Why Generics Drugs?

Posted by Rafael 20 October, 2009 (2) Comment

 

Why Generics Drugs?

     Generics Vs Brand Medications

 

A generic medication is a medication that is manufactured and distributed without a patent. Nevertheless, generic drugs must be approved by the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to be legally sold. One of the biggest advantages of these products is that they contain the exact same active ingredients as brand name medication, since they are equivalent or identical to their counterparts regarding chemical properties. Therefore, generics have the same dose, safety, reliability, strength, efficacy, route of administration and intended use.

Most of the times, generic drugs are available only when the developer’s original patent has expired. This creates a healthy competition of brands and pharmacies once this patent is over, because it causes lower prices and better offers. The time taken for a generic product to appear in the market varies a lot, but users can be certain that they are buying high-quality medication.

Why Generics


The difference between brand name and generic products is almost transparent. As explained before, once the patent has expired, a generic medication can make its triumphant entrance into the market. Generics need to comply with all the requirements listed below to be approved for sale. However, the new pills can vary in shape, color, taste, packaging, preservatives and even inactive ingredients. Besides, the price also varies, being the generic the cheapest one. People can save up to 70% buying generic drugs.

There is no real difference between the two products; generics are considered a therapeutic equivalent, meaning that the follow the same path of distribution, elimination and metabolism in the body.

Cheaper Cost


Generic Medication usually costs much less money because once drugs are not protected by a patent, the competition between manufactures increases. This leads to relatively low prices and better access to the drug. Manufacturing companies have fewer expenses when they create and advertise the product, thus, they are capable of maintaining a profit even with cheap sales.

Moreover, generic drug manufacturers gain followers from the previous publicity made for the brand name drugs. By the time generic products are on the market, the original product has been going on for at least 10 years. This creates a curiosity in people’s mind to try the generic product, which causes a practice that might produce positive results in both the manufacturer’s pocket and patients dealing with particular conditions.

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Viagra sildenafil: How to Properly Use It

Posted by Rafael 1 October, 2009 (6) Comment

Viagra sildenafil is a popular impotence treatment drug. Find out how to make proper use of Viagra sildenafil by first getting diagnosis for ED and precautions to take when using Viagra sildenafil

Viagra (sildenafil) is a path-breaking oral impotence treatment drug that offers men with impotence freedom to enjoy sexual activity by just popping a pill. Viagra sildenafil was approved by the FDA in 1998. Even after a decade today, Viagra remains one of the most popular treatments for impotence.

If you feel you too are suffering from impotence, then the foremost step you should take is to visit a doctor so that he could diagnose the cause of your impotence. If the doctor finds it appropriate, he may prescribe Viagra sildenafil for your impotence treatment. Never take Viagra on your own, without first seeking doctor’s prescription as it could be dangerous for you.

Diagnosis for Erectile Dysfunction

Before beginning with the diagnostic tests for erectile dysfunction, your doctor may ask you questions concerning how and when the symptoms of ED developed in you, if you take any medications and if you suffer from any medical conditions. Your doctor may also discuss emotional changes in relationship with your partner to determine the cause of ED. To confirm the diagnosis for erectile dysfunction your doctor may conduct following tests on you:

* Blood tests to determine the level of male hormones and other medical problems.
* Physical examination to find out if there is problem in nervous system or hormonal problems
* Psychoanalysis to find out if the underlying cause of impotence is emotion turmoil in relationship, performance anxiety or deep rooted depression.
* The doctor may also give you Nocturnal Penile Tumescence test to monitor nocturnal erections to rule out psychological causes of ED.

Viagra Treatment for ED

After confirming a diagnosis for ED, your doctor may prescribe Viagra treatment to you, if considered suitable. On the basis of the prescription you will be able to buy Viagra online or from a pharmacy near you.

Viagra is a prescription only impotence treatment drug by Pfizer pharmaceuticals. You will need to take the prescribed Viagra dosage an hour before anticipated sexual activity. Once taken Viagra remains effective for about 4 hours. The action of Viagra in your body will help you get and keep a firm erection long enough to complete sexual intercourse.

It may be noted that Viagra sildenafil does not cure ED. You will need to take Viagra sildenafil every time you want to have sex with your partner. The good part of Viagra is that it does not cause erection on its own, sexual stimulation is required to cause you an erection. Once the sexual activity is over, the penis returns to its normal state.

Tests on Viagra sildenafil

Blockbuster drug Viagra sildenafil has been extensively studied in numerous randomized, placebo controlled trials involving more than 3000 men with varying degrees of impotence associated with diabetes, spinal cord injury, history of prostate surgery, and no identifiable organic cause of impotence. Patients also had a wide range of other concomitant illnesses including hypertension and coronary artery disease. The effectiveness of Viagra sildenafil was assessed in patients using a sexual function questionnaire. All trials concluded that men with ED using Viagra sildenafil reported better erections more often than did men on placebo, and rates of success increased with dose.

Proper use of Viagra sildenafil

To ensure proper use of Viagra sildenafil, always consult your doctor before using the drug. For most patients, the standard recommended Viagra dosage is 50mg tablet taken as needed, approximately one hour before sexual activity. You may also take your Viagra dosage 0.5 hours to 4 hours before sex depending on the effectiveness and tolerance of Viagra in your body.

Your doctor may raise your Viagra dosage to 100mg or lower it down to 25mg depending on the effect of Viagra sildenafil in your body and your tolerance level. In any case, do not alter your Viagra dosage without first consulting your doctor.

