Necrotizing Vasculitis : Drugs
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Aspirin is in a group of drugs called salicylates. It works by reducing substances in the
body that cause pain and inflammation. Aspirin also reduces fever.
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Aspirin is a medication given to relieve pain and reduce fever. The name " aspirin " was originally a trademark, first used when the drug was introduced in Europe in 1899.
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Aspirin is a medicine that relieves pain and reduces fever . Purpose Aspirin is used to relieve many kinds of minor aches and pains- headaches, toothaches, muscle pain, menstrual cramps, the joint pain from arthritis, and aches associated with colds and flu.
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Common name for acetylsalicylic acid, a common nonprescription drug used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. Acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin or ASA, is a white, odorless medication available without a doctor ' s prescription, generally in tablet form.
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NSAIA; salicylate ester of acetic acid.
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Aspirin is in a group of drugs called salicylates (sa-LIS-il-ates). It works by reducing
substances in the body that cause pain, fever, and inflammation.
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Azathioprine lowers your body's immune system. The immune system helps your body
fight infections. The immune system can also fight or "reject" a transplanted organ such as a
liver or kidney. This is because the immune system treats the new organ as an invader.
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Azathioprine is a non-specific immunosuppressant antimetabolite that can be used as a chemotherapeutic agent to inhibit lymphocyte purine metabolism. In the United States, azathioprine is also known by the brand name Imuran.
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Immunosuppressive antimetabolite.
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Antineoplastic agent and immunosuppressant; nitrogen mustard-derivative alkylating agent.
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Cyclophosphamide is an anticancer (antineoplastic) agent. It also acts as a suppressor of the immune system.
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Ibuprofen is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Ibuprofen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.
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Prototypical NSAIA; propionic acid derivative.
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Methylprednisolone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Methylprednisolone prevents the
release of substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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Naproxen is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Naproxen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.
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Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and a fever reducer.
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Mycophenolate mofetil lowers your body's immune system. The immune system helps
your body fight infections. The immune system can also fight or "reject" a transplanted organ
such as a liver or kidney. This is because the immune system treats the new organ as an invader.
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Immunosuppressive agent. Mycophenolate mofetil is a prodrug that is hydrolyzed in vivo to mycophenolic acid, the pharmacologically active metabolite. Mycophenolate sodium delayed-release tablets release the active moiety, mycophenolic acid, in the small intestine.
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Mycophenolate mofetil (brand name Cell Cept) is a drug that has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in rodents, and that may prove useful in treating tumors in humans. Purpose In August 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of mycophenolate mofetil in patients undergoing liver transplants, and the drug is used primarily to ease the acceptance of a transplanted organ by a recipient.
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Cyclophosphamide is a cancer (chemotherapeutic) medication. Cyclophosphamide interferes
with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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Prednisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisone prevents the release of
substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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