Penelope Welcome Page - Drug Descriptions

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Each of the 4 drugs needs a drug description. I pulled this from Daily Med.

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CELEBREX

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CELEBREX is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for:

• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) in patients 2 years and older
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Acute Pain
• Primary Dysmenorrhea

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ACTOS

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Monotherapy and Combination Therapy
ACTOS is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in multiple clinical settings [see CLINICAL STUDIES (14)].

Important Limitations of Use
ACTOS exerts its antihyperglycemic effect only in the presence of endogenous insulin. ACTOS should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis, as it would not be effective in these settings.

Use caution in patients with liver disease

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TEGRETOL

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Epilepsy
Tegretol is indicated for use as an anticonvulsant drug. Evidence supporting efficacy of Tegretol as an anticonvulsant was derived from active drug-controlled studies that enrolled patients with the following seizure types:

• Partial seizures with complex symptomatology (psychomotor, temporal lobe). Patients with these seizures appear to show greater improvement than those with other types.
  Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal).
• Mixed seizure patterns which include the above, or other partial or generalized seizures. Absence seizures (petit mal) do not appear to be controlled by Tegretol (see PRECAUTIONS, General).

Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tegretol is indicated in the treatment of the pain associated with true trigeminal neuralgia.

Beneficial results have also been reported in glossopharyngeal neuralgia.

This drug is not a simple analgesic and should not be used for the relief of trivial aches or pains.

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ARICEPT

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ARICEPT is indicated for the treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Efficacy has been demonstrated in patients with mild, moderate, and severe Alzheimer’s disease.