Drugs A to Z
Browse 1,564 medicine pages by name. Each page explains what the medicine treats, how it is normally taken and which warnings matter.
Metamucil
Psyllium
Metamucil is used to treat constipation and other digestive health issues; it may also help lower cholest…
Metformin
metformin
Metformin is a first-line treatment used for type 2 diabetes in adults and children 10 years and older to…
Methadone
methadone (oral/injection)
Methadone is a long-acting opioid medication that is used to reduce withdrawal symptoms in people addicte…
Methamphetamine
methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that…
Methocarbamol
methocarbamol (oral/injection)
Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxer. It works by blocking nerve impulses (or pain sensations) that are sent…
Methotrexate
methotrexate (oral)
Methotrexate interferes with the growth of certain cells of the body, especially cells that reproduce qui…
Methylene blue
Methylene blue is an oxidation-reduction agent used to treat methemoglobinemia, a condition where hemoglo…
Methylprednisolone
methylprednisolone (oral)
Methylprednisolone is a corticosteroid medicine that prevents the release of substances in the body that…
Metoclopramide
metoclopramide (oral/injection)
Metoclopramide increases muscle contractions in the upper digestive tract. This speeds up the rate at whi…
Metoprolol
Metoprolol is a beta-blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain (angina), and heart…
Metozolv ODT
metoclopramide
Metozolv ODT (metoclopramide orally disintegrating tablets) increases muscle contractions in the upper di…
Metronidazole
metronidazole
Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial that works against anaerobic bacteria and certain parasit…
Metvixia
methyl aminolevulinate (topical)
Metvixia cream makes your skin more sensitive to light. It works by causing a reaction with light that ca…
mFlusiva
Influenza Vaccine, mRNA
mFlusiva (mRNA-1010) is an mRNA-based influenza vaccine used to prevent flu illness in adults ages 50 yea…
Miacalcin Nasal Spray
calcitonin-salmon
Miacalcin is a man-made form of a hormone that occurs naturally in the thyroid gland. Miacalcin nasal spr…
Micardis
telmisartan
Micardis is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (sometimes called an ARB). Telmisartan keeps blood vessels…
Miebo
perfluorohexyloctane
Miebo is a prescription eye drop used to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. Miebo works to…
Mifeprex
mifepristone
Mifeprex is an oral progestin antagonist that may be given in combination with misoprostol to end an earl…
Mifepristone
mifepristone
Mifepristone (Mifeprex) is an oral tablet that may be used with misoprostol tablets to end a pregnancy th…
MigraTen
acetaminophen, caffeine, and isometheptene
MigraTen contains a combination of acetaminophen, caffeine, and isometheptene. Acetaminophen is a pain re…
Mimrylo
rusfertide
Mimrylo is used to treat erythrocytosis (high red blood cell count) in adults with polycythemia vera. It…
Minocycline
minocycline
Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body. Minocycline is used to treat m…
Minoxidil
Minoxidil is a treatment for hair loss that helps regrow hair and prevent future hair loss in men and wom…
Miplyffa
arimoclomol
Miplyffa (arimoclomol) is a prescription medicine used for neurological manifestations of Niemann-Pick di…