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Nitroglycerin Ointment
Nitro-Bid OintmentŪ; NitrolŪ Logo
Brand name(s): Nitro-Bid OintmentŪ; NitrolŪ
How should this medicine be used?
Nitroglycerin comes as an ointment to apply to the skin. It usually is applied three to six times a day. Your doctor may tell you to remove the ointment at a certain time each day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use nitroglycerin ointment exactly as directed. Do not apply more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Nitroglycerin ointment controls chest pain but does not cure it. Continue to use nitroglycerin ointment even if you feel well. Do not stop using nitroglycerin ointment without talking to your doctor. Stopping the drug abruptly may cause chest pain.
Nitroglycerin ointment comes with paper with a ruled line for measuring the dose (in inches). Squeeze the ointment onto the paper, carefully measuring the amount specified on your prescription label. Use the paper to spread the ointment in a thin layer on a relatively hair-free area of skin (at least 2 inches by 3 inches) such as your chest. Do not rub in the ointment. Leave the paper on top of the ointment and hold it in place with an elastic bandage, hosiery, or tape. Wash your hands after applying the ointment; try not to get the ointment on your fingers.
Nitroglycerin can lose its effectiveness when used for a long time. This effect is called tolerance. If your angina attacks happen more often, last longer, or are more severe, call your doctor.
Last Revised: 02/01/2004
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Nitroglycerin and systoms of overdose?
Hello,
Since this is my first post,I will try to make it short.I have read the data sheet that came with this medicine and it does talk about what happens if someone overdoses.But I am assuming they are talking about an accidental overdose of ,say,3-6 pills.But what does it do to you if someone ingested 50 or more at one time.No,it is not me.Of course everyone says that when they want to know what to expect.But it just happens to be the truth this time.I am a totally disabled Vietnam vet, with no issues bad enough for me to even think of doing something that crazy.Anyway, I have a very close friend, a Vietnam vet as well,that has some serious issues with his torn up body and no legs & with just one arm.The VA psychiatrists have been working with him almost from day one.They continue to fill him with a handful of pills everyday.I mean he has to take 24 every morning,14 at dinner,and 28 every night.But recently he has just completely given up on himself and told me he plans to take the nitroglycerin in the quantity I stated,maybe more.If I tell the VA or any civilian organization,he would disappear,forever.I have not read him the part about overdose on the data paper,yet.I am trying to scare him out of it by telling him the truth that if he did this, that this medicine would do all those things,not only for a longer period of time but worse,before they let you die.
So,any info that I can use would be greatly appreciated.Oh,the last time I ask this on another forum,last week,they somehow got my home address and sent the Sheriff out to my house,and since my friend lives in 'seeing' distance of me,it spooked him off to another location about 40 miles from me.He only let me know where he was yesterday.
Thank you.
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please help
my mother is taking 3 different nitro meds. NITROGLYCERIN CAPSULES 6.5 ML (2X DAILY), NITROQUICK TABLETS 0.4ML(AS NEEDED),AND NITROLINGUAL SPRAY 200 METER (AS NEEDED. ALSO HAS PACEMAKER. SHOULDNT SHE BE ALTERNATING THE TABLETS AND SPRAY? 1ST THE TABLETS AND THEN THE SPRAY THEN IF THEY DONT WORK THE HOSPITAL. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE TABLETS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR HER CARDIOLOGIST TO CALL ME BACK. ANY INFO THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE HAVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
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levofloxacin in typhoid fever
You may try some links to information (look at google)
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2331.htm
http://medind.nic.in/imvw/imvw396.html
http://www.travmed.com/features/keystone_levofloxacin.htm
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Production of Trazadone
See answer above. That is how I arrived at this board. But I don't get it. This might not be the manufacturer? Perhaps we need to research Pharmaceutical World or trazodone + .com.
Trazodone is the generic name for desyrel.
I think the drug is so old that whoever manufactured desyrel doesn't anymore as I did enter desyrel + .com and came up with nothing using MSN search. Hmm......
But do check out this cool link which I found here (!) too regarding all generic drugs:
http://www.pharmaceuticalworld.com/generics_links.htm
[ May 21, 2005, 07:00 PM: Message edited by: maryc64 ]
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Sulfamethoxazole - unexpected benefits?
I don't want to worry you but have a look at http://briandeer.com/bactrim-septra.htm
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