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Co Imatinib

Common Name:
imatinib
Brand Name:
Co Imatinib

Imatinib belongs to a family of medications called protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It is used to treat adults and children who have been newly diagnosed…

CO Irbesartan

Common Name:
irbesartan
Brand Name:
CO Irbesartan

Irbesartan belongs to a family of medicines known as angiotensin II receptor blockers. These medicines are used to lower high blood pressure and work by…

CO Latanoprost

Common Name:
latanoprost
Brand Name:
CO Latanoprost

Latanoprost belongs to a class of medications called prostaglandin analogs. It works to reduce the pressure in the eye by allowing fluid in the eye to flow out…

CO Levetiracetam

Common Name:
levetiracetam
Brand Name:
CO Levetiracetam

Levetiracetam belongs to the class of medications called antiepileptics. It is used in combination with other seizure-control medications to treat and prevent…

CO Levofloxacin

Common Name:
levofloxacin
Brand Name:
CO Levofloxacin

Levofloxacin belongs to the class of medications called quinolones. It is an antibiotic used for the treatment of certain bacterial infections. It is most…

CO Lisinopril

Common Name:
lisinopril
Brand Name:
CO Lisinopril

Lisinopril belongs to a class of medications called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure and congestive…

CO Lovastatin

Common Name:
lovastatin
Brand Name:
CO Lovastatin

Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as lipid metabolism regulators. It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It…

CO Memantine

Common Name:
memantine
Brand Name:
CO Memantine

Memantine belongs to the group of medications known as NMDA receptor antagonists. It is used alone or with other medications to treat people with…

CO Mirtazapine

Common Name:
mirtazapine
Brand Name:
CO Mirtazapine

Mirtazapine belongs to the group of medications known as tetracyclic antidepressants. Antidepressants are used to help relieve the symptoms of depression such…

CO Mycophenolate

Common Name:
mycophenolate mofetil
Brand Name:
CO Mycophenolate

Mycophenolate mofetil belongs to the group of medications known as immunosuppressants. It is used in combination with other medications to prevent the…

CO Norfloxacin

Common Name:
norfloxacin
Brand Name:
CO Norfloxacin

Norfloxacin is an antibiotic that belongs to the class of medications called quinolones. It is used to treat infections caused by certain types of bacteria. It…

CO Olanzapine

Common Name:
olanzapine
Brand Name:
CO Olanzapine

Olanzapine belongs to group of medications known as antipsychotic agents. Olanzapine is used to treat schizophrenia and related mental disorders, as well as…

CO Olanzapine ODT

Common Name:
olanzapine
Brand Name:
CO Olanzapine ODT

Olanzapine belongs to group of medications known as antipsychotic agents. Olanzapine is used to treat schizophrenia and related mental disorders, as well as…

CO Ondansetron

Common Name:
ondansetron
Brand Name:
CO Ondansetron

Ondansetron belongs to the class of medications called 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. This medication is used to prevent nausea and vomiting associated with…

CO Pioglitazone

Common Name:
pioglitazone
Brand Name:
CO Pioglitazone

Pioglitazone is a member of the family of medications known as thiazolidinediones. It is used to lower high blood sugar associated with type 2…

CO Pravastatin

Common Name:
pravastatin
Brand Name:
CO Pravastatin

Pravastatin belongs to the family of medications known as HMG CoA reductase inhibitors ("statins"). It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high…

CO Quetiapine

Common Name:
quetiapine
Brand Name:
CO Quetiapine

Quetiapine belongs to a class of medications known as antipsychotics. It is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia, manic episodes associated with bipolar…

CO Ramipril

Common Name:
ramipril (generics)
Brand Name:
CO Ramipril

Ramipril belongs to the class of medications called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure, alone or in…

CO Ranitidine

Common Name:
ranitidine
Brand Name:
CO Ranitidine

Ranitidine belongs to the class of medications called H2-antagonists. It works by reducing the amount of acid secreted by the stomach in order to reduce ulcer…

CO Ropinirole

Common Name:
ropinirole
Brand Name:
CO Ropinirole

Ropinirole belongs to the class of medications called antiparkinsonian agents. It is used to treat the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It helps to…