TALPLACIDO, Shelly Perrine E.

BS PHARMACY- 2

BRAND GENERIC MANUFACTURER PHARMACOLOGIC INDICATION/S LEGAL DOSAGE FORMS ONE (1)
NAME NAME CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION AND STRENGTH DISPENSING
INFORMATION
Alka-Seltzer
headaches, body aches, Effervescent tablet tablets must
1. Alka-Seltzer® Aspirin Bayer HealthCare Antacid and Analgesic pain, heartburn, acid OTC -325mg always be
LLC combination indigestion, and sour -1000mg dissolved in a
stomach -1916mg glass of water
before use.
Vitamin B1, B2, May be taken
B6, B12, C, with or without
Nicotinamide, Ca food: May be
2. Berocca® Pantothenate, Bayer Vitamins &/or Minerals Vitamin deficiency in OTC Berocca Performance taken w/ meals
Biotin, Folic Acid, periods of fatigue & stress. effervescent tab for better
Calcium, absorption or if
Magnesium, and GI discomfort
Zinc occurs.
Secretolytic therapy in Bisolvon Forte cap 16
acute & chronic mg
3. Bisolvon® Bromhexine HCl Boehringer Cough & Cold bronchopulmonary disease OTC Bisolvon Adult syr 8 Should be
Ingelheim Preparations associated w/ abnormal mg/5 mL taken with
mucus secretion & impaired Bisolvon Ped syr 4 food.
mucus transport. mg/5 mL
Bisolvon tab 8 mg
Acute GI, biliary &
genitourinary spasm OTC
4. Buscopan® Hyoscine-N- Boehringer including biliary & renal (Tablets) Buscopan inj 20 mg May be taken
butylbromide Ingelheim Antispasmodics colic. Parenterally also as Injection Buscopan sugar- with or without
an aid in diagnostic & requires coated tab 10 mg food.
therapeutic procedures eg prescription
gastroduodenal endoscopy,
radiology.

Soothing relief of itching Apply on the

5. Caladryl® Pramoxine Interphil Topical Antihistamines/ due to insect bites, skin OTC Caladryl lotion 30 mL affected skin
Antipruritic allergy & other minor skin area 3 to 4
irritations. times a day.
 Prescription- Catapres infusion 150
6. Catapres® Clonidine HCl Boehringer Antihypertensive HTN of any etiology except Only mcg/mL May be taken
Ingelheim the pheochromocytoma Medicine Catapres tab 150 with or without
form. (POM) mcg food.
Catapres tab 75 mcg
Relief of symptoms & signs
of chronic urticaria & other
allergic dermatologic
7. Claritin® Loratadine Bayer Antihistamines & disorders. Relief of OTC Claritin syrup 5 mg/5 May be taken
Antiallergics symptoms associated w/ mL with or without
allergic rhinitis eg, Claritin tab 10 mg food.
sneezing, nasal discharge
& itching, as well as ocular
itching & burning.
Single or mixed infestations Combantrin oral susp
8. Combantrin® Pyrantel Johnson & Johnson Anthelmintic by threadworm, pinworm, OTC 125 mg/5 mL May be taken
pamoate roundworm, Combantrin tab 125 with or without
hookworm, Trichostrongylus mg food.
colubriformis & orientalis.
Cap: May be
Upper & lower resp tract, Dalacin C HCl cap taken with or
skin & soft tissue, bone & 150 mg without food:
joint, gynecological, intra- Prescription- Dalacin C HCl cap Swallow whole
9. Dalacin C® Clindamycin Pfizer Antibiotics abdominal infections, Only 300 mg w/ a full glass
septicemia & endocarditis, Medicine Dalacin C Palmitate of water & in an
dental infection, (POM) HCl granules for oral upright
toxoplasmic encephalitis & soln 75 mg/5 mL position.
Pneumocystis jiroveci Dalacin C Phosphate Granules:
pneumonia in AIDS inj 150 mg/mL Should be
patients, malaria. taken with
food.
Monotherapy & adjunctive
therapy in the treatment of
patients w/ complex partial Prescription- Depakene syrup 250 Should be
10. Depakene® Valproic acid Abbott Anticonvulsants seizures. Sole & adjunctive Only mg/5 mL taken with
therapy in the treatment of Medicine food.
patients w/ simple & (POM)
complex absence seizures
& adjunctively in patients w/
multiple seizure types that
include absence seizures.
 Patches: for
total
Pharmacy- Patch withdrawal,
11. Deponit® Nitroglycerin Merus Labs Luxco Anti-Anginal Drugs Prophylaxis of angina only-medicine Deponit® NT 5: gradually
S.a.R.L. (P) 5mg/24hr replace with
Deponit® NT 10- decreasing
0.4mg/hr doses of long-
acting oral
nitrates. Spray
should not be
inhaled.
Should be
Prescription- Tablet taken with
12. Diabinese® Chlorpropamide Pfizer Antidiabetic Agents Used to manage type Only 100mg food. Adhere
II diabetes Medicine 250mg strictly to the
(POM) prescribed
diabetic diet.
Suitable for short-term
inotropic support of the Prescription- Injectable; Injection; For short term
13. Dobuject® Dobutamine HCl Bayer Schering Cardiac Drugs heart in patients with Only Dobutamine HCl 50 treatment only.
insufficient cardiac output Medicine mg/ml Not for long
and high left ventricular (POM) term use.
filling pressure but only
slightly or moderately
decreased blood pressure.

