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ACT Meloxicam

Common Name:
meloxicam
Brand Name:
ACT Meloxicam

Meloxicam belongs to the family of medications known as COX-2 inhibiting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It is used to treat rheumatoid…

Act Memantine

Common Name:
memantine
Brand Name:
Act 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…

ACT Metformin

Common Name:
metformin
Brand Name:
ACT Metformin

Metformin belongs to the class of medications called oral hypoglycemics, which are medications that lower blood sugar. It is used to control blood glucose…

ACT Moxifloxacin

Common Name:
moxifloxacin ophthalmic solution (eye drops)
Brand Name:
ACT Moxifloxacin

Moxifloxacin belongs to the class of medications known as fluoroquinolones. Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics that are used to treat infections caused by…

Act Nabilone

Common Name:
nabilone
Brand Name:
Act Nabilone

Nabilone is chemically related to marijuana and belongs to the class of medications called cannabinoids. It is used to treat severe nausea and vomiting for…

ACT Olanzapine

Common Name:
olanzapine
Brand Name:
ACT Olanzapine

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

ACT Olanzapine ODT

Common Name:
olanzapine
Brand Name:
ACT 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…

ACT Olmesartan

Common Name:
olmesartan
Brand Name:
ACT Olmesartan

Olmesartan belongs to the class of medications called angiotensin II receptor blockers. It is used to reduce blood pressure by blocking the actions of a…

ACT Olopatadine

Common Name:
olopatadine
Brand Name:
ACT Olopatadine

Olopatadine belongs to the family of medications called antihistamines. It is used to relieve signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis (an allergic…

ACT Oxycodone CR

Common Name:
oxycodone controlled release
Brand Name:
ACT Oxycodone CR

Oxycodone controlled release belongs to a group of medications known as opioid analgesics (narcotic pain relievers). It is used to relieve severe chronic pain…

Act Pantoprazole

Common Name:
pantoprazole
Brand Name:
Act Pantoprazole

Pantoprazole belongs to the family of medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Proton pump inhibitors are used to treat conditions such as stomach…

ACT Pramipexole

Common Name:
pramipexole
Brand Name:
ACT Pramipexole

Pramipexole belongs to the class of medications called dopamine agonists. It is used to treat signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It is also used…

ACT Quetiapine

Common Name:
quetiapine
Brand Name:
ACT Quetiapine

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

ACT Raloxifene

Common Name:
raloxifene
Brand Name:
ACT Raloxifene

Raloxifene belongs to a family of medications called selective estrogen receptor modifiers (SERMs). It is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis in…

ACT Ramipril

Common Name:
ramipril (generics)
Brand Name:
ACT 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…

ACT Ranitidine

Common Name:
ranitidine
Brand Name:
ACT 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…

ACT Repaglinide

Common Name:
repaglinide
Brand Name:
ACT Repaglinide

Repaglinide belongs to the class of medications called antidiabetes agents. It is an oral hypoglycemic (lowering of blood sugar) medication used by people with…

Act Ropinirole

Common Name:
ropinirole
Brand Name:
Act 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…

ACT Rosuvastatin

Common Name:
rosuvastatin
Brand Name:
ACT Rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin belongs to the group of medications known as HMG CoA reductase inhibitors ("statins"). It is used, along with a healthy diet and exercise program…

Act Sildenafil

Common Name:
sildenafil
Brand Name:
Act Sildenafil

Sildenafil belongs to a group of medications called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. It is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (male…