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Description:	top 200 drugs for 2009 with classification, route, and use
Category:	Pharmacology
Created by:	kizzy on 2009-06-03

generic	brand	class	major use	schedule	routes
atorvastatin	Lipitor	HMA-CoA reductase inhibitor	hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
amoxicillin	Amoxil, Trimox	Penicillin antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO
hydrochlorothiazide	Microzide	Thiazide Diuretic	Hypertension/edema	not controlled	PO
azithromycin	Zithromax	macrolide antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO,IV
metformin	Glucophage, Glucophage XR	antidiabetic	Type 2 Diabetes	not controlled	PO
atenolol	Tenormin	beta blocker (B1)	hypertension/angina/acute M.I.	not controlled	PO,IV
Simvastatin	Zocor	HMG-CoA Redctase inhibitor	hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
alprazolam	Xanax, Xanax XR	benzodiazepeine	anxietty/panic disorder	schedule 4	PO
furosemide	Lasix	loop diuretic	edema/hypertension	not controlled	PO,IV
zolpidem	Ambien, Ambien CR	anxiolytic/hypnotic	insomnia	schedule 4	PO
potassium chloride	K-Dur, Klor-Con, Micro-K	posassium supplement/electrolyte	hypokalemia	not controlled	PO,IV
sertraline	Zoloft	selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI)	major depression/ocd/panic disorder	not controlled	PO
montelukast	Singulair	leukotriene inhibitor	asthma maintenence	not controlled	PO
escitalopram	Lexapro	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	major depression/anxiety	not controlled	PO
oxycodone+acetaminophen	Endocet, Percocet, Tylox	narcotic+non narcotic pain reliever	moderate to severe pain	schedule 2	PO
esomeprazole	Nexium	proton pump inhibitor	GERD/esophagitis/H. pylori	not controlled	PO
warfarin	Coumadin	anticoagulant	blood clot prevention and treatment	not controlled	PO,IV
ibuprofin	Motrin, Advil	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory	arthritis/dysmenorrhea/pain	not controlled	PO
clopidogrel	Plavix	platelet aggregation inhibitor	acute coronary syndrome/clot prevention	not controlled	PO
amlodipine	Norvasc	calcium channel blocker	hypertension/coronary artery disease	not controlled	PO
prednisone	Deltasone, Sterapred	corticosteroid	inflammation/adrenal insufficiency/MS	not controlled	PO
cephalexin	Keflex	cephalosporin antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO
fluoxetine	Prozac, Serafem	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	depression/OCD/panic/premenstral	not controlled	PO
albuterol	ProAir HFA, Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA, Volmax	beta agonist (B2)	bronchospasm	not controlled	PO,inhalation
cetirizine	Zyrtec	antihistamine (H1)	allergic rhinitis	not controlled	PO
triampterene+HCTZ	Dyazide, Maxzide	diuretic combination	hypertension/edema	not controlled	PO
acetaminophen+propoxyphene	Wygesic, Darvocet	narcotic+non narcotic pain reliever	pain relief	schedule 4	PO
lorazepam	Ativan	benzodiazepine	anxiety/insomnia/status epilepticus	schedule 4	PO,IM,IV
omeprazole	Prilosec	proton pump inhibitor	GERD/esophagitis/H. pylori/ulcers	not controlled	PO
lansoprazole	Prevacid	proton pump inhibitor	GERD/esophagitis/H. pylori/ulcers	not controlled	PO
clonazepam	Klonopin	benzodiazepine	seizures/panic disorder/anxiety	schedule 4	PO
tramadol	Ultram, Ultram ER	non-narcotic pain reliever	moderate pain	not controlled	PO
amoxicillin+clavulanate	Augmentin, Augmentin XR, Augmentin ES	penicillin antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO
ezetimibe+simvastatin	Vytorin	cholesterol lowering	hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
ciprofloxacin	Cipro, Cipro XR	quinolone antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO,IV
cyclobenzaprine	Flexeril	muscle relaxant	muscle spasm	not controlled	PO
fluiticasone+salmeterol	Advair Diskus	bronchodilator+steriod	asthma/COPD	not controlled	inhalation
