Featured Medications
Alendronate is a prescription drug that is often used to treat osteoporosis and Paget's disease. This eMedTV page offers a complete overview of the medication, with detailed information on its uses, dosing guidelines, possible side effects, and more.
Alendronate and Cholecalciferol
Alendronate and cholecalciferol is a drug licensed to treat osteoporosis in men and postmenopausal women. This eMedTV segment explains how the combination drug works, describes its effects, and offers tips and precautions when taking the medicine.
Calcitonin salmon nasal spray is an osteoporosis drug that is approved for postmenopausal women. This eMedTV Web page explains how the nasal spray works and offers more information on its dosing, effects, and potential side effects.
Carbidopa is a prescription drug used to treat Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism due to other causes. This eMedTV page covers carbidopa uses in more detail, describes the drug's effects, and explains what you should know before starting treatment.
Carbidopa-levodopa CR is a prescription medicine approved to treat Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism. This eMedTV Web article provides an overview of carbidopa-levodopa CR, including information on how it works and possible side effects.
Darifenacin is a medication that can be prescribed to treat symptoms of an overactive bladder. This eMedTV resource explains how the medication works, offers dosing guidelines and tips for darifenacin, and describes its effects.
Etidronate is a medication that is licensed to treat heterotopic ossification and Paget's disease. This eMedTV segment discusses etidronate uses in more detail, describes how the drug works, and explains how and when to take the medicine.
Galantamine is a prescription medicine used for treating mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. This eMedTV resource provides general dosing information for galantamine, explains how the drug works, and describes its effects.
Ginkgo is an herbal supplement that is claimed to improve memory and help with several other conditions. This eMedTV article describes the benefits of ginkgo, lists side effects that may occur, and explains the effectiveness of this herbal remedy.
Ibandronate is a medicine that is prescribed to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This eMedTV resource describes in detail how the drug works, explains when and how it should be taken, and lists possible side effects.
Memantine is a prescription drug that is approved for treating dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease. This eMedTV resource explains how memantine works, offers dosing information for the medication, and lists side effects that may occur.
Miacalcin is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, among other things. This eMedTV segment describes Miacalcin in detail, including information on additional uses, side effects, dosing, and how the drug is administered.
Miacalcin injection is used for treating high blood calcium, Paget's disease, and osteoporosis. This eMedTV Web page explains how the Miacalcin injection is given, describes the effects of the medicine, and lists possible side effects that may occur.
Oxybutynin is commonly prescribed to treat bladder conditions caused by nerve problems. This eMedTV article discusses specific oxybutynin uses, explains how the medication works, and offers dosing information, including when and how to take it.
Oxybutynin ER is a prescription medicine licensed to treat bladder problems due to an overactive bladder. This eMedTV page describes the effects of oxybutynin ER, explains how the drug works, and offers dosing guidelines and tips for taking the drug.
Raloxifene is prescribed to treat postmenopausal women for osteoporosis. As this eMedTV article explains, it can also help reduce their risk of breast cancer. The drug's effects, dosing guidelines, and side effects are also described in detail.
Reminyl is the name under which Razadyne was originally sold. As this portion of the eMedTV library explains, this name was changed awhile ago because many people confused Reminyl with a similar-sounding medication called Amaryl.
Rivastigmine is a prescription drug used to treat dementia caused by Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. This eMedTV page describes the effects of rivastigmine, explains how and when to take the drug, and lists possible side effects that may occur.
The shingles vaccine is approved for use in adults who are over 60 years old. This page from the eMedTV site describes the shingles vaccine in more detail, explains how it works to prevent shingles, and lists possible side effects that may occur.
Solifenacin succinate is commonly prescribed to treat symptoms of an overactive bladder. This eMedTV segment discusses specific uses of the medication, explains how it works, and offers dosing information, as well as when and how to take it.
Tacrine is a prescription Alzheimer's disease medication. This page on the eMedTV site describes how tacrine works to slow the worsening of Alzheimer's symptoms, explains when and how to take the drug, and lists possible side effects that may occur.
Teriparatide is a prescription medicine approved for treating osteoporosis in men and postmenopausal women. This eMedTV segment offers detailed dosing information for the drug, explains how it works, and lists possible side effects.
Tolterodine is a medicine that can be prescribed to treat common overactive bladder symptoms. This eMedTV resource explains how tolterodine works and offers a more in-depth look at its effects, dosing information, and potential side effects.
Tolterodine ER is an overactive bladder medication that is available by prescription. This article from the eMedTV Web site explains how tolterodine ER works and further explores the drug's effects, potential side effects, and dosing information.
Trospium is a medication that is commonly prescribed to treat an overactive bladder. This page from the eMedTV Web site provides a more in-depth look at the medication, including dosing information, effects, and potential side effects.
A healthcare provider may prescribe trospium XR to treat an overactive bladder. This page from the eMedTV archives provides more information on trospium XR, including how the medication works, possible side effects, and tips on taking the drug.
Featured Symptoms
Chronic fatigue refers to symptoms of exhaustion or lack of energy that last for more than six months. This eMedTV page offers an overview of chronic fatigue and explains the difference between it and the condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
Featured Other
Moderate physical activity for 30 minutes a day can ensure good health in older adults. This eMedTV page explains the benefits of exercise for seniors, offers lists of activities that can help older adults be more active, and includes safety tips.
