Nearly all digestive system diseases require dietary changes as part of an effective treatment plan. Medications such as prednisone, corticosteroids, anti-inflammatory medications, immune system suppressants, and antibiotics are all part of treating digestive system diseases.
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Nitazoxanide, which is known in various trade names like Annita, Alinia, Paramix, Pacovanton, Kidonax, Dexidex, Daxon, Nitazox, Nitax, Zox, and so forth, is both an anti-protozoal agent and a manmade nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide offshoot. The medication it more...
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Betahistine, also known as Betahistine hydrochloride, is a generic prescription drug indicated for balance disorders like vertigo (a spinning sensation that causes nausea) and Meniere’s disease (a build-up of fluid in the inner ear). It is a histamine ago more...
Brand name(s): Serc,
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Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant, which means it is a drug whose purpose is to weaken the immune system. It is the generic name for a drug that goes under the brand names Imuran, Azasan, and Azamun, and is available in tablet form, as an injection, or more...
Brand name(s): Azamun, Azanin, Azasan, Azathioprin, Azatioprin, Azothioprine, Ccucol, Imuran, Imurek, Imurel, Muran, Rorasul,
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Discovered in 1969, Loperamide is a popular drug prescribed for diarrhea. This diarrhea is typically related to cases of gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease. It works by reducing the movement in the intestinal wall. This allows the body to absor more...
Brand name(s): Imodium,
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Adalimumab is a drug used for treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic psoriasis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Crohn s disease. more...
Brand name(s): Humira,
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Marketed as Lotronex by Prometheus Laboratories Incorporated in San Diego, alosetron was withdrawn from the market in 2000 because of the occurrence of grave and fatal gastrointestinal side effects. It was eventually reintroduced in 2002, although its ava more...
Brand name(s): Lotronex,
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Your body usually balances the chemicals it produces, however sometimes it needs some help from outside forces. Amiloride is used specially to counteract hypertension and congestive heart failure. Usually these diseases come about from an overload of sodi more...
Brand name(s): Amilorida, Amiloridum, Amipramidin, Amipramizid, Amipramizide, Amiprazidine, Amyloride, Guanamprazin, Guanamprazine, Midamor,
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Chemotherapy or cancer drug treatment often results to minor or severe cases of nausea and vomiting. The doctor prescribes aprepitant to reduce or prevent these side effects of the treatment. This medication commonly used to prevent vomiting as a result o more...
Brand name(s): Emend,
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Atropine is a tropane alkaloid obtained from Atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade, Datura stramonium or jimsonweed, Mandragora officinarum or mandrake, and other plants of the family Solanaceae. This versatile, all-purpose drug thats a secondary metabo more...
Brand name(s): Atropisol, Atropin, Hyoscyamine, Atropair, Atnaa, Atropen, Atropina, Atropinol, Atrosulf, Equipin, Eyesules, Isopto atropine, I-Tropine, Minims atropine, Ocu-Tropine, Tropine tropate, Troyl tropate,
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Balsalazide is an anti-inflammatory drug used in treating inflammatory bowel diseases like active ulcerative colitis. Balsalazide releases mesalamine once it reaches the large intestines (which are believed to be the active sites for ulcerative colitis) a more...
Brand name(s): Balsalazida, Balsalazido, Balsalazidum, Carbadox, Colazal,
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