A list for any fellow MT's needing help or stuck on the spelling of one of the newer meds released in the last couple of years with a small summary/description what they are for.

Amitiza (lubiprostone) - chronic idiopathic constipation
Aptivus (tipranavir) - HIV-1 infections
Baraclude (entecavir) - chronic hepatitis B infections
BiDil (isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine hydrochloride) - heart failure in black patients
Boniva (ibandronate) - osteoporosis prevention
Byetta (exenatide) - adjunctive treatment of Type 2 DM
Chantix (varenicline) - nicotine addiction
Dacogen (decitabine) - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Eraxis (anidulafungin) - Candida fungal infections
Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine) - HPV vac
Increlex (mecasermin) - endocrine something or other
Lucentis (ranibizumab)- neovascular (wet) age related macular degeneration
Naglazyme (galsulfase) - (musculoskeletal drug - mucopolysaccharidosis VI (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome)
Orencia (abatacept) - R.A.
Prezista (darunavir) - treatment-resistant HIV infections
Ranexa (ranolazine) - chronic angina
Revlimid (lenalidomide) - myelodysplastic syndromes
Rotateq (rotavirus vaccine)
Symlin (pramlintide) - DM type 1 & 2
Vaprisol (conivaptan) - nephrology / uvolemic hyponatremia


*no oncology drugs in this list as of this posting

Wow! I have come across some of these, but a lot are new to me. Thanks!

That is a great list--I've only run across 2 of them so far in my travels!

Thanks!

^^ You are all very welcome. Here's my lastest updated list below:


Amitiza (lubiprostone) - chronic idiopathic constipation
Apokyn (apomorphine hydrochloride) - Parkinson’s related
Aptivus (tipranavir) - HIV-1 infections
Avastin (bevacizumab) - metastatic colon CA
Baraclude (entecavir) - chronic hepatitis B infections
BiDil (isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine hydrochloride) - heart failure in black patients
Boniva (ibandronate) - osteoporosis prevention
Byetta (exenatide) - adjunctive treatment of Type 2 DM
Caduet (amlodipine/atorvastatin) -HTN & stable angina
Campral (acamprosate calcium) - ETOH tx/cessation
Chantix (varenicline) - nicotine addiction
Citalopram (Citalopram Hydrobromide -aka Celexa) - depression, etc.
Cymbalta (duloxetine) - bipolar
Dacogen (decitabine) - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Eraxis (anidulafungin) - Candida fungal infections
Erbitux (cetuximab) - metastatic colon CA
EstroGel (estradiol gel 0.06%) - vasomotor instability
Fosrenol, lanthanum carbonate - hyperphosphatemia d/t kidney dysfunction
Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine) - HPV vac
Increlex (mecasermin) - endocrine something or other
Ketek (telithromycin) - abx
Lucentis (ranibizumab)- neovascular “wet” age related macular degeneration
Lunesta (eszopiclone) - insomnia
Lyrica (pregabalin) - DM neuropathy & postherpetic neuralgia
Macugen (pegaptanib) - “wet” macular degeneration
Naglazyme (galsulfase) - (musculoskeletal drug - mucopolysaccharidosis VI (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome)
Nabumetone - a.k.a. Relafen - NSAID
Namenda (memantine) - moderate to severe Alzheimer’s
Orencia (abatacept) - R.A.
Prezista (darunavir) - treatment-resistant HIV infections
Ranexa (ranolazine) - chronic angina
Relafen (nabumetone) - NSAID
Revlimid (lenalidomide) - myelodysplastic syndromes
Rotateq (rotavirus vaccine)
Sanctura (trospium chloride) - overactive bladder/urge incont.
Sensipar (cinacalcet) - 2ndry hyperparathyroidism & hypercalcemia in parathyroid CA pts
Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide) - COPD/ bronchio, etc
Symlin (pramlintide) - DM type 1 & 2
Triglide (fenofibrate) - lipid lowering
Tindamax, tinidazole - tx microbial infections, including trichomoniasis, giardiasis, and amebiasis
TYSABRI (natalizumab) - *released 11/04 - DC’d 2/05 ...for replapsing MS
Vaprisol (conivaptan) - nephrology / uvolemic hyponatremia
Vesicare (solifenacin succinate) - overactive bladder
Vidaza (azacitidine)- myelomonocytic leukemias & myelodysplastic syndromes
Vigamox (moxifloxacin HCl ophthalmic solution) 0.5% as base /
a 4th-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial
Xifaxan (rifaximin) - Travelers' diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli
Zyvox - abx tx of MRSA infections
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Oncology Meds:
Alimta (pemetrexed for injection) - malignant pleural mesothelioma
Avastin (bevacizumab) - colon ca
Clolar (clofarabine) - acute lymphoblastic leukemia in peds
Erbitux (cetuximab) - colon ca
Sensipar (cinacalcet) - parathyroid carcinoma
Tarceva (erlotinib, OSI 774) - metastatic non-small cell lung ca

and the list grows.....


