medications

Generic Name: buprenorphine Brand Name: Buprenex Drug Class: Opioid Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid Partial Agonist What is buprenorphine, and what is it used for? Buprenorphine is an opioid medication used to treat moderate-to-severe pain that doesn’t respond to other pain management therapies, and to treat opioid dependence and withdrawal symptoms while weaning off opioids. Opioid analgesics prevent …

Generic Name: capsicum Brand and Other Names: African chilies, Ausanil, capsaicin, cayenne, chili pepper, green chili pepper, Louisiana long pepper, Mexican chilies, paprika, pimento, red pepper, tabasco pepper Drug Class: Herbals What is capsicum, and what is it used for? Capsicum is a genus of plants that includes chili peppers and bell peppers, native to the Americas. Several varieties of chili …

Generic Name: slippery elm Other Names: grey elm, Indian elm, moose elm, red elm, sweet elm, Ulmus fulva, Ulmus rubra, winged elm Drug Class: Herbals What is slippery elm, and what is it used for? Slippery elm is a tree (Ulmus fulva, Ulmus rubra) native to North America. For centuries, indigenous people of America have been taking slippery elm orally to …

There are 7 HIV drug classes based on how they fight HIV Effective treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often involves a combination of anti-HIV drugs to lower HIV levels in the body.  HIV therapy is also known as antiretroviral therapy, highly active antiretroviral therapy, or antiretrovirals. Scientists have created medications that prevent HIV from replicating work to slow the …

Generic Name: bupivacaine Brand Names: Marcaine, Sensorcaine, Posimir Drug Class: Local Anesthetics, Amides; Local Anesthetics, Dental; Local Anesthetics, Parenteral What is bupivacaine, and what is it used for? Bupivacaine is a local anesthetic used to prevent pain during dental procedures and as nerve blocks for regional anesthesia during various medical procedures including during labor and delivery. Bupivacaine blocks the nerve impulses that send …

Generic Name: dextroamphetamine Brand Names: Dexedrine, ProCentra, Zenzedi Drug Class: Stimulants; ADHD Agents What is dextroamphetamine, and what is it used for? Dextroamphetamine is a stimulant drug used to treat a chronic sleep disorder (narcolepsy) that causes daytime drowsiness, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in both adults and children. Dextroamphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine drug that mimics the action of …

Generic Name: colistin Brand and Other Names: colistimethate sodium, Coly Mycin M, polymyxin E Drug Class: Antibiotics, Other What is colistin, and what is it used for? Colistin is an antibiotic used to treat acute and chronic bacterial infections from susceptible strains of certain gram-negative bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are structurally different from gram-positive bacteria, with an additional cell membrane that …

Generic Name: rabies vaccine Brand and Other Names: HDCV, Imovax Rabies, rabies vaccine human diploid cell culture Drug Class: Vaccines, Inactivated, Viral; Vaccines, Travel What is rabies vaccine, and what is it used for? The rabies vaccine is a viral vaccine administered to prevent or treat rabies, a lethal infectious disease that affects the nervous system. Rabies virus is transmitted by bites or …

Opioids are generally safe when taken as prescribed, but misuse or long-term use can lead to dependence, addiction, or overdose Although all medications should be taken with caution, extra caution should be used when taking opiates and opioids. Opioids are generally safe when taken as prescribed for a short period of time. However, misuse or long-term use can lead to …

Generic Name: cranberry Brand and Other Names: American cranberry, black cranberry, European cranberry, low cranberry, mossberry, Oxycoccus macrocarpus, trailing swamp cranberry, Vaccinium edule, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium occycoccus, Vaccinium vitis Drug Class: Herbals What is cranberry, and what is it used for? The American cranberry, Vaccinum macrocarpon, is an evergreen shrub that grows in the swamplands of North America. Cranberry …