| Brand Name |
Generic Name |
Side Effects |
Indications |
| Armour Thyroid |
thyroid (desiccated) |
no major side effects |
hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer |
| Synthroid/ Levothroid |
levothyroxine sodium |
no major side effects |
hyothyroidism |
| Cytomel |
liothyronine sodium |
no major side effects |
hypothyroidism |
| Miacalcin |
calcitonin-salmon |
nausea/vomiting/facial flushing |
Paget's disease, hypercalemia,postmenopausal, osteoporosis |
| Didronel |
etidronate sodium |
headache, gastrointestinal upset |
Paget's disease |
| Fosamax |
alendronate |
headache, gastrointestinal upset |
Paget's disease postmenopausal osteoporosis |
| Aredia |
pamidronate |
headache, gastrointestinal upset |
hypercalcemia, Paget's disease, ostoelytic bone lesions resulting from myelomas |
| Actonal |
risedronate |
abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, bone pain |
Paget's disease, osteoporosis |
| Evista |
raloxifene |
nausea, hot flashes, leg cramps |
postmenopausal ostoeporosis |
| Forteo |
terparatide |
no major side effects |
osteoporosis |
| Fosamax |
alendronate plus vit d |
perforation, angioedema |
osteoporosis, Paget's disease |
| CombiPatch |
estradiol/ norethindrone acetate |
nausea |
hypoestrogenism |
| Propyl-Thyracil |
propylthiouracil (PTU) |
nausea, headache,urticaria |
hyperthyroidism |
| Tapazole |
methimazole |
fever, rash, itching |
hyperthyroidism |
Jeanine Serusa
on 2009-10-29
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