Digestive Health: Medications

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  • Cyclosporine

    10/11/07, Healthwise

    If you are being treated for psoriasis, you should not receive light therapy (PUVA or UVB) or radiation treatments while you are receiving cyclosporine. Make sure all doctors involved in your care know you are taking cyclosporine.

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  • Cimetidine

    04/14/06, Healthwise

    Use this medication exactly as directed on the label, or as your doctor has prescribed it for you. Do not use more of the medication than recommended. Do not use the medication for longer than recommended.

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  • Nizatidine

    12/17/04, Healthwise

    Nizatidine is in a class of drugs called histamine receptor antagonists. Nizatidine works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces.

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  • Ranitidine

    09/27/06, Healthwise

    Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, or porphyria.

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  • Infliximab

    10/18/06, Healthwise

    Before you start treatment with infliximab, your doctor may perform tests to make sure you do not have tuberculosis or other infections.

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  • Hyoscyamine

    06/12/07, Healthwise

    Before taking hyoscyamine, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, congestive heart failure, a heart rhythm disorder, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, or hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

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  • Papaverine

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Notify your doctor if you experience especially bothersome sweating, rash, flushing, headache, tiredness, yellowing of your skin, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea, or constipation.

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  • Atropine

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Avoid becoming overheated in hot weather. Atropine increases the risk of heat stroke because it causes decreased sweating.

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  • Metoclopramide

    08/31/07, Healthwise

    Metoclopramide increases the movements or contractions of the muscles in the stomach and intestines. This decreases the amount of time it takes for the stomach contents to move through the digestive tract. Metoclopramide can be used al

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  • Mercaptopurine

    11/30/06, Healthwise

    Mercaptopurine stops cells from growing and dividing.

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