With the increasing number of analgesics in the market, many are wondering which is the best analgesic to choose. The answer: None. Analgesics have different types which are specific to each person, pain severity and origin. The more appropriate question should be: “What is the right analgesic for me with this particular pain I am feeling?� It is not right to decide to use the same drug that worked previously for migraine, this time for a nagging tooth ache. As one reads on, this article...

With the increasing number of analgesics in the market, many are wondering which is the best analgesic to choose. The answer: None. Analgesics have different types which are specific to each person, pain severity and origin. The more appropriate question should be: “What is the right analgesic for me with this particular pain I am feeling?� It is not right to decide to use the same drug that worked previously for migraine, this time for a nagging tooth ache. As one reads on, this article...

Vicodin (Brand names: Vicodin, Vicodin ES, Dolorex Forte, Hycet, Liquicet, Lorcet Plus, Lortab, Maxidone, Norco, Stagesic, Vicodin, Xodol, Zydone) is a combination of two substances, acetaminophen and hydrocodone. This drug usually comes in tablet form and have analgesic and antitussive effect similar to codeine. You might wonder why there is a need to combine these two medicines. Well, acetaminophen is a low dose analgesic. There is no doubt on its efficacy in mild pain, but the same cannot...

Medicine is somehow similar to the fashion industry, it also has its own “fad� or its “in-thing.� For quite some time, the “in thing� in medicine, particularly among analgesics during the late 1990s is the cox-2 inhibitors.

Cox-2 Inhibitors are analgesics derived from earlier analgesics. In order to understand why there is a need to develop these cox-2 inhibitors, adding to the already increasing number of painkillers in the market, one should meet first its popular...

Hypertension cases have increased alarmingly over the years and experts account this to the preferences of people to a sedentary lifestyle, high-cholesterol and fatty food, among others. With the rise in the number of patients, so does the number of hypertensive drugs in the market.

There are different types of antihypertensive drugs based on their mode of action. Among these types, one of the oldest and perhaps the cheapest are those classified as diuretics.

Diuretic...