Drug Name Index: “I”

Type of Drug: Antiacne. Prescribed for: Severe cystic acne that has not responded to other treatment, including medicines applied to the skin and antibiotics.Isotretinoin has been used experimentally to treat a variety of other skin…

Type of Drug: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Prescribed for: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, mild to moderate pain, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, sunburn treatment, menstrual pain, fever.Ibuprofen General…

Type of Drug: Tricyclic antidepressant. Prescribed for: Depression, panic disorder, Childhood bed-wetting (older than age 6), chronic pain (from migraines, tension headaches, diabetic disease, tic douloureux, cancer, herpes lesions, arthritis,…

Type of Drug: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Prescribed for: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, menstrual pain, tendinitis, bursitis, painful shoulder, gout (except Indocin SR), sunburn prevention and…

Type of Drug: Antidiabetic.Prescribed for: Type I (Insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and Type II (non-Insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus that cannot be controlled by diet. Insulin may also be used in a hospital, together with glucose…

Type of Drug: Multiple sclerosis therapy. Prescribed for: Symptomatic relief of multiple sclerosis in patients with the "relapsing-remitting" form of the disease. Interferon beta-1 b is also being studied for AIDS, Kaposi's, sarcoma,…