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| How this listing is organized; Other sources for checking medications Med. Listing Partial listing of: Analgesics; Anesthetics; Antacids & Related Medications; Acne - topical treatments |
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| Med. Listing Partial listing of: Antibiotics; Antidepressants & Antianxiety |
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| Med. Listing Partial listing of: Antihistimines; Antimigraine; Asthma meds, broncodilators, intrapulmonary steroids; Antivirals; Nasal steroids; Non-steroidal nasal sprays; Contraceptives |
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| Med. Listing Partial listing of: Decongestants; Expectorants; Diabetes meds; Diuretics; Cholesterol meds; Cough suppressants; Corticosteroids; Laxatives |
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| Med. Listing Partial listing of: Antidiarrheals; Antiemetics/ Antenauseants; Antihypertensives; Antifungals; Antipsychotics |
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| Antibiotics |
| L1 (Safest) Amoxicillin (Larotid, Amoxil) Amocicillin + Clavulanate (Augmentin) Ampicillin (Polycillin, Omnipen) Ampicillin + Sulbactam (Unasyn) Carbenicillin (Geopan, Geocillin, xxxCarindacillin) Cefadroxil (Ultracef, Duricef) Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) Cefoxitin (Mefoxin) Ceftazidime (Fortaz, Tazidime, Ceptaz) Cephalexin (Keflex) Cephapirin (Cefadyl) Cephradine (Velosef, Anspor) Dicloxacillin (Pathocil, Dycill, Dynapen) Erythromycin (E-mycin, Ery-tab, Eryc, xxxIlosone) Floxacillin (Flucil) Mupirocin ointment (Bactroban) Nafcillin (Unipen, Nafcil) Penicillin G (Pfizerpen) Vancomycin (Vancocin) |
| L2 (Safer) Amikacin (Amikin) Azithromycin (Zithromax) Aztreonam (Azactam) Cefaclor (Ceclor) Cefdinir (Omnicef) Cefepime (Maxipime) Cefixime (Suprax) Cefoperazone sodium (Cefobid) Cefotaxime (Claforan) Cefotetan (Cefotan) Cefpodoxime proxetil (Vantin) Ceftibuten (Cedax) Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) Cefuroxime (Ceftin, Zinacef, Kefurox) Cephalothin (Keflin) Clarithromycin (Biaxin) Clindamycin vaginal (Cleocin vaginal) Cloxacillin (Tegopen, Cloxapen) Gentamicin (Garamycin) Imipenam-Cilastatin (Primaxin) Kanamycin (Kantrex) Loracarbef (Lorabid) Metronidazole (Flagyl, Metizol, Trikacide, xxxProtostat, Noritate) Metronidazole Vaginal Gel (Metrogel xxxVaginal) Minocycline (Minocin, Dynacin, Arestin) xxx- L4 for chronic use Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin, Macrodantin, xxxFuran, Macrobid) Piperacillin (Zosyn, Pipracil) Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin, Azo-Gantrisin) Tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin, xxxTerramycin) Ticarcillin (Ticar, Timentin) |
| L3 (Moderately Safe) Cefditoren (Spectracef) Clindamycin (Cleocin) Co-Trimoxazole (TMP-SMZ, Bactim, xxxCotrim, Septra) Doxycycline (Doxychel, Vibramycin, xxxPeristat) - L4 for chronic use Furazolidone (Furoxone) Gatifloxacin (Tequin) Levofloxacin (Levaquin, Quixin) Lincomycin (Lincocin) Linezolid (Zyvox) Lomefloxacin (Maxaquin) Methicillin (Staphcillin, Celebenin) Metronidazole Topical Gel (Metrogel xxxTopical) Moxifloxacin (Avelox) Netilmicin (Netromycin) Norfloxacin (Noroxin) Ofloxacin (Floxin) Pyrazinamide (D-50, MK-56) Streptomycin Sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol) Tobramycin (Nebcin, Tobrex) Trimethoprim (Proloprim, Trimpex) |
| Antidepressants & Antianxiety |
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| L2 (Safer) Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep) Amoxapine (Asendin) Clomipramine (Anafranil) Desipramine (Pertofrane, Nortramin) Dothiepin (Prothieden) Fluoxetine (Prozac) (L3 in neonatal xxxperiod) Fluvoxamine (Luvox) Imipramine (Tofranil, Janimine) Nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor) Paroxetine (Paxil) Sertraline (Zoloft) Trazodone (Desyrel) |
| L3 (Moderately Safe) Alprazolam (Xanax) Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban) Buspirone (Buspar) Chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Libritabs, xxxSolium) Halazepam (Paxipam) Lorazepam (Ativan) Oxazepam (Serax) Prazepam (Centrax) |
| L4 (Possibly Hazardous) Nefazodone HCL (Serzone) |
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| L5 (Contraindicated) Doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan) |
| Please also see: Using Antidepressants in Breastfeeding Mothers - Notes from Keynote Address by Thomas Hale, PhD, LLL of Illinois Area Conference, Bloomingdale, IL 10/26/2002 |
| L4 (Potentially Hazardous) Chloramephenicol (Chloromycetin) Ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Ciloxan) Dapsone Enoxacin (Penetrex) Grepafloxacin (Raxar) Trovafloxacin mesylate (Trovan, xxxAlatrofloxacin) |
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