Procrit
This injectable medication stimulates red blood cell production and is sold under the brand name Procrit, with epoetin alfa as its generic name.
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492 matchesprogesterone vaginal insert
A tablet preparation formulated for vaginal administration containing a micronized synthetic form of the endogenous steroid hormone progesterone with progesterone activity.
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Promacta is a brand name for eltrombopag, an oral medication that stimulates platelet production to treat certain causes of low platelet counts.
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A drug given during chemotherapy to increase blood cell regeneration.
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Prophylaxis is a deliberate measure, such as a medication or vaccine, taken to prevent a specific disease or complication before it occurs.
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Speed is the whole point: it takes effect within a breath or two and lets go just as fast, and it provides no pain relief.
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Proscar is the brand name for finasteride, a medication used to treat an enlarged prostate gland in men.
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Prostaglandins are lipid signaling compounds made throughout the body that promote inflammation, pain, fever, and smooth muscle contraction.
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Its position explains its symptoms, since a gland wrapped around the urine channel cannot enlarge or inflame without the stream noticing.
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Prostatectomy ranges from removing a small portion of prostate tissue to complete gland removal, most often to treat cancer or severe enlargement.
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Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland that can cause pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, or discomfort, arising from infection or other causes.
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Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate.
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A quick-relief inhaler brand whose active drug reopens narrowed airways within minutes but does nothing to the inflammation beneath.
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PTC uses a needle placed through the liver to inject contrast and x-ray the bile ducts, most often to locate a blockage.
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PTH is a hormone that raises blood calcium by acting on bone, kidney, and the intestine, with abnormal levels signaling gland disease.
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Puberty is the hormonally driven stage of physical development that transitions a child's body toward adult reproductive capability.
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A test used to measure how well the lungs work.
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Not a structure but an absence: a hole whose width two opposing muscles adjust, and one of the most watched signs in an unconscious person.
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(Other name for: tin ethyl etiopurpurin)
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An embolic material composed of microspheres of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymers.
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