what are anti d injections for?
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Rhesus disease can largely be prevented by having an injection of a medication called anti-D immunoglobulin. This can help to avoid a process known as sensitisation, which is when a woman with RhD negative blood is exposed to RhD positive blood and develops an immune response to it.
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Aciloc Injection is a medicine that reduces the amount of excess acid made by your stomach. It is used to treat and prevent heartburn, indigestion and other symptoms caused by too much acid in the stomach. It is also used to treat and prevent stomach ulcers, reflux disease and some other rare conditions.
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Lupron Injection (leuprolide acetate) is a synthetic gonadotropin-releasing hormone used in men to treat symptoms of prostate cancer, and in women to treat symptoms of endometriosis (overgrowth of uterine lining outside of the uterus) or uterine fibroids.
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A: Ergocalciferol or vitamin D2 is a form of vitamin D that is available as a prescription strength tablet or injection. Vitamin D2 is used to treat a vitamin D deficiency, low phosphate levels, rickets, osteoporosis, or hypoparathyroidism. A typical prescription dose of vitamin D2 tablets is 50,000 IU weekly.
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Cefepime injection is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria including pneumonia, and skin, urinary tract, and kidney infections. Cefepime injection is used in combination with metronidazole (Flagyl) to treat abdominal (stomach area) infections.
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Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) is an effective medicine to treat heartburn, but can be expensive since it is only available as a brand. Treats heartburn and stomach ulcers. Prevacid (lansoprazole) is an effective and inexpensive acid reducer commonly used to provide heartburn relief and help heal ulcers.
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Overall, studies have shown biologics to be very safe. For one of these medications, omalizumab, there has been a small risk of anaphylaxis. In this case, your doctor will likely prescribe an epinephrine autoinjector to have in case of a severe reaction.
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People with type 1 diabetes produce antibodies that destroy their insulin-producing cells, so they need daily insulin injections. There is currently no cure for the condition.
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Furosemide injection is used to treat edema (fluid retention; excess fluid held in body tissues) caused by various medical problems, including heart failure, pulmonary edema (excess fluid in the lungs), kidney, and liver disease. Furosemide is in a class of medications called diuretics ('water pills').
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Vitamin B12 shots are the most common way to prevent or treat a deficiency. The injections are prescribed by a doctor and given intramuscularly, or into muscle. Injections are usually given as hydroxocobalamin or cyanocobalamin.
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Atezolizumab injection is used to treat certain types of urothelial cancer (cancer of the lining of the bladder and other parts of the urinary tract) that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery in people unable to receive platinum-containing chemotherapy (carboplatin, cisplatin) or whose condition has worsened ...
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Exon skipping has emerged as perhaps the most promising therapeutic approach to treatment of DMD. The general strategy for each of the current exon skipping treatments is to introduce an “antisense” molecule, which pairs with a target sequence in the dystrophin pre-messenger RNA.
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Penicillin G injection is used to treat and prevent certain infections caused by bacteria. Penicillin G injection is in a class of medications called penicillins. It works by killing bacteria that cause infections. Antibiotics such as penicillin G injection will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.
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Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are a class of drugs indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and many other autoimmune disorders including systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, spondyloarthritis, inflammatory myositis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and some types of ...
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Antiandrogen, any drug that blocks the effects of androgens (male hormones) on the body. The antiandrogens include drugs that inhibit testosterone synthesis, block androgen receptors (known as androgen-receptor antagonists), or inhibit the conversion of testosterone to its more active form, dihydrotestosterone.
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Treatment of DCM is aimed at both improving the heart's function and controlling the signs of congestive heart failure. Drugs such as pimobendan are used to help the heart contract more strongly. Diuretics such as lasix are used to help control and prevent accumulation of fluid in or around the lungs.
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Vitamin B-12 injections are commonly prescribed to help prevent or treat pernicious anemia and B-12 deficiency.