Distillation is the process of separating the component or substances from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation. Distillation may result in essentially complete separation (nearly pure components), or it may be a partial separation that increases the concentration of selected components of the mixture.
Prevacid is a drug used to treat several different conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, erosive esophagitis, and duodenal ulcers. As a proton pump inhibitor, this medication reduces the amount of acid in the stomach by blocking the acid production sites.
Avastin Â® (bevacizumab) is used with chemotherapy to treat 2 different types of recurrent ovarian cancer: platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistant. Avastin, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel or in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine, followed by Avastin as a single agent, is approved to treat platinum-sensitive reccurent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.