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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…

Class Cholinesterase inhibitor Galantamine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Alzheimer dementia (AD) (mild or moderate) Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Vascular dementia Galantamine How the Drug Works Increases…

Class Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), antidepressant Duloxetine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Major depressive disorder Generalized anxiety disorder Fibromyalgia Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (PDN) Migraine prophylaxis…

Class Benzodiazepine, antiepileptic drug (AED) Diazepam Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Seizure disorders. Adjunctively and to control bouts of increased seizure activity Anxiety disorders Acute alcohol withdrawal Muscle…

Class Antiplatelet agent Dipyridamole and Aspirin Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) To reduce risk of recurrent transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke (IS) due to thrombosis Adjunctive…

Class Antiemetic, antipsychotic Droperidol Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Antiemetic Migraine (acute) Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Droperidol How the Drug Works Antidopaminergic, with mild alpha-1 adrenergic blockade and…

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

Class Antihistamine Cyproheptadine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Hypersensitivity reactions Migraine prophylaxis (children and adults) Tension-type headache prophylaxis Nightmares/post-traumatic stress disorder Cyproheptadine How the Drug Works Antihistamine and…

Class Cholinesterase inhibitor Donepezil Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Alzheimer dementia (AD) (mild, moderate or severe) Vascular dementia Mild cognitive impairment Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) HIV dementia…

Class Cholinergic agonist, potassium channel blocker, neuromuscular drug 3,4-Diaminopyridine Commonly Prescribed for (FDA approved in bold) Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) Congenital myasthenia gravis (CMG) Multiple sclerosis (MS) 3,4-Diaminopyridine How the…