Category: Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular

Plavix

Plavix (Clopidogrel)

General information. Plavix (clopidogrel) is a brand name of generic Clopidogrel, the drug that has unique properties on preventing unwanted blood clots in organism and does not let the blood to coagulate. This medicine is recommended to patients, who earlier had a heart attack or stroke, and to those who is suffering from heart or blood vessels disorders. Each tablet pill includes in its composition next components; hydrogenated castor oil, hydroxypropylcellulose, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose and inactive component is polyethylene glycol 6000. In drug’s pink colored film cover are also included such components as; ferric oxide, hypromellose 2910, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, triacetin. Plavix (clopidogrel) can also be successfully used for some other treatments that are mentioned in this preview.

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Blood Pressure, Diuretics

Lasix

Lasix (Furosemide)

General information. Lasix (furosemide) is a diuretic drug, that makes the adult organism to reduce the absorption of too much salt, and makes the salt to not settle in the body and pass in urine to deduce from organism with urination. Lasix (furosemide) is being successfully used for treating such illnesses as fluid retention (edema) in adult organisms which are suffering from congestive heart failure, liver disease and kidney problems such as nephrotic syndrome. It also shows great results in treating high blood pressure (hypertension). There is also some treatment purposes for this drug that are not listed in this medication guide.

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