Chemotherapy
Key facts What is chemotherapy? Chemotherapy is a word used to describe a group of strong medicines often used to treat cancer....
Key facts What is chemotherapy? Chemotherapy is a word used to describe a group of strong medicines often used to treat cancer....
Key facts How is high blood pressure treated? Blood pressure medicines are used to treat high blood pressure. They are also known...
Generic name: perampanel [ per-AM-pa-nel ]Drug class: AMPA receptor antagonists What is Fycompa? Fycompa is an anticonvulsant used to treat seizures in adults and children. Fycompa...
Key facts What are asthma medicines? Asthma medicines are usually grouped into ‘preventers’ and ‘relievers’: Most asthma medicines are taken using...
Generic name: ezetimibe and rosuvastatin [ e-ZET-i-mibe-and-roe-SOO-va-STAT-in ]Brand name: RoszetDosage form: oral tablet (10 mg-10 mg; 10 mg-20 mg; 10 mg-40 mg; 10 mg-5 mg)Drug class: Antihyperlipidemic...
Key facts Allergies and histamine Your body can become sensitive to things around you, such as foods, plants, animals and medicines....
Generic name: dutasteride [ doo-TAS-ter-ide ]Brand name: AvodartDosage form: oral capsule (0.5 mg)Drug class: 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors What is dutasteride? Dutasteride (brand name Avodart) is used to treat...
Key facts What are antidepressants? Antidepressants are medicines used to treat mental health conditions including: Medicine is just one strategy used...
Generic name: duloxetine [ du-LOX-e-teen ]Drug class: Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors What is Cymbalta? Cymbalta is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressant (SSNRI). Duloxetine affects chemicals...
Key facts What are antibiotics? Antibiotics are medicines that treat infections and diseases caused by bacteria. Antibiotics do not work...
Generic name: bismuth subsalicylate [ BIZ-muth-sub-sa-LISS-i-late ]Brand names: Bismarex, Kaopectate, Kaopectate Diarrhea And Upset Stomach, Kola-Pectin DS, Pepto Bismol LiquicapsDosage forms: oral capsule (262 mg), oral suspension (1050...
Key facts What are NSAIDs? Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, also known as NSAIDs are medicines that are used to relieve pain, and...
Package insert / product labelDosage form: tablet, film coatedDrug class: Antiviral combinations Highlights of Prescribing Information These highlights do not include all the...
Generic name: abacavir [ a-BAK-a-veer ]Brand name: ZiagenDosage forms: oral solution (20 mg/mL), oral tablet (300 mg)Drug class: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) What is abacavir? Abacavir...
Generic name: antipyrine and benzocaine [ an-tee-PYE-reen, BEN-zoe-kane ]Brand names: A/B Otic, Aurodex, Auroto, Benzotic, Dec-Agesic A.B., DoloticDrug class: Otic anesthetics Uses for A/B Otic Antipyrine and benzocaine combination is...
Drug classification is the process of grouping medications based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action, therapeutic use, or pharmacological effects....
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) organizes drugs, substances, and chemicals used to make drugs into five separate categories, or...
Mark Adley and Guy Jones discuss three ways of visually representing drugs and their effects, and the strengths and limitations of...
Antihypertensive Medication Chart Antihypertensive drugs are medications used to treat high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. There are several different...
Prototype approach for drug classes Federal regulations for controlled substances Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics