General Health

Atacand works by blocking certain natural substances in the body to allow easier blood flow and enabling the heart to pump blood more efficiently by relaxing the blood vessels. The tablets can be taken alone or along with other medication to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and congestive heart failure. Controlling high blood pressure can help reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney problems.

Azathioprine is classified as an immunosuppressant type of medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes the body’s immune system will react excessively, not recognize the body and attack healthy tissues around the joints. The medication will decrease the activity in the body’s immune system to help prevent it from attacking the joints. By suppressing the immune system, the medication may also help prevent the rejection of transplanted organs.

Bekunis belongs to a class of medications called stimulant laxatives. The active ingredient sennosides is extracted from the Senna fruit, the most common natural laxative. The medication works by stimulating the nerve endings in the walls of the large intestines and rectum to cause the muscles to contract more often and with increased force to move the contents through the colon so the bowel can be emptied. The tablets can be used to treat constipation or to empty the bowels prior to examinations or surgery.

Benzaday 15 containing the active ingredient cyclobenzaprine is considered a muscle relaxant type of medication. The tablets work by preventing pain sensations and nerve impulses from being sent to the brain. The medication should be used together with physical therapy and rest to treat short term skeletal muscle conditions such as discomfort or pain caused by sprains, strains and other injuries.