Symptom | Medication | Medication’s Effect |
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Fiber supplements (such as bran or psyllium) Stool softeners (such as docusate, lactulose, or polyethylene glycol) | Fiber supplements add bulk to the stool and thus stimulate the natural contractions of the intestine. Fiber supplements and stool softeners help move food through the intestine more quickly. | |
Fullness in the stomach | Domperidone Erythromycin Metoclopramide | These medications stimulate contractions in the digestive tract and thus help move food through it more quickly. |
Avanafil Sildenafil Tadalafil Vardenafil | These medications increase the frequency, rigidity, and duration of erections. | |
Orthostatic hypotension Treatment In some people, particularly older people, blood pressure drops excessively when they sit or stand up (a condition called orthostatic or postural hypotension). Symptoms of faintness, light-headedness... read more (an excessive decrease in blood pressure when a person stands) | Fludrocortisone | This medication helps the body retain salt and thus helps maintain blood volume and blood pressure. |
Droxidopa Midodrine | These medications cause small arteries (arterioles) to narrow (constrict) and thus helps maintain blood pressure. | |
Mirabegron Oxybutynin Tamsulosin Tolterodine | These medications relax the muscles of an overactive bladder. | |
Bethanechol | This medication stimulates contractions of the bladder and thus helps the bladder empty. |