tizanidine
Class Skeletal muscle relaxant, centrally acting; alpha-2 agonist Tizanidine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Acute and intermittent management of increased muscle tone related to spasticity Spasticity can result…
tetrabenazine
Class Antiadrenergic, antidopaminergic, synaptic vesicle blocker, antimonoaminergic Tetrabenazine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Chorea in Huntington’s disease (HD) Dyskinesias in HD Psychosis Hemiballism Dystonia (especially tardive) Myoclonus Gilles…
selegiline
Class Monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibitor Selegiline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD) Major depressive disorder, treatment-refractory (patch only) Anxiety disorders Alzheimer’s and other dementias…
prochlorperazine
Class Antipsychotic, antiemetic Prochlorperazine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Schizophrenia Nonpsychotic anxiety in adults Severe nausea and vomiting Migraine Vertigo and labyrinthine disorders Mania in bipolar disorder Prochlorperazine…
quetiapine
Class Atypical antipsychotic Quetiapine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder (depression and acute mania) Major depressive disorder (adjunctive) Psychosis in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) or…
rasagiline
Class Monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibitor Rasagiline Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Parkinson’s disease (PD) Alzheimer’s (AD) and other dementias Rasagiline How the Drug Works Selectively blocks…
quinine sulfate
Class Antimalarial, neuromuscular drug Quinine Sulfate Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Malaria Symptomatic myotonia (myotonia congenita, myotonic dystrophy) Leg cramps Quinine Sulfate How the Drug Works Quinine has…
vigabatrin
Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Vigabatrin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Infantile spasms in children (ages 1 month-2 years) Adjunctive for treatment-resistant epilepsy Complex partial seizures Cocaine or methamphetamine…
