Author: Ciprian Jauca

Alendronate (Fosamax®)Dorzolamide (Trusopt®)Acarbose (Prandase®)Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) Alendronate (Fosamax®) Alendronate is a bisphosphonate bone resorption inhibitor in the same class as etidronate and clodronate. Indication: Treatment of osteoporosis or Paget's disease of the bone. Mechanism of action: Alendronate inhibits osteoclastic bone...

Famciclovir (Famvir®) and Valacyclovir (Valtrex®) Torsemide (Demadex®) Etodolac (Ultradol®) Naltrexone (Revia®) Famciclovir (Famvir®) and Valacyclovir (Valtrex®) Both are new antiherpesviral prodrugs (in the same class as acyclovir). Indication: Acute herpes zoster in the immunocompetent host. (Their...