Generic Name | Brand Name | Pharmacology | 2008 FDA Approved Indication | Pharmacologically Similar Agents | 11th Edition Reference |
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bendamustine | Treanda | alkylating agent | Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia | busulfan, carmustine, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, melphalan | pages 1322-1327 |
certolizumab | Cimzia | tumor necrosis factor inhibitor | Management of Chron's disease | infliximab | page 1419 |
clevidipine | Cleviprex | dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist | Treatment of hypertension | amlodipine, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nimodipine nisoldipine | pages 832-838, 857-858 |
degarelix | none | GnRH receptor antagonist | Treatment of prostate cancer | goserelin, histrelin, leuprolide, triptorelin | pages 1387-1388 |
desvenlafaxine (major metabolite of venlafaxine) | Pristiq | selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor | Treatment of major depressive disorder | venlafaxine | pages 434t, 437t, 439t, 444t, |
difluprednate | Durezol | opthalmic corticosteroid | Treatment of ocular inflammation | prednisolone | pages 1724-1725 |
ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel | LoSeasonique | oral contraceptive | Prevention of pregnancy | ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel (Seasonique) | pages 1563-1567 |
etravirine | Intelence | non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor | Treatment of HIV-1 infection | delavridine, efavirenz, nevirapine | pages 1292-1297 |
fesoterodine | Toviaz | muscarinic receptor antagonist | Treatment of overactive bladder | darifenacin, solifenacin, tolterodine | pages 173-174 |
fosaprepitant (produrg of aprepitant) | Emend | substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist | Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with emetogenic cancer chemotherapy | aprepitant | pages 1005 |
fospropofol (produrg of propofol) | Lusedra | sedative-hypnotic | Monitored anesthesia care sedation | propofol | pages 350-351 |
gadofosveset | Vasovist | gadolinium-based contrast agent | Magnetic resonance imaging | gadodiamide, gadoteridol | |
gadoxetate | Requip XL | ||||
regadenoson | Lexiscan | adenosine receptor agonist | Pharmacologic stress agent for radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging | adenosine | page 917 |
rilonacept (also known as IL-1 Trap) | Arcalyst | interleukin-1 blocker | Treatment of cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, including Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome and Muckle-Wells Syndrome | anakinra | page 672 |
silodosin | Rapaflo | alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist | Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia | prazosin, terazosin, doxazosin, tamsulosin, alfuzosin | pages 269-271 |
tapentadol | none | m-opioid receptor agonist & norepinephrine reuptake inhibittor | Relief of pain | tramadol | page 566 |
tetrabenazine | Xenazine | monoamine depletor | Treatment of chorea associated with Huntington´s disease | reserpine | pages 173, 541 |
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