GENERIC & TRADE NAMES OF MEDICATIONS
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By: Ivan K. Goldberg
Listed below are the generic and (USA) trade names of some of the medications most frequently mentioned on this list. Also included at the bottom is a list of the more commonly used abbreviations.
Generic and Trade Names of Medications Use of Medication
(Trade Names Are Capitalized)
Adapin doxepin Antidepressant
amantadine Symmetrel Side-effect control
amitriptyline Elavil Antidepressant
Antabuse disulfiram Blocks alcohol
metabolism
Anafranil clomipramine Antidepressant
Artane trihexyphenidyl Side-effect control
atenolol Tenormin Side effect control
Ativan Lorazepam Antianxiety agent
Aventyl nortriptyline Antidepressant
bethanechol Urecholine Side-effect control
bupropion Wellbutrin Antidepressant
Buspar buspirone Antianxiety agent
buspirone Buspar Antianxiety agent
carbamazepine Tegretol Mood stabilizer
Catapres clonidine Anti-ADD
Antianxiety agent
Centrax prazepam Antianxiety agent
chlorpromazine Thorazine Antipsychotic
chlordiazepoxide Librium Antianxiety agent
Cibalith-S lithium citrate Mood stabilizer
clomipramine Anafranil Antidepressant/AntiOCD
clonidine Catapres Anti-ADD
Antianxiety agent
clonazepam Klonopin Antianxiety agent
clorazepate Tranxene Antianxiety agent
clozapine Clozaril Antipsychotic
Cylert Pemoline Psychostimulant
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
cyproheptadine Periactin Side-effect control
Cytomel liothyronine Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Decadron dexamethasone Diagnostic test for
depression
Depakene Valproic acid/Valproate Mood stabilizer
Depakote divalproex Mood Stabilizer
valproate
deprenyl see selegiline Antidepressant
desipramine Norpramin Antidepressant
Desoxyn methamphetamine Psychostimulant
dexamethasone Decadron Diagnostic test for
depression.
Desyrel trazodone Antidepressant
Hypnotic
Dexedrine dextroamphetamine Psychostimulant
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Dextroamphetamine Dexedrine Psychostimulant
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
diazepam Valium Antianxiety agent
disulfiram Antabuse Blocks alcohol
metabolism
divalproex Depakote Mood stabilizer
doxepin Sinequan Antidepressant
Adapin
Elavil amitriptyline Antidepressant
Effexor venlafaxine Antidepressant
Eskalith lithium carbonate Mood stabilizer
fluphenazine Prolixin Antipsychotic
ethchlorvynol Placidyl Hypnotic
fluoxetine Prozac Antidepressant/Anti-OCD
fluvoxamine Luvox Antidepressant/Anti-OCD
Haldol haloperidol Antipsychotic
haloperidol Haldol Antipsychotic
imipramine Tofranil Antidepressant
Inderal propranolol Side-effect control
isocarboxazid Marplan Antidepressant
Klonopin clonazepam Antianxiety agent
Mood stabilizer
levothyroxine Synthroid Potentiates antidepres-
sants / Mood stabilizer
Librium chlordiazepoxide Antianxiety agent
liothyronine Cytomel Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Mood stabilizer
lithium carbonate Eskalith Mood stabilizer
Lithane Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Lithane
Lithonate
Lithotabs
lithium citrate Cibalith-S Mood stabilizer
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Lithonate lithium carbonate Mood stabilizer
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Lithotabs lithium carbonate Mood stabilizer
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
lorazepam Ativan Antianxiety agent
loxapine Loxitane Antipsychotic
Loxitane loxapine Antipsychotic
Ludiomil maprotoline Antidepressant
Luvox fluvoxamine Antidepressant
maprotoline Ludiomil Antidepressant
Marplan isocarboxazid Antidepressant
meprobamate Miltown Antianxiety agent
mesoridazine Serentil Antipsychotic
methamphetamine Desoxyn Psychostimulant
Miltown meprobamate Antianxiety agent
Moban molindone Antipsychotic
moclomemide - Antidepressant
molindone Moban Antipsychotic
Nardil phenelzine Antidepressant
Norpramin desipramine Antidepressant
nortriptyline Aventyl Antidepressant
Pamelor
Orap pimozide Antipsychotic
oxazepam Serax Antianxiety
Pamelor nortriptyline Antidepressant
Parnate tranylcypromine Antidepressant
paroxetine Paxil Antidepressant
Paxil paroxetine Antidepressant
pemoline Cylert Psychostimulant
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Periactin cyproheptadine Side-effect control
perphenazine Trilafon Antipsychotic
phenelzine Nardil Antidepressant
pimozide Orap Antipsychotic
pindolol Visken Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Placidyl ethchlorvynol Hypnotic
prazepam Centrax Antianxiety
Prolixin fluphenazine Antipsychotic
propranolol Inderal Side-effect control
protriptyline Vivactil Antidepressant
Prozac fluoxetine Antidepressant
Ritalin methylphenidate Psychostimulant
Potentiates antidepres-
sants
selegiline Eldepryl Antidepressant
Serax oxazepam Antianxiety
sertraline Zoloft Antidepressant
Symmetrel amantadine Side-effect control
Stelazine trifluoperazine Antipsychotic
Surmontil trimipramine Antidepressant
Synthroid levothyroxine Potentiates antidepres-
sants
Mood stabilizer
Tegretol carbamazepine Mood stabilizer
temazepam Restoril Hypnotic
Tenormin atenolol Side-effect control
thioridazine Mellaril Antipsychotic
Thorazine chlorpromazine Antipsychotic
Tofranil imipramine Antidepressant
Tranxene clorazepate Antianxiety agent
tranylcypromine Parnate Antidepressant
trazodone Desyrel Antidepressant
Hypnotic
triazolam Halcion Hypnotic
trihexyphenidyl Artane Side-effect control
Trilafon perphenazine Antipsychotic
trimipramine Surmontil Antidepressant
Urecholine bethanechol Side-effect control
Valium diazepam Antianxiety agent
valproic acid Depakene Mood stabilizer
Valproate Depakote/Depakene Mood stabilizer
venlafaxine Effexor Antidepressant
Vivactil protriptyline Antidepressant
Wellbutrin bupropion Antidepressant
Zoloft sertraline Antidepressant
Abbreviations
bid Twice a day
BP Bipolar
BPD Borderline personality disorder
CPZ Chlorpromazine (Thorazine
DMI Desipramine (Norpramin)
hs At bed time
IMI Imipramine (Tofranil)
IV Intra venous
MAOI Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
od Once a day
PBO Placebo
po By mouth
SSRI Selective serotonin reuptake blocker
q4h Every 4-hours
qd Once a day
qid Four times a day
TCA Tricyclic antidepressant
tid Three times a day
UP Unipolar
PLEASE take a moment and email Ivan K. Goldberg any additions and corrections; he would be especially interested in learning the trade names of these drugs outside of the USA.