gabapentin	Neurontin	anti-convulsant	neuropathic pain/seizures	not controlled	PO
sulfamethoxazole+trimethoprim	Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS	antibiotic combination	infection	not controlled	PO
fexofenadine	Allegra	antihistamine (H1)	allergic rhinitis	not controlled	PO
ethinyl estradiol+norgestimate	Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, TriNessa, Tri-Sprintec	oral birth control	prevent pregnancy	not controlled	PO
venlafaxine	Effexor, Effexor XR	antidepressant	major depression	not controlled	PO
lisinopril+HCTZ	Prinzide, Zestoretic	ACE inhibitor+thiazide diuretic	hypertension/congestive heart failure	not controlled	PO
citalopram	Celexa	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	major depression	not controlled	PO
pantoprazole	Protonix	proton pump inhibitor	esophagitis/upper GI bleed	not controlled	PO,IV
paroxetine	Paxil, Paxil CR	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	major depression/OCD/panic disorder/anxiety/post traumatic stress disorder	not controlled	PO
trazodone	Desyrel	antidepressant	major depression	not controlled	PO
naproxen	Aleve, Naprosyn, Naprelan	non-steroidal anti-inflamatory	arthritis/pain relief/dysmenorrhea	not controlled	PO
lovastatin	Altoprev, Mevacor	HMG-CoA reductace inhibior	hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
glipzide	Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL	antidiabetic	type 2 diabetes	not controlled	PO
valsartan	Diovan	angiotensin 2 receptor blocker (A2RB)	hypertension/CHF/ventricular disfunction	not controlled	PO
alendronate	Fosamax	bone resorption inhibitor	osteoporosis	not controlled	PO
fluticasone	Flovent HFA, Flonase	inhalation steroid	asthma maintenence	not controlled	inhalation
ethinyl estradiol+drospirenone	Yasmin, Yaz	Oral Birth control	contraception	not controlled	PO
ezetimibe	Zetia	cholesterol lowering	hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
acetaminophen+codeine	Tylenol #2, Tylenol #3, Tylenol #4	narcotic+non-narcotic pain reliever	pain relief	schedule 3	PO
rosuvastatin	Crestor	HMG-CoA rectuctase inhibitor	hypercholesterolemia/hypertriglyceridemia	not controlled	PO
levofloxacin	Levaquin	quinolone antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO,IV
amitriptyline	Elavil	trycyclic antidepressant	major depression/cronic pain	not controlled	PO
diazepam	Valium	benzodiazepine	anxiety/alcohol withdrawl/seizure/muscle spasm	schedule 4	PO,IM,IV
enalapril	Vasotec	ace inhibitor	hypertension/chf/acute M.I.	not controlled	PO
valsartan+HCTZ	Diovan HCT	A2RB+diuretic	hypertension	not controlled	PO
digoxin	Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps, Digitek	inotrope	CHF/atrial fib/atrial tachycardia	not controlled	PO
ranitidine	Zantac	histamine blocker (H2)	GERD/esophagitis/ulcers	not controlled	PO,IM,IV
duloxetine	Cymbalta	antidepressant	major depression/neuropathy/anxiety	not controlled	PO
fluconazole	Diflucan	anti-fungal	Candidiasis	not controlled	PO,IV
pioglitazone	Actos	thiazolidinedione antidiabetic	type 2 diabetes	not controlled	PO
bupropion	Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, Zyban	antidepressant	major depression/ADHD/smoking cessation	not controlled	PO
oxycodone	OxyContin, OxyIR, Roxicodone	narcotic pain reliever	severe pain	schedule 2	PO
carisoprodol	Soma	muscle relaxant	musculoskeletal pain	not controlled	PO
conjugated estrogen	Premarin	hormone replacement(estrogen)	menopause/hypoestrogenism	not controlled	PO
allopurinol	Zyloprim	xanthine Oxidase inhibitor	gout prophylaxis	not controlled	PO
doxycycline	Doryx, Periostat, Vibramycin	tetracycline antibiotic	severe acne/infection	not controlled	PO,IV
diltiazem	cardizem,Cardizem CD, Cardizem LA, Cardizem SR, Dilacor XR, Tiazac	calcium channel blocker	angina/arrhythmias/hypertension	not controlled	PO,IV
methylprednisolone	Medrol	corticosteriod	inflammatory conditions	not controlled	PO
