Generic Name: glyburide
(GLYE bue ride)

What is DiaBeta?

DiaBeta is an oral diabetes medicine that help control blood sugar levels.

DiaBeta is used to treat type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent).

This medication is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

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Generic Name: methylphenidate
(METH il FEN i date)

What is Ritalin?

Ritalin is a central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control.

Ritalin is used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and narcolepsy.

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What is Thera-Plus?

Thera-Pluss are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.

Thera-Pluss are used to provide vitamins that are not taken in through the diet. Multivitamins are also used to treat vitamin deficiencies (lack of vitamins) caused by illness, pregnancy, poor nutrition, digestive disorders, and many other conditions.

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Maxiflu CD, Maxiflu CDX

What is acetaminophen, codeine, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine?

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer.

Codeine is a narcotic cough suppressant.

Guaifenesin is an expectorant. It helps loosen mucus congestion in your chest and throat, making it easier to cough out through your mouth.

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Generic Name: prenatal multivitamins
(PRE nay tal VYE ta mins)

What are Prenatal 19?

Prenatal vitamins are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.

Prenatal vitamins are used to provide the additional vitamins needed during pregnancy. Minerals may also be contained in Prenatal 19.

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Xyralid

What is hydrocortisone and lidocaine topical?

Hydrocortisone is a topical (for the skin) steroid. It reduces the actions of chemicals in the body that cause inflammation, redness, and swelling.

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic (numbing medication). It works by blocking nerve signals in your body.

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Generic Name: dextromethorphan and guaifenesin
(DEX troe me THOR fan and gwye FEN e sin)

What is Mintab DM?

Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant. It affects the signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.

Guaifenesin is an expectorant. It helps loosen congestion in your chest and throat, making it easier to cough out through your mouth.

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Generic Name: ibuprofen
(EYE bue PROE fen)

What is Saleto-800?

Saleto-800 is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Ibuprofen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.

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E.E.S. Granules, E.E.S.-200, E.E.S.-400, E.E.S.-400 Filmtab, Ery-Tab, EryPed, EryPed 200, EryPed 400, Erythrocin Stearate Filmtab, PCE Dispertab

What is erythromycin?

Erythromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Erythromycin fights bacteria in the body.

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Generic Name: thalidomide
(tha LID o mide)

What is Thalomid?

Thalomid affects the immune system. It helps promote immune responses to prevent inflammation in the body.

Thalomid is used to treat and prevent the debilitating and disfiguring skin sores caused by erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), an inflammatory complication of leprosy. It is also used together with another medicine called dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer).

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