Clozapine Brand Names Clozaril | Fazaclo | VERSACLOZ What is Clozapine Clozapine is an oral dibenzodiazepine-derived atypical antipsychotic. Clozapine is structurally related to the antipsychotic loxapine but differs in efficacy and adverse effects. Approximately 35 mg of clozapine is equivalent to 100 mg of chlorpromazine (CPZ EQ), the prototype typical antipsychotic. Compared to traditional antipsychotics, clozapine has …
Clotrimazole Brand Names Alevazol | Antifungal | Anti-Fungal | Cruex | Desenex | Fungoid | Gyne-Lotrimin | Lotrimin | Lotrimin AF | Lotrimin AF Ringworm | Mycelex | Mycelex Troche What is Clotrimazole Clotrimazole is an imidazole antifungal agent. It is used for the treatment of infections caused by various species of pathogenic dermatophytes, yeasts, and Malassezia furfur. These include ringworm (dermatophytosis), vaginal and oral candidiasis, and …
Clorazepate Brand Names Gen-Xene | Tranxene | Tranxene SD | Tranxene T-Tab What is Clorazepate Clorazepate dipotassium is an oral benzodiazepine with a moderately rapid onset of action and a long half-life. Clorazepate is used for the management of acute alcohol withdrawal, anxiety, and as an adjunct in the management of partial seizures. Clorazepate is essentially a prodrug …
Clopidogrel Brand Name– Plavix What is Clopidogrel Clopidogrel is an oral P2Y12 platelet inhibitor indicated to reduce the rate of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction [NSTEMI]), including patients who are to be managed medically and those who are to be managed with coronary …
Clonidine Brand Names Catapres | Catapres-TTS | Duraclon | JENLOGA | Kapvay | NEXICLON XR What is Clonidine Clonidine is a centrally acting alpha2 agonist used transdermally for the treatment of hypertension, orally for the treatment of hypertension and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and parenterally as an epidural agent for refractory cancer pain. It is similar to guanabenz in mechanism of …
Clonazepam Brand Names- Ceberclon | Klonopin What is Clonazepam Clonazepam is an oral benzodiazepine used primarily in the management of seizures. It shares many of the pharmacologic actions of the benzodiazepines, with noticeable efficacy as an anticonvulsant. Clonazepam is clinically effective in the prophylaxis of absence seizures, petit mal variant seizures (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), akinetic and myoclonic …
Clomipramine Brand Name– Anafranil What is Clomipramine Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) similar in structure to imipramine and desipramine and was the first drug FDA-approved for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and is used in adult and pediatric patients 10 years and older. Clomipramine is the most specific of all the TCAs with …