Infectious Diseases: Medications

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  • Amantadine

    02/25/08, Healthwise

    Before taking amantadine, tell your doctor if you have epilepsy or other seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease, glaucoma, or a history of mental illness or suicide attempt.

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  • Antimalarial medications for lupus

    05/13/08, Healthwise

    These medications reduce inflammation. (While they are also used to prevent or treat malaria, there is no known relationship between lupus and malaria.)

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  • Hydroxychloroquine

    03/24/08, Healthwise

    Before using hydroxychloroquine, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have psoriasis, porphyria, liver disease, alcoholism, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency.

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  • Hyoscyamine

    03/24/08, 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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  • Zoster vaccine live

    08/13/07, Healthwise

    You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cold. If you have tuberculosis, or any other severe illness with a fever or any type of infection, wait until you get better before receiving this vaccine.

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  • Infectious Mononucleosis - Medications

    09/19/07, Healthwise

    There are no specific medicines used to treat mono. Over-the-counter medicines may be used to help treat the symptoms of mono.

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  • Antihistamines for itching from chickenpox

    05/21/08, Healthwise

    Antihistamines block histamines—chemicals that cause itching and other responses to allergic substances.

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  • Antiviral medicines for chickenpox

    05/21/08, Healthwise

    Antiviral medicines stop the growth of the chickenpox (varicella-zoster) virus.

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  • Chloroquine

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Chloroquine is an antimalarial drug. The exact way that chloroquine works is unknown.

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  • Chickenpox (Varicella) - Medications

    05/21/08, Healthwise

    Most people can get the chickenpox shot (vaccine) to prevent chickenpox. The shot doesn't fully protect you right away. But you'll become immune to the virus with a little time. If you get the shot within 3 days after you were exp

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