Class Triptan Naratriptan Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Naratriptan How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the D receptor subtype. Effectiveness may be…

Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Lamotrigine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures (adjunctive for age 16 or older) Conversion to monotherapy for partial seizures in adults 16…

Class Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), antidepressant Fluoxetine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Major depressive disorder (MDD) Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) Obsessive-compulsive disorder Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Bulimia nervosa…

Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Felbamate Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures (adjunctive) Partial and generalized seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (children) Infantile spasms (West syndrome) Felbamate…

Class Antihypertensive, calcium channel blocker, antihistamine Flunarizine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine prophylaxis Vasospasm in subarachnoid hemorrhage Adjunctive drug for epilepsy Vertigo Alternating hemiplegia of childhood Tourette’s…

Class Neuromuscular drug, cholinergic agonist Guanidine Hydrochloride Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) Congenital myasthenia gravis (CMG) Guanidine Hydrochloride How the Drug Works Exact mechanism…

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…