Question 1

any drugs out there to break up plaque in coronary arteries rather than all invasive stuff? clot buster drugs but nothing for plaque?

Accepted Answer

No: Wouldn't it be something if there was a drug to dissolve plaque? A lot of people would be out of business. Despite the lay press, there are no proven therapies that dissolve plaque with any consistency that cannot be due to chance.

Question 2

is streptokinase a clot buster?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is, but we almost never use it in the US any longer.

Question 3

what is a difference between calcium channel blocker and clot buster?

Accepted Answer

Apples vs. oranges: They are both cardiac medicines. They are however used for totally different reasons. Calcium blockers are most commonly used to treat high blood pressure. They may also be used to treat chest pain or to slow the heart. Clot busters are used to dissolve a clot in the arteries that supply blood to the heart itself and therefore to limit the amount of heart damaged by removing the blockage.

Question 4

is drugs bad?

Accepted Answer

Depends!: Medications are neither inherently good nor bad. It's the (intent of) use that can make something "bad". Improper use, improper dose, improper frequency, improper route of administration can all make any "good" drug bad. Hctz (hydrochlorothiazide) used to lower blood pressure is a "bad" drug to lower cholesterol or cure strep throat b/c it does neither. Yet, it's a great drug for hypertension. Talk to your familydoc.

Question 5

what is category x drug?

Accepted Answer

Do not use if pregna: Category x drugs are contraindicated for use in pregnancy due to studies demonstrating evidence of serious fetal abnormalities in animals, humans, or both such that fetal risks clearly outweigh maternal benefit. Check out http://www.Empr.Com/drugs-contraindicated-in-pregnancy/article/125914/ for more info, including partial list.

Question 6

what is drug schedules mean?

Accepted Answer

See below: It relates to the abuse potential of the drug.

Question 7

what drugs are safe and unsafe?

Accepted Answer

Many of them: This is not an easy answer since there are many drugs categorized as unsafe. The american porphyria foundation has good resources on drug safety: http://www.Porphyriafoundation.Com/testing-and-treatment/drug-safety-in-acute-porphyria. Just because a drug may be listed as unsafe doesn't mean it's unsafe for everyone. However, it's important to use caution with any drug that is potentially unsafe.

Question 8

what is the drug "rovigon" about?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin E: It's just a form of high dose vitamin E.

Question 9

is oxyplatin a good drug for mcrc ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is one of the chemo agents used in conjunction with Xeloda (capecitabine) (oral 5FU) or in the chemo combination with Folinic acid, 5 FU and the oxaliplatin as FOLFOX.  The platinum targets DNA but in tumors the localization site is on tumor membrane where DNA localizes possibly in the form of mutated mitochondrial DNA

Question 10

what effects do daterape drugs have on you?

Accepted Answer

None: They are a glorified sleeping med with no after effects.

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