Posts by Michele Pelizzari

05 Mar

Medicines

Proton pump inhibitors: beware of long-term side effects

• March 28, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 4 comments

Pantoprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole and rabeprazole are among the most prescribed drugs in Italy. In this...

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05 Mar

Medicines

Paracetamol: mechanism of action and toxicity

• April 6, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 0 comments

Paracetamol (or acetaminophen) is one of the most popular and marketed drugs around the globe. In Italy it is known by the name ...

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05 Mar

Medicines

Cortisone drugs

• October 2, 2023
• By Michele Pelizzari
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Cortisone drugs are chemically very similar to the hormone hydrocortisone, or cortisol, which is naturally produced by the glands that s ...

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05 Mar

Medicines

NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

• April 6, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 0 comments

Properly called NSAIDs, acronym for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are among the most used drugs in the world ...

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05 Mar

Medicines

Levothyroxine: replacement therapy for thyroid dysfunction

• April 6, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 0 comments

In Italy, more than 3 million people suffer from thyroid dysfunction, with a significant prevalence of women. In this arti ...

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05 Mar

Medicines, Pathologies

Benzodiazepines: treatment of insomnia

• January 9, 2024
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 2 comments

Benzodiazepines are hypnotic-sedative anxiolytic drugs used for the treatment of pathological anxiety and sleep disorders. ...

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05 Mar

Medicines

Cannabis: effects in the body and clinical applications

• April 6, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 0 comments

Cannabis is a plant containing numerous active ingredients, including THC, used since ancient times for its effect in ...

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05 Mar

Medicines

Nimesulide: attention!

• April 6, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
• 0 comments

Widely prescribed and used in Italy, nimesulide has been suspended in many European states due to irreversible damage to the body.

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05 Mar

Supply

Zeolite: a healthy mineral

• April 6, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
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Zeolite, a healthy mineral Zeolite is a mineral of volcanic origin which, thanks to its chemical-physical properties, can find ...

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05 Mar

Supply

Vitamin E: a powerful natural antioxidant

• April 5, 2022
• By Michele Pelizzari
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Vitamin E represents a set of fatty substances with a strong antioxidant effect; most of its properties derive ...

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