eMedTV Drugs & Supplements A-Z

Doxycycline Hyclate

Doxycycline hyclate is an antibiotic licensed to treat bacterial infections, anthrax infections, and acne. This eMedTV page explains how the drug is also used for malaria prevention and describes its effects, side effects, and dosing guidelines.

Dronabinol

People who experience nausea and vomiting related to chemotherapy may benefit from dronabinol. This eMedTV resource provides a detailed overview of this prescription drug, with information on side effects, dosing, and what to do in cases of overdose.

Dronedarone

Dronedarone is a drug often prescribed to treat atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (certain arrhythmias). This eMedTV page describes the specific effects of this medicine, explains when and how to take it, and lists some of its potential side effects.

DTaP

DTaP is a vaccine used to prevent bacterial infections that cause diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. This eMedTV resource further describes the vaccine and offers information about vaccination schedules and precautions to be aware of.

Duac

Duac is a skin gel prescribed to treat acne. This Web selection from the eMedTV archives provides an overview of this medicine, including details on how it works to kill acne-causing bacteria, potential side effects, dosing tips, and more.

Duetact

Duetact, a medicine available by prescription, is licensed to treat type 2 diabetes. This eMedTV article offers a more in-depth look at the drug and its effects on blood sugar levels, possible side effects to look out for, and dosing information.

DuetDHA

DuetDHA is a prenatal vitamin that is only available by prescription. This eMedTV article describes this product in more detail, including information on its benefits, potential side effects, and general dosing guidelines.

Duexis

Available by prescription only, Duexis is a medicine used to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. This eMedTV resource gives a detailed overview of this medicine, including other approved uses, dosing tips, and possible side effects.

Dulera

Dulera is a medicine prescribed to control and prevent asthma symptoms. This page of the eMedTV Web site offers an overview of this drug, including details on how it works, results from clinical trials on its effectiveness, and potential side effects.

Duloxetine

Duloxetine is a prescription medicine licensed to treat depression, anxiety, and other conditions. This eMedTV page explains how duloxetine works, describes some of its potential side effects, and provides some information on taking the medication.

DuoNeb

DuoNeb can be used to prevent airway spasms due to COPD. This eMedTV article provides a detailed overview of the drug, including information on how it works, potential side effects, and tips on when and how to use the nebulizer.

Duraclon

Duraclon is a medication often prescribed for the treatment of severe cancer pain. As this article from the eMedTV Web site explains, the drug is given by continuous epidural infusion and is approved to be used in combination with opiates.

Duragesic

Duragesic is a prescription skin patch approved to treat moderate-to-severe pain. This page of the eMedTV Web site gives an in-depth overview of this medication, describing how it works and offering information on how to use the skin patch properly.

Dutasteride

Dutasteride is a prescription medication licensed for the treatment of an enlarged prostate. This eMedTV article highlights how it works, when and how to take it, what to do if you overdose, and potential side effects to look out for.

Dutasteride/Tamsulosin

Dutasteride/tamsulosin is a prescription drug used to treat an enlarged prostate. This eMedTV page offers an overview of this product, including dosing guidelines, side effects, and safety precautions, as well as details on how this medication works.

Dyazide

Dyazide is a diuretic often used to treat fluid retention and high blood pressure. This page on the eMedTV site gives an overview of the drug, including an explanation of how it works, its potential side effects, and when and how to take it.

Dynacin

If you have an infection that is caused by bacteria, you may benefit from an antibiotic called Dynacin. This eMedTV segment presents an overview of this prescription drug, with details on how to take it, possible side effects, drug warnings, and more.

Dynacirc

Dynacirc is a blood pressure medication that is available by prescription. This eMedTV page describes how Dynacirc works to lower blood pressure, lists possible side effects that may occur with treatment, and offers dosing information for the drug.

Dynacirc CR

Dynacirc CR is a prescription drug that is used for controlling high blood pressure. This part of the eMedTV archives describes Dynacirc CR in more detail and offers information on the medicine's effects, dosing guidelines, and possible side effects.

Dyrenium

Dyrenium is a prescription medication that is licensed to treat fluid retention. This article from the eMedTV library explains how the drug works, offers dosing information, and lists potential side effects that may occur during treatment.

Dysport

Dysport is an injectable drug that can help improve the appearance of facial lines. As this eMedTV segment explains, it can also treat muscle spasms of the head and neck. This article offers an in-depth overview of this medicine and how it works.

Echinacea

Echinacea is an herbal supplement most often used to treat or prevent the common cold or the flu. This eMedTV resource explores other possible benefits of echinacea, explains how the supplement works, and lists potential side effects of the product.

Edarbi

Edarbi is a prescription drug licensed to treat high blood pressure. This eMedTV Web page offers a complete overview of this medicine, including information on how it works to relax the blood vessels, dosing guidelines, possible side effects, and more.

Edarbyclor

Available by prescription only, Edarbyclor is approved to help treat high blood pressure. This eMedTV Web selection offers an overview of this medicine, with details on how it works, general dosing instructions, safety precautions, and more.

