Long Term Complications With Marijuana Use
General overview Marijuana is a psychoactive drug which people use in order to experience the physical and mental effects that the active chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) causes. These effects include experiencing...
Preferred Management Of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
General overview Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of chronic pain which affects a leg or an arm and is not a common condition. It usually occurs after an...
What Are The Side Effects Of Pegasys?
General overview Pegasys is a trade name for the medication called peginterferon alfa-2a which is a synthetic version of interferon produced by the body's immune system. This medication is indicated for...
Adverse Events Of Tramadol
General overview Tramadol is an opioid pain medication which means that it relieves pain by acting on the central nervous system. This is similar to medications such as morphine and...
What Are The Side Effects Of Low Dose Prednisone?
General overview Prednisone is a corticosteroid which works on the immune system of the body to relieve swelling, itching, redness and allergic reactions. This medication is therefore used in many...
Does Synthroid Cause Weight Gain?
General overview Synthroid is a brand name for the medication levothyroxine which is used to treat primary and secondary (post-surgical removal of the thyroid) hypothyroidism. It's prescribed to be used as a...
The Difference Between Methadone And Methadose
General overview Methadone is an opioid pain medication which means it relieves pain by acting on the central nervous system. The two main indications for the use of methadone is treatment of...
Withdrawal from Zoloft
Every years millions of people are prescribed Zoloft (sertraline) and similar drugs in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class, which also includes Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Lexapro (escitalopram), and Luvox (fluvoxamine). Every...
Cortisone Injections Can Cause Serious Side Effects
There are millions of people who just couldn't manage the pain of ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other chronic joint conditions without help from steroid injections. The most common steroid used...
The Difference Between MS Contin And Oxycontin
Here, we'll discuss each drug separately and make note of any obvious differences seeing that they both belong to the same group of pain medications. MS Contin MS Contin is a trade...