Class Antiemetic, GI stimulant, antipsychotic Metoclopramide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Diabetic gastroparesis Nausea and vomiting (postoperative, chemotherapy) Small bowel intubation Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux Migraine Tics in Gilles…
Class Folic acid antagonist, immunomodulator Methotrexate Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Treatment of malignancies, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, gestational choriocarcinoma, head and neck epidermoid cancer, and lung and breast…
Class Anti-epileptic drug (AED) Pregabalin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Partial-onset seizures (adjunctive for adults) Neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia Neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy…
Class Glucocorticoid, immunomodulator Prednisone Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis (MS) Optic neuritis Inflammatory myopathies: dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) Temporal arteritis (TA) Cerebral…
Class Immunosuppressive agent, immunomodulator Mycophenolate Mofetil Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients with allogenic renal, cardiac or hepatic transplants Myasthenia gravis (MG) Refractory…
Class Skeletal muscle relaxant, centrally acting Methocarbamol Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Musculoskeletal conditions. (Adjunct to rest and physical therapy for relief of acute pain.) Muscle spasm Methocarbamol…
Class Ergot, migraine preventive Methylergonovine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Uterine contractions/bleeding after delivery Migraine prophylaxis Cluster headache Methylergonovine How the Drug Works 5-HT2A/B/C receptor antagonist and 5-HT1B/D…
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED), barbiturate Phenobarbital Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Generalized tonic-clonic, psychomotor, and partial seizures (monotherapy and adjunctive, children and adults) Status epilepticus Seizures resulting from…
