Class Antiparkinson agent, anticholinergic Trihexyphenidyl Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Extrapyramidal disorders Parkinsonism Idiopathic generalized dystonia Focal dystonias Dopa-responsive dystonia Trihexyphenidyl How the Drug Works In PD, there…
Class Triptan Zolmitriptan Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Cluster headache (nasal spray) Zolmitriptan How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the B and…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Valproic Acid and Derivatives (DPX) Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures (monotherapy and adjunctive) Simple and complex absence seizures (monotherapy and adjunctive)…
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…
