ACE inhibitors
Over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated or supported recalls on a handful of drugs, including metformin, ranitidine (Zantac), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) (valsartan, losartan and irbesartan), varenicline (Chantix), rifampin (Rifadin) and rifapentine (Priftin) — which treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions,…
Around the country this July, the skies grew hazy and the sun burned red, as the smoke of wildfires from California to Canada blew across North America. A TikToker from Utah, @mandeemo_4045, has shown the dramatic effect of the haze in her state. @mandeemoe_4045#wildfire #smoky #utah #airqualityalert #fyp #oregonfire…
Are you worried about ACE inhibitors and coronavirus? You may be hearing that one of the entry methods for the coronavirus in humans is by attaching to the ACE-2 enzyme. This has raised alarms among those with heart disease who use ACE inhibitors (with names ending in -pril, such as…