and where can i find the chemical and generic class for other drugs?

If for aspirin it is : generic class: NSAID
chemical class: salicylates

thank u

I went to my doctor for back pain, and headaches, and he gave me Ketoprofen 75mg. I went to fill it and the pharmacist told me it was the same thing as Ibuprofen OTC. I looked it up in my drug book, and found that they are very similar, and both NSAID’s, but not the exact same thing. I know that the Ibuprofen was labeled as "OTC" and Ketoprofen was labeled "also available without a prescription" Is there a difference? Maybe the base product used to make the drug? I dont know. I am a nurse and it benefits me to research drugs as I come across them. Any help would be aprreciated. Thank you!

Gardasil.we have all seen those "One less" commercials that are getting tons of air time these days.. for Gardasil the injection that prevents cervical cancer by preventing hpv types 6,11,16 and 18.this injection is made and marketed by merck the makers of the drug vioxx, vioxx was shown to lead to heart attack stroke etc.if you recall vioxx was the largest ever drug recall ever costing merck 4.85 billion dollars.Gardasil was only tested for 14 months in clinical trials before being released to the public.as opposed to 2 years as with most drugs.several states are trying to implement injection mandates most notably virginia starting in 09..and texas which was overridden till 2011..(not suprisingly governer perry of texas owns Merck stock) and at 360$ pop he is sure to make some cash.Would you give this to your daughter? no? is it the promiscuity factor so many claim. is it safe? feel free to explain yourself..

I’ve been suffering from swollen joints for years periodically. Now I’m constantly suffering from extremely painful and very swollen wrists. Sometimes in both or one or the other. I’ve read about Bromelin and just need to know about results. I’m female and in my 30’s. I’v been to the doctors and had blood tests, which came back normal I don’t want to take chemical enhanced drugs.

* Ads for Vioxx and Nexium to name a few
* Millions of dollars are spent in advertising
* They have to keep their shareholders happy
* I don’t take drugs of any kind….how about you?

My diabetes educator gave a months worth of samples but I’m not sure whether to take them or not because the drug is so new. For one thing, anyone remember Vioxx and Celebrex? Didn’t those drugs kill people? and also since it’s so new it won’t be in any insurance formulary. So I was wondering, should I give her the samples back and ask for something else to handle my sugar spikes?
I am currently also on actos and metformin plus 13 units of Lantus once a day

Anyone have any experience there? It really doesn’t bother me — however, I need a legit source of legal opiates.

And don’t tell me to not do drugs as that is my choice.

Thank you.

my doctor gave me medication of etrocoxib. 120 mg tablets and some other 4 drugs and said that i had autoimmune disease. the medication has make my feets very weak and beginning to get very sensitive towards pain. plus i cant walk. long. i cant even stay awake. excessive fatigue. dizziness. the medication is ended but it has make me worse.

I think the combination of these drugs take away the protective prostaglandins in the stomach that neutralize the hydrochloric acid in your stomach. I think Zymbalta and an NSAID or asprin together break down the prostaglandins so severely that this means open season for the stomach as far as acid is concerned…it can lead to peptic ulcers, which could put one at a very, very high risk for stomach bleeding.

Taking 100 mg of Voltaren for a swollen ankle. How does voltaren differ from ibuprofen? Is it stronger?
I just wondered because taking other anti-infamatory drugs like motrin or advil did not do anything for the swelling and pain in my ankle. but only 2 doses of Voltaren, and I my ankle feels great.