celecoxib	Celebrex	COX-2 inhibitor	arthritis pain/dysmenorrhea/acute pain	not controlled	PO
tamsulosin	Flomax	prostate receptor antagonist	prostate enlargement	not controlled	PO
quetiapine	Seroquel	antipsychotic	schizophrenia/bipolar	not controlled	PO
clonidine	catapress, catapress TTS	alpha receptor agonist	hypertension	not controlled	PO,topical patch
mometasone nasal spray	Nasonex	corticosteriod	allergic rhinitis/nasal polyps	not controlled	inhalation
fenofibrate	Tricor	cholesterol lowering	hypertriglyceridemia	not controlled	PO
insulin glargine	Lantus	insulin	diabetes	not controlled	SQ
sildenafil	Viagra	phosphodiesterase inhibitor	erectile dysfunction	not controlled	PO
olanzeprine	Zyprexa	antipsychotic	schizophrenia/bipolar/agitation	not controlled	PO,IM
ramipril	Altace	ACE inhibitor	hypertension/CHF/post-M.I.	not controlled	PO
promethazine	Phenergan	Anti_nausea/antiemetic	nausea/vometting/allergy/motion sickness	not controlled	PO,IM,IV,suppository
carvedilol	Coreg, Coreg CR	beta receptor blocker (B1+B2)	hypertension/CHF/post-M.I.	not controlled	PO
isosorbide mononitrate	IMdur, Ismo, Monoket	nitrate vasodilator	angina prophylaxis	not controlled	PO
clindamycin	Cleocin	antimicrobial	infection	not controlled	PO,IM,IV,topical
pravastatin	Pravachol	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor	hpyercholerolemia/hypertriglyceridemia	not controlled	PO
amphetamine+dextroamphetamine	Adderall, Adderal XR	stimulants	ADHD	schedule 2	PO
meloxicam	Mobic	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory	arthritis	not controlled	PO
amlodipine+benazepril	Lotrel	calium channel blocker+ACE inhibitor	hypertension	not controlled	PO
risedronate	Actonel	bone resorption	osteoporosis	not controlled	PO
Verapamil	Calan, Calan SR, Covera-HS, Verelan, Verelan PM	calcium channel blocker	angina/HTN/arrhythmias/migraine	not controlled	PO,IV
cefdinir	Omnicef	cephalosporin antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO
hydroxyzine	Atarax, Vistaril	antihistamine(H1)	itching/anxiety	not controlled	PO,IM
desloratidine	Clarinex	antihistamine (H1)	allergic rhinitis	not controlled	PO
Cozaar	losartan	angiotensin 2 receptor blocker (A2RB)	hpyertension	not controlled	PO
folic acid	Folvite	vitamins/nutritionals	anemia	not controlled	PO,SC,IM
glyburide	DiaBeta, Micronase, Glynase	sulfonylurea	type 2 diabetes	not controlled	PO
Penicillin VK	Pen-Vee K, Veetids	penicillin antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO
nifedipine	Adalat, Adalat CC, Procardia, Procardia XL	calcium channel blocker	angina/hypertension	not controlled	PO
atomoxetine	Strattera	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	ADHD	not controlled	PO
spironolactone	aldactone	Diuretic	edema/hypertension	not controlled	PO
valacyclovir	Valtrex	anti-viral	genital herpes/cold sores/shingles	not controlled	PO
pregabalin	Lyrica	anticonvulsant/neurologic	neuropathic pain/fibromyalgia/seizures	not controlled	PO
moxifloxacin	Avelox, Vigamox	quinolone antibiotic	infection	not controlled	PO,IV,ophthalmic
temazepam	Restoril	benzodiazepine	insomnia	schedule 4	PO
methylphenidate	Concerta, Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Metadate, Methylin	stimulant	ADHD	schedule 2	PO
glimepiride	Amaryl	sulfonylurea antidiabetic	type 2 diabetes	not controlled	PO
rispereidone	Risperdal	antipsychotic	schizophrenia/bipolar/acute mania	not controlled	PO
topiramate	Topamax	anti-convulsant	migraine prophylaxis/seizures	not controlled	PO
triamcinolone inhaler	Nasacort AQ, Azmacort	inhaled steroid	allergic rhinitis/asthma maintenence	not controlled	inhalation
divalproex sodium	Depakote, Depakote ER	anti-convulsant	migraine prophylaxis/seizures/bipolar	not controlled	PO
triamcinolone topical	Kenalog	corticosteriod	dermatoses	not controlled	topical
varenicline	Chantix	nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agent	smoking cessation	not controlled	PO
