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| Acyclovir is a medication that is used to treat herpes infections of the skin, lips and genitals, chicken pox and shingles. It comes in the form of ointments, tablets, capsules or liquids. It relieves pain and itchiness and promotes healing; however, it does not cure the condition. Possible (but not common) side effects include headaches, upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea. Severe side effects, such as severe rash or itching, blood in the urine, stomach pain or fever are even less common, but require prompt medical attention. |
| Levothyroxine is a pure synthetic form of T4 hormone that is made in a laboratory to be an exact replacement for the T4 that the human thyroid gland normally secretes. It comes in multiple strengths, which means that an appropriate dosage can almost always be found for each patient. |
| Prednisolone is a synthetic corticosteroid (it has nothing to do with pills that bodybuilders pop - those are anabolic steroids). Corticosteroids are hormones that are naturally produced by your body's adrenal glands and, among their other functions, control your body's immune system's inflammatory responses. Prednisolone is usually administered in much higher dozes than the corticosteroid levels produced by the body, hence the side effects. |
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Pork fat Applying pork fat usually helps stop nose bleeds caused by blood not clotting. |
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Ribavirin Ribavirin (also sold under the brand names of Copegus or Rebetol) is an anti-viral drug which, in its tablet form, is used in treatment of Hepatitis C in combination with interferon therapy. A possible serious side-effect of using Ribavirin is anemia. Women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant should not take Ribavirin and should postpone pregnancy for 6 months after ending treatment. |
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