Class Wake-promoting agent Armodafinil Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Reducing excessive sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy or shift-work related sleep disorder Reducing excessive sleepiness in patients with obstructive…

Class Antiplatelet agent, NSAID, anti-inflammatory Aspirin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) To reduce risk of myocardial infarction (MI), transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke (IS) due to…

Class Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) Amitriptyline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Depression Migraine prophylaxis Tension-type headache prophylaxis Diabetic neuropathy Post-herpetic neuralgia Peripheral neuropathy with pain Back or neck pain…

Class Dopamine agonist, non-ergot Apomorphine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD): acute intermittent treatment of “off” episodes Apomorphine How the Drug Works Dopamine agonist, with high…

Class Antiepileptic drug (AED), carbonic anhydrase inhibitor Acetazolamide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Adjunctive treatment for centrencephalic epilepsies (petit mal, unlocalized) Acute mountain sickness Edema due to congestive…

Class Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), thrombolytic agent Alteplase Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Pulmonary embolism (PE) Restoration of function to…

Class Antiparkinson agent Amantadine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD) Drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions Influenza-A prophylaxis/treatment Post-encephalitic Parkinsonism Vascular Parkinsonism Fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) Enhancing arousal…

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