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Pilocarpine by SteriMax

Common Name:
pilocarpine
Brand Name:
Pilocarpine by SteriMax

Pilocarpine belongs to the class of medications called cholinomimetic agents. It is used to treat symptoms of dry mouth that occur when radiation therapy to…

Pilopine HS

Common Name:
pilocarpine eye drops
Brand Name:
Pilopine HS

This medication is most often used as an eye drop to treat glaucoma, but is sometimes used to treat some other conditions of the eye. Pilocarpine causes…

Pimozide

Common Name:
pimozide
Brand Name:
Pimozide

Pimozide belongs to the class of medications called antipsychotics. It is used to manage symptoms of certain types of chronic schizophrenia. It works by…

Pinaverium by AA Pharma

Common Name:
pinaverium bromide
Brand Name:
Pinaverium by AA Pharma

Pinaverium belongs to the class of medications called gastrointestinal calcium antagonists. This medication is used to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It…

Pindolol

Common Name:
pindolol
Brand Name:
Pindolol

Pindolol belongs to the class of medications called beta-blockers. It is used to treat high blood pressure and to prevent angina (chest pain). For treatment of…

Pioglitazone by Meliapharm

Common Name:
pioglitazone
Brand Name:
Pioglitazone by Meliapharm

Pioglitazone is a member of the family of medications known as thiazolidinediones. It is used to lower high blood sugar associated with type 2…

Pioglitazone HCl by Sivem

Common Name:
pioglitazone
Brand Name:
Pioglitazone HCl by Sivem

Pioglitazone is a member of the family of medications known as thiazolidinediones. It is used to lower high blood sugar associated with type 2…

Piqray

Common Name:
alpelisib
Brand Name:
Piqray

Alpelisib belongs the group of cancer-fighting medications known as antineoplastics and more specifically to a class of medications called protein kinase…

Plan B 0.75mg

Common Name:
levonorgestrel (emergency contraceptive)
Brand Name:
Plan B 0.75mg

Levonorgestrel belongs to the family of medications known as progestins. Progestins are female sex hormones that are used in birth control pills and often in…

Plan B 1.5 mg

Common Name:
levonorgestrel (emergency contraceptive)
Brand Name:
Plan B 1.5 mg

Levonorgestrel belongs to the family of medications known as progestins. Progestins are female sex hormones that are used in birth control pills and often in…

Plaquenil

Common Name:
hydroxychloroquine
Brand Name:
Plaquenil

Hydroxychloroquine belongs to a group of medications known as anti-inflammatories and antimalarials. It is used alone or in combination with other…

Platinum Muscle and Back Pain Relief

Common Name:
methocarbamol - ibuprofen
Brand Name:
Platinum Muscle and Back Pain Relief

This is a combination product containing 2 medications: methocarbamol and ibuprofen. It is used to relieve pain associated with muscle spasm such as strains…

Plavix

Common Name:
clopidogrel
Brand Name:
Plavix

Clopidogrel belongs to the class of medications called platelet aggregation inhibitors or antiplatelets. Clopidogrel is used to help prevent heart attacks…

Plegridy

Common Name:
peginterferon beta-1a
Brand Name:
Plegridy

Peginterferon beta-1a belongs to the class of medications called immunomodulators. More specifically, it belongs to the family of medications known…

Plendil

Common Name:
felodipine
Brand Name:
Plendil

Felodipine belongs to a class of medications called calcium channel blockers. It may be used alone or with other medications to treat mild-to-moderate high…

Plerixafor Injection by Eugia

Common Name:
plerixafor
Brand Name:
Plerixafor Injection by Eugia

Plerixafor belongs to the class of medications called hematopoietic agents. It is used in adults to help collect stem cells for transplantation to treat…

Plerixafor Injection by Jamp

Common Name:
plerixafor
Brand Name:
Plerixafor Injection by Jamp

Plerixafor belongs to the class of medications called hematopoietic agents. It is used in adults to help collect stem cells for transplantation to treat…

Pliaglis

Common Name:
lidocaine - tetracaine
Brand Name:
Pliaglis

This is a combination medication that contains lidocaine and tetracaine. It belongs to the class of medications called topical anaesthetics. This medication is…

pms-Abacavir-Lamivudine

Common Name:
abacavir - lamivudine
Brand Name:
pms-Abacavir-Lamivudine

This combination product contains 2 medications: abacavir and lamivudine. Abacavir and lamivudine belong to a class of medications known as nucleoside reverse…

pms-Abiraterone

Common Name:
abiraterone
Brand Name:
pms-Abiraterone

Abiraterone belongs to the class of medications called androgen biosynthesis inhibitors. It is taken along with the medication prednisone to treat metastatic…