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Habitrol

Common Name:
nicotine patch
Brand Name:
Habitrol

This medication belongs to a family of medications known as nicotine replacement therapies. It is used to help people over 18 years of age quit smoking. When a…

Hadlima

Common Name:
adalimumab
Brand Name:
Hadlima

Adalimumab belongs to the class of medications called biological response modifiers ("biologics") or TNF blockers (tumor necrosis factor blockers). It is used…

Hair Regrowth Formula

Common Name:
minoxidil topical solution
Brand Name:
Hair Regrowth Formula

Minoxidil belongs to a group of medications known as hair regrowth treatments. It is used to treat male pattern baldness. It is not meant for baldness due to…

Halaven

Common Name:
eribulin
Brand Name:
Halaven

Eribulin belongs to the class of medications called antineoplastics. It is used to treat breast cancer that has metastasized (spread to other parts of the…

Haloette

Common Name:
etonogestrel - ethinyl estradiol slow release vaginal ring
Brand Name:
Haloette

This combination product contains 2 active medications: etonogestrel and estradiol. Etonogestrel belongs to a class of medications called progestins. It is a…

Haloperidol by Fresenius Kabi

Common Name:
haloperidol
Brand Name:
Haloperidol by Fresenius Kabi

Haloperidol belongs to the class of medications called antipsychotics. Haloperidol works by blocking a chemical, called dopamine, in the brain to decrease…

Haloperidol by Omega

Common Name:
haloperidol
Brand Name:
Haloperidol by Omega

Haloperidol belongs to the class of medications called antipsychotics. Haloperidol works by blocking a chemical, called dopamine, in the brain to decrease…

Haloperidol by Sandoz

Common Name:
haloperidol
Brand Name:
Haloperidol by Sandoz

Haloperidol belongs to the class of medications called antipsychotics. Haloperidol works by blocking a chemical, called dopamine, in the brain to decrease…

Halycil

Common Name:
propylthiouracil
Brand Name:
Halycil

Propylthiouracil belongs to the class of medications called antithyroid medications. It is used to treat an overactive thyroid gland that is producing too much…

Hanzema

Common Name:
alitretinoin
Brand Name:
Hanzema

Alitretinoin is a vitamin A derivative that belongs to the class of medications called retinoids. Retinoids are usually used to treat skin problems…

Harvoni

Common Name:
ledipasvir - sofosbuvir
Brand Name:
Harvoni

This combination product contains 2 medications: ledipasvir and sofosbuvir. Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir both belong to a class of medications known…

Havrix

Common Name:
hepatitis A vaccine
Brand Name:
Havrix

Hepatitis A vaccine belongs to the class of medications called vaccines. It is used to prevent infection by hepatitis A. The vaccine contains inactivated…

Havrix Junior

Common Name:
hepatitis A vaccine
Brand Name:
Havrix Junior

Hepatitis A vaccine belongs to the class of medications called vaccines. It is used to prevent infection by hepatitis A. The vaccine contains inactivated…

Heartburn Control

Common Name:
omeprazole
Brand Name:
Heartburn Control

Omeprazole belongs to the family of medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). It slows or prevents the production of acid within the stomach.Omeprazole…

Hemaforte 1

Common Name:
heme iron polypeptide
Brand Name:
Hemaforte 1

Heme iron polypeptide belongs the family of natural health products known as iron supplements. This product helps to treat and prevent iron deficiency. It…

Hemangiol

Common Name:
propranolol oral solution
Brand Name:
Hemangiol

Propranolol belongs to the class of medications called beta-adrenergic blockers. While higher doses of propranolol are used to control blood pressure for…

Hepalean

Common Name:
heparin
Brand Name:
Hepalean

Heparin is a member of the group of medications known as anticoagulants. Anticoagulants reduce the clotting ability of the blood and so prevent harmful blood…

Hepsera

Common Name:
adefovir
Brand Name:
Hepsera

Adefovir belongs to a group of medications known as antivirals. It is used to treat people with chronic hepatitis B infection who also have active liver…

Heptovir

Common Name:
lamivudine (for hepatitis B)
Brand Name:
Heptovir

Lamivudine belongs to a group of medications known as antivirals. It is used to treat people with chronic hepatitis B infection and evidence of hepatitis B…

Herceptin

Common Name:
trastuzumab
Brand Name:
Herceptin

Trastuzumab belongs to the group of cancer-fighting medications known as antineoplastics, and in particular to the family of medications known as monoclonal…