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A-Z Drug Index for Prescription and OTC Medications. The generic drugs are listed alphabetically for easy search and reference. You can find information on 2070 generic drugs that are listed as over 79291 brands. Please note that the generic name of the drug does not change, whereas the same generic maybe available under different brand names and these may vary from country to country. To know brand names, please follow the link on the subsequent pages.


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  • Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous

    Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous is the only known antidote to the complications of vaccination, prescribed for accidental implantation, eczema vaccinatum, generalized vaccinia, and progressive vaccinia.

  • Vaginal Jelly

    Vaginal Jelly is classified as a vaginal therapeutic jelly, prescribed for restoring and maintaining acidity of the vagina.

  • Valacyclovir

    Valacyclovir is an antiviral agent, prescribed for herpes zoster (shingles), genital herpes and herpes labialis (cold sores).

  • Valbenazine

    Valbenazine is a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor, prescribed to treat a nervous system disorder symptom called tardive dyskinesia in adult patients.

  • Valdecoxib

    Valdecoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), prescribed for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms.

  • Valethamate

    Valethamate is an antispasmodic agent; prescribed for dysmenorrhea, GI spasm, post-operation pain, tenesmus (incomplete defecation), urinary tract and bile stone colic.

  • Valganciclovir

    Valganciclovir is an antiviral agent, prescribed for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis.

  • Valproic Acid

    Valproic Acid is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and rarely for depression.

  • Valrubicin

    Valrubicin is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for bladder cancer.

  • Valsartan

    Valsartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker, prescribed for hypertension, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction (heart attack).

  • Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide

    Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide contains angiotensin II receptor blocker and diuretic, prescribed for high blood pressure.

  • Vancomycin

    Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic, prescribed for serious bacterial infections, endocarditis and surgical prophylaxis in major procedures.

  • Vandetanib

    Vandetanib is a kinase inhibitor, prescribed for medullary thyroid cancer.

  • Vardenafil

    Vardenafil is a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, prescribed for erectile dysfunction (impotence).

  • Varenicline

    Varenicline is a nicotinic receptor partial agonist, prescribed for smoking cessation.

  • Vasopressin

    Vasopressin is a hormone, prescribed for diabetes insipidus, and control of variceal bleeding.

  • Vecuronium

    Vecuronium is a muscle relaxant, prescribed for relaxing muscles during surgery and mechanical ventilation (assisted breathing).

  • Vedolizumab

    Vedolizumab injection is used for treating adult patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease who have had an inadequate response or no response or who were intolerant to other treatment methods such as with drugs that causes tumor necrosis factor (TNF) block (such as Infliximab or Etanercept) or an immunomodulatory (azathioprine, methotrexate or cyclosporine) or a corticosteroid.

  • Velaglucerase Alfa for Injection

    Velaglucerase Alfa for Injection is an enzyme, prescribed for long-term enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for pediatric and adult patients with type 1 Gaucher disease.

  • Vemurafenib Tablet

    Vemurafenib Tablet is a BRAF enzyme inhibitor, prescribed for malignant melanoma.

  • Venetoclax

    Venetoclax is a BCL-2 (B - cell lymphoma 2) inhibitor which is prescribed for the treatment of a type of white blood cell cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in patients whose tumor cells lack a part of the 17th chromosome (a specific gene alteration known as 17p deletion).

  • Venlafaxine

    Venlafaxine is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI), prescribed for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder.

  • Verapamil

    Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker, prescribed for high blood pressure, chest pain, abnormal heart rhythm, and headache.

  • Verteporfin

    Verteporfin is a benzoporphyrin derivative, prescribed for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

  • Vestronidase Alfa

    Vestronidase alfa injection is a recombinant form of a human lysosomal enzyme called beta-glucuronidase which is prescribed to treat a genetic or a metabolic disorder known as mucopolysaccharidosis VII or Sly syndrome in which the individual lacks beta-glucuronidase.

  • Vigabatrin

    Vigabatrin is an antiepileptic agent, prescribed for seizures.

  • Vilazodone Hydrochloride

    Vilazodone Hydrochloride is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, prescribed for major depressive disorder (MDD).

  • Vildagliptin

    Vildagliptin is an oral antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes mellitus along with other medications.

  • Vinblastine

    Vinblastine is an anti-microtubule agent, prescribed for Hodgkin's lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and testicular cancer.

  • Vincristine

    Vincristine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as leukemia, Hodgkin disease, and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

  • Vindesine

    Vindesine is used to treat several cancers such as leukemia, lymphomas, and some solid tumors such as breast cancer and lung cancer either as a single agent or in combination with other cancer-treating drugs.

  • Vinflunine

    Vinflunine is prescribed to treat metastatic (cancer that has spread to other body parts) or advanced bladder cancer and cancer of the urinary tract in adult patients.

  • Vinorelbine Tartrate

    Vinorelbine Tartrate is an anti-cancer agent, prescribed for non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and Hodgkin's disease.

  • Vinpocetine

    Vinpocetine is a semisynthetic derivative alkaloid, prescribed for dementia and cerebrovascular disorders.

  • Vismodegib

    Vismodegib is a hedgehog pathway inhibitor, prescribed for metastatic basal cell carcinoma that cannot be treated with surgery or radiation.

  • Vitamin E ( alpha Tocopherol )

    Vitamin E ( alpha Tocopherol ) is an antioxidant, prescribed for Vitamin E deficiency, cystic fibrosis.

  • Voglibose

    Voglibose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, prescribed for diabetes mellitus.

  • Voriconazole

    Voriconazole is an azole antifungal agent, prescribed for various fungal infections.

  • Vorinostat

    Vorinostat is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, prescribed for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL, a type of cancer).

  • Vortioxetine

    Vortioxetine is an antidepressant used for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and also investigated as a treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

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