Levorphanol Brand Name– Levo-Dromoran What is Levorphanol Levorphanol is an opioid agonist indicated for pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternate treatments (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or opioid combination products) are inadequate. Levorphanol has been useful in patients with chronic pain, and it may serve as an alternative option for patients …
Levonorgestrel Brand Names EContra EZ | EContra One-Step | Fallback Solo | Kyleena | LILETTA | Mirena | My Choice | My Way | Next Choice | Next Choice One Dose | Norplant | Opcicon One-Step | Plan B | Plan B One-Step | Preventeza | React | Skyla | Take Action What is Levonorgestrel Levonorgestrel is a synthetic progestin. Levonorgestrel is commonly used as an emergency post-coital oral contraceptive (Plan B, …
Levomilnacipran Brand Name– FETZIMA What is Levomilnacipran Levomilnacipran is a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults. SNRIs are not approved in pediatric patients with depression; however, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) guidelines recommend antidepressants when nonpharmacologic treatment is insufficient or illness severity …
Levomethadyl Brand Name– Orlaam What is Levomethadyl NOTE: This product has been discontinued in the U.S. Levomethadyl (levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, LAAM) is a synthetic opiate agonist that has been studied for the management of opiate agonist dependence since the mid-1970’s. Even though levomethadyl is an opiate analgesic, it is not used in pain management. Levomethadyl is longer-acting …
Levomefolate Mecobalamin Pyridoxal 5 phosphate Brand Names Elfolate Plus | Folast | Foltanx | Metanx | Neurpath-B | VitaCirc-B What is Levomefolate Mecobalamin Pyridoxal 5 phosphate In the US, medical foods are defined under 5(b) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee (b) (3)). Medical foods are specially formulated and processed products that must be administered enterally under the …
Levomefolate Brand Names Deplin | Elfolate | Zervalx What is Levomefolate Levomefolate also known as L-methylfolate, is a medical food used as adjunctive therapy in the management of patients with depression or schizophrenia with suboptimal folate concentrations and of patients with schizophrenia and hyperhomocysteinemia. A medical food is a prescription-only item, prescribed when a patient has special …
Levoleucovorin Brand Names- Fusilev | KHAPZORY What is Levoleucovorin Levoleucovorin is approved by the FDA as rescue therapy following high-dose methotrexate (12 grams/m2 IV over 4 hours) treatment in patients with osteosarcoma and to reduce toxicity associated with inadvertent folic acid antagonist overdose or impaired methotrexate elimination. The Fusilev and Khapzory brands are also approved for the …