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112 matchesnebulizer
A nebulizer converts liquid medication into a fine mist that a person inhales directly into the lungs and airways.
Read definitionnonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor
A drug that decreases the production of sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone) and slows the growth of tumors that need sex hormones to grow.
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The same enzyme block that relieves pain also strips prostaglandin protection from the stomach lining and from blood flow through the kidney.
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A laboratory-made relative of testosterone shaped to build muscle with less of the male hormone effect.
Read definitionPaget disease of bone
A chronic condition in which both the breakdown and regrowth of bone are increased.
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The disodium salt of the synthetic bisphosphonate pamidronate.
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Despite the name, the defining problem is hormonal rather than the small follicles that scans pick up, and it reaches well beyond the ovaries.
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The tert-butylamine salt of perindopril, the ethyl ester of a non-sulfhydryl angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
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A drug used to reduce the amount of testosterone made in patients with advanced symptomatic prostate cancer for which no other treatment options are available.
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One of the broadest antifungal drugs available, valued for covering molds that most others in its class miss.
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Eye drops, oral liquids and tablets all exist, and the palatable liquids are why it is so common in children.
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Longer courses are wound down in steps rather than stopped outright, because the body pauses its own cortisol production.
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The trigger shot of fertility treatment: an injected pregnancy hormone borrowed because it fits the receptor that normally releases an egg.
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Unlike a bisphosphonate, denosumab leaves the skeleton once dosing stops, and bone loss resumes quickly when it does.
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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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R-CHOP is a five drug chemotherapy and immunotherapy combination that is the standard treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
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Raloxifene is a medication used to prevent and treat osteoporosis and to lower breast cancer risk in certain postmenopausal women.
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A drug used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of the disease or who have osteoporosis.
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Risedronate belongs to the bisphosphonate drug class and is an established medication for slowing bone loss and reducing fracture risk.
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