Side Effects of Delsym Cough Suppressant

Dextromethorphan is found in many over-the-counter cough medications. It acts to helps suppress the urge to cough. Despite its general safety, dextromethorphan can have some side effects, which are usually mild.

Sarah Harding
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Side Effects for Women Who Take Flomax Medicine

Flomax is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of male urinary symptoms caused by benign prostatic hypertention (BPH), which is an enlarged prostate. The FDA does not approve the use of Flomax for women. Some health care providers may recommend Flomax for "off-label" use.

Maryann Gromisch
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What Are the Side Effects of 10 mg of Amlodipine Besylate?

Amlodipine besylate is a medication in a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It is prescribed for angina, a condition characterized by episodes of crushing chest pain, which usually results from a lack of oxygen in the heart muscle due to clogged arteries.

Laura Candelaria
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Side Effects of Gaba and Xanax

Side effects experienced by one patient may bypass another. Alprazolam, the generic name for Xanax, treats anxiety disorders. Gabapentin, often prescribed under the brand name Neurontin, combats epileptic conditions.

Genevieve Jackson
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Side Effects of GNC Performance Amplified Creatine 189

Creatine is an amino acid that is produced by your body through normal pancreas, kidney and liver function. Creatine makes protein in your body to help build muscle and supply energy.

ShaeLee Chatterton
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How to Treat Otitis With Boric Acid

Boric acid, a common insecticide, can be used to treat a form of ear infection medically known as otitis externa. The infection is caused by bacteria or fungi that usually enter the external ear canal by way of contaminated water, giving the infection its common name: "swimmer's ear."

Max Stirner
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Long-Term Side Effects of Tegretol

Tegretol is a brand name of carbamazepine. It is a medication used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. Doctors have also found that it helps to relieve neurological pain, resulting from trigeminal neuralgia.

Gail Morris
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Accutane Side Effects & the Eyes

Doctors use the medication isotretinoin or Accutane to treat severe acne or psoriasis. According to the PDRHealth, an online version of the "Physician's Desk Reference," Accutane should only be used in patients who have not had any success with any other acne medications.

Dominique Brooks
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Amlodipine Dermatological Effects

Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker medication that is used to treat high blood pressure and a type of chest pain called angina. The medication dilates the blood vessels and also lowers the heart rate to relieve the heart of some of the additional pressure it faces when distributing blood throughout the body.

Erica Roth
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Side Effects of Lovastatin, Simvastatin and Pravastatin

Cholesterol is an important substance in the body and is needed to build cells; however, elevated cholesterol can lead to heart disease or strokes. Medications can be used to lower the levels of cholesterol in the blood. One class of drugs is the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.

Dominique Brooks
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Side Effects of Relicore

Relacore is a weight-loss supplement that is available to the public without a prescription. Relacore claims to help people with stubborn belly fat and is also touted as a stress and anxiety reliever.

Julie Boehlke
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Pantoprazole Side Effects

Pantoprazole is a medication used to treat esophageal damage from acid-related diseases such as acid reflux and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (a condition of ulcers in the stomach and small intestine). Pantoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that reduces the amount of stomach acid produced.

Lisabetta DiVita
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