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PT 202 DRUG FINAL
BRAND | GENERIC | CLASSIFICATION | GENERAL USE |
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Maxalt | rizatriptan | Migraine agent (5-HT Receptor Antagonist) | used to treat migraine headaches |
Intuniv | guanfacine | nonstimulant ADHD agent | used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children |
Arimidex | anastrozole | SERM | used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women |
Amitiza | lubiprostone | chloride channel activator | used to treat chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome in women with constipation |
Transderm-Scop | scopolamine | anticholinergic | used to prevent nausea and vomiting |
Nuvigil | armodafinil | stimulant | treat excessive sleepiness caused by sleep apnea, narcolpesy, or shift work sleep disorder |
Dilantin | phenytoin | anticonvulsant | used to control seizures |
Vagifem | estradiol | hormone | used to treat local symptoms of menopause |
Cordarone | amiodarone | antiarrhythmic | used to treat ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation |
Bumex | bumetanide | loop diuretic | treat fluid retention (edema) |
Claforan | cefotaxime | cephalosporin antibiotic | used to treat many kinds of bacteria infections |
Dobutrex | dobutamine | adrenergic agonist | treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation |
Cerebyx | fosphenytoin | anticonvulsant | used to prevent or control seizures |
Carimune/ Gammagard/ Privigen | immune globulin | immune globulin | treat primary immune deficiency, and to reduce the risk of infection in individuals with poorly functioning immune systems |
Merrem | meropenem | antibiotic | treat severe infections of the skin or stomach |
Narcan | naloxone | anitdote | used to reverse the effects of narcotic drugs used during surgery or to treat pain |
Epipen | epinephrine | adrenergic agonist | treat severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) to insect tings or bites, foods, drugs, and other allergens |
Lovenox | enoxaparine | anticoagulant | treat or prevent a type of blood clot called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which can lead to blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism). |
Maxipime | cefepime | antibacterial cephalosporin | treats bacterial infections |
Cubicin | daptomycin | antibacterial agent | treats bacterial infections of the skin |
Foscavir | foscarnet | antiviral | treats viral infections |
Primaxin | imipenem/cilastatin | antibacterial carbenem | used to treat or prevent infections that are caused by bacteria |
Osmitrol | mannitol | diuretic | treats acute kidney failure and is used to reduce swelling |
Nafcil/Nallpen/Unipen | Nafcillin | antibacterial Penicillin antibiotic | treats bacterial infections caused by staphylococcus bacteria(staphy infection) |
Luminal | phenobarbita | anticonvulsant | treats or prevents seizures |
Tygacil | tigecycline | antibacterial tetracycline | treats bacterial infection of the skin and digestive system |
Acetadote | acetylcysteine | antidote | used in the treatment of acetaminophen overdose |
Azactam | aztreonam | antibacterial agent | treats severe bacterial infections of the urinary tract, lower respiratory system, skin, stomach, and other body systems |
Efudex | 5- Fluorouracil | Antimetabolite | Used to treat carcinomas of breast, colon, rectum, pancreas, and stomach |
Gleevec | imatinib | Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor | Used to treat gastric stomal cell tumor |
Oncovin | vincristine | Vinca Alkaloid | Used to treat neuroblastoma |
Temodar | temozolomide | Alkylating Agent | Used to treat malignant glioblastoma |
Adriamycin | doxorubicin | Anthracyclines | Used to treat Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
Cytoxan | cyclophosphamide | Alkylating Agent | Used to treat Hodgkin and non- Hodgkins lymphoma |
Gemzar | gemcitabine | antimetabolite | Used to treat metastatic breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer,cervical cancer |
Vepesid | etoposide | Topoisomarase inhibitor | Used to treat ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, small cell lung cancer |
Velcade | bortezomib | Antineoplastic | used to treat multiple myeloma, mantle cell lymphoma |
Nolvadex | tamoxifen | Antiestrogen | Used to treat breast cancer |
Viread | tenofovir | antiretroviral/ nucleoside | used to treat HIV infection, chronic Hepatitis B |
Ziagen | abacavir | antiretroviral/ nucleoside | used to treat HIV infection, chronic Hepatitis B |
Sustiva | efavirenz | antiretroviral/ non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor | used to treat hIV infection |
Norvir | Ritonavir | antiretroviral/ protease inhibitor | used to "boost" other protease inhibitors |
Kaletra | lopinavir/ ritonavir | antiretroviral/ protease inhibitor | used to treat HIV infection |
Prezista | darunavir | antiretroviral/ protease inhibitor | used to treat HIV infection |
Isentress | raltegravir | antretroviral/ integrase inhibitor | used to treat HIV infection |
Reyataz | atazanvir | antiretroviral/ protease inhibitor | used to treat HIV infection |
Epivir | lamivudine | antiretroviral/ nucleoside | used to treat HIV infection, chronic Hepatitis B |
Claforan | cefotaxime | cephalosporin antibiotic | used to treat many kinds of bacteria infections |
Caduet | amlodipine/atorvistatin | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors | used to treat hypertension or angina and reduces the levels of "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides in the blood |
Ortho Evra | ethinyl estradiol/ norelgestromin | contraceptive patch | used as a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy |