Basicmedical Key

Class Antipsychotic Clozapine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Schizophrenia Recent suicidal behavior in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder Psychosis in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) or dementia…

Class Triptan Eletriptan Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Eletriptan How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the B, D and F receptor subtypes….

Class Immunosuppressive agent, immunomodulator Cyclosporine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients with allogenic 1 kidney, liver, and heart transplants Rheumatoid arthritis Psoriasis Myasthenia…

Class Skeletal muscle relaxant, centrally acting Cyclobenzaprine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Muscle spasm Neck pain/lower back pain Myofascial pain Fibromyalgia Cyclobenzaprine How the Drug Works A tricyclic…

Class Neuromuscular drug; skeletal muscle relaxant, direct acting Dantrolene Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Chronic spasticity Malignant hyperthermia (MT) Exercise-induced muscle pain Heat stroke Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Dantrolene…

Class Immunosuppressant, immunomodulator Cyclophosphamide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Treatment of malignancies, including lymphomas (lymphocytic, mixed-cell type, histiocytic, Burkitt’s, and Hodgkin’s disease), disseminated neuroblastoma, ovarian adenocarcinoma and breast…

Class Cholinesterase inhibitor, peripheral Edrophonium Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Myasthenia gravis (MG) – diagnostic test Curare antagonist (to reverse respiratory depression) Edrophonium How the Drug Works Improves…

Class Antiadrenergic, alpha-2 agonist Clonidine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Hypertension Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) Tics Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Restless legs syndrome (RLS) Neuropathic…

Class Benzodiazepine, antiepileptic drug (AED) Clonazepam Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Seizure disorders. Used as monotherapy or adjunctive for the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, akinetic, myoclonic or absence…

Class Antiemetic, antipsychotic Chlorpromazine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Antiemetic Intractable hiccups Psychosis, schizophrenia Mania in bipolar disorder Acute intermittent porphyria Tetanus Restlessness and apprehension before surgery Hyperactivity…