Generic | Trade | Dosage | MOA | Indication |
Gabapentin | Neurontin(tab, cap, soln)
Horizant (ER tab)
Gralise (tab) | A: 300TID (max 1800mg)
C: 10-15mg/kg | GABA analogue
anticonvulsant | Partial seizure
Postherpetic neuralgia |
Prednisone | Deltasone (tab & soln) | A: 5-60mg qd
C: 1-2mg/kg/day | corticosteroid | Asthma, thrombocytopenia, allergy, inflamm, Disease: GI, Collagen, skin, endocrine, neoplastic, eye, respiratory, RA |
Methylprednisolone | Medrol (tab) | A: 2-32mg
C: asthma only 0.25-60mg/day | corticosteroid | Allergic, anti-inflam/immunosupressive
Asthma |
Cyclobenzaprine (caps&tab) | Flexeril
Amrix (caps) | ER: 15-30mg qd
IR: 5-10mg TID
C: 15yo+ | Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant | muscle spasm |
Carisoprodol | Soma (tab) | 250-300mg TID & HS
C: 16yo+ | Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant | musculoskeletal system disorder |
Butalbitaal/APAP/Caf | Fioricet
Esgic
(cap&tab) | (50/325/40mg)
1-2 tab/cap q4h
C: 12yo+ | Barbiturate | Tension/muscle contraction/HA |
Oxycodone | Oxycontin (tab ER)
Roxicodone (tab) | 5-15mg q4-6hr prn for pain | Opioid Receptor agonist | pain |
Oxycodone/APAP | Percocet (tab) | 2.5-10/325-650 q6h prn | analgesic, opioid receptor agonist | moderate-severe pain |
Hydrocodone/APAP
(tabs) | Vicodin
Lortab
Lorcet
Norco
Zydone | 5,7.5,10mg/325-500mg q4-6h prn max 6 doses | analgesic, opioid receptor agonist | moderate - severe pain |
APAP/Codeine
(tab, soln, elixir) | Tylenol w/ codeine
(tab) | A: 300-1000/15-60mg q4h prn
C: 5ml TID/QID, 10ml TID/QID, 13yo+ adult dose | analgesic, alkaloid preped from methylation of morphine | mild-moderate pain |
Fentanyl transderm | Duragesic (transdermal patch) | A: 12-100mcg/hr q72h
C: 2yo+ | analgesic, opiod | Breakthrough cancer pain
Chronic pain in opioid tolerant pts |
Tramadol (tab&cap) | Ultram
Ultram ER
Ryzolt
Rybix
(tab) | 50-100mg q4-6h | synthetic opioid agonist | pain |
Buprenorphine(IV,SL)
Buprenorphine/Naloxone | Butrans (patch)
Subutex (SL tab)
Suboxone (SL tab &film) | refer to notes | partial opioid agonist | Opioid dependence & pain |
Lidocaine
cream-4%
oint-5%
patchER-5% | Lidoderm (patch) | apply up to 3 patches in 12h | analgesic, local anesthetic | local anesthesia, postherpetic neuralgia |
Pregabalin | Lyrica (caps) | 50mg TID
75mg BID | DB neuropathy, spinal cord injury nerve paint, fibromyalgia, partial seizure, postherpetic neuralgia | GABA analog, analgesic, anticonvulsant |
Promethazine | Phenergan (IV, tab, rectal supp.) | Adults & Children 2yo+: 25-50mg po/rect HS, or 6.25-12.5mg TID, 25po/rect BID, | administration of analgesia (prophylaxis), allergy, motion sickness,N&V, postop pain, sedation | H1 antagonist |
Meloxicam (susp &tab) | Mobic | A: 7.5 - 15 mg qd
C: 0.125-7.5mg/kg qd | NSAID (Cox inhibitor) | Juv RA
RA
Osteoarthritis |
Ibuprofen (tab, susp, & caps) | Motrin | A:200-800mg BID/TID
C: available | NSAID (inhibits prostaglindin synth) | Inflammatory disease
Analgesia, pain, fever, dysmenorrhea |
Naproxen (susp & tab) | Naprosyn
Anaprox | A: 250-500mg BID
C: 5mg/kg BID | NSAID (inhibits prostaglindin synth) | Ankylosing spondylitis,bursitis, gout, osteoarthritis, pain, dysmenorrhea, RA, tendinitis |
Celecoxib (caps) | Celebrex | A:100BID, 200QD
C: 50-100BID | NSAID (COX2 selective) | Ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, RA, pain (dysmenorrhea) |