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M-Dorzolamide-Timolol

Common Name:
dorzolamide - timolol (eye drops)
Brand Name:
M-Dorzolamide-Timolol

This is a combination medication that contains two ingredients: dorzolamide and timolol. Dorzolamide is a member of the family of medications known as carbonic…

M-Doxycycline

Common Name:
doxycycline
Brand Name:
M-Doxycycline

Doxycycline belongs to the class of medications known as tetracyclines. It is an antibiotic that is used to treat certain infections that are caused by…

M-Duloxetine

Common Name:
duloxetine
Brand Name:
M-Duloxetine

Duloxetine belongs to the class of medications called selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). It is used to treat…

M-Escitalopram

Common Name:
escitalopram
Brand Name:
M-Escitalopram

Escitalopram belongs to the group of medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive…

M-Eslon

Common Name:
morphine sustained release
Brand Name:
M-Eslon

Morphine belongs to the class of medications called narcotic analgesics (pain relievers). These pain relievers are also known as opioid analgesics. This…

M-Eslon IR

Common Name:
morphine immediate release
Brand Name:
M-Eslon IR

Morphine belongs to the class of medications called narcotic analgesics (pain relievers). These pain relievers are also known as opioid analgesics. This…

M-Esomeprazole

Common Name:
esomeprazole
Brand Name:
M-Esomeprazole

Esomeprazole belongs to the family of medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). In adults and children, it is used to treat conditions such as reflux…

M-Eszopiclone

Common Name:
eszopiclone
Brand Name:
M-Eszopiclone

Eszopiclone belongs to the class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It is used for the short-term and symptomatic relief of sleep…

M-Ezetimibe

Common Name:
ezetimibe
Brand Name:
M-Ezetimibe

Ezetimibe belongs to the group of medications known as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. It lowers cholesterol levels by decreasing the body's ability to…

M-Febuxostat

Common Name:
febuxostat
Brand Name:
M-Febuxostat

Febuxostat belongs to the class of medications called xanthine oxidase inhibitors. It is used to lower uric acid levels for people with gout who have not…

M-Finasteride

Common Name:
finasteride (for BPH)
Brand Name:
M-Finasteride

Finasteride belongs to a group of medications known as 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors. Finasteride is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also…

M-Fluoxetine

Common Name:
fluoxetine
Brand Name:
M-Fluoxetine

Fluoxetine belongs to a class of medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used for the treatment of depression and helps to…

M-Irbesartan

Common Name:
irbesartan
Brand Name:
M-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…

M-Lansoprazole

Common Name:
lansoprazole
Brand Name:
M-Lansoprazole

Lansoprazole belongs to the family of medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). These medications slow or prevent the production of acid within the…

M-Latanoprost

Common Name:
latanoprost
Brand Name:
M-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…

M-Latanoprost-Timolol

Common Name:
latanoprost - timolol
Brand Name:
M-Latanoprost-Timolol

This is a combination product containing two different medications: latanoprost and timolol. Latanoprost belongs to a class of medications called prostaglandin…

M-Levetiracetam

Common Name:
levetiracetam
Brand Name:
M-Levetiracetam

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

M-M-R II

Common Name:
measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
Brand Name:
M-M-R II

The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine belongs to a group of medication known as vaccines. It is used to prevent infection with measles (rubeola), mumps, and…

M-Montelukast

Common Name:
montelukast
Brand Name:
M-Montelukast

Montelukast belongs to a group of medications known as leukotriene receptor antagonists. It is used to prevent and manage asthma symptoms and to relieve the…

M-Moxifloxacin

Common Name:
moxifloxacin
Brand Name:
M-Moxifloxacin

Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic that belongs to the group of medications known as quinolones. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria…