are analgesia and sedation. At a dose of 100 micrograms (2 mL), the analgesic activity of fentanyl is approximately equivalent to 10 mg of morphine or 75 mg of pethidine. Fentanyl differs from morphine by its short duration of analgesic activity, lack ...