Drugs A to Z
Browse 4,495 medicine pages by name. Each page explains what the medicine treats, how it is normally taken and which warnings matter.
Phendimetrazine
phendimetrazine
Phendimetrazine is a sympathomimetic amine, which is similar to an amphetamine. Phendimetrazine stimulate…
Phenergan
promethazine (oral)
Phenergan belongs to a group of drugs called phenothiazines. It works by changing the actions of chemical…
Phentermine
phentermine
Phentermine is used to speed weight loss in overweight people. It is used together with diet and exercise…
Phenylephrine
phenylephrine
Oral and nasal phenylephrine are used as nasal decongestants to temporarily unblock a nose or relieve sin…
Phenytoin
phenytoin (oral)
Phenytoin is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. Phenytoin works by slowing down impul…
Phesgo
hyaluronidase, pertuzumab, and trastuzumab
Phesgo contains a combination of hyaluronidase, pertuzumab, and trastuzumabis. Phesgo is a cancer medicin…
Phexxi
citric acid, lactic acid, and potassium bitartrate
Phexxi contains a combination of lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium bitartrate and is used to preven…
Phyrago
dasatinib
Chronic phase CML in adults: 100 mg orally once daily. Accelerated phase CML, myeloid or lymphoid blast p…
PiaSky
crovalimab
PiaSky (crovalimab-akkz) may be used to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in adults and tee…
Picato Gel
ingenol topical
Picato works by causing the death of certain cells in the body. Picato gel is used to treat actinic kerat…
Pifeltro
doravirine
Pifeltro is an antiviral medicine that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in yo…
Piqray
alpelisib
Piqray (alpelisib) is used to treat breast cancer in men and postmenopausal women, that is HR-positive, H…
Pirfenidone
pirfenidone
Pirfenidone (brand name Esbriet) may be used to treat adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a…
Pirtobrutinib
Pirtobrutinib
Pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) is a targeted cancer therapy used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), s…
Pivya
pivmecillinam
Pivya (pivmecillinam) is an oral penicillin-type antibiotic that may be used to treat uncomplicated urina…
Pixclara
floretyrosine F 18
Pixclara (floretyrosine F 18) is a radioactive dye used in a PET scan to help doctors tell the difference…
Plan B
OTC and prescription
levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive
Plan B is an over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pill used to help prevent pregnancy after unprotect…
Plaquenil
hydroxychloroquine
Plaquenil is used to treat or prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites that enter the body through…
Plavix
clopidogrel
Plavix prevents platelets in your blood from sticking together to form an unwanted blood clot that could…
Plegridy
peginterferon beta-1a
Plegridy is made from human proteins. Interferons stimulate the body's immune responses to infection or d…
Plenaxis
abarelix
Plenaxis reduces the amount of testosterone produced in the body. Plenaxis is used in the palliative trea…
Plendil
felodipine
Plendil is a prescription medicine used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat high blood…
Pluvicto
lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Pluvicto is a targeted radiopharmaceutical treatment for adults with prostate-specific membrane antigen (…
Pneumovax 23
pneumococcal polysaccharides vaccine (PPSV), 23-valent
Pneumococcal disease is a serious infection caused by a bacteria that can infect the sinuses, inner ear,…