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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Drug categories
  1. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding of the newborn 
    ... mother takes certain anti-seizure or blood-thinning drugs. The condition is grouped into three categories: Immediate-onset VKDB is very rare. It occurs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007320.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Vision - night blindness 
    The causes of night blindness fall into 2 categories: treatable and nontreatable. Treatable causes: Cataracts Nearsightedness Use of certain drugs Vitamin A deficiency (rare) Nontreatable causes: Birth defects, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003039.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. High blood pressure medications 
    ... in the wall of the blood vessels. One category of blood pressure medicines that has been commonly used but is now usually only used if the drugs above are not adequate or cannot be used ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007484.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Contraindication 
    ... A procedure or medicine that falls under this category must be ... a drug used to treat acne, is absolutely contraindicated in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002314.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Histiocytosis 
    ... led experts to develop a new classification. Five categories have been proposed: L group -- includes Langerhans cell ... such as vemurafenib are currently available. Other similar drugs are also in development. Langerhans cell histiocytosis and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000068.htm - Medical Encyclopedia