Edecrin

Edecrin is a medicine that can be prescribed to treat fluid retention. This page on the eMedTV Web site explains how the diuretic works, offers general dosage information, and describes possible side effects of the drug.

Edluar

Edluar is commonly prescribed to treat insomnia in people who have difficulty falling asleep. This eMedTV resource describes the specific effects of this medication, explains how it works, offers information on when and how to take it, and more.

Edurant

Available by prescription only, Edurant is a medication used in the treatment of HIV and AIDS. This page of the eMedTV site discusses what you should know before taking this drug, explains how it works, and lists possible side effects that may occur.

Efavirenz

Efavirenz is a medication that can be prescribed as a treatment for HIV or AIDS. This part of the eMedTV archives provides more information on the drug, including its effects, possible side effects that may occur, and dosing guidelines.

Efavirenz, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir

Efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir is a prescription HIV and AIDS medication. This eMedTV segment discusses the effects of the drug, describes how it works, and explains what you should know before taking efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir.

Effexor

Effexor is an antidepressant that is commonly used to treat depression in adults. This eMedTV Web page offers an in-depth look at how this prescription drug works and how and when to take it -- and also lists some potential Effexor side effects.

Effexor XR

Effexor XR is a drug that is used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. This page on the eMedTV Web site explains how this prescription medicine works, and also discusses Effexor XR side effects, general dosing information, and off-label uses.

Effient

Effient is a drug that helps prevent blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks after an angioplasty. This eMedTV article offers a complete overview of this potentially life-saving medication, with information on side effects, dosing, and more.

Egrifta

Egrifta is prescribed for people who have lipodystrophy, which is a common side effect of HIV medications. This eMedTV segment provides a detailed look at this drug, with information on dosing guidelines, possible side effects, and more.

Elavil

Elavil is a prescription drug used for treating depression. This eMedTV Web page covers how Elavil works, when and how to take it, conditions to let your doctor know about before you start taking it, and the medicine's potential side effects.

Eldepryl

Eldepryl is approved to treat Parkinson's disease in combination with carbidopa-levodopa medications. This eMedTV Web page offers an overview of this medicine, including information on possible side effects, dosing information, and general precautions.

Elestat

Elestat is a prescription eye drop licensed to prevent itchy eyes due to eye allergies. This page on the eMedTV Web site describes how the medicine works, explains when and how to use it, and lists some of the potential side effects of this drug.

Elestrin

Elestrin is an estrogen hormone replacement medication that is available by prescription. This eMedTV article describes how the medicine works, explores its effects, explains how and when to apply the gel, and lists possible side effects.

Eletriptan

Eletriptan is a prescription drug used to treat migraines; it is not used to prevent them. This eMedTV article explains how the medicine relieves migraine symptoms, lists some potential side effects, and offers tips on how to take the medication.

Elidel

Elidel is a medicine prescribed to treat atopic dermatitis in adults and children age two and older. This eMedTV resource presents an overview of this medicated skin cream, including how it works, possible side effects, safety concerns, and more.

Eligard

Eligard is an injectable medication used to relieve symptoms of prostate cancer. This segment of the eMedTV archives presents a detailed look at this product, with information on how it works, possible side effects, dosing guidelines, and more.

Ella

As an emergency contraceptive, ella can help prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. This eMedTV page offers an overview of this prescription "morning after pill," including details on how it works, potential side effects, and general safety precautions.

Ellence

Ellence is a drug that is used in combination with other chemotherapy medicines for treating breast cancer. This eMedTV page describes this medicine in more detail, explains how it works, and offers general warnings and precautions.

Elmiron

Elmiron is a medication used to treat bladder discomfort caused by interstitial cystitis. This eMedTV resource describes Elmiron -- the only oral drug approved to treat this bladder condition -- and its uses, as well as potential side effects.

Elocon

Available by prescription only, Elocon is used to treat eczema, psoriasis, and various other skin problems. This eMedTV page offers a complete overview of this steroid skin medicine, including how it works, possible side effects, various forms, and more.

Embeda

Embeda is a prescription pain medication specially designed to help prevent abuse. This eMedTV Web page offers an in-depth look at the drug, including information on its effects, possible side effects, dosing information, general precautions, and more.

Emend

Emend is often prescribed to prevent nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy or surgery. This eMedTV page offers a more in-depth look at the medication, including information on its effects, dosing tips and precautions, and potential side effects.

Emergency Contraception

As this eMedTV article explains, emergency contraception (EC) can prevent a pregnancy from occurring, while the abortion pill terminates a pregnancy that has already started. This page further explores the difference between abortion pills and EC.

Emoquette

This selection from the eMedTV archives presents a detailed overview of Emoquette, a generic version of the birth control pills Desogen and Ortho-Cept. This segment discusses how this drug works, dosing guidelines, possible side effects, and more.