Amitiza (lubiprostone) - chronic idiopathic constipation
Apokyn (apomorphine hydrochloride) - Parkinson’s related
Aptivus (tipranavir) - HIV-1 infections
Avastin (bevacizumab) - metastatic colon CA
Baraclude (entecavir) - chronic hepatitis B infections
BiDil (isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine hydrochloride) - heart failure in black patients
Boniva (ibandronate) - osteoporosis prevention
Byetta (exenatide) - adjunctive treatment of Type 2 DM
Caduet (amlodipine/atorvastatin) -HTN & stable angina
Campral (acamprosate calcium) - ETOH tx/cessation
Chantix (varenicline) - nicotine addiction
Citalopram (Citalopram Hydrobromide -aka Celexa) - depression, etc.
Cymbalta (duloxetine) - bipolar
Dacogen (decitabine) - Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Elaprase (idursulfase) - mucopolysaccharidosis II (Hunter Syndrome)
Eraxis (anidulafungin) - Candida fungal infections
Erbitux (cetuximab) - metastatic colon CA
EstroGel (estradiol gel 0.06%) - vasomotor instability
Fosrenol, lanthanum carbonate - hyperphosphatemia d/t kidney dysfunction
Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine) - HPV vac
Increlex (mecasermin) - endocrine something or other
Ketek (telithromycin) - abx
Lucentis (ranibizumab)- neovascular “wet” age related macular degeneration
Lunesta (eszopiclone) - insomnia
Lyrica (pregabalin) - DM neuropathy & postherpetic neuralgia
Macugen (pegaptanib) - “wet” macular degeneration
Naglazyme (galsulfase) - (musculoskeletal drug - mucopolysaccharidosis VI (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome)
Nabumetone - a.k.a. Relafen - NSAID
Namenda (memantine) - moderate to severe Alzheimer’s

*** just released: Noxafil (posaconazole) - tx fungal infections

Orencia (abatacept) - R.A.
Prezista (darunavir) - treatment-resistant HIV infections
Ranexa (ranolazine) - chronic angina
Relafen (nabumetone) - NSAID
Revlimid (lenalidomide) - myelodysplastic syndromes
Rotateq (rotavirus vaccine)
Sanctura (trospium chloride) - overactive bladder/urge incont.
Sensipar (cinacalcet) - 2ndry hyperparathyroidism & hypercalcemia in parathyroid CA pts
Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide) - COPD/ bronchio, etc
Symlin (pramlintide) - DM type 1 & 2
Triglide (fenofibrate) - lipid lowering
Tindamax, tinidazole - tx microbial infections, including trichomoniasis, giardiasis, and amebiasis
TYSABRI (natalizumab) - *released 11/04 - DC’d 2/05 ...for replapsing MS
Vaprisol (conivaptan) - nephrology / uvolemic hyponatremia

*** Just released: Verdeso (desonide) - atopic dermatitis

Vesicare (solifenacin succinate) - overactive bladder
Vidaza (azacitidine)- myelomonocytic leukemias & myelodysplastic syndromes
Vigamox (moxifloxacin HCl ophthalmic solution) 0.5% as base /
a 4th-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial
Xifaxan (rifaximin) - Travelers' diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli
Zyvox - abx tx of MRSA infections

Oncology Meds:
Alimta (pemetrexed for injection) - malignant pleural mesothelioma
Arranon (nelarabine) - T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Avastin (bevacizumab) - colon ca
Clolar (clofarabine) - acute lymphoblastic leukemia in peds
Erbitux (cetuximab) - colon ca
Nexavar (sorafenib) - renal ca
Sensipar (cinacalcet) - parathyroid carcinoma
Sprycel (dasatinib) - imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia
Sutent (sunitinib) - kidney & GI tumors
Tarceva (erlotinib, OSI 774) - metastatic non-small cell lung ca

Hi WhiteTiger and all,

Thanks again for the list. Just to let you know, I have finally taken the time to add these to my dictionary and have confirmed all of them as correct. Hopefully it will save me research time in the future! Thanks again.

Thanks for the encouragement. Because I keep these for my personal reference, I check them and look to see the indications for each. Unless the PDR's, etc are wrong, they should all be correct, but as we all know, never hurts to have a second set of eyes.
I'm working on making a database to make them easy.. right now, working on meds out since 2000.

Here's one I just came across that I never heard of and used in a report until now:
Tracleer (bosentan) - Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Couple more new ones for the list......
sorry it took awhile to post these. Been offline for awhile.

Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate) - dm type 2
Brovana (arformoterol tartrate) - COPD
Vectibix (panitumumab) - colon ca