Class Antihypertensive, calcium channel blocker Verapamil Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Angina (vasospastic or effort associated) Essential hypertension Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation/flutter (IV formulation) Migraine prophylaxis Cluster…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED), structurally a sulfonamide Zonisamide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Partial-onset seizures (adjunctive in adults) Partial-onset seizures (adjunctive in pediatric patients) Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures…
Class Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), antidepressant Venlafaxine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Depression Generalized anxiety disorder Panic disorder Social phobia Migraine or tension-type headache prophylaxis Diabetic…
Class Chelating agent Trientine Hydrochloride Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Wilson’s disease (WD) in patients intolerant of penicillamine Trientine Hydrochloride How the Drug Works In WD copper accumulates…
Class Skeletal muscle relaxant, centrally acting; alpha-2 agonist Tizanidine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Acute and intermittent management of increased muscle tone related to spasticity Spasticity can result…
Class Antiadrenergic, antidopaminergic, synaptic vesicle blocker, antimonoaminergic Tetrabenazine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Chorea in Huntington’s disease (HD) Dyskinesias in HD Psychosis Hemiballism Dystonia (especially tardive) Myoclonus Gilles…
Class Monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibitor Selegiline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD) Major depressive disorder, treatment-refractory (patch only) Anxiety disorders Alzheimer’s and other dementias…
Class Antipsychotic, antiemetic Prochlorperazine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Schizophrenia Nonpsychotic anxiety in adults Severe nausea and vomiting Migraine Vertigo and labyrinthine disorders Mania in bipolar disorder Prochlorperazine…
Class Atypical antipsychotic Quetiapine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder (depression and acute mania) Major depressive disorder (adjunctive) Psychosis in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) or…
Class Monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibitor Rasagiline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD) Alzheimer’s (AD) and other dementias Rasagiline How the Drug Works Selectively blocks…
