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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | DOPamine(Intropin ) | ||
| 2. | octreotide(Sandostatin , Sandostatin LAR Depot) | ||
| 3. | norepinephrine(Levophed Bitartrate ) | ||
| 4. | acetylcysteine(Acetadote , Acys-5) | ||
| 5. | midodrine(ProAmatine ) | ||
| 6. | albumin human(Buminate , others...) | ||
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Over the Counter Medications
| 1. | acetylcysteine(NAC ) | ||
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Dopamine, an endogenous catecholamine that is the immediate precursor of norepinephrine, is a sympathomimetic agent with prominent dopaminergic and β 1 -adrenergic effects at low to moderate doses and α-adrenergic effects at high doses.
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OCTREOTIDE (ok TREE oh tide) is used to reduce blood levels of growth hormone in patients with a condition called acromegaly. This medicine also reduces flushing and watery diarrhea caused by certain types of cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic polypeptide structurally and pharmacologically related to somatostatin (growth hormone [somatropin] release inhibiting factor).
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Norepinephrine is identical to the endogenous catecholamine that is synthesized in the adrenal medulla and in sympathetic nervous tissue; norepinephrine predominantly acts by a direct effect on α-adrenergic receptors.
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ACETYLCYSTEINE (a se teel SIS teen) is a drug that loosens and thins mucus in the lungs. It is used to make breathing easier in patients with bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, tuberculosis, or other lung problems. It is also used after an acetaminophen overdose to prevent liver damage.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidote for acetaminophen overdosage; mucolytic agent and sulfhydryl donor.
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MIDODRINE (MI doe dreen) is used to treat low blood pressure in patients who have symptoms like dizziness when going from a sitting to a standing position.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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A synthetic sympathomimetic amine structurally similar to methoxamine; a relatively long-acting α 1 -selective adrenergic agonist.
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ALBUMIN (al BYOO min) is used to treat or prevent shock following serious injury, bleeding, surgery, or burns by increasing the volume of blood plasma. This medicine can also replace low blood protein.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Albumin human, a protein colloid, is a sterile solution of serum albumin prepared by fractionating pooled plasma from healthy human donors.
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