Medications

A/T/S
See: Erythromycin

Abacavir
See: Trizivir.

Abacavir Sulfate
See: Ziagen

Acarbose
See: Precose

Adapin
Doxepin(the generic name for Adapin) is a psychotropic agent with antidepressant and anxiolytic properties. It also has sedative and anticholinergic effects, and, in the higher dosage range, it produces peripheral adrenergic blocking effects.

Adderall
Adderall is prescribed in the treatment of attention-deficit disorder with hyperactivity, the condition in which a child exhibits a short attention span and becomes easily distracted, overly emotional, excessively active, and highly impulsive. It should be used as part of a broader treatment plan th ... Read more

Alprazolam
For the management of anxiety disorders or the short-term symptomatic relief of symptoms of excessive anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with an anxiolytic.

Amitriptyline
Amitriptyline ( Elavil, Typtanol, Saroten, Tryptizol, Serotex ) may be used in depressive illness of psychotic or endogenous nature and in selected patients with neurotic depression. Endogenous depression is more likely to be alleviated than are other depressive states. Amitriptyline ( Elavil, Typta ... Read more

Amitriptyline/Perphenazine
For use in the management of the manifestations of psychotic disorders and for the control of severe nausea and vomiting in adults.Perphenazine has not been shown effective for the management of behavioral complications in patients with mental retardation.

Amphetamines
See: Adderall

Anafril
Anafranil is prescribed for the treatment of major depression--that is, a continuous depressed mood that interferes with everyday life. The symptoms of major depression often include changes in appetite and weight, difficulty sleeping, loss of interest in pleasurable activities, constant fidgeting o ... Read more

Ativan
Ativan is a benzodiazepine with CNS depressant, anxiolytic and sedative properties. Anterograde amnesia, decreased or lack of recall of events during period of drug action, has been reported after administration of lorazepam and appears to be dose-related. The short-term relief of manifestations of ... Read more

Atretol
See: Tegretol

Bupropion
See: Wellbutrin

Buspirone
See: Buspar

Carbamazepine
See: Tegretol

Catapres
Catapres is prescribed for high blood pressure. It is effective when used alone or with other high blood pressure medications. Doctors also prescribe Catapres for alcohol, nicotine, or benzodiazepine (tranquilizer) withdrawal; migraine headaches; smoking cessation programs; Tourette's syndrome (ti ... Read more

Celexa
Celexa is used to treat major depression--a stubbornly low mood that persists nearly every day for at least 2 weeks and interferes with everyday living. Symptoms may include loss of interest in your usual activities, insomnia or excessive sleeping, a change in weight or appetite, constant fidgeting ... Read more

Citalopram
See: Tegretol

Clomipramine
See: Anafril

Clonazepam
See: Klonopil

Clonidine
See: Catapres

Clozapine
See: Clozaril

Concerta
See: Ritalin

Cylert
Cylert is used to help treat children who have attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. However, this condition does not always require drug treatment. Drugs such as Cylert should be taken as part of a comprehensive treatment plan offering psychological and educational support to help the chil ... Read more

Depakene
Depakene, an epilepsy medicine, is used to treat certain types of seizures and convulsions. It may be prescribed alone or with other anticonvulsant medications.

Depakote
Depakote, in both delayed-release tablet and capsule form, is used to treat certain types of seizures and convulsions. It may be prescribed alone or with other epilepsy medications. The delayed-release tablets are also used to control the manic episodes--periods of abnormally high spirits and energ ... Read more

Desipramine
See: Norpramine

Desyrel
Desyrel is prescribed for the treatment of depression.

