Third-generation oral contraceptives are an association of low-dose ethinyl estradiol and potent testosterone-derived progestins, developed in order to improve general and vascular tolerance.

Modern pills, known as "low-dose oral contraceptives (OCs)," contain ethinyl estradiol at concentrations of 20-35 µg. The subsequent discovery of deleterious effects of progestin on the lipid ...

A. Hair loss is a common problem as people grow older, and women can be affected as well as men. For decades, dermatologists have recommended topical minoxidil (Rogaine), which can be moderately ...

Combination birth control pills, or the pill for short ... The amount of estrogen in combination pills may vary. Low dose pills are available and quite common. If taken perfectly, the combination ...

A Low-Dose Pill In the 1980s, the high dosage 10-milligram pill was removed from the market and biphasic and triphasic oral contraceptives were introduced. These low-dose pills varied the amount ...

A new study has found small amounts of liquid ketamine administered in a clinical setting can significantly reduce symptoms ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader whose statin caused them to feel ill.

Excretion of high-dose aspirin increased. Caution with diuretics, digoxin, aspirin in hypoprothrombinemia. Potentiated by oral contraceptives. Monitor oral anticoagulants.

Patients showed no difference in skin fibrosis whether they were given low-dose oral glucocorticoids or not. One patient in each treatment group had scleroderma renal crisis. Low doses of ...