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Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Primidone Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Generalized tonic-clonic, psychomotor, and partial seizures (monotherapy and adjunctive, children and adults) Essential tremor Long QT syndrome Psychosis…

Class Dopamine agonist, non-ergot Pramipexole Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD) Restless legs syndrome (RLS) Fibromyalgia Pramipexole How the Drug Works Dopamine agonist, with high affinity…

Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Phenytoin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Generalized tonic-clonic and complex partial seizures (monotherapy or adjunctive in adults and children) Treatment of seizures during or…

Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Tiagabine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Partial seizures in adults and children age 12 or older Temporal lobe epilepsy (children and adults) Panic disorder…

Class Antiemetic, vestibular suppressant, antihistamine Meclizine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Motion sickness Vertigo Meclizine How the Drug Works Antihistamine and anticholinergic drug Meclizine How Long Until It…

Class Antihypertensive, beta-blocker (non-selective) Propranolol Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine prophylaxis Essential tremor Hypertension Angina pectoris due to coronary atherosclerosis Cardiac arrhythmias (including supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia,…

Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Oxcarbazepine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalization (adults and children), monotherapy (ages 4 and up) and adjunctive(ages…

Class Cystine-depleting agent, chelating agent Penicillamine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Wilson’s disease (WD) Cystinuria Rheumatoid arthritis (severe, active) Penicillamine How the Drug Works In WD, copper accumulates…

Class Cholinesterase inhibitor Rivastigmine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Alzheimer dementia (AD) (mild or moderate) Dementia associated with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Vascular dementia…

Class Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) Nortriptyline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Depression Migraine prophylaxis Tension-type headache prophylaxis Diabetic neuropathy Post-herpetic neuralgia Other painful peripheral neuropathies Back or neck pain…