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News: January 08, 2009

Recordati S.p.a. Submits File for Approval of Sil...
... side-effects were observed. No changes were seen in supine blood pressure or heart-rate, and the incidence of orthostatic hypotension was very low (1.2% with silodosin, versus 1.0% with placebo). Furthermore, no effects on cardiac repolarization ...
Source:MarketWatch
Date:November 21, 2008
Alcoholic Neuropathy
... may be present. Eye inspection may show decreased pupil response or other abnormality. Blood pressure may show orthostatic changes (a fall in blood pressure when the person rises to a standing position). Lab tests may be performed as indicated by ...
Source:How Stuff Works
Date:November 20, 2008
Aging Changes In Vital Signs
... become dizzy if they stand up too suddenly. This is caused by a drop in blood pressure when they stand called orthostatic hypotension. Medications that are used to treat common disorders in the elderly may also have a profound effect on the vital ...
Source:How Stuff Works
Date:November 20, 2008
Aging Changes In The Heart And Blood Vessels
... The baroreceptors become less sensitive with aging. This may explain the relatively common finding of orthostatic hypotension, a condition in which the blood pressure falls when a person goes from lying or sitting to standing, resulting in dizziness ...
Source:How Stuff Works
Date:November 20, 2008
Aging Changes In Hormone Production
... with age, which can contribute to light-headedness and a drop in blood pressure with sudden position changes (orthostatic hypotension). Cortisol secretion decreases, but the level stays about the same. The ovaries and testes have two functions. They ...
Source:How Stuff Works
Date:November 20, 2008
the Healthy Geezer
I don't drink. Any ideas? A . There's a possibility you have postprandial hypotension, or in layman's language, low blood pressure after a meal.
Source:Santa Ynez Valley Journal
Date:November 20, 2008
Chelsea completes patient enrolment in study of d...
... II trial of Droxidopa, an orally active synthetic precursor of norepinephrine, in patients with intradialytic hypotension (IDH). The multi-centre, double-blind, placebo controlled trial is a dose response study comparing 400mg and 600mg of Droxidopa ...
Source:M2.com
Date:November 19, 2008
Richard Hoffmann, Ask the Pharmacist,
... with discontinuation of the product. Other side effects include dizziness, light-headedness, diarrhea, orthostatic hypotension (drop in blood pressure upon standing), headache, nasopharyngitis (a contagious viral infection of the nose and upper ...
Source:Citrus County Chronicle
Date:November 18, 2008
Polypharmacy raises risk of side effects, skipped...
... medications, as well as introducing the use of 24-hour BP monitoring to evaluate for postprandial and/or orthostatic hypotension, could address some of his dizziness and minimize his fear of falling. Also, it's important to avoid treating the side ...
Source:American Medical Association
Date:November 16, 2008
New prostate treatments reflect aging boomer demo...
... to 6-point improvement in AUA Symptom Score with these agents. The most common side effects of these agents are orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, tiredness, retrograde ejaculation, and nasal congestion. Alfuzosin is associated with fewer ...
Source:Geriatrics
Date:November 10, 2008
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