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Prescription drugs and medications
Organizing drugs is difficult. There are classes of drugs, such as pain relievers or antihistamines and each class will contain one or more active ingredients such as aspirin or ibuprofen.
Of course each manufacturer of aspirin wants to market their drug under its own brand name. The drugs listed here are categorized by active ingredient. As far as is possible we have tried to include common brand names to help you find the information you need. But there are many more classes, drugs and brand names than are listed here. If you cannot find the information you need, contact your doctor before using any medication during pregnancy.
Acne treatment
Acne drugs can be topical or oral: most of which are by prescription only. Perhaps the best known oral acne treatment is isotretinoin, branded as Accutane®
Antibiotics/antibacterials
Antibiotics and antibacterials are used to treat many forms of infection. One of the most effective group of antibacterials and antibiotics are tetracyclines.
Anchromycin
Panmycin
Robitet
Tetracyn
Hormone treatment
Synthetic hormones are used in a variety of situations from stimulating labor to providing hormone replacement therapy during menopause. A synthetic estrogen that is used for this purpose as well as in the treatment of breast cancer is diethystilbestrol or DES.
Antidepressant/SSRI
Antidepressants fall into several groups including the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI group.
Cibalith
Eskalith
Lithane
Lithonate
Anticancer/antirheumatic
Anticancer, more properly termed antineoplastic agents are used to treat carcinomas and some solid tumors.
Folex
Mexate
Mexate-AQ
Rheumatex
Anticonvulsant/antiepilepsy
Anticonvulsant and antidepressant drugs are used to treat seizures and epilepsy. There are two primary drugs in this class: phenytoin and valproic acid.
Di-Phen
Dilantin
Diphenylan
Phenytex
Depakene
Depakene Syrup
Depakote
Depakote Sprinkle
Antithyroid
Antithyroid agents are used to treat over production of the thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland, a condition known as hyperthyroidism.
Only available in generic form
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are used to treat inflammation, flare ups of autoimmune diseases and natural deficiencies of steroid hormones.
Deltasone
Orasone
Intensol
Sterapred
Anticoagulant
Anticoagulants are used to prevent the formation of clots in heart disease patients or in post operative heart surgery.
Coumadin
Panwarfin
Sofarin
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