rosiglitazone	Avandia	thiazolidinedione antidiabetic	type 2 diabetes	not controlled	PO
phenytoin	Dilantin	anti-convulsant	seizures	not controlled	PO,IV
lamotrigene	Lamictal	anti-convulsant, anti-mania/bipolar	seizures, bipolar disorder	not controlled	PO
benazepril	Lotensin	ACE inhibitor	hypertension	not controlled	PO
memantine	Namenda	anti-alzheimer	alzheimer's dementia	not controlled	PO
lantanoprost ophthalmic	Xalatan	prostaglandin	glaucoma	not controlled	ophthalmic
alopatadine ophthalmic drops	Patanol	antihistamine (H1)	allergic conjunctivitis	not controlled	ophthalmic
rabeprazole	Aciphex	proton pump inhibitor	GERD/esophagitis/H. pylori	not controlled	PO
metronidazole	Flagyl, MetroGel, MetroCream	anti-microbial	bacterial infxn/trichomoniasis/amebiasis	not controlled	PO,IV,topical,vaginal
losartan+HCTZ	Hyzaar	A2RB+diuretic	hypertension/stroke prevention	not controlled	PO
tiotropium	Spiriva	anticholinergic	prevention of bronchospasm/COPD	not controlled	inhalation
metaxalone	Skelaxin	muscle relaxant	muscle spasm	not controlled	PO
metoclopramide	Reglan	GI motility stimulant	nausea & vomitting/GERD	not controlled	PO,IM,IV
eszopiclone	Lunesta	anxiolytic/hypnotic	insomnia	schedule 4	PO
quinapril	Accupril	ACE inhibitor	hypertension/CHF	not controlled	PO
olmesartan	Benicar	angiotensin 2 receptor blocker (A2RB)	hypertension	not controlled	PO
propranolol	Inderal, Inderal LA	beta receptor blocker (B1)	hypertension/angina/arrhthmia/post MI	not controlled	PO,IV
nitroglycerin sublingual	Nitrostat, NitroQuick, Nitrolingual	nitrate vasodilator	angina	not controlled	SL
omlesartan+HCTZ	Benicar HCT	A2RB+Diuretic	hypertension	not controlled	PO
donepezil	Aricept	cholinesterase inhibitor	alzheimer's dementia	not controlled	PO
diclofenac	Cataflam, Voltaren, Voltaren-XR	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory	pain/dysmenorrhea/arthritis/inflammation	not controlled	PO,topical,ophthalmic
irbesartan	Avapro	Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker (A2RB)	hypertension/diabetic neuropathy	not controlled	PO
estradiol	Estrace	estroen replacement	menopause disorders	not controlled	PO
gemofibrozil	Lopid	cholesterol lowering	hypertriglyceridemia/hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
tolterodine	Detrol, Detrol LA	urinary antispasmotic	overactive bladder	not controlled	PO
doxazosin	Cardura	alpha receptor agonist	hypertension/enlarged prostate	not controlled	PO
meclizine	Antivert	anti-vertigo	motion sickness/vertigo	not controlled	PO
tadalafil	Cialis	phosphodiesterase	erectile dysfunction	not controlled	PO
albuterol+ipratropium inhaler	Combivent	bronchodilator	COPD	not controlled	inhalation
fexofenadne+pseudoephedrine	Allegra-D	antihistamine (H1)+decongestant	allergic rhinitis	not controlled	PO
mirtazapine	Remeron, Remeron SolTab	tetracyclic antidepressant	major depression	not controlled	PO
nitrofurantoin	Furadantin, Macrodantin, Macrobid	antimicrobial	urinary tract infection	not controlled	PO
glyburide+metformin	Glucovance	antihyperglycemic	type 2 diabetes	not controlled	PO
acyclovir	Zovirax	anti-viral	herpes simplex virus/varicella/shingles	not controlled	PO,IV,topical
polyethylene glycol (oral)	MiraLax, Glycolax	laxative	constipation	not controlled	PO
sumatriptan	imitrex	serotonin agonist	migraine headache	not controlled	PO,IM
raloxifene	Evista	Estrogen Receptor Modulator	osteoporosis/breast cancer prevention	not controlled	PO
etonogestrel+ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring	NuvRing	intra-vaginal birth control	contraception	not controlled	vaginal
niacin SR	Niaspan	cholesterol lowering	hypercholesterolemia	not controlled	PO
famotidine	Pepcid, Pepcid AC	histamine blocker (H2)	GERD/ulcers	not controlled	PO,IV
acetaminophen+tramadol	ultracet	non narcotic pain reliever	pain relief	not controlled	PO