May be taken
Constipation: Regulation of with or without
14. Duphalac® Lactulose Abbott Cholagogues, physiological rhythm of the Prescription- Duphalac syr 3.3 g/5 food: Swallow
Cholelitholytics & Hepatic colon; where a soft stool is Only mL dose in one, do
Protectors / Laxatives, considered of medical Medicine not keep in
Purgatives benefit (hemorrhoids, post (POM) mouth for an
colonic/anal surgery). extended
Hepatic encephalopathy period of time.
(HE): For single daily
dose, should
be taken at the
same time eg,
during
breakfast.
 Durogesic
15. Durogesic® Fentanyl Johnson & Johnson Analgesics (Opioid) Management of chronic & Dangerous transdermal patch 12 May produce
intractable pain in patients Drug: mcg/hr additive
requiring continuous opioid Prescription Durogesic depressant
administration for an required transdermal patch 25 effects &
extended period of time. mcg/hr hypoventilation.
Durogesic
transdermal patch 50
mcg/hr
Management of mild to
moderate pain (headache, 220 mg: Non-
16. Skelan® Naproxen Na Amherst Lab Nonsteroidal Anti- toothache, backache) & Rx Skelan tab 220 mg Should be
Inflammatory Drugs primary dysmenorrhea; for 550 mg: Skelan tab 550 mg taken with
(NSAIDs) the symptomatic treatment Prescription food.
of RA, osteoarthritis, required
ankylosing spondylitis,
tendonitis, bursitis, acute
gout.
It is advised not
17. Silver A. Menarini Topical Antibiotics Prevention & treatment of Prescription- Flammazine cream to expose
Flammazine® sulfadiazine infections in burns & other Only 1% Flammazine
types of wounds & infected Medicine treated body
skin lesions. (POM) parts to direct
sunlight.
Treatment of chronic
schizophrenia & other Prescription- Side effects
18. Haldol® Haloperidol Johnson & Johnson Antipsychotics psychoses. Treatment of Only Haldol Decanoas soln can cause
decanoate other mental or behavioral Medicine for inj 50 mg/mL dry mouth,
problems where (POM) blurred vision,
psychomotor unrest flushing and
requires maintenance constipation.
treatment.
Upper & lower resp tract, Should be
skin & soft tissue infections Ilosone oral drops taken on an
19. Ilosone® Erythromycin Aspen Macrolides of mild to moderate Prescription- 100 mg/mL empty
estolate severity. Primary syphilis in Only Ilosone DS oral susp stomach: Best
penicillin-allergic patients. Medicine 250 mg/5 mL taken 1 hr
Uncomplicated urethral (POM) Ilosone oral susp 125 before or 2 hr
endocervical & rectal mg/5 mL after meals.
infections due to C. May be taken
trachomatis. Prophylaxis for w/ meals.
pertussis.
 Tab: Treatment &
prophylaxis of acute angina Should be
20. Isoket® Isosorbide GlaxoSmithKline Anti-Anginal Drugs pectoris attacks. Acute MI & Prescription- Isoket SR tab 20 mg taken on an
dinitrate left ventricular failure. SR Only Isoket retard tab 40 empty
tab: Long-term treatment of Medicine mg stomach: Take
CAD, severe chronic heart (POM) Isoket tab 10 mg ½ hr before
failure in combination w/ Isoket tab 5 mg meals. SR &
cardiac glycosides, Retard tab:
diuretics, ACE inhibitors or Swallow whole,
arterial vasodilators. do not
Treatment & prevention of chew/crush.
angina pectoris.
May be taken
Lower & upper resp tract, Prescription- Klaricid OD tab 500 with or without
21. Klaricid® Clarithromycin Abbott Macrolides skin & soft tissue, Only mg food: OD tab:
odontogenic infections. Medicine Klaricid tab 250 mg Take w/ meals.
Disseminated or (POM) Klaricid tab 500 mg Swallow whole,
localized Mycobacterium do not
avium or Mycobacterium chew/crush.
intracellulare. May be taken
w/ milk.
Tablet
Prophylaxis
22. Lepravir® Dapsone Virgo Acne Treatment Treatment for Dermatitis Prescription- of Pneumocystis Should be
Pharmaceutical Lab Preparations / herpetiformis Only (carinii) taken with
Antileprotics Medicine jiroveci pneumonia50 food.
(POM) mg/day
Multibacillary
leprosy 100 mg/day
Paucibacillary
leprosy 100 mg/day

