Brand Name -HERCEPTIN®
Generic Name - trastuzumab
Use - A therapeutic antibody approved for the treatment of HER 2 positive metastatic breast cancer
Possible Benefict - HER2 positive breast cancer is a more aggressive disease with a greater likelihood of recurrence, a poorer prognosis, and a decreased chance of survival compared with HER2 negative breast cancer. It is the first therapy approved by the FDA to target a specific genetic defect shown to play a role in the development of cancer.
Possible risks - The most common adverse events were chills and fever in approximately 40 percent of patients, primarily with the first infusion.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Genentech, Inc. 1 DNA Way South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990 Or write to: Medical Information & Drug Safety Depatment Genentech, Inc. 1 DNA Way South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990
Customer Info - 1-800-821-8590 1-650-225-1000

Brand Name -HUMALOG®
Generic Name - insulin lispro injection [rDNA origin]
Use - A mealtime insulin.
Possible Benefict - Humalog offers people with diabetes convenience, control, and flexibility. Its rapid-action acts like your body insulin would if you did not have diabetes. Humalog is abosorbed quickly and starts working within minutes to lower your blood sugar.
Possible risks - Side effects associated with the use of all insulins include low blood sugar, weight gain, low blood potassium, changes in fat tissue at the site of the injection. Also, patients may experience allergic reactions, both general and local
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Eli Lilly and Company General Offices Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana
Customer Info - 1-317-545-5979 1-317-276-2000

Brand Name -HUMIRA®
Generic Name - adalimumab
Use - For the treatment rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Possible Benefict - Reduces the signs and symptoms and slowis the progression of joint damage in adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis
Possible risks - You should not use this medication if you have an infection, including an infection that is only in one place (such as an open cut or sore) or an infection that is in your whole body (such as the flu). Some side effects may be dry cough, weight loss, fever, night sweats, numbness or tingling.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Abbott Laboratories Inc. Pharmaceutical Products Division P.O.Box 2226 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
Customer Info - 1-800-255-5162

Brand Name -HUMULIN®
Generic Name - human insulin isophane suspension
Use - For the treatment of adult patients with diabetes mellitus (also known as hyperglycemia).
Possible Benefict - Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) is a condition in which the body does not make enough insulin required by the body. Insulin is one of the hormones that helps the body turn the food we eat into energy.
Possible risks - Convulsions (seizures), unconsciousness, low blood sugar, anxious feelings, behavioral changes that might be mistaken for drunkenness, blurred vision, cold sweats, drowsiness, excessive hunger, fast heartbeat, restless sleep, shakiness, slurred speech, tiredness and weight gain.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Dista Products Company (Div. of Eli Lilly and Company) General Offices Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana
Customer Info - 1-317-545-5979

Brand Name -HYTRIN®
Generic Name - terazosin hydrochloride
Use - For reducing blood pressure.
Possible Benefict - Reduces the symptoms of benign prostrate. Helps in normalizing weak or interrupted stream of urination
Possible risks - Difficult breathing, dizziness, headache, heart palpitations, light- headedness when standing, nausea, pain in the arms and legs, weakness.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Abbott Laboratories Inc. Pharmaceutical Products Division P.O.Box 2226 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
Customer Info - 1-800-255-5162

Brand Name -HYZAAR®
Generic Name - losartan potassium and hydrochloride
Use - For treating high blood pressure.
Possible Benefict - Prevents the hormone angiotensin II from constricting the blood vessels, thus causing blood to flow more freely and keeping the blood pressure down. Angiotensin II triggers the release of the hormone aldosterone from the adrenal gland, which causes the kidney to retain salt (salt). The sodium retains water, thereby expanding the blood volume and increasing blood pressure.
Possible risks - Difficulty in breathing, dizziness, headache, heart palpitations, light-headedness, nausea, pain in the arms and legs, sleepiness and weakness.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Merck & Company West Point, Virginia19486
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