Etoposide (By mouth) e-TOE-poe-side Treats testicle cancer, lung cancer, lymphomas, nonlymphocytic leukemia, and other kinds of cancer. Also called VP-16. Drug classes…
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Veripred 20 (see Prednisolone (By mouth))
by explainingmedicine June 16, 2016Prednisolone (By mouth) pred-NIS-oh-lone Treats many diseases and conditions, especially problems related to inflammation. Also treats flare-ups of ongoing illnesses, such as…
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Sinecatechins (On the skin) sin-e-KAT-e-kins Treats warts around the genital and rectal areas. Drug classes Keratolytic (About this – PubMed Health) Uses…
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Vedolizumab (By injection) ve-doe-LIZ-ue-mab Treats Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. Drug classes Gastrointestinal Agent (About this – PubMed Health) Uses Uses of…
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Varicella Virus Vaccine (By injection) (Varilrix)
by explainingmedicine June 16, 2016Varicella Virus Vaccine (By injection) var-i-SEL-a VYE-rus VAX-een Varivax® prevents chicken pox (varicella virus). Zostavax® prevents shingles (herpes zoster virus). Drug classes…
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Vaqta (see Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated (By injection))
by explainingmedicine June 16, 2016Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated (By injection) hep-a-TYE-tis A VAX-een, in-AK-ti-vay-ted Prevents infection caused by hepatitis A virus. Drug classes Vaccine (About this…
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Vasceze Heparin Lock Flush (see Heparin (By injection))
by explainingmedicine June 16, 2016Heparin (By injection) HEP-a-rin SOE-dee-um Prevents and treats blood clots. Also helps diagnose and treat bleeding disorders. This medicine is a blood…
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Varicella-Zoster Immune Globulin (By injection) (Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin)
by explainingmedicine June 16, 2016Varicella-Zoster Immune Globulin (By injection) var-i-SEL-a-ZOS-ter i-MUNE GLOB-ue-lin Prevents infection with chickenpox. Drug classes Immune Serum (About this – PubMed Health) Uses…