Infectious Diseases: Medications
Methenamine
02/13/04, HealthwiseYour healthcare provider may recommend drinking additional water and/or certain fruit juices (e.g., cranberry, plum, prune) and increased protein in the diet while taking methenamine to ensure adequate hydration and acidity of the urine. It may also
Ribavirin for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
07/16/08, HealthwiseRibavirin prevents the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from reproducing.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection - Medications
07/16/08, HealthwiseMost respiratory syncytial viral (RSV) infections do not require prescription medicines. But medicines may be recommended for certain people to help:
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Antiprotozoals for giardiasis
10/16/07, HealthwiseThese medicines kill Giardia lamblia in the digestive tract.
Furazolidone for giardiasis
10/16/07, HealthwiseThis medicine kills G. lamblia in the digestive tract.
Multiple-drug therapy for tuberculosis (TB)
05/16/07, HealthwiseThese antibiotics kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB).
Pyrazinamide
02/13/04, HealthwiseCall your doctor immediately if you experience a fever, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, painful or swollen joints, yellowing of your skin or eyes, or darkening of your urine.
Tuberculosis (TB) - Medications
05/16/07, HealthwiseSeveral antibiotics are used at the same time to treat active tuberculosis (TB) disease. For people who have multidrug-resistant TB, treatment may continue for as long as 24 months. These antibiotics are given as pills or injections.
Pentamidine
10/25/04, HealthwisePentamidine may affect blood sugar levels. Contact your doctor if you experience any low blood sugar symptoms including
Combination drug therapy for peptic ulcer disease
01/07/08, HealthwiseThe right antibiotics combinations usually kill Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria that are the cause of many peptic ulcers. Two antibiotics are used because combination treatment works better and is less likely to fail because
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