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| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Levothroid | levothyroxine | hormones & modifiers, thyroid | as a replacement or supplemental therapy in congenital or acquired hypothyroidism. Treatment or prevention of various types of euthyroid goiters |
| Astrepo 0.15% | azelastine | respiratory, antihistamine | relief of symptoms of seasonal and perenial allergic rhinitis in patients >6 yrs of age. |
| Transderm-scop | scopolamine | gastrointestinal | prevention of N/V associated with motion sickness or recovery from anesthesia and/or opiate analgesia and surgery in adults |
| Nuvigil | armodafinil | psychotropic | to improve wakefulness in adults with excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), narcolepsy, or shift work disorder (SWD) |
| Ranexa | ranolazine | cardiovascular, antiangina | treatment of chronic angina; may be used with b-blockers, nitrates, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors and ARBs. |
| Metadate CD | methylphenidate | psychotropic | treatment of ADHD |
| Bactroban | mupirocin | dermatological | treatment of secondarily infected skin lesions. staphylococcus aureus & streptococcus pyogenes. |
| Humulin R | insulin (human recombinant) | hormones & modifiers, insulin | adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults and children with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Astelin | azelastine | respiratory, antihistamine | treatment of the symptoms of seasonal allegic rhinitis in patients > 12 yrs of age. |
| Differin | adapalene | dermatological | topical treatment of acne vulgaris in patients > 12 years of age |
| Lotemax | loteprednol | opthalmic | treatment of postoperative inflammation and pain following ocular surgery. |
| Yasmin 28 | drospirenone and ethinl estradiol | hormones &modifiers, contraceptive | prevention of pregnany |
| SF 5000 plus | fluoride | Dental | strengthens tooth enamel to prevent cavities and tooth decay |
| Truvada | tenofovir/ emtricitabine | anti-infective, antiviral | treatment of HIV infection with other antiretroviral agents |
| Advair HFA | fluticasone & salmeterol | respiratory | treatment of asthma in patients > 12 years of age |
| Maxalt MLT | rizatriptan | neurological, antimigraine | treats migraines by narrowing blood vessels in the brain |
| Arimidex | anastrozole | antineoplastic hormone | adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor- possitive early breast cancer |
| Amitiza | lubiprostone | gastrointestinal | treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults, opioid-induced consstipation (OIC), and IBS with constipation in women >18 |
| Doryx | doxycycline | anti-infective | tetracycline antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections |
| Clarinex | desloratadine | respiratory, antihistamine | seasonal & perennial allergic rhinitis symptomatic releif of pruritus in patients with chronic idiopathic urticardia |