Class Cystine-depleting agent, chelating agent Penicillamine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Wilson’s disease (WD) Cystinuria Rheumatoid arthritis (severe, active) Penicillamine How the Drug Works In WD, copper accumulates…
Class Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) Nortriptyline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Depression Migraine prophylaxis Tension-type headache prophylaxis Diabetic neuropathy Post-herpetic neuralgia Other painful peripheral neuropathies Back or neck pain…
Class Cholinesterase inhibitor Rivastigmine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Alzheimer dementia (AD) (mild or moderate) Dementia associated with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Vascular dementia…
Class Skeletal muscle relaxant, centrally acting Metaxalone Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Musculoskeletal conditions. (Adjunct to rest and physical therapy for relief of acute pain.) Spasticity Metaxalone How…
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…
