Mp 135 Top 50 Drug Class And Use

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Levothyroxine Drug Class and Use

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Class: Thyroid Hormone

Use: Replaces thyroid hormone in patients with hypothyroidism

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Rosuvastatin Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antihyperlipidemic; HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor (statin)

Use: Treat high-end cholesterol

(-statin in generic name indicates it is a "statin" antihyperlipidemic drug)

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Esomeprazole Drug Class and Use

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Class: Proton Pump Inhibitor, Gastric Antisecretory

Use: To decrease stomach acid to allow healing of gastric ulcers, erosive esophagitis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. (GERD)

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Albuterol Sulfate Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antiasthmatic Bronchodilator

Use: To treat or prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma (and COPD) Sometimes referred to as an emergency inhaler.

(Somtimes HFA after trade name for Hydrofluoroalkane which is propellant use in inhaler. NOT steroid)

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Fluticasone/Salmeterol Drug Class and Use

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Class: Bronchodilator - Combination of 2 drugs: steroid (Fluticasone) and Long Acting Beta2 Adrenergic Agonist (Salmeterol)

Use: To treat or prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma COPD. NOT an emergency inhaler. Used twice daily.

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Valsartan Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antihypertensive Angiotensis II Receptor Blocker - ARB

Use: High blood preassure, heart failure, MI.

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Insulin Glargine Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antidiabetic

Use: Treat Insulin Dependant Diabetes Type 1 and 2,

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Duloxetine Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antidepressant

Use: Depression as well as generalized anxiety disorder and diabetic peripheral Neuropathy.)

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Lisdexamfetamine Drug Class and Use

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Class: CNS Stimulant

Use: ADHD and Binge Eating Disorder

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Pregabalin Drug Class and Use

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Class: Anticonvulsant/Antineuralgic

Use: Seizures, Neuralgia - Nerve pain, fibromyalgia or diabetic neuropathy.

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Tiotropium (inhalation) Drug Class and Use

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Class: Bronchodilator

Use: COPD, asthma

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Celecoxib Drug Class and Use

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Class: Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-NSAID

Use: Pain/inflammation

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Aripiprazole Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antipsychotic

Use: schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, Tourette Syndrome, irritability associate with autism.

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Sitagliptin Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antidiabetic

Use: Type II diabetes

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Memantine Drug Class and Use

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Class: Cognition-Enhancing

Use: Dementia associated with Alzheimer's Disease

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SildenafilDrug Class and Use

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Class: Vasodilator

Use: Erectile Dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension - Revatio

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TadalafilDrug Class and Use

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Class: Vasodilator

Use: Erectile Dysfunction, symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate and pulmonary arterial hypertension - Adcirca

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Ezetimibe Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antihyperlipidemic

Use: high cholesterol

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Mometasone Drug Class and Use

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Class: Steroid Decongestant

Use: Nasal symptoms of allergies

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Buprenorphine/Naloxone Drug Class and Use

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Class: Opioid

Use: Treatment for opioid dependence

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Budesonide/Formoterol Drug Class and Use

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Class: Bronchodilator

Use:Asthma and COPD

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Nevbivolol Drug Class and Use

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Class: Beta Blocker, Antihypertensive

Use: high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.

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Fluticasone Proprionate HFA Drug Class and Use

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Class: Antiasthmatic Corticosteroid

Use: Asthma

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Oxycodone Drug Class and Use

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Class: Narcotic or opioid analgesic

Use: Moderate-severe pain

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Insulin determir Drug Class and Use

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Class: Insulin

Use: Type I and insulin dependant type II diabetes

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Rivaroxaban Drug Class and Use

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Class: Anticoagulant blood thinner

Use: prevent or treat blood clots

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Etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol Drug Class and Use

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Class: Birth control

Use: Prevent Pregnancy

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Dexlansoprazole Drug Class and Use

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Class: Proton Pump Inhibitor

Use: Stomach acid, GERD, Gastric Ulcer

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Desiccated thyroid extract Drug Class and Use

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Class: Throid Hormone

Use: Hypothyroidism

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Omesartan Drug Class and Use

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Class: Angiotensin Receptor blocker (ARB)

Use: Antihypertensive (High blood preassure)

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Diclofenac topical Class and Use

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Class: NSAID

Use: Pain/inflammation from osteoarthritis

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Oseltamivir Class and Use

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Class: Antiviral

Use: Treatment and prevention of influenza

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Insulin Aspart Class and Use

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Class: Fast acting insulin

Use: Diabetes type 1 and insulin dependant type 2

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Conjugated Estrogens Class and Use

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Class: Hormone replacement

Use: Treat some symptoms of menopause

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Solifenacin Class and Use

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Class: Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist

Use: Bladder relaxant (overactive bladder)

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Insulin Lispro Class and Use

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Class: Fast Acting Insulin

Use: Type 1 Diabetes and insulin dependant type 2

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Olmesartan with Hydrochlorothiazide Class and Use

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Class: Angiotensin receptor blocker with Thiazide diuretic. Combo antihypertensive

Use: High blood preassure

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Bimatoprost Ophthalmic Class and Use

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Class: Glaucoma Medication

Use: Glaucoma and ocular hypertension

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Influenza Vaccine Class and Use

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Class: Influenza vaccine

Use: Prevent influenza virus.

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Ethinyl Estradiol, Norethindrone, and Ferrous Fumarate Class and Use

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Class: Oral Contraceptive

Use: Prevent pregnancy

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Metformin/Sitagliptin Class and Use

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Class: Antidiabetic

Use: Type 2 diabetes

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Ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate Class and Use

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Class: Birsth Control, oral contraceptive

Use: Prevent pregnancy

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Metoprolol Class and Use

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Class: Antihypertensive, beta blocker

Use: high blood preassure, angina, heart failure.

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Desvenlafaxine Class and Use

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Class: Antidepressant

Use: Depression

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Ipratropium/Albuterol Class and Use

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Class: Bronchodilator

Use: COPD

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Ezetimibe/SimvastatinClass and Use

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Class: Antihyperlipidemic Combination

Use: High cholesterol

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TravoprostClass and Use

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Class: Prostaglandin Analog- reduce pressure inside eye.

Use: Glaucoma and ocular hypertension

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DimethylphenidateClass and Use

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Class: CNS stimulant

Use: ADHD

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OlopatadineClass and Use

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Class: Antihistimine eye drops

Use: Ocular itching allergic conjunctivitis

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EszopicloneClass and Use

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Class: Nonbenzodiazepine Sedative

Use: insomnia