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TERM 2
BRAND | GENERIC | CLASS | USE |
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LOTREL | AMLODIPINE BESYLATE/ BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE | COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSIVE/ CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER/ ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITOR | TREATS HYPERTENSION (high blood pressure) |
K-DUR, K-TAB, KLOR-CON, MICRO-K | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | MINERAL | TREATS OR PREVENTS HYPOKALEMIA (low levels of potassium in the blood) |
CATAPRESS, KAPVAY | CLONIDINE | ANTIHYPERTENSIVE/ ALPHA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST | TREATS HYPERTENSION alone or in combination with other medications and may also used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
ZETIA | EZETIMIBE | ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC | TREATS HIGH CHOLESTEROL, along with a low-fat, low cholesterol diet |
TRICOR, ANTARA | FENOFIBRATE | ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC | TREATS AND REDUCES HIGH CHOLESTEROL and triglycerides in the blood |
CELEBREX | CELECOXIB | NON STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG/ COX-2 INHIBITOR | TREATS PAIN OR INFLAMMATION caused by arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and menstrual pain and may also be used in treating polyps in the colon |
SEROQUEL | QUETIAPINE | ANTIPSYCHOTIC | TREATS SCHIZOPHRENIA, bipolar disorder, and manic depression |
FLOMAX | TAMULOSIN | BPH AGENT/ ALPHA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST | improve urination in men with (BPH) BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (enlarged prostate) |
MEDROL | METHYLPREDNISOLONE | CORTICOSTEROID | PREVENTS INFLAMMATION and treats allergic disorders, skin conditions, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, lupus or breathing disorders. |
MOBIC | MELOXICAM | NSAID | reduces inflammation and TREATS PAIN OR INFLAMMATION caused by arthritis |