Drug Name Index: “O”

Type of Drug: Bowel anti-inflammatory. Prescribed for: Treating and maintaining ulcerative colitis. Olsalazine (Dipentum) General Information This drug is broken down to an anti-inflammatory compound, Mesalamine, after it enters the…

Type of Drug: Stomach-acid inhibitor; antiulcer. Prescribed for: Gastroesophageal reflux disease and stomach and duodenal ulcers. Omeprazole is also prescribed for conditions in which there is an excess of stomach acid (including…

Type of Drug: Antiemetic. Prescribed for: Preventing nausea and vomiting that occurs after general anesthetics used during surgery and after certain cancer chemotherapy treatments. Ondansetron (Zofran) General Information Ondansetron…

Type of Drug: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Prescribed for: Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Oxaprozin (Daypro) General Information Oxaprozin is one of 16 NSAIDs used to relieve pain and inflammation. We do not…

Type of Drug: Fluoroquinolone anti-infective. Prescribed for: Lower respiratory infections, skin infections, bone and joint infections, urinary infections (treatment and prevention), infectious diarrhea, lung infections in people with cystic…