Avoid taking a high-fat meal when using Viagra as it may delay the effect of Viagra. Also, do not take more than one Viagra sildenafil dosage in a day.

Precautions to take when using Viagra sildenafil

Viagra sildenafil is a prescription only drug that comes with side effects and is contraindicated with certain medicines and in some medical conditions. Hence, one should always take Viagra sildenafil after due consultation with a doctor and after informing about your medical conditions and medicines in detail. Viagra sildenafil is proven to be a safe and well-tolerated drug when used with caution. Listed here are general precautions to take when using Viagra sildenafil:

* Inform your doctor if you have any allergies or if you have a known sensitivity to any of the components of Viagra sildenafil.
* Tell your doctor if you suffer from high blood pressure or low blood pressure, heart problems, history of stroke, liver disease, kidney disease, blood cell problems, diabetes, bleeding problem, stomach ulcers, Peyronie’s disease etc.
* Never use Viagra sildenafil along with any form of nitrate medicines often prescribed for angina.
* Viagra sildenafil is to be used in caution with men taking alpha-blocker medicines.
* Do not use Viagra sildenafil if sexual activity is considered risky for your health by your doctor.
* Viagra sildenafil is not licensed for use in women or children.
* Viagra sildenafil does not protect you against STD, including HIV.
* Always inform your doctor if any of the Blue pills Viagra sildenafil side effects does not go away or become particularly bothersome.

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First Coffee, Then Sweets And Now Fruit Juices

Posted by Rafael 1 October, 2009 (0) Comment

Reports coming from the Malaysian health authorities in Kuala Lumpur show that the active ingredient of Viagra has been found in harmless looking fruit juices! At Ukmedix News we have already reported on how Sildenafil has been found in coffee and even sweets and this latest development shows that the criminal manufacturers of these fake versions of Viagra are becoming even more innovative in order to escape detection from the medical authorities.
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The health enforcement division of the Malaysian Health Ministry undertook raids on over 30 shops and distribution points which sell the Viagra fruit juice and have now seized thousands of pounds worth of the illegal product.In a press release the ministry said that they had been tipped off about the Viagra fruit juice and tested it in their laboratories before they undertook to confiscate the products. They said that the product is lethal and could be extremely harmful to people suffering from hypertension or heart disease.

The packaging of the fruit juice claimed that it contained herbs which boosted erectile function and made no note of the Sildenafil which is a prescription medication in Malaysia.
Many people think that when they buy the supposedly herbal tonics and potions that they are buying something completely harmless, but in the majority of cases the products are either dangerous because they contain illegally manufactured chemicals or they are completely dud.

It really is not worth taking the risk by buying anything to treat erectile dysfunction which does not come from your doctor and does not come with a prescription. Erectile dysfunction is a serious condition which needs to be treated by serious medications and is not something which you should experiment with, especially by buying illegally manufactured fruit juices, sweets, coffee or any other concoction dreamt up by these criminals.

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Viagra Research Shows Benefits To Children With PAH

Posted by Rafael 1 October, 2009 (1) Comment

The use of the active ingredient of erectile dysfunction for Viagra has been shown to improve the peak oxygen consumption in children suffering from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. The research which was submitted at the Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society in Vienna, Austria is a big step forward in the treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and gives more information on exactly how and why Sildenafil is effective in treating patients with this condition.

viagra helpPeak oxygen consumption or VO2 was improved in all of the kids taking part in the study and who were given different doses depending on their weight. The use of Viagra has drastically improved the lives of hundreds of children around the globe who would not otherwise be able to live normally.

The study which was called The walk-Pulmonary Hypertension and Sickle Cell Disease With Sildenafil Therapy was also designed to look at children suffering from pulmonary hypertension who were also suffering from Sickle Cell Disease, however there were safety problems when giving the Sildenafil to the children with Sickle Cell Disease and so this part of the study was discontinued.

The use of Viagra opens up not just the penile artery to treat erectile dysfunction in men but also many other arteries in the human body which means that it has many different applications to treat both men and women. Ongoing research with Viagra’s active ingredient Sildenafil should lead to other treatments apart from the existing Revatio which is already being marketed by Pfizer to treat PAH. While men with heart problems should not use Viagra at present, some scientists are of the opinion that it could prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Over 230 children took part in this study which was led by Professor Robyn Barst from the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

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Research looks for best treatment for erectile dysfunction

Posted by Rafael 30 September, 2009 (0) Comment

A new report issued today by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that there isn’t enough evidence to determine which drugs work best to treat erectile dysfunction and which cause the least harm. Erectile dysfunction is a common sexual disorder that prevents men from getting or keeping an erection. It affects between 15 million and 30 million men in the United States.

The authors found that men who took oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (also known as PDE-5 inhibitors) had improved erectile function as compared to men who didn’t take the medication. However, head-to-head trials comparing three erectile function medications – sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra), and tadalafil (Cialis) — were inconclusive as to which medication worked best.

The most common short-term side effects in men taking PDE-5 inhibitors were headache, flushing, abdominal pain, and runny nose, and although the types of reactions varied with the drugs studied, there were no significant differences in side effects associated with either Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis.

According to Alexander Tsertsvadze, M.D. of the AHRQ-supported University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center, who led the review, more studies are needed to clarify the best treatment management options for different groups of patients as well as more clinical trials to compare PDE-5 inhibitors to hormonal, injection, and creams or other topical treatments for erectile dysfunction.

For a copy of Diagnosis and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction go to http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/erectiledys/erecdys.pdf

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