COMMONLY USED MEDICINES OR DRUGS

Branded or Generic it makes no difference?

Medicines are substance used for treating disease. In spite of advances of technology resulting from the outstanding success of drug manufacturer in producing drugs, there is still some uncertainty as to how we are use the medicines or drugs wisely and responsibility. Clearly some people have less knowledge about prescribing of drugs and misuse of drugs. In order to address the problems, details contains description of the commonly used listed under their generic and proprietary names are as follows:

Paracetamol
A non-narcotic ANALGESIC used to treat all forms of mild to moderate pain; although it is also effective in reducing high body temperature it has no capacity for relieving inflammation.

Side-effects:
There are few side-effects if dosage is low; high overdosage or prolonged use may result in liver dysfunction.
Warning:
Paracetamol should be administered with caution to patients with impaired liver function or who suffer from alcoholism.

Aspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid or Aspirin is a popular and widely used non-narcotic Analgesic, which also has Anti-Inflammatory properties and is useful in reducing high body temperature (Antipyretic). As an analgesic it relieves mild to moderate pain particularly headache, toothache, menstrual pain and the aches of rheumatic disease. Its temperature reducing capacity helps in the treatment of the common colds, fevers or influenza.

Side-effects:
Gastric irritation with or without haemorrhage is common, although such effects may be neutralized to some extent by taking the drug after food.
Warning:
Irritation of the stomach lining may, in susceptible patients, cause nausea, vomiting, headache, hyperventilation, and sometimes a state of confusion or delirium followed by coma.

Analgesic
A drug that relieves pain. And because pain is a subjective experience that can arise from many causes, there are many ways that drugs can be used to relieve it. However, the term analgesic is best restricted to two main classes of drug. First, the narcotic analgesics are drugs such as Morphine, which have powerful actions on the central nervous system and alter the perception of pain. Second, non-analgesics are drugs such as Aspirin, which have no serious tendency to produce dependence, but are by no means free of side-effects. As part from these two main classes, there are other drugs that are sometimes referred to as analgesics because of their ability to relieve the pain.

Phenylpropanolamine
A Sympathomimetic drug that has a strong relaxant effect on certain muscles of the body, including especially the muscles of the bladder that contract to allow urine to escape through the urethra. Therefore, the drug is primarily used under medical supervision to treat urinary inconsistence. However, it is used also to relieve the symptoms of some allergic disorder, such as asthma and hay fever, often when administered with an antihistamine.

Side-effects:
There are many anxiety, restlessness and insomnia, with dry mouth, sweating, and cold extremities; urinary retention may occur. Some patients experience tremor and heartbeat irregularities.
Warning:
It should not be administered to patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), over activity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), coronary heart disease or diabetes, or who are taking antidepressant drugs.

Salbutamol
A Bronchodilator, of the type known as a selective Beta-receptor stimulant, used to treat asthmatic bronchospasm, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It is sometimes also used to prevent or delay premature labour. It has fewer cardiac side-effects than previous drugs of its type. It is administered orally in the form of tablets, as sustained-release tablets, as a sugar free liquid, and as an inhalant from aerosol, nebulizer, inhalation cartridge, powder disc, or ventilator; it is also administered by injection or infusion.

Side-effects:
There may be headache and nervous tension, associated with tingling of the fingertips and a fine tremor of the hands.
Warning:
It should be administered with caution to patients with disorders of the thyroid gland, heart disease or hypertension (high blood pressure), who are elderly, or who are pregnant.


Carbocisteine
A mucolytic drug, used accordingly to reduce viscosity of sputum and thus facilitate expectoration (the coughing up of sputum) in patients with disorders of the upper respiratory tract such as asthma and bronchitis. It may also used to treat accumulation of mucus in the middle ear in children.

Side-effects:
Uncommon, but there may be gastrointestinal disturbance, with nausea, or a rash.

Warning:
Carbocisteine should not be administered to patients with a peptic ulcer; it should be administered with caution to those who are pregnant.


Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride
An Anti-histamine, one of the first to discover, used to treat allergic conditions such as hay fever and urticaria, some forms of dermatitis, and some sensitivity reactions to drugs. Its additional sedative properties are useful in the treatment of some allergic conditions, but the fact that it is also an Antinauseant makes it useful in the treatment or prevention of travel sickness, vertigo, and infections of the inner and middle ears too. Administration is oral in the form of capsules.

Side-effects:
Sedation may effect patient’s capacity for speed of thought and movement; there may be headache and/ or weight gain, dry mouth, gastrointestinal disturbances and visual problems.

Warning:
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride should not be administered to patients with glaucoma, urinary retention, intestinal obstruction, enlargement of the prostate glands, or peptic ulcer, or who are pregnant; it should be administered with caution to those who suffer from epilepsy or liver disease.

Dextromethorphan
An antitussive, an opiate that is used singly or in combination with other drugs in linctuses, syrups and lozenges to relieve dry or painful coughs.

Side-effects:
Constipation is a comparatively common side effect.

Warning:
Dextromethorphan should not be administered to patients who suffer from liver disease. Used as a linctus, it may cause sputum retention, which may be injurious to patients with asthma, chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis (two conditions for which linctuses are common prescribed).


Mefenamic Acid
A non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory, non-narcotic Analgesic. It is primarily used to treat mild to moderate pain in rheumatic disease and other musculo-skeletal disorders, although it may also be used either to reduce high body temperature (especially in children) or to lessen the pain of menstrual problems.

Side-effects:
There may be drowsiness and dizziness; some patients experience nausea; gastrointestinal disturbances may eventually result in ulceration. Treatment should be withdrawn if diarrhoea, jaundice, anaemia or sensitivity reactions such as asthma like symptoms occur.

Warning:
It should not be administered to patients with inflammations in the intestines, peptic ulcers or impaired liver or kidney function; or who are pregnant. It should be administered with caution to those with any allergic condition (including asthma). Prolonged treatment requires regular blood counts.

Ibuprofen
A non-steroidal, Anti-Inflammatory, non-narcotic Analgesic drug used primarily to treat the pain of rheumatism and other musculo-skeletal disorders, but also used sometimes to treat other forms of pain, including menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea). In its anti-inflammatory capacity it is not as powerful as many other drugs, however, and dosage tends to be high to compensate. Administration is oral in the form of tablets or sustained release capsules, or syrup.

Side-effects:
Administration with or following meals reduces the risk of gastrointestinal disturbance and nausea. But there may be headache, dizziness and ringing in the ears (tinnitus), and some patients experience sensitivity reactions or blood disorders. Occasionally, there is fluid retention.

Warning:
It shoud be administered with caution to patients with impaired liver or kidney function, gastric ulcers, or severe allergies (including asthma), or who are pregnant.


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Chowking Lunch Set

Chowking pioneered the oriental fastfood outlet in the Philippines. Filipinos love to eat foods because of its strategic location and for its bountiful culture maybe held responsible. It is common for typical Filipinos that foods have the major portion of its everyday expenditure.

Why I’m telling you these because while I’m watching television a commercial of Chowking flash on the screen and relating their new Chowking Lunch Set, comprises of set meal with drinks. With beverages included, to me it is a plus factor. And I started wondering why they don’t release it sooner. Anyways, I would love to try it. Here’s a hint, I don’t believe that ‘There is no such thing as a Free Lunch.’

But if there is a person would be kind enough to treat me, I’m very willing to accept it. Nahh, I’m only just kidding. Thanks for reading. Feel good!

Palawan Exploration or Exploitation?

Palawan considered the last frontier of the Philippines because of its tamed and untapped ecosystem. Environment exploitation is rare to happen since they have many concerned agencies that protect the community, but when labor exploitation is at focus the story differ.

Just a disclaimer, the author doesn’t tell the child minor exploitation only occurs in Palawan. Or It doesn’t tend to ruin the reputation of any person or place once said in the article; it only depicts what makes us individual and what makes us to have same equal footing since we are under the same sun and moon; we breath the same air.

Child minor labor exploitation case that I tried to deny but really unveils itself. The event happened one morning while I’m in Puerto Princesa Palawan. An observation that stood above the rest, I noticed that there are three minor laborers working at Sulpicio Lines that mixed in the crowd of adult worker. After a sudden when I got the privileged to ask them some questions, at first they were hesitant for their answers but as the conversation move along I gained their trust. I’d learned that these three minor laborers were working as a stripper, responsible for moving out all the items from inside the container van. And I’d discovered that they receiving 300 pesos per container van they completed to strip off. Considering five members will share that amount. What I’m trying to say was that these people were earning roughly sixty/ seventy pesos on average and it was way off with respect to the standard living. According to the Philippine Government that we needed 180 pesos in order for us to live a normal life.