Dexedrine
Dexedrine, a stimulant drug available in tablet or sustained-release capsule form, is prescribed to help treat the following conditions: Narcolepsy (recurrent "sleep attacks") Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. (The total treatment program should include social, psychological, and ed ... Read more

Dextroamphetamine
See: Dexedrine

Diabinese
Diabinese is an oral antidiabetic medication used to treat type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin or is unable to use it properly. Insulin is believed to work by helping sugar penetrate the cell wall so it can be used by the cell. The ... Read more

Divalproex
See: Depakote

Doxepin
See: Sinequam

Effexor
(Antidepressant) Venlafaxine (generic name for Effexor) is a phenethylamine bicyclic derivative, chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic or other available antidepressant agents. The mechanism of venlafaxine's antidepressant action in humans is believed to be associated with its potentiation ... Read more

Elavil
(In the drug management of depressive illness.) Amitriptyline ( Elavil, Typtanol, Saroten, Tryptizol, Serotex ) may be used in depressive illness of psychotic or endogenous nature and in selected patients with neurotic depression. Endogenous depression is more likely to be alleviated than are other ... Read more

Enbrel
Enbrel is used to treat the symptoms of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis when other drugs have proved inadequate. It is the first in a new class of drugs designed to block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a naturally occurring protein responsible for much of the joint inflammation t ... Read more

Epitol
See: Tegretol

Eskalith
Eskalith is used to treat the manic episodes of manic-depressive illness, a condition in which a person's mood swings from depression to excessive excitement. A manic episode may involve some or all of the following symptoms: Aggressiveness Elation Fast, urgent talking Frenetic physical ac ... Read more

Estring
Estring is an estrogen replacement system for relief of the vaginal problems that often occur after menopause, including vaginal dryness, burning, and itching, and difficult or painful intercourse. Estring is also prescribed for postmenopausal urinary problems such as difficulty urinating or urinary ... Read more

Fluoxetine
The antidepressant, antiobsessional, and antibulimic actions of fluoxetine are presumed to be linked to its ability to inhibit the neuronal reuptake of serotonin. Similarly because of the long half-lives of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine, it may take up to 1 to 2 months for the active drug substance t ... Read more

Fluvoxamine
For the symptomatic relief of depressive illness. The effectiveness of fluvoxamine in long-term use (i.e., for more than 5 to 6 weeks) has not been systematically evaluated in controlled trials. Therefore, the physician who elects to use fluvoxamine for extended periods should periodically re-evalua ... Read more

Guanfacine
See: Temex

Haldol
Haloperidol is a butyropherone derivative with antipsychotic properties that has been considered particularly effective in the management of hyperactivity, agitation, and mania. Haloperidol is an effective neuroleptic and also possesses antiemetic properties; it has a marked tendency to provoke extr ... Read more

Haloperidol
See: Haldol

Helidac
Helidac is a drug combination that cures the infection responsible for most stomach ulcers. Although ulcers used to be blamed on stress and spicy food, doctors now know that a germ called Helicobacter pylori is the actual culprit in a majority of cases.

Imipramine
See: Tofranil

Imodium
Imodium is prescribed for the control and relief of symptoms of diarrhea not known to be caused by a specific germ, and for diarrhea associated with long-term inflammatory bowel disease. This drug is also prescribed for reducing the volume of discharge from an ileostomy (a surgical opening of the sm ... Read more

Klonopin
Klonopin is used alone or along with other medications to treat convulsive disorders such as epilepsy. It is also prescribed for panic disorder---unexpected attacks of overwhelming panic accompanied by fear of recurrence. Klonopin belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines.

Lidex
Lidex is a steroid medication that relieves the itching and inflammation of a wide variety of skin problems, including redness and swelling.

Lithium
See: Eskalith

Lorazepam
See: Ativan

Lumigan
Lumigan is an eye drop that combats high pressure inside the eyeball. It is prescribed for a condition called open-angle glaucoma (a gradual increase of pressure in the eye). It is typically used after other remedies have caused problems or fail to work. It lowers pressure by promoting drainage of t ... Read more

Luvox
Luvox is prescribed for obsessive compulsive disorder. An obsession is marked by continual, unwanted thoughts that prevent proper functioning in everyday living. Compulsive behavior is typified by ritualistic actions such as repetitious washing, repeating certain phrases, completing steps in a proce ... Read more

Medrol
Medrol, a corticosteroid drug, is used to reduce inflammation and improve symptoms in a variety of disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, acute gouty arthritis, and severe cases of asthma. Medrol may be given to people to treat primary or secondary adrenal cortex insufficiency (inability of the ... Read more

Mellaril
Mellaril is used to reduce the symptoms of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, and to treat depression and anxiety in adults. Mellaril is also used in the treatment of agitation, fears, sleep disturbances, tension, depression, and anxiety in elderly people, and for certain behavior problems i ... Read more

Metadate
See: Ritalin

Mikro-K
Micro-K is used to treat or prevent low potassium levels in people who may face potassium loss caused by digitalis (Lanoxin), non-potassium-sparing diuretics (such as Diuril and Dyazide), and certain diseases. Potassium plays an essential role in the proper functioning of a wide range of systems i ... Read more

Mobic
Mobic is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in prescription form. It is used to relieve the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis.