Control of BP in acute Prescription- Avoid

23.Levophed® Norepinephrine Hospira Vasoconstrictors hypotensive states eg, Only Levophed inj 4 mg/4 extravasation.
bitartrate pheochromocytomectomy, Medicine mL Asthma. Sulfite
sympathectomy, (POM) sensitivity.
poliomyelitis, spinal anesth, Elderly (avoid
MI, septicemia, blood infusion into leg
transfusion & drug veins).
reactions.
 Prescription- Should be
24.Levopront® Levodropropizine Dompe Cough & Cold Symptomatic treatment of Only Levopront syr 30 taken on an
Preparations cough. Medicine mg/5 mL empty
(POM) stomach: Take
between
meals.
Primary prevention of CHD
& MI in patients w/ Prescription- Lopid cap 300 mg Should be
25. Lopid® Gemfibrozil Pfizer Dyslipidaemic Agents hypercholesterolemia, Only Lopid OD tab 600 mg taken on an
mixed dyslipidemia & Medicine Lopid OD tab 900 mg empty
hypertriglyceridemia, (POM) stomach: Take
Fredrickson types IIa, IIb & ½ hr before
IV. Treatment of other meals.
dyslipidemias eg
Fredrickson types III, V &
those associated w/
diabetes & xanthomata.
May be taken
with or without
Treat symptoms of Prescription- Losec cap 10 mg food: For
26. Losec® Omeprazole AstraZeneca Antacids, Antireflux gastroesophageal reflux Only Losec cap 20 mg patients w/
Agents & Antiulcerants disease (GERD) and other Medicine swallowing
conditions caused by (POM) difficulties, the
excess stomach acid. It is cap may be
also used to promote opened & the
healing of erosive contents
esophagitis (damage to swallowed or
your esophagus caused by suspended in a
stomach acid). slightly acidic
fluid eg fruit
juice or in non-
carbonated
water.
Adjunctive therapy for
27. Loviscol® Carbocisteine Pfizer Consumer Cough & Cold chronic disorder of the resp Loviscol cap 500 mg Should be
Preparations tract associated w/ OTC Loviscol Infant oral taken with
excessive or viscous mucus drops 50 mg/mL food.
eg in chronic bronchitis, Loviscol Ped syr 100
COPD & otitis media w/ mg/5 mL
effusions including glue ear.
 Adults:
Recommended Dose: Should be
28. Maalox Aluminum Sanofi-aventis Antacids, Antireflux Gastritis & duodenitis OTC Tablet: 2-4 tabs. taken with
Plus® hydroxide, Agents & Antiulcerants accompanied by flatulence, Maalox Plus food: Take 20-
Magnesium post-op gas pain. chewable tab 60 min after
hydroxide, and Suspension: 2-4 meals & at
Simethicone teaspoonfuls (10-20 bedtime. Tab:
mL) 4 times a day Chew well.
taken 20 min to 1 hr
after meals and at
bedtime or as
directed by the
physician.

Indicated as adjunctive Prescription- MIDAMOR

29. Midamor® Amiloride Paddock Antikaliuretic-diuretic treatment with thiazide Only (amiloride)
HCl Laboratories agent diuretics or other kaliuretic- Medicine Tablet 5 mg should be
diuretic agents in (POM) administered
congestive heart failure or with food.
hypertension
Dyspeptic symptom
complex associated w/ Motilium film-coated Should be
30. Motilium® Domperidone Johnson & Johnson GIT Regulators, delayed gastric emptying, OTC tab 10 mg taken on an
Antiflatulents & Anti- GERD, esophagitis eg Motilium oral susp 1 empty
Inflammatories/ epigastric sense of fullness, mg/mL stomach: Take
Antiemetics early satiety, feeling of 15-30 min
abdominal distension, before meals.
upper abdominal pain;

