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…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Lacosamide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Partial-onset seizures (adjunctive in ages 17 and older) Neuropathic pain Lacosamide How the Drug Works Lacosamide likely acts…
Class Immune globulin, immunomodulator Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) Primary humoral immunodeficiency Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Ethosuximide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Absence (petit mal) epilepsy Ethosuximide How the Drug Works There are multiple proposed mechanisms of action, and it…
Class Cholinesterase inhibitor Galantamine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Alzheimer dementia (AD) (mild or moderate) Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Vascular dementia Galantamine How the Drug Works Increases…
Class Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), antidepressant Duloxetine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Major depressive disorder Generalized anxiety disorder Fibromyalgia Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (PDN) Migraine prophylaxis…
Class Antiplatelet agent Dipyridamole and Aspirin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) To reduce risk of recurrent transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke (IS) due to thrombosis Adjunctive…
Class Antiemetic, antipsychotic Droperidol Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Antiemetic Migraine (acute) Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Droperidol How the Drug Works Antidopaminergic, with mild alpha-1 adrenergic blockade and…
Class Triptan Frovatriptan Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Menstrual migraine Frovatriptan How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the B and D receptor…
