If a doctor prescribes a medicine of a particular strength, but that exact strength is not available and a lower-strength tablet with the exact same salt/composition is available, can I take two tablets of the lower strength instead of one tablet of the prescribed higher strength?
For example, if the prescribed strength is 40 mg and only 20 mg tablets with the exact same salt are available, would taking two 20 mg tablets be equivalent to taking one 40 mg tablet?
Is this generally safe and equivalent, or are there any differences in absorption, formulation, or dosing that could make this inadvisable?
The inner openings of my nose that connect toward my throat are blocked or congested. Because of this, I am
having headaches and pain or pressure in my nose, especially when I bend down. However, I can breathe normally through my nose, and my nose is not actually blocked. I’m wondering whether my headache and nasal pain could be caused by something else rather than nasal blockage.
Doctor, I have had a bumpy structure on both palatopharyngeal arches for the past few years, which I have marked in the attached photos. I am 25 years old and a smoker.About 3 years ago, I consulted an ENT specialist regarding this. The doctor examined me and said that it was due to inflammation and prescribed Sporlac. After taking the medicine, the bumpy structure disappeared. However, about three months later, it appeared again, initially on the left side.I have also had a habit of eating spicy and oily foods, late-night meals such as biryani, and consuming alcohol for the past two years. I have recently stopped drinking alcohol and have also reduced/avoided spicy and oily foods and late-night meals.I am concerned about whether these persistent/recurrent bumps could be related to cancer because I am a smoker. I frequently examine my throat using a mirror and my mobile phone torch, and this has been causing health anxiety. Could you please recommend appropriate treatment.
From last 2 years ,I am feeling ear popping and right nose pain , generally when contact in cold , it cause very severe pain in nose , ear fullness , pain behind ears , have consulted several ent , all of them diagnosed no abnormality in ear , ct scan pns two times , doc told ct scan relatively normal ,
I observed from last 2 month when ear popping and facial pain start my shoulder and biceps also hurts ,
I consulted with a rheumatologist he advised to test ANCA , the test is normal , but steriod gives me relief it want to know it can be due to ANCA
Every day my throat feels sore. I have tried everything, including gargling and antibiotics, but my throat still looks like this. Is this normal? It makes me scared. I also have GERD, and I snore and mouth-breathe at night most of the time
