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Betaseron

Common Name:
interferon beta-1b
Brand Name:
Betaseron

Interferon beta-1b belongs to the group of medications known as immunomodulators. It is a form of a protein that is naturally made by our body's cells to fight…

Betnesol Retention Enema

Common Name:
betamethasone (enema)
Brand Name:
Betnesol Retention Enema

Betamethasone enema belongs to the group of medications known as corticosteroids. It is used to treat ulcerative colitis and works by reducing inflammation…

Betoptic S

Common Name:
betaxolol
Brand Name:
Betoptic S

Betaxolol belongs to the family of medications known as beta adrenergic blocking agents or "beta-blockers." It is used as an eye drop to lower pressure in the…

Bexsero

Common Name:
meningococcal vaccine (group B)
Brand Name:
Bexsero

This medication belongs to the family of medications known as vaccines. It is used to prevent infections such as meningitis and blood infections caused by…

Bezalip SR

Common Name:
bezafibrate
Brand Name:
Bezalip SR

Bezafibrate belongs to the class of medications known as fibrates. Bezafibrate is used in addition to diet and other measures to treat high cholesterol and…

Biacna

Common Name:
clindamycin - tretinoin
Brand Name:
Biacna

This combination product contains 2 medications: clindamycin and tretinoin. Clindamycin belongs to the family of medications known as antibiotics. It works by…

Biaxin BID

Common Name:
clarithromycin
Brand Name:
Biaxin BID

Clarithromycin belongs to the group of medications called macrolide antibiotics. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. It works by killing…

Biaxin Suspension

Common Name:
clarithromycin
Brand Name:
Biaxin Suspension

Clarithromycin belongs to the group of medications called macrolide antibiotics. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. It works by killing…

Biaxin XL

Common Name:
clarithromycin
Brand Name:
Biaxin XL

Clarithromycin belongs to the group of medications called macrolide antibiotics. It is used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria. It works by killing…

Bicalutamide

Common Name:
bicalutamide
Brand Name:
Bicalutamide

Bicalutamide belongs to a group of medications known as nonsteroidal antiandrogens. Nonsteroidal antiandrogens such as bicalutamide block the effect of the…

Bicalutamide by Sorres Pharma Inc

Common Name:
bicalutamide
Brand Name:
Bicalutamide by Sorres Pharma Inc

Bicalutamide belongs to a group of medications known as nonsteroidal antiandrogens. Nonsteroidal antiandrogens such as bicalutamide block the effect of the…

Biktarvy

Common Name:
bictegravir-emtricitabine-tenofovir
Brand Name:
Biktarvy

This combination medication contains three medications in one tablet: bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide. Together, these medications are…

Biltricide

Common Name:
praziquantel
Brand Name:
Biltricide

Praziquantel belongs to the class of medications called anthelminthics. It is used to treat a type of infection called schistosomiasis, also known as…

Bimzelx

Common Name:
bimekizumab
Brand Name:
Bimzelx

Bimekizumab belongs to the class of medications called immunomodulators. It is used to treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis…

Bio-Amitriptyline

Common Name:
amitriptyline
Brand Name:
Bio-Amitriptyline

Amitriptyline belongs to a family of medications known as tricyclic antidepressants. It is used to treat depression. It works in the central nervous system…

Bio-Amlodipine

Common Name:
amlodipine
Brand Name:
Bio-Amlodipine

Amlodipine belongs to the family of medications known as calcium channel blockers. Amlodipine is used to treat high blood pressure and angina (chest pain). It…

Bio-Anastrozole

Common Name:
anastrozole
Brand Name:
Bio-Anastrozole

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

Bio-Apixaban

Common Name:
apixaban
Brand Name:
Bio-Apixaban

Apixaban belongs to the group of medications called anticoagulants. Anticoagulants prevent harmful blood clots from forming in the blood vessels. They do this…

Bio-ASA

Common Name:
acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
Brand Name:
Bio-ASA

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) belongs to the groups of medications called analgesics (pain relievers), antipyretics (fever reducers), anti-inflammatories…

Bio-Atenolol

Common Name:
atenolol
Brand Name:
Bio-Atenolol

Atenolol belongs to a class of medications called beta-blockers. It is used to lower high blood pressure and to prevent the symptoms of angina (chest pain). It…