Drugs

Drug
Description
Abacavir

Abacavir is used in combination with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in patients with or without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Abatacept Injection

Abatacept is used alone or in combination with other medications to reduce the pain, swelling, difficulty with daily activities, and joint damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis (a condition in which the body attacks its own joints causing pain, swelling, and loss of function) in patients who have not been helped by other medications.

Acamprosate

Acamprosate is used along with counseling and social support to help people who have stopped drinking large amounts of alcohol to avoid drinking alcohol again.

Acarbose

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acebutolol

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetaminophen

Acetaminophen is used to relieve mild to moderate pain from headaches, muscle aches, menstrual periods, colds and sore throats, toothaches, backaches, and reactions to vaccinations (shots), and to reduce fever.

Acetaminophen and Codeine

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetaminophen and Propoxyphene

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetaminophen, Butalbital, and Caffeine

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetazolamide Oral

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acitretin

Actitretin is used to treat severe psoriasis (abnormal growth of skin cells that causes red, thickened, or scaly skin).

Acyclovir

Acyclovir is used to decrease pain and speed the healing of sores or blisters in people who have varicella (chickenpox), herpes zoster (shingles; a rash that can occur in people who have had chickenpox in the past), and first-time or repeat outbreaks of genital herpes (a herpes virus infection that causes sores to form around the genitals and rectum from time to time).

Acyclovir Injection

It is important that you use your medication exactly as directed.

Acyclovir Topical

Acyclovir cream is used to treat cold sores (fever blisters; blisters that are caused by a virus called herpes simplex) on the face or lips.

Adalimumab Injection

  • rheumatoid arthritis (a condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function)
  • Crohn's disease (a condition in which the body attacks the lining of the digestive tract, causing pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and fever) that has not improved when treated with other medications,
  • ankylosing spondylitis (a condition in which the body attacks the joints of the spine and other areas causing pain and joint damage),
  • psoriatic arthritis (a condition that causes joint pain and swelling and scales on the skin).

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  • Adapalene

    Adapalene is used to treat acne.

    Adefovir

    Adefovir is used to treat chronic (long-term) hepatitis B infection (swelling of the liver caused by a virus) in patients who have symptoms of the disease.

    Albuterol

    Albuterol is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness caused by lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways).

    Albuterol Inhalation

    Albuterol is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness caused by lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways).

    Aldesleukin

    Aldesleukin is in a class of drugs known as cytokines.

    Alefacept Injection

    Alefacept is used to treat moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis (a skin disease in which red, scaly patches form on some areas of the body).

    Alendronate

    Alendronate is used to treat and prevent 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).

    Alfentanil Hydrochloride Injection

    It is important that you use your medication exactly as directed.

    Alfuzosin

    Alfuzosin is used in men to treat symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), which include difficulty urinating (hesitation, dribbling, weak stream, and incomplete bladder emptying), painful urination, and urinary frequency and urgency.

    Alglucerase Injection

    It is important that you use your medication exactly as directed.

    Aliskiren

    Aliskiren is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure.

    Alitretinoin

    This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

    Allopurinol

    Allopurinol is used to treat gout, high levels of uric acid in the body caused by certain cancer medications, and kidney stones.

    Almotriptan

    Almotriptan is used to treat the symptoms of migraine headaches (severe, throbbing headaches that sometimes are accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to sound and light).

    Alosetron

    Alosetron is used to treat diarrhea, pain, cramps, and the feeling of an urgent need to have bowel movements caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS; a condition that causes stomach pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea) in women who have diarrhea as their main symptom and have not been helped by other treatments.

    Alprazolam

    Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks.

    Alprostadil Urogenital

    Alprostadil does not cure erectile dysfunction or increase sexual desire.

    Altretamine

    Altretamine is an s-triazine derivative.

    Aluminum Hydroxide

    This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

    Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide

    This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

    Amantadine

    This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

    Amifostine Injection

    Amifostine is in a class of drugs known as chemoprotectants; it protects against the harmful effects of cisplatin and radiation treatment.

    Amikacin Sulfate Injection

    It is important that you use your medication exactly as directed.

    Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide

    This medicine is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

    Aminolevulinic Acid Topical

    Aminolevulinic acid is used in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT; special blue light) to treat actinic keratoses (small crusty or scaly bumps or horns on or under the skin that result from exposure to sunlight and can develop into skin cancer) of the face or scalp.

    Aminophylline

    This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

    Amiodarone Oral

    Amiodarone is used to treat and prevent certain types of ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm).

    Amitriptyline

    Amitriptyline is used to treat symptoms of depression.

    Amlexanox

    This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor, dentist, or pharmacist for more information.

    Amlodipine

    Amlodipine is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure and chest pain (angina).

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    Amlodipine and Benazepril

    The combination of amlodipine and benazepril is used to treat high blood pressure.

    Amoxapine

    Amoxapine is used to treat depression.

    Amoxicillin

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  • Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid

    The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, including infections of the ears, lungs, sinus, skin, and urinary tract.

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