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Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) vs. buspirone (Buspar)

Hydroxyzine vs. buspirone: What’s the difference? Hydroxyzine and buspirone are used to treat anxiety. Hydroxyzine is also used to treat itching caused by allergic reactions, to induce sedation prior to or after anesthesia, and to treat nausea, vomiting, and alcohol withdrawal. Buspirone may also help improve symptoms of depression in patients with generalized anxiety disorder. …

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Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Restoril (temazepam)

Klonopin vs. temazepam: What’s the difference? Klonopin (clonazepam) and Restoril (temazepam) are benzodiazepines used to treat anxiety. Klonopin is primarily used for treating panic disorder and preventing certain types of seizures such as those caused by Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Temazepam is used to treat symptoms of insomnia. A brand name for clonazepam is Klonopin. A brand name for temazepam is Restoril. …

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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS): Symptoms, Treatment, Causes & Prognosis

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) facts Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a condition characterized by destruction of red blood cells, low platelet count, and kidney failure. In medicine, a syndrome is defined as a collection of symptoms (patient complaints), signs (findings on physical examination), and laboratory or imaging findings that tend to group together and be associated with a specific disease …

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Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Valium (diazepam)

Klonopin vs. Valium: What’s the difference? Klonopin (clonazepam) and Valium (diazepam) are benzodiazepine class anti-anxiety medications used to treat anxiety, and to treat and/or prevent certain types of seizures. Klonopin is also used to treat panic disorder and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Valium is also used to treat agitation, tremors, delirium, seizures, and hallucinations resulting from alcohol withdrawal, for relief of muscle …

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Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Buspar (buspirone)

Clonazepam vs. buspirone: What’s the difference? Klonopin (clonazepam) and Buspar (buspirone) are used to provide short-term relief of symptoms in the treatment of anxiety. Clonazepam is primarily used to treat panic disorder, to prevent certain types of seizures, and to treat Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Buspirone is especially effective in persons with limited to moderate generalized anxiety. It is not very effective …

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Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Ambien (zolpidem)

Clonazepam vs. Ambien: What’s the difference? Clonazepam and Ambien (zolpidem) are used to treat insomnia. Clonazepam is primarily used for treating panic disorder and preventing certain types of seizures, treating Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and providing short-term relief of anxiety symptoms. A brand name for clonazepam is Klonopin. Clonazepam and Ambien belong to different drug classes. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine, which include …

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Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Complications & Recovery

What is photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)? Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is laser eye surgery that reduces the need for corrective eyewear by reshaping the cornea of the eye, thereby changing the way the eye focuses light on the retina. An excimer laser ablates (removes) a thin layer of the cornea at its surface, changing the cornea's refractive (focusing) power. LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ …

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Levaquin (levofloxacin) vs. Zosyn (piperacillin and tazobactam)

Levaquin vs. Zosyn: What’s the difference? Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Zosyn (piperacillin and tazobactam) are antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections. Levaquin is used to treat bacterial infections of the sinuses, skin, lungs, ears, airways, bones, and joints; urinary infections; prostatitis; infectious diarrhea caused by E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and Shigella; obstetric infections, including mastitis (infection of the breast); inhalational anthrax …

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Levaquin (levofloxacin) vs. Keflex (cephalexin)

Levaquin vs. Keflex: What’s the difference? Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Keflex (cephalexin) are antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections of the sinuses, skin, lungs, ears, airways, bones, joints and urinary tract. Levaquin (levofloxacin) is also used to treat prostatitis; infectious diarrhea caused by E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and Shigella; obstetric infections, including mastitis (infection of the breast); inhalational anthrax exposure; and …

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Cefdinir (Omnicef) vs. Cefpodoxime (Vantin)

Cefdinir vs. Cefpodoxime: What’s the difference? Cefdinir and cefpodoxime are cephalosporin antibiotics used to treat a variety of infections. The brand name for cefdinir called Omnicef and the brand name for cefpodoxime called Vantin are discontinued in the U.S. Side effects of cefdinir and cefpodoxime that are similar include diarrhea or loose stools, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, skin rash, vaginal …

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