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Generic Name: meperidine Brand and Other Names: Demerol, pethidine Drug Class: Opioid Analgesics; Synthetic, Opioids What is meperidine, and what is it used for? Meperidine is a synthetic opioid medication used for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid pain reliever (analgesic) and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Meperidine depresses the …

Generic Name: vitamin E Brand and Other Names: Aquasol E, alpha-tocopherol, tocopherol Drug Class: Vitamins, Fat-Soluble What is vitamin E, and what is it used for? Vitamin E is one of the micronutrients essential for good health. Vitamin E refers to a group of fat-soluble compounds known as tocopherols and tocotrienols, and alpha-tocopherol is the most bioactive form of the vitamin. …

Generic Name: fresh frozen plasma Brand and Other Names: FFP, Octaplas Drug Class: Blood Components What is fresh frozen plasma, and what is it used for? Plasma is the liquid component of blood, the medium that keeps blood flowing. Plasma is a straw-colored fluid that remains when all the blood cells including red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets …

Generic Name: platelets Drug Class: Blood Components What are platelets, and what are they used for? Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are one of the components of blood, along with red blood cells, white blood cells, and plasma, the fluid component. Platelets are small cell fragments of large bone marrow cells known as megakaryocytes and derive the name from their …

Generic Name: nystatin Brand Names: Mycostatin, Nilstat, Nyamyc, Nystat Rx, Nystatin Systemic, Nystex Drug Class: Antifungals, Other; Antifungals, Systemic What is nystatin, and what is it used for? Nystatin is an antifungal medication used to treat yeast and fungal infections, in particular those caused by Candida species (candidiasis). Oral nystatin is used in the treatment of mouth and throat (oropharyngeal), and intestinal …

Generic Name: tizanidine Brand Name: Zanaflex Drug Class: Alpha2 adrenergic agonists What is tizanidine, and what is it used for? Tizanidine is a medication used in the management of muscle spasticity, a condition with high muscle tone and stiffness that leads to pain and impaired mobility. Muscle spasticity is a neuromuscular disorder that causes uncontrolled and prolonged contraction of muscles …

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 pain by stimulating opioid receptors, …

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 …