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Azulfidine: Uses, Active ingredient, and Warnings

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What is Azulfidine? Azulfidine is a brand name of the drug, containing Sulfasalazine as an active ingredient. Sulfasalazine is known to possess anti-inflammatory activity and ...

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Lampit (Nifurtimox Tablets): Uses, Contraindications, and Side Effects

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What is LAMPIT and why it is used? Lampit is nifurtimox-containing tablets. Nifurtimox is classified as an antiprotozoal drug used to treat Chagas disease which ...

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Sulfasalazine and Folic Acid Concomitant Use: When and Why?

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What is Sulfasalazine? Sulfasalazine/sulphasalazine is a sulphonamide (amino salicylic acid molecule) that is approved for the treatment of active Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as ...

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Nifurtimox: Mechanism of Action, Uses, Interactions, and Adverse Effects

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Benznidazole and Nifurtimox The trypanosomatid parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, which threatens millions of people in South America. As with other neglected diseases, there ...

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Sulfasalazine vs Mesalamine: Treatment of Crohn’s Disease Remission

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What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is a “chronic inflammatory disease” that can harm a person’s quality of life if it is discovered during their ...

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What is Xylocaine Local Anesthetic?

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The generic name of Xylocaine is Lidocaine which comes under the category of local anesthetics. So, it is a local anesthetic that comes in various ...

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Lidocaine: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action, Side Effects and Dosage

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What is Lidocaine? Lidocaine falls under the category of medium-acting local anesthetics. Chemically it is an amide. We have a sense of feeling when we ...

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