According to the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, generic medications account for 69 percent of all prescription medications dispensed in the United States, but only 16 percent of all the money spent on medications. Generic medications---the...
Generic drugs are copies of existing Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs. Generics can be provided more cheaply to the consumer because the generic manufacturer has no research and development costs in the generic. To get approval by the...
Augmentin is an antibiotics that is indicated for the treatment of bacterial infections. Augmentin is composed of two chemicals, amoxicillin and clavulanate, which work in synergy to treat ear infections, sinus infection, urinary tract infection...
Nexium is the brand name of the generic drug esomeprazole, and belongs in a class of medications known as proton pump inhibitors. It works by turning off, at the cellular level, the part of the stomach, the proton pump, that produces stomach acid,...
Vitamin and mineral supplements enable you to meet your nutritional requirements, particularly when the foods in your diet are deficient in certain nutrients. People also take supplements to improve health and lower health risks. Generic vitamins...
Altace is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, or ACE-inhibitor, used in the treatment of hypertension or high blood pressure. RxList.com reports it is recommended for individuals over the age of 55 with a history of stroke, peripheral...
Most Americans take at least one drug daily, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In 2002, researchers at JAMA, led by David Kaufman, surveyed nearly 3,000 people aged 18 and up. Eighty-one percent used at least one...
Zocor is a brand-name drug manufactured by Merck that is based on the active ingredient called “simvastatin.” According to RxList.com, simvastatin is the chemical name of the drug that is derived synthetically from a fermentation...
Generic medications have the same chemical ingredients as those of the brand name drugs. They are typically manufactured by companies other than those that developed the original medicine, and they generally sell at a lower price than the brand...
Lexapro is an SSRI, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, that is approved by the FDA to treat major depression and generalized anxiety disorder. The generic form of Lexapro--escitalopram--is not approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S. as of...
Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs that causes symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, tightness in the chest and difficulty breathing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that over 23 million people in the U.S....
Statin medications are used in addition to a low-fat diet to lower cholesterol levels in patients who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol. These levels include total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides. High triglycerides are associated...
There are two main classes of drugs for the treatment of heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. According to RxList.com, H2 antagonists work by blocking one of the main producers of acid in the stomach called histamine 2. The...
Percocet is the trade name for a prescription pain-relieving medicine, which contains the opiate drug oxycodone and the nonopiate drug acetaminophen. Percocet is widely prescribed in the U.S. for the management of moderate to moderately severe...
According to the Mayo Clinic, anxiety is a mental condition in which you experience constant worry, restlessness, fatigue and difficulty concentrating. In some instances, you may have trouble sleeping and a fast heartbeat (tachycardia). The exact...
Most medications designed to be marketed--whether as prescriptions medicines or over-the-counter drugs--have two names. They start with the generic names, which often include a variation on the type of medicine along with its usage. Once the drug...
Zocor is a prescription drug introduced in 1991 by Merck, although generic versions have been available since 2006. The active chemical in Zocor and its generics is simvastatin, which was approved by the FDA to treat cholesteremia, or high...
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, refers to a medical problem in which the force of blood against the blood vessel walls is elevated. MedlinePlus says that signs of hypertension include confusion, chest pain, visual changes, an...
Many people have older or unidentified prescriptions in their medicine cabinets or in pill boxes stashed in purses and briefcases. After a while, it may become challenging to remember what the medicines are that you have tucked away without their...
Brand names for major cholesterol-lowering drugs have a poetic-sounding quality: Mevacor, Zocor, Lipitor, Crestor, Pravacol and Lescol. The generic names also have a distinguishing characteristic---they all end with the word "statin." As patent...
Generic pills are an inexpensive option for prescriptions, and according to the Food and Drug Administration they are bioequivalent--chemically identical--to their brand-name counterparts. However, the absence of brand name imprints on generic...
Medications used to treat ADHD belong to a class of drugs known as central nervous system (CNS) stimulants. CNS stimulants speed up physical and mental processes by working on chemicals in the brain that arouse the nervous system. Generic...
Insomnia is a medical problem in which people have a difficult time falling asleep or staying asleep. MedlinePlus says that difficulty with sleep must occur for at least one month before the condition is considered insomnia. Signs of insomnia...
Osteoporosis refers to a medical condition in which the bones thin and lose density. MedlinePlus says that common signs of osteoporosis include bone tenderness or bone pain, neck pain, bone fractures and low back pain. This condition can also lead...
Synthroid is the brand name for the drug levothyroxine and is prescribed to treat hypothyroidism. MedlinePlus, an online medical encyclopedia provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, reports that hypothyroidism is a disorder where the...
Generic Fosamax, or alendronate, is a medication in a classification of drugs known as bisphosphonates. Fosamax is used to treat or prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis, steroid-induced osteoporosis and Pagets disease of bone, according to...
Generic Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride) is a medication in a classification of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) drugs. According to Drugs.com, generic Paxil works by restoring the balance of serotonin, a natural...
Epilepsy is a disease in which seizures occur suddenly within the brain. MedlinePlus indicates that signs of epilepsy include shaking, loss of consciousness and staring spells. Additional epilepsy signs include emotional changes and a tingling...
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