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Drug Final
Brand | Generic | Classification | General Use |
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Caduet | amlopidine/ atorvastatin | Calcium Channel Blocker/ HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor | used to treat hypertension/ angina & reduces levels of LDL & triglycerides in the blood |
Ortho Avra | ethinyl estradiol/ norelgestromin | Contraceptive patch | used as a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy |
Maxalt | rizatriptan | Migraine Agent (5-HT Receptor Antagonist) | used to treat migraine headaches, it won't prevent headaches/ reduce # of attacks |
Intuniv | guanfacine | Nonstimulant ADHD Agent | used to treat ADHD in children |
Arimidex | anastrozole | SERM | used to treat breast cancer in menopausal women |
Amitiza | lubiprostone | Chloride Channel Activator | used to treat chronic constipation & IBS in women with constipation |
Transderm-Scop | scopolamine | Anticholinergic | used to prevent nausea & vomiting |
Nuvigil | armodafinil | C-IV Stimulant | treat excessive sleepiness caused by sleep apnea, narcolepsy/ shift work sleep disorder |
Epipen | epinephrine | Adrenergic Agent | treat severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to insect stings/ bites, food, drugs & other allergens |
Lovenox | enoxaparin | Anticoagulant | treat/ prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), which can lead to pulmonary embolsim |
Cordarone | amiodarone | Antiarrythmic | used to treat ventricular tachycardia/ ventricular fibrillation |
Bumex | bumetanide | Loop Diuretic | treats edema |
Claroforan | cefotaxime | Cephalsporin Antibiotic | used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections |
Dobutrex | dobutamine | Adrenergic Agent | treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation/ cardiac shock |
Cerebyx | fosphenytoin | Anticonvulsant | used to prevent/ control seizures |
Carimune Gammagard Privigen | immune globulin | Immune Globulin | treat primary immune deficiency & reduce risk of infection in individuals with poorly functioning immune systems |
Merrem | meropenem | Antibiotic | treat severe infections of skin/ stomach |
Narcan | naloxone | Antidote | used to reverse effects of narcotic drugs used during surgery/ to treat pain |
Acetadote | acetylcysteine | Antidote | used in treatment of acetaminophen overdose |
Azactem | aztreonam | Antibacterial Agent | treats severe bacterial infections: UT, lower respiratory system, skin, stomach & other body systems |
Maxipime | cefepime | Antibacterial Cephalosporin | treats bacterial infections |
Cubicin | daptomycin | Antibacterial Agent | treats bacterial infections of skin |
Foscavir | foscarnet | Antiviral | treats viral infection |
Primaxin | imipenem/ cilastatin | Antibacterial Carbenem | used to treat/ prevent infections that are caused by bacteria |
Osmitrol | mannitol | Diuretic | treats acute kidney failure & used to reduce swelling |
Nafcil Nallpen Unipen | nafcillin | Penicillin Antibiotic | treats bacterial infections caused by staphylococcus bacteria (staph infection) |
Luminal | phenobarbital | Anticonvulsant | treats/ prevents seizures |
Tygacil | tigecycline | Antibacterial Tetracycline | treats bacterial infection of skin & digestive system |
Velcade | bortezomib | Antineoplastic | used to treat multiple myeloma, mantle cell lymphoma |
Nolvadex | tamoxifen | Antiestrogen | used to treat breast cancer |
Efudex | 5-Fluorouracil | Antimetabolite | used to treat carcinomas of breast, colon, rectum, pancreas & stomach |
Gleevec | imatinib | Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor | used to treat gastric stromal cell tumor |
Oncovin | vincristine | Vinca Alkaloid | used to treat neuroblastoma |
Temodar | temozolomide | Alkylkating Agent | used to treat malignant glioblastoma |
Adriamycin | doxorubicin | Anthracycline | used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
Cytoxan | cyclophosomide | Alkylating Agent | used to treat Hodgkin & non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
Gemzar | gemcitabine | Antimetabolite | used to treat cancers: metastatic breast, pancreatic, bladder & cervical |
Vepesid | etoposide | Topoisomarase Inhibitor | used to treat cancers: ovarian, testicular & small cell lung |
Epivir | lamivudine | Nucleoside | used to treat HIV infection & chronic Hepatitis B |
Emtriva | emitricitabine | Nucleoside | used to treat HIV infection & chronic Hepatitis B |
Viread | tenofovir | Nucleoside | treat HIV infection & chronic Hepatitis B |
Ziagen | abacavir | Nucleoside | treat HIV infection & chronic Hepatitis B |
Sustiva | efavirenz | Non-Nucleoside Transcriptase Inhibitor | treat HIV infection |
Norvir | ritonavir | Protease Inhibitor | treat HIV infection & boosts other protease inhibitors |
Kaletra | lopinavir/ ritonavir | Combo Protease Inhibitor | treat HIV infection |
Prezista | darunavir | Protease Inhibitor | treat HIV infection |
Reyataz | atazanvir | Protease Inhibitor | treat HIV infection |
Isentress | raltegravir | Integrase Inhibitor | treat HIV infection |
Dilantin | phenytoin | Anticonvulsant | used to control seizures |
Vagifem | estradiol | Hormone | used to treat local symptoms of menopause |