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Drug List 6

2012

Protonix

•pantoprazole•Proton Pump Inhibitor•GERD / Ulcers

•Tagamet

•cimetidine•H2 receptor antagonist•GERD / gastric & duodenal ulcers

•Bentyl

•dicyclomine•anti-spasmodic, anti-cholinergic•IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)

Pepcid

•famotidine•H2 Receptor Antagonnist•IFU: GERD, Gastric / Duodenal Ulcer

Prevacid

•lansoprazole•Proton Pump Inhibitor•IFU: GERD, Ulcers

• 6

Prilosec

•omeprazole•Proton Pump Inhibitor•GERD, Ulcers

• 7

Zantac

•ranitidine•H2 Receptor Antagonist•GERD, Gastric / Duodenal Ulcers

• 8

Reglan

•metoclopramide•GI Motility Stimulant•GERD

• 9

Aciphex

•rabeprazole•Proton Pump Inhibitor•GERD, Ulcers

• 10

Glycolax

•polyethylene glycol•Laxative•Constipation

• 11

Zocor

•simvastatin•HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)•Prevention / treatment of atherosclerosis

• HMG-CoA reductase (or 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase or HMGCR) – the enzyme in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol.

• 12

Lipitor

•atorvastatin•HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)•Prevention / treatment of atherosclerosis

• 13

Pravachol

•pravastatin•HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)•Prevention / treatment of atherosclerosis

• 14

Crestor

•rosuvastatin•HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)•Prevention / Treatment of Atherosclerosis

• 15

Mevacor

• lovastatin•HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)•Prevention / Treatment of Atherosclerosis

• 16

Vytorin

•ezetimibe + simvastatin•Blocks cholesterol

absorption in the intestine + HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)•Prevention / Treatment of

Atherosclerosis

• 17

Tricor

•fenofibrate•Activation of Lipolysis•Prevention / Treatment of Atherosclerosis

• 18

Zetia

•ezetimibe•Blocks cholesterol

absorption in intestine•Prevention / Treatment of

Atherosclerosis

• 19

Lopid

•gemfibrozil•Lipid regulating agent•Prevention / Treatment of Atherosclerosis

• 20

Niaspan

•niacin•Lipid regulating agent•Primary Hyperlipidemia, Dyslipidemia

• 21

Lovaza

•Omega-3 / Fish Oil•Lipid regulating agent•Elevated triglycerides

• 22

Flexeril

•cyclobenzaprine•Muscle Relaxant•Muscular-skeletal conditions

• 23

Soma

•carisoprodol•Muscle Relaxant•Muscular-skeletal conditions

• 24

•Robaxin

•methocarbamol•Muscle Relaxant•Muscular-skeletal conditions

• 25

Lioresal

•baclofen•Muscle Relaxant•Muscular-skeletal conditions