fentanyl transdermal patch	Duragesic	narcotic pain reliever	moderate to severe pain	schedule 2	topical patch
buspirone	BuSpar	anxiolytic/hypnotic	anxeity	not controlled	PO
nambumetone	Relafen	non-steroidal anti-inflammatoory	arthritis/inflammation	not controlled	PO
ibandronate	Boniva	bisphosphonate	osteoporosis treatment & prevention	not controlled	PO
lithium	Eskalith, Lithobid	anti-mania/bipolar	mania/bipolar	not controlled	PO
promethazine+codeine syrup	generic only available	antihistamine (H1)+narcotic cough supressant	cough/rhinitis	schedule 5	PO
clarithromycin	Biaxin, Biaxin XL	macrolide antibiotic	infection	not contolled	PO
terazosin	Hytrin	alpha receptor agonist	hypertension/prostatic hyprtrophy	not controlled	PO
nortriptyline	Pamelor	tricyclic antidepressant	major depression	not controlled	PO
methotrexate	Rheumatrex	anti-rheumatic/anti-metabolite	rheumatiod arthritis/psoriasis/mycosis/tumors	not controlled	PO,IV,IM
methocarbamol	Robaxin	muscle relaxant	muscle spasm	not controlled	PO,IM,IV
bisoprolol+HCTZ	Ziac	beta blocker (B1)+diuretic	hypertension	not controlled	PO
APAP+Butalbital+caffeine	Fioricet, Esgic, Wsgic-Plus	analgesic combination	tension headache/pain	not controlled	PO
atenolol+chlorthalidone	Tenoretic	beta receptor blocker (B1)+diuretic	hypertension	not controlled	PO
phentermine	Adipex-P, ProFast SA	appetite suppressant	obesity	schedule 4	PO
clotrimazole+betamethasone	lotrisone	antifungal+steroid	tinea	not controlled	topical
minocycline	Minocin	tetracycline antibiotic	acne/infection	not controlled	PO,IV
aripiprazole	Abilify	antipsychotic	schizophrenia/bipolar/major depression	not controlled	PO
dicyclomine	Bentyl	anti-spasmotic	irritable bowel syndrome	not controlled	PO,IM
irbesartan+HCTZ	Avalide	A2RB+diuretic	hypertension	not controlled	PO
ropinirole	Requip	dopamine agonist	parkinson's/restless leg syndrome	not controlled	PO
mupirocin	Bactroban	topical antibacterial	skin infections	not controlled	topical
oxybutynin	Ditropan, Ditropan XL	urinary antispasmotic	overactive bladder	not controlled	PO
felodipine ER	Plendil	calcuim channel blocker	hypertension	not cotnrolled	PO
ferrous sulfate	Feosol, Feratab, Fer-In-Sol, SlowFe	mineral supplement	iron deficiency	not controlled	PO
finasteride	Proscar	enzyme inhibitor	prostate enlargement	not controlled	PO
methadone	Dolophine, Methadose	narcotic pain reliever	severe pain/opiod dependence	schedule 2	PO,IM,IV
benzonatate	Tessalon Perles	non-narcotic cough supressant	cough	not controlled	PO
lidocaine topical patch	Lidoderm	topical anesthetic	post-herpetic neuralgia	not controlled	topical patch
ethinyl estradiol+levonorgestrel	Aviane	oral bith control	contraception/dysmenorrhea	not controlled	PO
phenazopyridine	Pyridium	urinary analgesic	dysuria	not controlled	PO
chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse	Peridex, PerioGard	anti-microbial oral rinse	gingivitis	not controlled	topical(oral rinse)
colchicine	generic only available	anti-gout	acute gout attack/gout prophylaxis	not controlled	PO,IV
insulin lispro	humalog	insulins	diabetes	not controlled	SQ
etodolac	Lodine, Lodine XL	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory	pain/arthritis	not controlled	PO
tizanidine	Zanaflex	muscle relaxant	muscle spasm	not controlled	PO
chlorpheniramine+hydrocodone	Tussionex	narcotic +antihistamine (H1)	upper respiratory symptoms	schedule 3	PO
hydroxychloroquine	Plaquenil	anti-malarial/anti-rheumatiod arthrits/anti-lupus	arthritis/malaria	not controlled	PO
acetaminophen+hydrocodone	Lorcet, Vicodin, Vicoden ES	narcotic+non narcotic pain reliever	pain relief	schedule 3	PO
levothyroxine	Synthroid, Levothroid, Levoxyl	hormone replacement	Hypothyroidism	not controlled	PO,IM,IV
metoprolol	Lopressor, Toprol XL	Beta Receptor Blocker (B1)	Hypertension/post M.I. treatment	not controlled	PO,IV
lisinopril	Prinivil, Zestril	ACE inhibitor	hypertension/congestive heart failure	not controlled	PO