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ACH-Finasteride

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

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

ACH-Fingolimod

Common Name:
fingolimod
Brand Name:
ACH-Fingolimod

Fingolimod belongs to the class of medications called sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators. It is used to treat the relapsing-remitting form of…

ACH-Fluoxetine

Common Name:
fluoxetine
Brand Name:
ACH-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…

ACH-Imatinib

Common Name:
imatinib
Brand Name:
ACH-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…

Ach-Lacosamide

Common Name:
lacosamide
Brand Name:
Ach-Lacosamide

Lacosamide belongs to the class of medications called antiepileptics. This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat partial-onset seizures…

ACH-Letrozole

Common Name:
letrozole
Brand Name:
ACH-Letrozole

Letrozole belongs to the group of cancer-fighting medications known as antineoplastics, and specifically to the type of antineoplastics known as nonsteroidal…

Ach-Levetiracetam

Common Name:
levetiracetam
Brand Name:
Ach-Levetiracetam

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

Ach-Methotrexate

Common Name:
methotrexate
Brand Name:
Ach-Methotrexate

Methotrexate is used to treat certain types of cancer such as leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, stomach cancer, bladder…

ACH-Montelukast

Common Name:
montelukast
Brand Name:
ACH-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…

ACH-Mycophenolate

Common Name:
mycophenolate mofetil
Brand Name:
ACH-Mycophenolate

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

ACH-Olmesartan

Common Name:
olmesartan
Brand Name:
ACH-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…

ACH-Olmesartan HCTZ

Common Name:
olmesartan - hydrochlorothiazide
Brand Name:
ACH-Olmesartan HCTZ

This is a combination product that contains 2 medications: olmesartan and hydrochlorothiazide. It is used to lower high blood pressure. Olmesartan belongs to…

Ach-Omeprazole

Common Name:
omeprazole
Brand Name:
Ach-Omeprazole

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

ACH-Pioglitazone

Common Name:
pioglitazone
Brand Name:
ACH-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…

ACH-Pravastatin

Common Name:
pravastatin
Brand Name:
ACH-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…

ACH-Pregabalin

Common Name:
pregabalin
Brand Name:
ACH-Pregabalin

Pregabalin belongs to the class of medication known as analgesics. It is used to relieve neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (pain…

ACH-Quetiapine

Common Name:
quetiapine
Brand Name:
ACH-Quetiapine

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

Ach-Quetiapine XR

Common Name:
quetiapine extended release
Brand Name:
Ach-Quetiapine XR

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

Ach-Rosuvastatin

Common Name:
rosuvastatin
Brand Name:
Ach-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…

ACH-Sitagliptin

Common Name:
sitagliptin
Brand Name:
ACH-Sitagliptin

Sitagliptin belongs to the group of diabetes medications called DPP-4 inhibitors. It works by increasing the amount of incretin released by the intestine…