It seems that life is unfair to these people. Poverty is the common reason for unlikely leaving their childhood dreams and lives in order to compromise the self-centered and hash environment than they experiencing right now; unfortunately it is the reality.

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New Year’s Resolutions

It’s the time of the year that everyone wants to have a prosperous year and good health. Also, we reminisced the past year before unfolding the next year
Here are my handful New Year’s Resolutions

1. ‘World Peace’ yah alright! Next please.
2.

Can you help me on these? Please comment.

Reaching Millions Without Spending A Sweat

(Mutual Fund-How Can You Earn Money- Part02)

If you haven’t read my first article; you have missed a lot! Since, you know now the definition of mutual funds and its advantages and disadvantages (to those who have read, I’ll now discuss ‘ How Can Earn Money From Investing In A Mutual Funds’.

There are many ways:

1. Dividend Payments —Based on the number of shares owned, you will then receive a part of the fund’s earnings (distribution) minus the disclosed expenses.

2. Capital Appreciation — The value of the securities a fund’s share price may rises. When a fund sells a security that has increased in price higher than you paid for them, you make a profit called a capital gain.

3. Increased NAV — If the value of the securities in its portfolio increases (minus disclosed expenses and liabilities) thus, the value net asset value (NAV) of the fund and its shares increases.

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Printing Tips

Having problems such leaks and clogged print heads? Here are some tips to avoid such incidents.

1. Do not remove any ink cartridge from your printer unless it is empty and your printer unless it is empty and you have a ready replacement. Removing empty ink cartridges without replacing them disrupts the ink passages and they eventually dry up. This causes ink clogging and non-ejection of ink on the print head nozzles.
2. Always keep your printer clean. Everyday dust and fluff can contribute to a clogged print head.
3. Shut down the printer using the POWER button. This maintains the print quality, protects the print head from dust and keeps the nozzles wet with ink.
4. Use printer regularly to avoid ink drying due to prolonged non-usage.

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Philippine Festivals

Mabuhay! Deus is back on track again.

Philippine Festivals

Unique Philippine Festivals is featured cover of Mercury Drug Philippines 2008 Calendar. Each month contains information about the different colorful festivals held each year in the Philippines as they way of supporting and promoting tourism in the country.

January 2008
Feast of the Black Nazarene
Quiapo, Manila City – 2nd week of January

February 2008
Panagbenga Festival
Baguio City – 4th week of February

March 2008
Kaamulan Festival
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon – 1st week of March

April 2008
Bangus Festival
Dagupan City, Pangasinan – 4th week of April

May 2008
Pahiyas Festival
Lucban, Quezon – 2nd week of May

June 2008
Pintados Kasadyaan Festival
Tacloban City, Leyte – 4th week of June

July 2008
Sandugo Festival
Tagbilaran City, Bohol – 3rd week of July

August 2008
Kadayawan Festival
Davao City – 3rd week of August

September 2008
Peñafrancia Viva la Virgen Festival
Naga City, Bicol – 3rd week of September

October 2008
Masskara Festival
Bacolod City – 2nd week of October

November 2008
Higantes Festival
Angono, Rizal – 3rd week of November

December 2008
Tawo-tawo Festival
Bayawan, Negros Oriental – 3rd week of December



January 2008
Feast of the Black Nazarene
The feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo Manila, which is celebrated every 9th day of January, is joined by millions of devotees around the country who believes that by continuing their yearly ‘Panata’, the Black Nazarene will grant their prayers and keep them and their loved ones safe from all kinds of calamities, whether natural or man-made.

February 2008
Panagbenga Festival
The Panagbenga Festival which is celebrated every month of February in Baguio City showcases the unique culture of the city. It is one of the most colorful festivals in the Philippines. It draws both local and foreign visitors in the “City of Pines” – eager to witness the colorful procession of multihued costumes worm by local, mimicking the various blooms of highlands region (or any of its 11 ethnic tribes). These are flowerbeds disguised of course as the Panagbenga parade floats.

March 2008
Kaamulan Festival
The Kaamulan Festival is celebrated every month of March by the people of Bukidnon, when the streets of Malaybalay take on that familiar “tribal” and Fiesta theme. Banners, banderitas and beer will be norm, as well as the sweet, haunting sound of native music. An early morning ‘Pamuhat’ ritual kicks off the festivities, to be followed by an ethnic food fest, trade fairs and a lot of native dancing.

April 2008
Bangus Festival
The Bangus Festival or the ‘Pistay Dayat’ is highlighted by the longest bangus grill, covering more than 1,000 meters of the whole stretch of the main road. This one-of-a kind celebration includes the ‘City Bangus Rodeo’, Gilon (Bangus harvest dance parade in bangus inspired costumes amid the beat of drums and upbeat music) ‘Mutyang Dagat’, sport competition/ exhibition and others.

May 2008
Pahiyas Festival
The Pahiyas Festival is celebrated in the province of Quezon every merry month of May, when flowers bloom ther sweetest to usher in a bountiful harvest and smashing good times. But these aren’t the only things flaunted during this grand celebration, in the town of Lucban, Quezon, there’s also the “kiping” – a colorful, translucent rice tortilla that serves as an edible ornament of sorts. It’s a free for all, grab-all-you-can affair with suman-sweet, sticky native rice cakes- as center of contention.

June 2008
Pintados Kasadyaan Festival
The Pintados Kasadyaan Festival is held every month of June in Tacloban City. Back during pre-Hispanic years, tattoos signified courage among natives of Tacloban. These days, they symbolize a cultural revival during this wild and wacky fiesta wherein the town residents deck themselves out in body paint, mimicking the warriors of old while dancing to frenetic beat of drums.

July 2008
Sandugo Festival
The Sandugo Festival is celebrated with an all-out fiesta each month of July in Tagbilaran City to commemorate the historic Spanish colonization of the Philippies, which began with a blood-sealed peace treaty on the shores of Bohol. Check out the Sandugo Street dancing parade featuring ten colorfully- dressed groups dancing to the beat of drums. There’s alaso a Traditional Filipino carnival, a martial arts festival, and Miss Bohol Sandugo Beauty Pageant, among the dozen of other exciting activities.






August 2008
Kadayawan sa Dabaw
Davao’s annual festival popularly known as “Kadayawan sa Dabaw” held every month of August, promises another weekend of fanfare and fun – tribal style. Watch as the festivities reach a glorious climax on Saturday morning: that’s when the Kadayawan parade is held, featuring colorful, orchid-bedecked floats and more than a dozen “ethnic” groups dancing to the beat of wooden drums.

September 2008
Peñafrancia Viva La Virgen
The feast of “Peñafrancia Viva la Virgen” is Bicol Region’s biggest celebration that combines religion with culture and tradition, packing it all in a 9-day fiesta of biblical proportions. Stay until sundown for stirring climax: the fluvial parade as it makes its way down the river, surrounded by a sea of glowing candles – a fitting end of this truly spiritual occasion.

October 2008
Masskara Festival
The “masskara Festival” which made Bacolod famous all over and celebrated annually every month of October, began as an event to “inspire the locals to face the hard times with a smiling face.” Thus masks with smiling faces are worn by locals and visitors alike who join the parade. Street dancing, drum beating, drinking, eating and just being merry – all these shows the resiliency of Negrenses and their zest for life.

November 2008
Higantes Festival
The Higantes Festival, Angono’s joyous fiesta in honor of San Clemente whose image, resplendent in papal vestment, is borne by male devotees during a procession accompanied by “parehadoras” (devotees dressed in colorful local costumes, wooden shoes and carrying boat paddles and “higantes” giant papers mache effigies. The street event culminates in a fluvial procession in Laguna de Bay amidst revelry that continues until the image is brought back to its sanctuary.

December 2008
Tawo-tawo Festival
The Tawo-Tawo Festival is celebrated annually every month of December in Negros Oriental. Street dancing and showdown competitions are held the day before the fiesta, which is joined by hundreds of visitors both local and foreign. They celebra the scarecrows (tawo-tawo) through paper mache higantes as guardians of the town’s crops.

Welcome Back… Deus

Mabuhay!!!

I’m back on track again. During the past months, things aren’t happening as i planned but things happened for a reason. Ahh! enough for the nostalgic memoirs. I’ve gone through it. Brace yourself for a new exciting readership.

Thanks,
DeuS