Class Calcium channel blocker Nimodipine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Prevention of vasospasm in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) Hypertension Traumatic brain injury Reversible cerebral vasoconstrictive syndromes Nimodipine How the…
Class Immunomodulator Interferon-Beta Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Reduction of relapses in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive with relapses) Clinically isolated syndromes…
Class Antiadrenergic, alpha-2 agonist Guanfacine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Hypertension Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) Tics Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Neuropathic pain Opioid detoxification Alcohol…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Lamotrigine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures (adjunctive for age 16 or older) Conversion to monotherapy for partial seizures in adults 16…
Class Triptan Naratriptan Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Naratriptan How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the D receptor subtype. Effectiveness may be…
Class Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), antidepressant Fluoxetine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Major depressive disorder (MDD) Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) Obsessive-compulsive disorder Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Bulimia nervosa…
Class Antihypertensive, calcium channel blocker, antihistamine Flunarizine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine prophylaxis Vasospasm in subarachnoid hemorrhage Adjunctive drug for epilepsy Vertigo Alternating hemiplegia of childhood Tourette’s…
Class Neuromuscular drug, cholinergic agonist Guanidine Hydrochloride Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) Congenital myasthenia gravis (CMG) Guanidine Hydrochloride How the Drug Works Exact mechanism…
Class Antiparkinson agent Entacapone Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinsonism, including Parkinson’s disease (PD) Entacapone How the Drug Works Highly selective peripherally acting inhibitor of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), an…
