Class Antiarrhythmic Mexiletine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Cardiac arrhythmias Symptomatic myotonia (myotonia congenita, myotonic dystrophy) Pain in peripheral neuropathy Intractable headache Mexiletine How the Drug Works Class…
Class Immunosuppressant, immunomodulator, monoclonal antibody Rituximab Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) Rheumatoid arthritis Myasthenia gravis (MG) Multiple sclerosis (MS) (relapsing-remitting) Multifocal motor neuropathy Anti-myelin-associated…
Class Triptan Sumatriptan, Sumatriptan/Naproxen Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Cluster headache (injection only) Sumatriptan, Sumatriptan/Naproxen How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Levetiracetam Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures (adjunctive in adults and children 4 and older) Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (adjunctive for patients…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Gabapentin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Partial-onset seizures with and without secondary generalization (adjunctive for adults and children 12 and older) Partial-onset seizures in…
Class Antineoplastic agent, immunomodulator Mitoxantrone Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Reducing neurologic disability or relapses in patients with secondary progressive, progressive relapsing, or worsening relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Class Antipsychotic Haloperidol Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Tics in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) Psychotic disorders Short-term treatment of severe behavior problems in children Severe behavioral…
Class Immunosuppressive agent, immunomodulator Glatiramer Acetate Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) For reduction of relapses in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. (RRMS) Clinically isolated syndromes (CIS) Glatiramer Acetate…
