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What Is A Heart Attack ( How To Prevent Heart Attacks , Heart Attack - Prevention). Its purpose is to provide doctors and consumers a ready reckoner to find the relevant drugs.
The information helps you learn more about the generic drug, including its brand name(s), price, dosage, side effects, adverse events, how to take and appropriate times to take it by simply click on the drugs. Plus there are FAQs too about each drug.
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Alpha-linolenic acid is used to prevent or treat the disease of heart and blood vessels by reducing the risk of heart disease or heart attack, plaque(fatty build-up) formations in arteries serving the heart, and high blood pressure.
Alteplase is an enzyme (tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)), prescribed for heart attack, stroke, and pulmonary embolism.
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Amiloride is a potassium-sparing diuretic or water pill.
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Aspirin is an analgesic and antipyretic, prescribed for pain, heart attack and fever.
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Atenolol blocks beta-1 receptors, which are present on the heart.
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Clopidogrel is an anti-platelet agent, that is, a drug that inhibits the ability of platelets to clump together as part of a blood clot.
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Dalteparin is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents blood clots in persons undergoing surgery.
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Dopamine is an adrenergic and dopaminergic cardiac stimulant, prescribed for heart failure.
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It is indicated alone or in combination with warfarin to prevent and treat blood clots in the leg.
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Eptifibatide is an antithrombotic agent, prescribed for the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (heart condition), and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty), and stenting (placing of a cylindrical device within vessels).
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Erythrityl tetranitrate is used for the treatment of angina pectoris, chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
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Heparin is an anticoagulant, prescribed for deep venous thrombosis, arterial embolism and pulmonary embolism.
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Lisinopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, prescribed for high blood pressure.
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Loxaglate is a diagnostic radiopaque medium, prescribed for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic veins and arteries in children.
Metoprolol is a beta-blocker, prescribed for high blood pressure either alone or with other medications.
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Nitroglycerin Tablets, Capsules and Spray is an organic nitrate, prescribed for chest pain.
Perindopril is a long-acting ACE inhibitor, prescribed for high blood pressure, heart attack and heart failure.
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Propranolol is a beta-blocker, prescribed for high blood pressure and chest pain.
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Ramipril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure.
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Tenecteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), prescribed for preventing death from acute myocardial infarction (sudden heart attack).
Trandolapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, prescribed for high blood pressure either alone or with other medications.
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Urokinase is an enzyme (thrombolytic agent), prescribed for deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, pulmonary embolism and peripheral vascular occlusion.
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Warfarin is an anticoagulant, prescribed for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
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