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… This medication is used alone or with other medications to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer drug treatment … (chemotherapy) and radiation therapy. It is also used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting after surgery. It … substances (serotonin) that causes vomiting. How To Use To prevent nausea from chemotherapy, take this medication by …
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… (incontinence). Uses Dalteparin is used to treat and prevent harmful blood clots. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a … "blood thinners." Dalteparin may also be used to treat and prevent clots from coming back in patients with cancer. How …
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… cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. Colesevelam is also used … with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of … or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. To prevent constipation, eat dietary fiber, drink enough water, …
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… This medication is used alone or with other medications to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer drug treatment … (chemotherapy) and radiation therapy. It is also used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting after surgery. … Doing so may increase your chance of getting a headache. To prevent nausea from chemotherapy, take this medication …
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… an unborn baby if used during pregnancy. It is important to prevent pregnancy while taking this medication. Consult your … high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to prevent heart attacks in people with a certain type of heart …
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… with a certain type of bleeding disorder (hemophilia) to prevent and reduce bleeding from having a tooth pulled … Tranexamic acid works by helping the blood clot normally to prevent and stop prolonged bleeding. It belongs to a class … (anticoagulants such as warfarin, heparin) drugs that prevent bleeding (including factor IX complex, …
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… Uses This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: an estrogen … is a B-vitamin that women of childbearing age use to help prevent spinal cord defects in an unborn baby. The folate … taking this drug or soon after you stop taking it. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your …
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… is used in certain infants and young children to prevent serious lung infections (such as pneumonia) that are … (respiratory syncytial virus-RSV). Palivizumab works by preventing the growth of the virus. This medication is not … be continued even if your child gets the RSV infection to prevent a more serious infection. How To Use Read the …
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… with your doctor. Combination HRT should not be used to prevent heart disease or dementia. Combination HRT can … who cannot take other drugs that are safe and effective to prevent or treat bone loss (such as raloxifene, … doctor right away. This medication is not effective for preventing a miscarriage and should not be used for this …
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… treatment with your doctor. Estrogens should not be used to prevent heart disease or dementia. Estrogens can increase … products may also be used by women after menopause to prevent bone loss (osteoporosis). However, there are other … including alendronate) that are also effective in preventing bone loss and may be safer. These medications …