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...