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Title: PDR of a few different medicines
Description: PDR drug information on: Advair, Loestrin Fe, Flexeril, Dronabinol and Promethazine. Contains generic names, manufacturer, indications and uses, contraindications, warnings, dosage and administration and description of each medicine.

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Generic Name: fluticasone propionate and salmeterol oral inhaler
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Indications and Uses: treatment of asthma in patients 4 years and up
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Should not be used for relief of acute
symptoms
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Older adults with
COPD may be at greater risk for pneumonia while using this drug
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Dosage and Administration: Adult dosage; 12 years old and up
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Usual: 1 inhalation bid, once in the morning and once at night
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Children 4-11 years old take 100/50 dosage bid, in the am and pm
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Description/Supply: Purple circular disk with mouth piece and circular sticker with
brand name and information on it
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Generic name: norethindrone/ethinyl estradiol
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Indications and Uses: Prevention of pregnancy
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This can increase your risk for serious side effects or may
cause your medications not to work correctly
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Examples include griseofulvin, modafinil, rifamycins, St
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Risk
increases with age and with heavy smoking, over 15 cigarettes a day more with women 35
years of age and older
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Start 1st Sunday after menses begins or the 1st day of the menstrual cycle
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Description/Supply: Packet of 28 small circular pills, the first 24 pills are white, the last
4 are brown, marked for when you are supposed to menstruate
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Brand Name: Flexeril
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Manufacturer: McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals
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Indications and Uses: Relief of muscle spasm associated with acute, painful
musculoskeletal conditions
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Contraindications: Enhances effects of alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS
depressants (such as amitriptyline, imipramine)
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Caution with anticholinergic medication
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Warnings: Caution with history of urinary retention, angle-closure glaucoma,
increased intraocular pressure (IOP), hepatic dysfunction
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May produce arrhythmias, sinus tachycardia, and
conduction time prolongation
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The dosage is based on your medical condition
and response to treatment
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Do not increase your dose or use this drug more often or for longer
than prescribed
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Description/Supply: Small, pentagon shaped, orange tablet with Flexeril engraved on
one side of the pill
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Brand Name: Marinol

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Generic Name: Dronabinol
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Indications and Uses: This medication is used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by
cancer chemotherapy
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It is also used to treat loss of appetite and weight loss in patients
infected with HIV
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Contraindications: Take caution when using if you have a history of substance abuse,
seizures, if you use CNS depressants, or have an allergy to sesame oil
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Warnings: Dronabinol carries a significant potential for abuse
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Warnings also extend to people with certain allergies, certain medical conditions, and women
who are pregnant
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Dosage and Administration: For appetite stimulation; 2
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Reduce dose to 2
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Max:
20mg/day in divided doses
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5mg, 5mg, 10mg

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Classification: Antitussive
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Manufacturer: Sanofi-Aventis
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Promethazine also prevents motion sickness, and
treats nausea and vomiting or pain after surgery
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Excessive sedation may occur when
promethazine is combined with other medications that depress the central nervous system
(brain) and cause sedation
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Warnings: Should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed
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Avoid in pediatric patients whose signs and symptoms may
suggest Reye's syndrome or hepatic diseases
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May
lower seizure threshold; caution with seizure disorders
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Max: 30mL/24 hr
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Max: 30mL/24hr
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5-5mL q4-6h
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Children 26 years old; 1
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5mL q4-6h
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Title: PDR of a few different medicines
Description: PDR drug information on: Advair, Loestrin Fe, Flexeril, Dronabinol and Promethazine. Contains generic names, manufacturer, indications and uses, contraindications, warnings, dosage and administration and description of each medicine.