As an example a recent survey of physicians involved in the health-care of the elderly reported that 35% of the doctors considered hypertension a result of the aging process and that 25% of them felt that treating an 85-year-old for symptoms of hypertension would cause more harm than the benefits it would produce.
Dihydrocodeine is used as an alternative or adjunct to codeine for the aforementioned indications. It is available as the following salts, in approximate descending order of frequency of use: bitartrate, phosphate, hydrochloride, tartrate, hydroiodide, methyliodide, hydrobromide, sulfate, and thiocyanate.or use against pain, dihydrocodeine is usually formulated as tablets or capsules containing a quarter grain (15 or 16 mg) or a half grain (30 or 32 mg) with or without other active ingredients such as aspirin, paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen, or others.
DRUG DESCRIPTION. Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibacterial synthetically derived from oxytetracycline. Monodox 100 mg, 75 mg, and 50 mg capsules contain doxycycline monohydrate equivalent to 100 mg, 75 mg, or 50 mg of doxycycline for oral administration.The chemical designation of the light-yellow crystalline powder is alpha-6-deoxy-5-oxytetracycline.doxycycline monohydrate) Capsules. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Monodox and other antibacterial drugs, Monodox should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.