methylergonovine

Feb 16, 2017 by in PHARMACY Comments Off on methylergonovine

Class Ergot, migraine preventive Methylergonovine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Uterine contractions/bleeding after delivery Migraine prophylaxis Cluster headache Methylergonovine How the Drug Works 5-HT2A/B/C receptor antagonist and 5-HT1B/D…

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modafinil

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Class Wake-promoting agent Modafinil 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…

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rufinamide

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Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Rufinamide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) (adjunctive for age 4 and older) Partial-onset seizures with and without generalization in adults and…

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mannitol

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Class Osmotic diuretic Mannitol Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Reduction of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) Reduction of elevated intraocular pressure Diuresis (prophylaxis in acute renal failure) Increased excretion…

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phenobarbital

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Class Antiepileptic drug (AED), barbiturate Phenobarbital Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Generalized tonic-clonic, psychomotor, and partial seizures (monotherapy and adjunctive, children and adults) Status epilepticus Seizures resulting from…

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rituximab

Feb 16, 2017 by in PHARMACY Comments Off on rituximab

Class Immunosuppressant, immunomodulator, monoclonal antibody Rituximab Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) Rheumatoid arthritis Myasthenia gravis (MG) Multiple sclerosis (MS) (relapsing-remitting) Multifocal motor neuropathy Anti-myelin-associated…

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mexiletine

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Class Antiarrhythmic Mexiletine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Cardiac arrhythmias Symptomatic myotonia (myotonia congenita, myotonic dystrophy) Pain in peripheral neuropathy Intractable headache Mexiletine How the Drug Works Class…

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methysergide

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Class Ergot, migraine preventative Methysergide Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine prophylaxis Cluster headache prophylaxis Diarrhea associated with carcinoid syndrome Methysergide How the Drug Works 5-HT2 and 5-HT1A/B/C…

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sumatriptan

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Class Triptan Sumatriptan, Sumatriptan/Naproxen Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Migraine Cluster headache (injection only) Sumatriptan, Sumatriptan/Naproxen How the Drug Works Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist, working predominantly at the…

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levetiracetam

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Class Antiepileptic drug (AED) Levetiracetam Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Complex partial seizures (adjunctive in adults and children 4 and older) Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (adjunctive for patients…

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