Analgesics (Non-Opioid) Pain weak and moderate

31. Muskelax® Ibuprofen/ Unilab & Antipyretics/ intensity of different genesis OTC Tablet
Paracetamol Nonsteroidal Anti- (including headache, Ibuprofen 200 mg, Not for long
Inflammatory Drugs migraine, toothache, paracetamol 325 mg term use.
(NSAIDs) neuralgia, myalgia,
algomenorrhea; pain in
trauma, burns).
 Monotherapy in treatment May be taken
of partial seizures w/ & w/o Prescription- Neurontin cap 100 with or without
32. Neurontin® Gabapentin Pfizer Anticonvulsants/ Drugs secondary generalization in Only mg food.
for Neuropathic Pain adult & children ≥12 yr. Medicine Neurontin cap 300
Adjunctive therapy in (POM) mg
treatment of partial seizures Neurontin cap 400
w/ & w/o secondary mg
generalization in adult & Neurontin tab 600 mg
children ≥3 yr. Neuropathic
pain in adult ≥18 yr.
May be taken
Treat symptoms of Nexium granules for with or without
33. Nexium® Esomeprazole AstraZeneca Antacids, Antireflux gastroesophageal reflux Prescription- oral susp 10 mg food. MUPS
Agents & Antiulcerants disease (GERD) and other Only Nexium MUPS tab 20 tab: For
conditions involving Medicine mg patients w/
excessive stomach acid (POM) Nexium MUPS tab 40 swallowing
such as Zollinger-Ellison mg difficulties, the
syndrome. It is also used to Nexium IV powd for tab may also
promote healing of erosive inj 40 mg be dispersed in
esophagitis. ½ a glass of
non-
carbonated
water. No other
liqd should be
used.
Nubain may
Relief of moderate to Dangerous Nubain soln for inj 10 cause
34. Nubain® Nalbuphine A. Menarini Analgesics (Opioid) / severe pain. Pre-op Drug: mg/mL dizziness,
Anaesthetics - Local & analgesia, as a supplement Requires drowsiness, or
General to balanced or surgical Prescription blurred vision.
anesth, for obstet analgesia Do not drive,
during labor & relief of pain operate
following MI. Post-op machinery, or
somatic & visceral pain. do anything
else that could
be dangerous
until you know
how you react
to Nubain
 Lowering blood Questran Powder Take Questran
cholesterol levels. It is recommended for powder by mouth
35. Questran® Cholestyramine Farmea Dyslipidaemic used along with OTC adults is one at mealtime as
Agents changes in diet. It is packet or one level directed, unless
also used to relieve scoopful once or your doctor tells
itching caused by twice a day. you otherwise.
partial biliary Questran Light: 5g
obstruction.

36. Senokot® Sennosides Mundipharma Laxatives, As natural laxative for OTC Senokot Forte tab May be taken with
Purgatives the relief of 374 mg or without food:
constipation. Senokot tab 187 Preferably taken at
mg bedtime.

Meniere's disease,
37. Serc® Betahistine Abbott Antivertigo Drugs Meniere-like syndrome Prescription-Only Tablet
characterized by Medicine (POM) 8 mg Should be taken
attacks of vertigo, 16 mg with food.
tinnitus & sensorineural 24 mg
deafness, peripheral
vertigo

If you use other

GUT, resp tract, bones Prescription-Only Injectable; drugs or over the
38. Servigenta® Gentamicin sulfate Sandoz Aminoglycosides & joints, soft tissue or Medicine (POM) Injection; counter products
skin, burns & wounds, Gentamicin at the same time,
GI, biliary tract, pelvic & Sulfate 40 mg / ml the effects of
CNS infections. Amp 80 mg/2 mL Servigenta
Gonorrhea, septicemia, Injection may
bacteremia, peritonitis, change. This may
endocarditis increase your risk
for side-effects or
cause your drug
not to work
properly.
 IV injection
(Initial Dose: 100- Corticosteroids
39. Solu-cortef® Hydrocortisone Pfizer Corticosteroid Endocrine disorder. Prescription-Only 500 mg or more may mask some
Hormones Adjunct therapy to tide Medicine (POM) hydrocortisone signs of infection,
patient over acute equivalent of and new infections
episodes/exacerbations hydrocortisone may appear during
of rheumatic disorder. sodium succinate, their use.
depending on the
severity of the
condition)
IV infusion or IM
injection

Dissolve 1 lozenge
40. Strepsils® Dextromethorphan Reckitt Benckiser Preparations for Relief of mouth & throat OTC slowly in the May be taken with
Oral Ulceration & infections mouth every 2-3 or without food.
Inflammation hrs, or as directed
by the physician.