Monistat
Monistat is available in several formulations, including Monistat 3 vaginal suppositories, Monistat 7 vaginal cream and suppositories, and Monistat-Derm skin cream. Monistat's active ingredient, Miconazole, fights fungal infections. Monistat 3 and Monistat 7 are used for vaginal yeast infections. ... Read more

Norpramin
Norpramin is used in the treatment of depression. It is one of a family of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. Drugs in this class are thought to work by affecting the levels of the brain's natural chemical messengers (called neurotransmitters), and adjusting the brain's response to them. Norp ... Read more

Nortriptyline
See: Pamelor

Olanzapine
See: Zyprexa

Orinase
Orinase is an oral antidiabetic medication used to treat type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Diabetes occurs when the body does not make enough insulin, or when the insulin that is produced no longer works properly. Insulin works by helping sugar get inside the body's cells, where it is then us ... Read more

Pamelor
Pamelor is prescribed for the relief of symptoms of depression. It is one of the drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants.
Some doctors also prescribe Pamelor to treat chronic hives, premenstrual depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, and bedwetting.

Pancrease
Pancrease is used to treat pancreatic enzyme deficiency. It is often prescribed for people with cystic fibrosis, chronic inflammation of the pancreas, or blockages of the pancreas or common bile duct caused by cancer. It is also taken by people who have had their pancreas removed or who have had gas ... Read more

Paroxetine
See: Paxil

Paxil
Paxil relieves a variety of emotional problems. It can be prescribed for serious, continuing depression that interferes with your ability to function. Symptoms of this type of depression often include changes in appetite and sleep patterns, a persistent low mood, loss of interest in people and activ ... Read more

Pemoline
See: Cylert

Persantine
Persantine helps reduce the formation of blood clots in people who have had heart valve surgery. It is used in combination with blood thinners such as Coumadin. Some doctors also prescribe Persantine in combination with other drugs, such as aspirin, to reduce the damage from a heart attack and pre ... Read more

Pilocar
Pilocar causes constriction of the pupils (miosis) and reduces pressure within the eye. It is used to treat the increased pressure of open-angle glaucoma and to lower eye pressure before surgery for acute angle-closure glaucoma. It can be used alone or in combination with other medications. Glaucoma ... Read more

Potassium Chloride
See: Micro-K

Propine
Propine is used to treat chronic open-angle glaucoma, the most common form of the disease. In glaucoma, the fluid inside the eyeball is under abnormally high pressure, a condition which can cause vision problems or even blindness. Propine belongs to a class of medication called "prodrugs," drugs t ... Read more

Prozac
Prozac is prescribed for the treatment of depression--that is, a continuing depression that interferes with daily functioning. The symptoms of major depression often include changes in appetite, sleep habits, and mind/body coordination; decreased sex drive; increased fatigue; feelings of guilt or wo ... Read more

Quetiapine
See: Seroquel

Risperdal
Risperdal is prescribed to treat severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.

Risperidone
See: Risperdal

Ritalin
Ritalin and other brands of methylphenidate are mild central nervous system stimulants used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. With the exception of Concerta and Metadate CD, these products are also used in adults to treat narcolepsy (an uncontrollable desire t ... Read more

Seroquel
Seroquel combats the symptoms of schizophrenia, a mental disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, disrupted thinking, and loss of contact with reality. It is the first in a new class of antipsychotic medications. Researchers believe that it works by diminishing the action of dopamine and seroto ... Read more

Sertraline
See: Zoloft

Sinequan
Sinequan is used in the treatment of depression and anxiety. It helps relieve tension, improve sleep, elevate mood, increase energy, and generally ease the feelings of fear, guilt, apprehension, and worry most people experience. It is effective in treating people whose depression and/or anxiety is p ... Read more

Stelazine
Stelazine is used to treat severe mental disturbances as well as anxiety that does not respond to ordinary tranquilizers.

