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DISCLAIMER: This addendum is designed to provide additional information about the subject matter covered in The Essential massage Companion, and is not to be used as a separate document. It is offered with the understanding that the publisher and author are not engaged in rendering legal, medical, or other professional services. If legal, medical, or other expert assistance is required, the services of a physician or another competent professional should be sought. Medication names, symptoms, effects and side effects are limited to those pertaining to the practice of massage and are an incomplete list. Refer to the documentation that was presented with the medication for a complete list of side effects and warnings. The authors, Concepts Born, L.L.C. and the publishers shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this addendum. BrandName
Generic Name
Massage-Relevant Side Effects and Precautions:
Prescribed for:
Amitiza is the first selective chloride channel activator approved for use in chronic Side Effects: severe or prolonged diarrhea, significant stomach pains, headache. Precautions: No tolerance techniques in abdomen. Follow the precautions for antidyskinetics listed on page 283, and all precautions for a client with parkinson’s disease. Tipranavir is in a class of medications called protease inhibitors. See pages 195-6. HIV/AIDS Avastin is the first of a new class of drugs anti-angiogenic agents, used to treat Follow the precautions listed for chemotherapy medications on page 73. Follow the precautions listed for nucleoside analogs on page 194. BiDil combines two medications: hydralazine hydrochloride, a vasodilator, and isosorbide dinitrate, a nitrate drug. Both act to relax and widen blood vessels. Follow the precautions listed for nitrate medications on page 182. Follow the precautions listed for bisphosphonates on page 144. Follow the precautions listed for Beta-2 Agonists on page 305. Exenatide is in a class of medications called incretin mimetics. Follow the precautions listed for Meglitinides on page 346. Caduet Combines Norvasc and Lipitor in one pill. Follow the precautions listed for Norvasc on page 177, and Lipitor on page 178. Campral reduces the physical distress and emotional discomfort people usually experience when they quit drinking. Side Effects: Dizziness, headache, joint or muscle pain, peripheral neuropathy. Precautions: Peripheral neuropathy: No tolerance techniques in extremities. Postural Hypotension: Help up after session. Antabuse works by causing a severe adverse reaction when someone taking the medication consumes alcohol. Precautions: Energy techniques only when client is suffering the effects of Antabuse combined with alcohol; the high concentration of acetaldehyde that occurs when someone drinks while taking antabuse makes circulatory massage techniques contraindicated. These work by blocking the "high" that people experience when they drink alcohol or take opioids like heroin and cocaine. Follow the precautions listed for narcotics on page 48. Varenicline is in a class of medications called smoking cessation aids. Side Effects: Nausea, constipation, drowsiness, headache, skin rash. Precautions: Postural Hypotension: Help up after session. Follow the precautions listed for chemotherapy medications on page 73. acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pediatric patients DISCLAIMER: This addendum is designed to provide additional information about the subject matter covered in The Essential massage Companion, and is not to be used as a separate document. It is offered with the understanding that the publisher and author are not engaged in rendering legal, medical, or other professional services. If legal, medical, or other expert assistance is required, the services of a physician or another competent professional should be sought. Medication names, symptoms, effects and side effects are limited to those pertaining to the practice of massage and are an incomplete list. Refer to the documentation that was presented with the medication for a complete list of side effects and warnings. The authors, Concepts Born, L.L.C. and the publishers shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this addendum. BrandName
Generic Name
Massage-Relevant Side Effects and Precautions:
Prescribed for:
SNRIs increase the levels of both serotonin and norepinephrine; medications include: duloxetine (Cymbalta), and venlafaxine (Effexor). Follow the precautions listed for MAO inhibitors on pages 272-3. Dacogen is a cancer medicine. It helps prevent cancer cells from spreading in the body. It is given as an injection in a clinic or hospital setting through an IV infusion, (certain types of blood or usually every 8 hours for a 72 hour period, repeated every 6 weeks. Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a client with cancer. Follow the precautions listed for antifungals listed on page 235. Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a Follow the precautions listed for menstrual regulation and contraceptive Azelaic acid is in a class of medications called dicarboxylic acids. Follow the precautions listed for immunosuppressants listed on pages 197-8. Consider that this is a topical, not a systemic medication, and modify the precautions accordingly. Lanthanum works by binding to phosphate in the GI tract, thereby making it Precautions: Follow the precautions listed on pages 376-7 for kidney failure. According to the CDC, so far in testing, 'there appear to be no serious side effects Vaccine: prevention of for Gardasil. The most common side effect is brief soreness at the injection site. Sitagliptin is in a class of medications called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. Follow the precautions for meglitinides listed on pages 346, as well as those precautions for diabetes on pages 312-3. Telithromycin is in a class of medications called ketolide antibiotics. Follow the precautions for macrolide antibiotics listed on page 230. Ranibizumab is an anti-VEGF drug, ie, a drug which works by targeting the proteins which act to trigger abnormal blood vessel growth and leakage. Delivered degeneration directly to the eye by an injection, the treatment is repeated every four to six weeks. Precautions: Follow the precautions for prostaglandin analogues listed on pages 287-8. Eszopiclone is used to treat insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep). Eszopiclone is in a class of medications called hypnotics. USE Miscellaneous Sedatives and Hypnotics Follow the precautions listed for anticonvulsants listed on pages 333-4. diabetic peripheral neuropathy and neuralgia Pegaptanib is an anti-VEGF drug, (ie, a drug which works by targeting the proteins which act to trigger abnormal blood vessel growth and leakage.) Delivered directly to the eye by an injection, the treatment is repeated every four to six weeks. Follow the precautions for prostaglandin analogues listed on pages 287-8. DISCLAIMER: This addendum is designed to provide additional information about the subject matter covered in The Essential massage Companion, and is not to be used as a separate document. It is offered with the understanding that the publisher and author are not engaged in rendering legal, medical, or other professional services. If legal, medical, or other expert assistance is required, the services of a physician or another competent professional should be sought. Medication names, symptoms, effects and side effects are limited to those pertaining to the practice of massage and are an incomplete list. Refer to the documentation that was presented with the medication for a complete list of side effects and warnings. The authors, Concepts Born, L.L.C. and the publishers shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this addendum. BrandName
Generic Name
Massage-Relevant Side Effects and Precautions:
Prescribed for:
Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a Precautions: Follow the precautions for antifungals listed on page 235, and all necessary precautions for a client with cancer. Abatacept is in a class of medications called selective costimulation modulators. Follow the precautions for immunosuppressants listed on pages 197-8. Follow the precautions for anticholinergics listed on page 281. Follow the precautions for protease inhibitors listed on page 195-6. Ranolazine is in a class of medications called anti-ischemics. Follow the precautions for nitrates listed on page 182. Ramelteon is in a class of medications called melatonin receptor agonists. Follow the precautions for benzodiazepines listed on pages 55-6. Follow the precautions for anticholinergics listed on page 281. Sensipar is the first in a new class of compounds called calcimimetics. Follow the precautions listed on pages 376-7 for kidney failure, and all precautions for a client with cancer. Discuss massage therapy implications and contraindications with the client’s physician before any massage is performed. Follow the precautions listed for Beta-2 Agonists on page 305. Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a Symlin is the first in a new class of medications called amylinomimetics. Follow the precautions for meglitinides listed on pages 346, as well as those precautions for diabetes on pages 312-3. Erlotinib is in a class of drugs known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a client with cancer. Follow the precautions for anaerobic antibiotics listed on page 230. Panitumumab Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a Follow the precautions for topical steroids listed on pages 43-5. Follow the precautions for anticholinergics listed on page 281. Follow the precautions listed on page 73, and all necessary precautions for a Follow the precautions for rifamycin antibiotics listed on page 232. DISCLAIMER: This addendum is designed to provide additional information about the subject matter covered in The Essential massage Companion, and is not to be used as a separate document. It is offered with the understanding that the publisher and author are not engaged in rendering legal, medical, or other professional services. If legal, medical, or other expert assistance is required, the services of a physician or another competent professional should be sought. Medication names, symptoms, effects and side effects are limited to those pertaining to the practice of massage and are an incomplete list. Refer to the documentation that was presented with the medication for a complete list of side effects and warnings. The authors, Concepts Born, L.L.C. and the publishers shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this addendum.

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