University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Practicing medicine is challenging, rewarding, and to do it well requires the best of your mind, heart, and spirit. It's always changing and demands you keep current. I feel a great responsibility to my readers, to give them the most accessible and accurate information essential for their health. It's a responsibility I'm privileged and humbled to accept.
Wellbutrin (bupropion) is an antidepressant used to treat major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder. It works on the brain’s…
Valsartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker used to lower blood pressure and to help manage heart failure. It works by blocking angiotensin II…
Carvedilol is a beta‑blocker used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and to improve survival after a heart attack. It works by slowing the…
Ajovy (fremanezumab) is an injectable medication used to prevent migraine, not to treat an active attack. It works by blocking CGRP, a molecule…
Keflex (cephalexin) is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, including those of the skin, respiratory tract, and urinary…
Rifaximin is an antibiotic that stays almost entirely within the gastrointestinal tract and treats infections only in the intestines. It’s used for…
Neurontin (gabapentin) is a medication that helps calm overactive nerve signals, which can reduce nerve pain and certain types of seizures. Many…
Propranolol is a beta‑blocker that reduces the effects of adrenaline, helping steady heart rate and lessen physical symptoms like tremor or…
Tradjenta (linagliptin) is an oral diabetes medication that helps lower blood sugar by increasing your body’s own insulin release after meals. It’s a…
