Brand

• amrinone

  A drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction...

• clofibrate

  A drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some...

• clopidogrel bisulfate

  A blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart...

• disulfiram

  A drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting...

• gemfibrozil

  Medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood.

Trademark

• acyclovir

  An oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure...

• alendronate

  A tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after...

• allopurinol

  A drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there...

• azathioprine

  An immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted...

Also contains

• analgesic

  A medicine used to relieve pain.

• antibacterial

  Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth.

• antihypertensive

  A drug that reduces high blood pressure.

• antihistamine

  A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by...

• antiseptic

  A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body ti...

• anticonvulsant

  A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy).

• anti-inflammatory

  A medicine intended to reduce inflammation.

• antidepressant

  Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side ef...

• antiviral

  Any drug that destroys viruses.

• bronchodilator

  A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages...

• antiarrhythmic

  A drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm.

• dose

  A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.

• antidiabetic

  A drug used to treat diabetes mellitus.

• antiemetic

  A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting.

• blocker

  A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process.

• drug cocktail

  A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors;...

• anticoagulant

  Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood.

• calcium blocker

  Any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in...

• antidiarrheal

  A drug used to control or stop diarrhea.

• antiprotozoal

  A medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozo...

• antispasmodic

  A drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles).

• antitussive

  Any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing.

• astringent

  A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals.

• expectorant

  A medicine promoting expectoration.

• decongestant

  A drug that decreases pulmonary congestion.

• anticholinergic

  A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine.

• anticholinesterase

  A medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic...

• antidiuretic

  A drug that limits the formation of urine.

• cytotoxic drug

  Any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit...

• APC

  A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin...

• carminative

  Medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its ...

• hematinic

  A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency...

• atomic cocktail

  An oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer.

• diaphoretic

  Used to produce perspiration.

• angiogenesis inhibitor

  A drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish...

• fixed-combination drug

  Drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients.

• demulcent

  A medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured s...

• Drixoral

  The trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine...

• cold medicine

  Medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold.

• antipyretic

  Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever.

• counterirritant

  A medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce...