| Medication |
Purpose |
| Product Name |
Generic Name |
(copied and pasted extracts
from the web) |
| Adalat |
Nipedipine |
Reduce high blood pressure |
| Abidec |
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| Anafranil |
Clomipramine |
an antiobsessional drug that belongs to the class
(dibenzazepine) of pharmacologic agents known as tricyclic antidepressants |
| Anakinra |
Kinaret |
Kineret is indicated for the reduction in signs and
symptoms of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, in patients 18 years of
age or older who have failed 1 or more disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). |
| Colchicine |
Colchicine |
Colchicine is specifically indicated for treatment and
relief of pain in attacks of acute gouty arthritis. It is also recommended for regular use
between attacks as a prophylactic measure, and is often effective in aborting an attack
when taken at the first sign of articular discomfort |
| Neroal / Sandimmun |
Cyclosporin |
the ability of cyclosporine to inhibit T-cell
activation has been shown to have a role in the treatment of diseases such as nephrotic
syndrome, refractory Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, biliary cirrhosis, aplastic
anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, myasthenia gravis, and dermatomyositis |
| Decadron |
Dexamethasone |
Dexamethasone is a synthetic steroid. The
drug suppresses acute and chronic inflammation |
| Diamox |
Acetazolamide |
Acetazolamide is a potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitor,
effective in the control of fluid secretion (e. g., some types of glaucoma), in the
treatment of certain convulsive disorders (e. g., epilepsy) and in the promotion of
diuresis in instances of abnormal fluid retention (e. g., cardiac edema). |
| Doxepin |
Doxepin |
Doxepin HCl is recommended for the treatment of: 1.
Psychoneurotic patients with depression and/or anxiety.
2. Depression and/or anxiety associated with alcoholism (not to be taken
concomitantly with alcohol).
3. Depression and/or anxiety associated with organic disease (the possibility of
drug interaction should be considered if the patient is receiving other drugs
concomitantly).
4. Psychotic depressive disorders with associated anxiety including involutional
depression and manic-depressive disorders. |
| Enbrel |
Etanercept |
ENBREL is indicated for reduction in signs and
symptoms of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in patients who have had an
inadequate response to one or more disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). ENBREL
can be used in combination with methotrexate in patients who do not respond adequately to
methotrexate alone. |
| Ferinsol |
|
Intended as a source of supplemental iron, Fer-In-Sol
should only be given on the advice of your baby's doctor |
| Gastrocrom |
cromolyn sodium |
Gastrocrom Oral Concentrate has been approved
for the treatment of symptoms associated with mastocytosis, a rare disease caused by an
excess accumulation of mast cells in different parts of the body. |
| Imuran |
Azathioprine |
Azathioprine is also indicated for the management of
severe, active rheumatoid arthritis unresponsive to rest, aspirin or other nonsteroidal
anti-intlammatory drugs, or to agents in the class of which gold is an example |
| Lopirin |
Captopril |
Captopril: May be used in some diabetic patients to
reduce the risk for serious kidney complications. Foreign (non-U.S.) Brand
Names: Acenorm; Acenorm Cor; ........ Lopirin; Lopril |
| Lovenox
(Enoxaparin) |
enoxaparin sodium |
used in the prevention of blood clots....is a low
molecular weight heparin which prevents blood coagulation |
| Methotrexate |
|
Until recently methotrexate was considered an
experimental treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Now it is an FDA-approved drug which is
prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis patients who have not responded to standard treatment.
Patients who have not been helped by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or by one of
the slow-acting antirheumatic drugs such as gold, penicillamine, or plaquenil are usually
subsequently prescribed methotrexate |
| Naproxin (Narocin) |
Naproxin Sodium |
Mild to moderate pain in moderate severe acute or
chronic musculoskeletal and soft tissue inflammation, primary dysmenorrhoea |
| Neorecormon |
|
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| Neurontin |
Gabapentin |
Gabapentin is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the
treatment of partial seizures with and without secondary generalization in adults with
epilepsy. |
| Palmidronate |
|
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| Pediapred |
Sodium Phosphate |
See Prednisolone below. Common Name: Prednisolone, Sodium
Phosphate... |
| Prednisolone |
Sodium Phosphate |
Prednisolone syrup contains prednisolone which is a
glucocorticoid. Glucocorticoids are adrenocortical steroids. PRELONE Syrup is
indicated in the following conditions: .... Rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low-dose maintenance therapy) |
| Plaquinel |
Hydroxychloroquine
Sulfate |
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate is useful in patients with
the following disorders who have not responded satisfactorily to drugs with less potential
for serious side effects: lupus erythematosus (chronic discoid and systemic) and acute or
chronic rheumatoid arthritis |
| Rabeprazole sodium |
Aciphex |
ACIPHEXTM
is indicated for short-term (4 to 8 weeks) treatment in the healing and symptomatic relief
of erosive or ulcerative gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). |
| Remicade |
Infliximab |
Infliximab is indicated for:1. treatment of moderately
to severely active Crohn’s disease for the reduction of the signs and symptoms, in
patients who have an inadequate response to conventional therapy. The safety and
efficacy in pediatric patients or of therapy continued beyond a single dose have not been
established 2. treatment of patients with fistulizing Crohn’s
disease for the reduction in the number of draining enterocutaneous fistula(s). |
| Solumedrol |
Methylprednisolone |
Methylprednisolone is a glucocorticoid. Glucocorticoids
are adrenocortical steroids. Methylprednisolone is indicated in the following conditions:
.... Rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases
may require low-dose maintenance therapy). |
| Thalidomide |
Thalomid |
THALOMID (thalidomide) is indicated for the acute
treatment of the cutaneous manifestations of moderate to severe erythema nodosum leprosum
(ENL). IF THALIDOMIDE IS TAKEN DURING PREGNANCY, IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE BIRTH DEFECTS OR
DEATH TO AN UNBORN BABY. |
| Zantac |
Ranatidine Hydrochloride |
Inhibits action of histimines. H2 blocker. Decreases
gastric acid secretions. |