Drug Name Index: "L"

Type of Drug: Beta-adrenergic-blocking agent. Prescribed for: Glaucoma. Levobunolol (Betagan Luquifilm) General Information Levobunolol is one of several beta-adrenergic-blocking drugs, or beta blockers, which interfere with the…

Type of Drug: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (AGE) inhibitor. Prescribed for: High blood pressure and congestive heart failure. Lisinopril (Prinivil) General Information ACE inhibitors work by preventing the conversion of a hormone…

Type of Drug: Antiparkinsonian. Prescribed for: Parkinson's disease; restless legs syndrome; pain associated with herpes zoster (shingles). Levodopa (L-dopa) General Information Parkinson's disease can develop as a result of changes…

Type of Drug: Adrenergic blocker; antihypertensive. Prescribed for: High blood pressure. Labetalol Hydrochloride General Information Labetolol, first studied for its effect as a beta blocker, is a unique approach to…

Type of Drug: Antiviral. Prescribed for: HIV infection. Lamivudine General Information Lamivudine is a nucleoside-type antiviral that works on HIV in the same way as Zalcitabine (ddC), Zidovudine, Stavudine, and other drugs of this…

Type of Drug: Anticonvulsant. Prescribed for: Lamotrigine is used as add-on therapy for adult epilepsy and partial seizures. Lamotrigine General Information Much like Phenytoin and Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine works on…

Type of Drug: Stomach-acid inhibitor; antiulcer. Prescribed for: Duodenal ulcer, esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Lansoprazole General Information Lansoprazole is only the second drug available in the United States (the first…

Type of Drug: Immune-system modulator. Prescribed for: Duke's stage C colon cancer, together with Fluorouracil. Levamisole is also prescribed for malignant melanoma after surgery in people in whom the disease has not spread.…

Type of drug: Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5) Prescribed for: Erectile dysfunction (ED) in men Levitra General Information Vardenafil is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and orodispersible tablets…