| Question | Answer |
| COREG | GENERIC NAME: CARVEDIOL
USE: Treat heart failure and high blood pressure
MEDICATION CLASS: Beta- Blocker |
| CLARINEX (CLARINTIN) | GENERIC NAME: DESLORATIDINE
USE :relieve hay fever and allergy symptoms, including sneezing; runny nose; and red, itchy, tearing eyes. It is also used to treat hives
MEDICATION CLASS: antihistamines |
| COZAAR | GENERIC NAME: LOSARTAN
MEDICATION CLASS: Angiotensin 2 recepter antagonists. |
| COZAAR- LOSARTAN | +alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure.
+ decrease the risk of stroke in people who have high blood pressure and a heart
condition.
+treat kidney disease in people who have type 2 diabetes and HBP. |
| CELEBREX- CLECOXIB | USE:
+relieve pain, tenderness, swelling and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis (anti inflammatory lining joint),rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis.
+ treat painful menstrual periods and pain from other causes
+used with surgery. |
| CELEBREX | GENERIC NAME: CELECOXIB
MEDICATION CLASS: NSAIDs called COX-2 inhibitors |
| CARDIZEM- CARDIZEM CD | GENERIC NAME: DILTIAZEM
MEDICATION CLASS:calcium-channel blockers |
| CARDIZEM (DILTIAZEM) | USE:
+ treat high blood pressure and to control angina (chest pain) |
| CELEXA | GENERIC NAME: CITALOPRAM
MEDICATION CLASS: "Antidepressants" called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) |
| CELEXA (CITALOPRAM) | USE:
+ treat depression. |
| CALAN, CALAN SR | GENERIC NAME: VERAPAMIL
MEDICATION CLASS:calcium-channel blockers |
| CALAN (VERAPAMIL) | USE:
+ treat high blood pressure and to control angina (chest pain)
+ immediate-release tablets are also used alone or with other medications to prevent and treat irregular heartbeats. |
| CARDURA | GENERIC NAME: DOXAZOSIN
MEDICATION CLASS: alpha-blockers |
| CARDURA (DOXAZOSIN) | USE:
+used in men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH).which include difficulty urinating (hesitation, dribbling), painful urination, and urinary frequency and urgency.
+ treat high blood pressure |
| COUMADIN | GENERIC NAME: WARFARIN
MEDICATION CLASS:anticoagulants ('blood thinners') |
| COUMADIN (WARFARIN) | USE:
+ prevent blood clots from forming or growing larger in blood,blood vessels.
+ prescribed for people with certain types of irregular heartbeat,suffered a heart attack.
+ prevent venous thrombosis (blood clot in a vein),pulmonary embolism |
| CAPOTEN | GENERIC NAME:CAPTOPRIL
MEDICATION CLASS : angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. |
| CAPOTEN - CAPTOPRIL | USE
+treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
+ treament of hypertension, congestive heart failure, and other cardiovascular disorders. |
| CATAPRES | GENERIC NAME: CLONIDINE.
MEDICATION CLASS: centrally acting alpha-agonist hypotensive agents.
M,EDICATIPON CLASS: |
| CATAPRES - CLONIDINE | USE:
+Treat HBP |
| CEFTIN | GENERIC NAME: CEFUROXIME
MEDICATION CLASS cephalosporin antibiotics. |
| CEFTIN - CEFUROXIME | USE :
+ Treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as bronchitis; gonorrhea; Lyme disease; and infections of the ears, throat, sinuses, urinary tract, and skin. |
| CEFZIL | GENERIC NAME: CEFPROZIL
MEDICATION CLASS:cephalosporin antibiotics. |
| CEFZIL-CEFPROZIL | USE:
+ Treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as bronchitis and infections of the ears, throat, sinuses, and skin. + |
| CIPRO, CILOXAN | GENERIC NAME: CIPROFLOXACIN
MEDICATION CLASS:antibiotics called fluoroquinolones |
| CIPRO,CILOXAN - CIPROFLOXACIN | USE:
+treat or prevent certain infections caused by bacteria. |
| ACCUPRIL | GENERIC NAME: QUINAPRIL
MEDICATION CLASS: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. |
| ACCUPRIL- QUINAPRIL | USE:
+HBP |
| ACIPHEX | GENERIC NAME: RABEPRAZOLE
MEDICATION CLASS: proton-pump inhibitors |
| ACIPHEX- RABEPRAZOLE | USE:
treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and possible injury of the esophagus (the tube that connects the throat and stomach). |
| ACTONEL | GENERIC NAME: RISENDRONATE
MEDICATION CLASS: bisphosphonates. |
| ACTONEL - RISENDRONATE( RISEDRONATE ) | USE:
+prevent and treat osteoporosis (a condition in which the bones become thin and weak and break easily) in women who have undergone menopause ('change of life,' end of menstrual periods). |
| ADDERALL, ADDERALL XR | GENERIC NAME: MIXED AMPHETAMINES
MEDICATION CLASS: C-2 |
| ADDERALL, ADDERALL XR | USE:
+Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) |
| ADIPEX-P | GENERIC NAME: PHENTERMINE
MEDICATION CLASS:anorectics. |
| ADIPEX-P (PHENTERMINE) | USE: (C-4)
+ WEIGHT LOSS |
| ADVAIR | GENERIC NAME: FLUTICASONE/SALMETEROL
MEDICATION CLASS:
+Salmeterol- long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs).
+Fluticasone- steroids |
| ADVAIR- FLUTICASONE/SALMETEROL | USE:
prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties caused by asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of lung diseases that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema). |
| Allegra, Allegra-D | Fexofenadine |
| Allegra, Allegra-D/ Fexofenadine | use treat allergies |
