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Pacemaker Implant: How Is Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Done?

What is cardiac resynchronization therapy? Cardiac resynchronization therapy involves inserting electrodes into the heart attached to an electrical pacemaker device, which will administer electrical current when the heartbeat falls out of rhythm. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a treatment to help the heart beat with healthy rhythm. CRT is a minor surgical procedure to implant …

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Daliresp (roflumilast) for COPD: Dosage, Side Effects & Pregnancy Safety

What is Daliresp (roflumilast) and how is it used? Daliresp is a prescription medicine used in adults with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to decrease the number of flare-ups or the worsening of COPD symptoms (exacerbations). Daliresp is not a bronchodilator and should not be used for treating sudden breathing problems. Your healthcare provider may give you other medicine …

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Ingrezza (valbenazine) for tardive dyskinesia: Dosage, Side Effects & Pregnancy Safety

What is Ingrezza (valbenazine) and how is it used? Ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with movements in the face, tongue, or other body parts that cannot be controlled (tardive dyskinesia). What are the most important side effects and other facts about Ingrezza (valbenazine)? Ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including: Sleepiness (somnolence). Do not drive, operate …

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Kevzara (sarilumab) for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dosage, Side Effects & Pregnancy Safety

What is Kevzara (sarilumab) and how is it used? Kevzara is an injectable prescription medicine called an Interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blocker. Kevzara is used to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after at least one other medicine called a disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) has been used and did not work well or could not be …

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Sublocade (buprenorphine) for addiction: Dosage, Side Effects & Pregnancy Safety

What is Sublocade (buprenorphine) and how is it used? Sublocade is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderate to severe addiction (dependence) to opioid drugs (prescription or illegal) who: have received treatment with an oral transmucosal (used under the tongue or inside the cheek) buprenorphine containing medicine for 7 days and are taking a dose that controls withdrawal …

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Cyramza (ramucirumab) for cancer treatment: Dosage, Side Effects & Pregnancy Safety

What is Cyramza (ramucirumab) and how is it used? Cyramza is a prescription medication used for cancer treatment, which is given through intravenous (IV) infusion.  Cyramza is a human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 antagonist that specifically binds VEGF Receptor 2 and blocks binding of VEGFR ligands, VEGF-A, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D. As a result, ramucirumab inhibits ligand-stimulated activation of …

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What Is Esophagoscopy Used for?

What is esophagoscopy? Esophagoscopy may be done through the nose and involves inserting a long, flexible tube with a lighted camera to examine the inside of the esophagus. Esophagoscopy is a procedure to examine the inner lining (mucosa) of the esophagus. During endoscopy a flexible tube with a lighted camera (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth and throat along the …

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Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) for psoriasis: Dosage, Side Effects & Pregnancy Safety

What is Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) and how is it used? Skyrizi is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who may benefit from taking injections or pills (systemic therapy) or treatment using ultraviolet or UV light (phototherapy). What are the most important side effects and other facts about Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa)? Skyrizi may cause serious side …

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Prolia (denosumab): Osteoporosis Drug Dosage & Side Effects

What is Prolia and how is it used? Prolia is a prescription medicine used to: Treat osteoporosis (thinning and weakening of bone) in women after menopause (“change of life”) who: are at high risk for fracture (broken bone) cannot use another osteoporosis medicine or other osteoporosis medicines did not work well Increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis who are …

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Sublocade (buprenorphine extended release): Opioid Addiction Treatment

What is Sublocade and how is it used? Sublocade (buprenorphine extended release) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderate to severe addiction (dependence) to opioid drugs (prescription or illegal) who: have received treatment with an oral transmucosal (used under the tongue or inside the cheek) buprenorphinecontaining medicine for 7 days and are taking a dose that controls …

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