IV;
In acute
41. Streptase® Streptokinase CSL Behring Anticoagulants, Acute transmural myocardial Streptase must not
Antiplatelets & myocardial infarction Prescription-Only infarction, patients be used in case of
Fibrinolytics (not older than 12 hrs), Medicine (POM) are given an severe allergic
(Thrombolytics) with persistent ST- intracoronary reactions.
segment elevation or bolus of Streptase
recent left bundle- 20,000 IU on
branch block average and a
maintenance dose
of 2,000-4,000
IU/min over 30-90
min.
Induction or Injection Not recommended
enhancement of labour Concentrate for for prolonged
42. Syntocinon® Oxytocin Novartis Oxytocic Agent in selected cases of Prescription-Only solution for periods in case of
Pharmaceuticals uterine inertia; Medicine (POM) infusion (in 1 mL oxytocin-resistant
Ltd. cesarean section. ampoule) uterine inertia,
Prevention & treatment containing 10 severe pre-
of postpartum uterine IU/mL eclamptic toxemia.
atony/hemorrhage
 Treatment of the
43. Tazocin® Penicillins and Pfizer Antibacterial following systemic Prescription-Only Each vial of If patient is taking
Beta-Lactamase (systemic) and/or local bacterial Medicine (POM) Tazocin 2 g / 0.25 an anticoagulant,
Inhibitors infections caused by g contains 5.67 effect of the drug
susceptible gram- mmol (130 mg) of may be altered.
positive and gram- sodium
negative aerobic and
anaerobic organisms.

44. Terramycin® Oxytetracycline Pfizer Antimicrobial Infections caused by Prescription-Only Capsule 250 mg Pediatric oral
Hydrochloride microorganisms Medicine (POM) dosage forms
should not be
given with milk
formulas and
should be given at
least 1 hour prior
to feeding.

Tablet Certain diets (such

Children: 300 mg as high protein/low
45. Theo-Dur® Theophylline Key Bronchodilator Treat the symptoms of Prescription-Only Adult: 400 mg carbohydrate or
asthma, bronchitis and Medicine (POM) Extended-release high
emphysema. Capsules: 300-400 carbohydrate/low
mg for Adults and protein) may
teenagers change the effect
of theophylline.

Management of Prescription-Only tablet You should not

46. Toradol® Ketorolac Syntex Corp NSAID moderately severe Medicine (POM) 10mg use Toradol if you
Tromethamine acute pain that requires injectable solution have any active or
analgesia at the opioid 15mg/mL recent bleeding.
level 30mg/mL
prefilled syringe
15mg/mL
30mg/mL
60mg/2mL
 Capsule:
Dissolution of Prescription-Only Approximately 10 During treatment
47. Ursofalk® Ursodeoxycholic Falk Anticholelithic cholesterol-rich Medicine (POM) mg/kg body with Ursofalk,
acid gallstones in the weight/day gallstone
bladder; equivalent to: Up calcification may
Treatment of biliary to 60 kg: 2 occur. In rare
reflux gastritis and capsules; up to 80 cases, the stool
cholestatic liver kg: 3 capsules; up may become
disease to 100 kg: 4 doughy.
capsules; >100 kg:
5 capsules.
Film-Coated
Tablet 500 mg

48. Ventolin® ALBUTEROL GlaxoSmithKline Selective beta2- Treatment & prevention Prescription-Only Tablet: Adults: The Should be taken
(SALBUTAMOL) adrenoceptor of bronchospasm in Medicine (POM) usual effective on an empty
ORAL agonist bronchial asthma, dose is 4 mg (2 stomach: Take 1
bronchitis, emphysema tablets) 3 or 4 hr before or 2 hr
times per day. after meals.
Syrup: Adults: 10
mL (salbutamol 4
mg)

Xylocaine inj 2% Patients may

49. Xylocaine® Lidocaine AstraZeneca Antiarrhythmic For Infiltration and OTC Xylocaine topical experience
Nerve Block spray 10% temporary loss of
sensation and
motor activity

Ranitidine (as HCl) The current

50. Zantac® Ranitidine GLAXO GRP LTD Histamine-2 Active duodenal or OTC 150mg, 300mg; recommended
blockers benign gastric ulcer tablet adult oral dosage
is 150 mg twice
daily.