Surmontil
Surmontil is used to treat depression. It is a member of the family of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants.

Tegretol
Tegretol is used in the treatment of seizure disorders, including certain types of epilepsy. It is also prescribed for trigeminal neuralgia (severe pain in the jaws) and pain in the tongue and throat. In addition, some doctors use Tegretol to treat alcohol withdrawal, cocaine addiction, and emotion ... Read more

Tenex
Tenex is given to help control high blood pressure. This medication reduces nerve impulses to the heart and arteries; this slows the heartbeat, relaxes the blood vessels, and thus reduces blood pressure. Tenex may be given alone or in combination with other high blood pressure medications, especiall ... Read more

Thioridazine
See: Mellaril

Tofranil
Tofranil is used to treat depression. It is a member of the family of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. Tofranil is also used on a short term basis, along with behavioral therapies, to treat bed-wetting in children aged 6 and older. Its effectiveness may decrease with longer use. Some do ... Read more

Tranxene
Tranxene belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. It is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders and for short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. It is also used to relieve the symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal and to help in treating certain convulsive disorders such as epi ... Read more

Trazodone
See: Desyrel

Triavil
Triavil is used to treat anxiety, agitation, and depression. Triavil is a combination of a tricyclic antidepressant (amitriptyline) and a tranquilizer (perphenazine). Triavil can also help people with schizophrenia (distorted sense of reality) who are depressed and people with insomnia, fatigue, l ... Read more

Trifluoperazine
See: Stelazine

Trileptal
Trileptal helps reduce the frequency of partial epileptic seizures, a form of epilepsy in which neural disturbances are limited to a specific region of the brain and the victim remains conscious throughout the attack. Trileptal may be prescribed by itself to treat the problem in adults. It can also ... Read more

Trimipramine
See: Surmontil

Trinalin
Trinalin and Rynatan are long-acting antihistamine/decongestants that relieve nasal stuffiness and middle ear congestion caused by hay fever and ongoing nasal inflammation. They can be used alone or with antibiotics and analgesics such as aspirin or acetaminophen. Azatadine, the antihistamine in the ... Read more

Valium
Valium is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders and for short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. It belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. It is also used to relieve the symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal, to relax muscles, to relieve the uncontrolled muscle movements ca ... Read more

Valproic Acid
See: Depakine

Valtrex
Valtrex is used to treat herpes zoster, (the painful rash known as shingles). It is also prescribed to relieve the sores caused by genital herpes.

Venlaxafine
See: Effexor

Viramune
Viramune is prescribed for advanced cases of HIV. HIV---the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS---undermines the immune system over a period of years, eventually leaving the body defenseless against infection. Viramune is generally prescribed only after the immune system has declined and i ... Read more

Wellbutrin
Wellbutrin, a relatively new antidepressant medication, is given to help relieve certain kinds of major depression. Major depression involves a severely depressed mood (for 2 weeks or more) and loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities accompanied by sleep and appetite disturbances, agitatio ... Read more

Xanax
Xanax is a tranquilizer used in the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety or the treatment of anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorder is marked by unrealistic worry or excessive fears and concerns. Xanax is also used in the treatment of panic disorder, which appears as unexpected panic attacks and m ... Read more

Zoloft
Zoloft is prescribed for major depressive disorder--a persistently low mood that interferes with everyday living. Symptoms may include loss of interest in your usual activities, disturbed sleep, change in appetite, constant fidgeting or lethargic movement, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt ... Read more

Zyprexa
Zyprexa helps manage symptoms of schizophrenia, the manic phase of manic-depression, and other psychotic disorders. It is thought to work by opposing the action of serotonin and dopamine, two of the brain's major chemical messengers. The drug is available as Zyprexa tablets and Zyprexa Zydis, which ... Read more