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AG-Sildenafil Tablets

Common Name:
sildenafil
Brand Name:
AG-Sildenafil Tablets

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

AG-Simvastatin

Common Name:
simvastatin
Brand Name:
AG-Simvastatin

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

AG-Sitagliptin

Common Name:
sitagliptin
Brand Name:
AG-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…

AG-Tadalafil

Common Name:
tadalafil
Brand Name:
AG-Tadalafil

Tadalafil belongs to a group of medications called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. It is used to treat erectile dysfunction (male impotence). It helps to…

AG-Telmisartan

Common Name:
telmisartan
Brand Name:
AG-Telmisartan

Telmisartan belongs to a class of medications known as angiotensin II receptor antagonists. These medications reduce blood pressure by blocking the actions of…

AG-Tenofovir

Common Name:
tenofovir
Brand Name:
AG-Tenofovir

Tenofovir belongs to the family of medications called antiretrovirals. It is used with other antiretroviral medications to treat the infection caused by the…

AG-Ticagrelor

Common Name:
ticagrelor
Brand Name:
AG-Ticagrelor

Ticagrelor belongs to the group of medications called platelet aggregation inhibitors or antiplatelet agents. It is usually used along with acetylsalicylic…

AG-Topiramate

Common Name:
topiramate
Brand Name:
AG-Topiramate

Topiramate belongs to a group of medications that are used to treat epilepsy. It works by affecting chemicals in the brain that are involved in sending signals…

AG-Trazodone

Common Name:
trazodone
Brand Name:
AG-Trazodone

Trazodone belongs to the class of medications called antidepressants. It is used to treat symptoms of depression. It works by affecting the balance of…

AG-Ursodiol

Common Name:
ursodiol
Brand Name:
AG-Ursodiol

Ursodiol is used to treat a group of conditions known as cholestatic liver diseases (e.g., primary biliary cirrhosis). Cholestatic liver diseases are…

AG-Valacyclovir

Common Name:
valacyclovir
Brand Name:
AG-Valacyclovir

Valacyclovir belongs to the class of medications known as antivirals. It is used to treat a viral infection affecting the skin known as shingles (herpes…

AG-Zopiclone

Common Name:
zopiclone
Brand Name:
AG-Zopiclone

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

Aggrenox

Common Name:
ASA - dipyridamole extended release
Brand Name:
Aggrenox

This combination product contains 2 medications: ASA (acetylsalicylic acid) and dipyridamole. It belongs to the family of medications called antiplatelet…

Agriflu

Common Name:
influenza vaccine
Brand Name:
Agriflu

This medication belongs to a group of medications known as vaccines. It is used to prevent influenza (the flu). Influenza is a common viral illness caused by 2…

Agrylin

Common Name:
anagrelide
Brand Name:
Agrylin

Anagrelide belongs to the family of medications called platelet-reducing agents. This medication is used to manage a condition called thrombocythemia, where…

Aimovig

Common Name:
erenumab
Brand Name:
Aimovig

Erenumab belongs to the class of medications called calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists. Erenumab is used to prevent migraine for adults who…

Airomir

Common Name:
salbutamol inhalation
Brand Name:
Airomir

Salbutamol belongs to a class of medications called bronchodilators, and more specifically, β2-adrenergic agonists. This medication is used to treat and…

AJ-Topotecan

Common Name:
topotecan
Brand Name:
AJ-Topotecan

Topotecan belongs to the group of cancer-fighting medications known as antineoplastics. It kills cancer cells by interfering with the genetic material DNA…

Ajovy

Common Name:
fremanezumab
Brand Name:
Ajovy

Fremanezumab belongs to the class of medications called monoclonal antibodies, specifically, it is an anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (anti-CGRP). It is…

AK sulf

Common Name:
sulfacetamide sodium
Brand Name:
AK sulf

This is a sulphonamide antibiotic used to treat conjunctivitis (inflammation in the eye caused by bacteria), corneal ulcer, and other superficial eye…