Emsam

Emsam is a prescription drug that is approved for the treatment of depression. This eMedTV article explains how Emsam works to relieve depression symptoms and also lists available strengths, possible side effects, and more.

Emtricitabine

Emtricitabine is prescribed in conjunction with other medications to treat HIV and AIDS. This eMedTV Web page takes an in-depth look at this medicine, including how it works, possible side effects, factors that may affect your dosage, and more.

Emtricitabine and Tenofovir

Emtricitabine and tenofovir is a prescription HIV and AIDS medication. This article from the eMedTV Web site describes the combination drug in more detail, explains how it works, and offers information on when and how to take the medication.

Emtricitabine/Rilpivirine/Tenofovir

Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir is a prescription drug approved for the treatment of HIV and AIDS. This eMedTV article describes the effects of this drug, explains how it works, lists possible side effects that may occur during treatment, and more.

Emtriva

Emtriva is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of HIV and AIDS. This eMedTV article offers an overview of this medication, including information on how it works, possible side effects, tips on when and how to take it, and more.

Enablex

Enablex is a prescription drug that is licensed for the treatment of overactive bladder. This part of the eMedTV Web site offers an in-depth look at Enablex, including information on its uses, dosing guidelines, possible side effects, and more.

Enalapril

Enalapril is a prescription medicine used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. This eMedTV article explains how enalapril works and discusses its effects, dosing guidelines, and potential side effects.

Enbrel

Enbrel is a prescription drug that treats several inflammatory conditions that affect the joints and skin. This eMedTV article explains how Enbrel relieves the symptoms of these conditions, lists side effects, and covers general dosing guidelines.

Endocet

Endocet is a pain-relieving medication that is only available by prescription. This page on the eMedTV Web site describes Endocet in more detail, covers how it works to relieve pain, and explains what you should be aware of before taking it.

Enfuvirtide

Enfuvirtide is typically prescribed to treat HIV infection and AIDS. This selection from the eMedTV Web site offers an overview on how enfuvirtide works, its potential side effects, and suggestions for when and how to take the medication.

Engerix-B

Given as a series of injections, Engerix-B is a vaccine used to prevent hepatitis B. This eMedTV selection gives an overview of this product, including detailed information on its dosing guidelines, side effects, warnings, and more.

More About Enjuvia

Enjuvia is a prescription medicine that is used to alleviate certain symptoms associated with menopause. This eMedTV resource provides an overview of Enjuvia, including information on how it works, possible side effects, dosing tips, and more.

Enoxaparin

Available by prescription, enoxaparin is a type of blood thinner used to treat and prevent blood clots. This eMedTV resource takes an in-depth look at the medicine, including information on how it works, how to inject it, and potential side effects.

Enpresse

Enpresse is a prescription triphasic birth control pill. This eMedTV page describes this form of contraceptive in more detail, explains when and how to take the pill, and lists precautions and warnings you should be aware of before starting Enpresse.

Entacapone

Entacapone is a drug that is often prescribed with carbidopa-levodopa for treating Parkinson's disease. This eMedTV segment describes the effects of this medication, explains how it works, includes dosing information, and more.

Entocort EC

Entocort EC is a type of prescription steroid that is used to treat Crohn's disease. This selection from the eMedTV Web site describes the effects of this drug, explains how and when to take it, and offers dosing information for the medicine.

Enzyte

Enzyte is a "natural male enhancement" supplement that has been claimed to treat impotence. This page on the eMedTV Web site explores the safety and effectiveness of Enzyte and offers general warnings and precautions for this product.

Ephedra

Ephedra is an herbal product that was a popular weight loss pill until it was banned in the United States. This eMedTV article provides an overview of ephedra, including information on why it was banned, possible side effects, and safety concerns.

Epiduo

Epiduo is a medicine approved for the treatment of acne in adults and children as young as 12 years old. This eMedTV page offers an overview of this skin gel, including details on how it works, how effective it is, potential side effects, and more.

Epimedium

Epimedium is a dietary supplement often used for treating sexual problems such as impotence. This eMedTV resource explores the effectiveness of this product, explains how it may work, and provides warnings and precautions for this supplement.

Epinastine Ophthalmic Solution

Epinastine ophthalmic solution is a prescription drug used for preventing itchy eyes due to eye allergies. This eMedTV article explains how to use the eye drops, describes how the medicine works, and lists potential side effects.

Epirubicin

Epirubicin is a medication licensed for the treatment of breast cancer. This eMedTV segment describes how this drug works, offers general dosing information, explains what you should tell your doctor before starting treatment, and more.

Epitol

A healthcare provider may prescribe Epitol to treat epileptic seizures or trigeminal neuralgia. This eMedTV article further discusses the uses of this prescription drug and lists some of its side effects and general precautions and warnings.

Epivir

Epivir is a prescription medicine that is licensed to treat chronic hepatitis B and HIV or AIDS. This eMedTV page explains how Epivir works for these conditions and offers an in-depth look at its effects, possible side effects, and dosing guidelines.