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Drug List U-8
Endocrine System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clomiphene | Clomid - Used to stimulate ovulation. Fertility drug. |
| Danazol | Cyclomen - Used to treat endometriosis & releive pain caused by fibrocystic breast disease. |
| Nafarelin | Synarel - Used to manage pain in endometriosis. |
| Bromocriptine | Parlodel - Ergoline derivative, dopamine agonist, to treat pituitary tumours, Parkinson Disease, & neuoroleptic malignant syndrome. Also use to treat infertility. |
| Methimazole | Tapizole - Used to mangae hyperthyroidis ( overactivityof thyroid glands. |
| Gliclazide | Diamacron - Sulfonylurea, increase insulin sensitivity or restore insulin secretion. |
| Glimepiride | Amaryl - Oral diabetes drugs, helps control blood sugar level. |
| Glyburide | DiaBeta - Used type 11 diabetes, helps control blood sugar |
| Metformin | Glucophage - Oral antidiabetic drug for type 11(biguanide) in overweight and obese people. |
| Pioglitazone | Actos - Antihyperglycemic agent, used to lower blood sugar |
| Rosiglitazone | Avandia - same as Pioglitazone |
| Acarbose | Prandase - For type 11 diabetes, helps control blood sugar with diet and exercise |
| Nateglinide | Starlix - same as Acarbose |
| Repaglinide | GlucoNorm - same as Acarbose |
| Flucinolone | Synalar - Corticosteroid and antiinflammatry, for skin disease and anal sac. |
| Fluocinonide | Lidex - same as Flucinolone |
| Progesterone | Prometrium - For postmenopausal women who are taking estrogen. It prevent s buid up in the lining if the uterus and bleeding. |
| Sildenafil | Viagra - Treat sexual dysfuncton & pulmonary aterial hypertension(PAH) |
| Tadalafil | Cialis - Treat sexual dysfuncto by relaxing muscles in the penis thus allowing blood flow to the penis |
| Vardenafil | Levita - Treat sexual dysfunction. same as Tadalafil |