Category: Health Conditions
Health Conditions Glimepiride: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Lowers blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, usually along with diet, exercise, and sometimes other diabetes medicines
Health Conditions Isosorbide Dinitrate: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Relieves and helps prevent chest pain (angina) caused by heart disease by widening blood vessels and improving blood flow to the heart.
Health Conditions Spironolactone: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: A potassium-sparing diuretic used for heart failure, high blood pressure, and swelling; also used by doctors for certain hormonal conditions in women and fluid build-up in…
Health Conditions Hydrochlorothiazide: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and swelling (oedema) caused by excess fluid in the body. Often called HCT or HCTZ.
Health Conditions Furosemide: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: A loop diuretic ("water pill") used to remove excess fluid from the body; prescribed for swelling caused by heart failure, liver or kidney problems, and for…
Health Conditions Digoxin: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: A heart medicine (cardiac glycoside) used for heart failure and for controlling a fast, irregular heartbeat in atrial fibrillation. It makes the heart beat stronger and…
Health Conditions Ramipril: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Ramipril is an ACE inhibitor used for high blood pressure, heart failure, and to reduce heart risk after a heart attack. It relaxes blood vessels so…
Health Conditions Enalapril: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It relaxes blood vessels so the heart can pump blood more easily.
Health Conditions Diltiazem: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Diltiazem is a calcium channel blocker used for high blood pressure, angina (chest pain), and to control a fast heart rate. It relaxes blood vessels and…
Health Conditions Clopidogrel: Uses, Side Effects & Safety
Used for: Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet medicine that helps prevent blood clots. Doctors prescribe it after a heart attack, stroke or mini-stroke (TIA), or after a stent/angioplasty procedure,…