Cardiovascular, Renal & Lipid Drugs

Brand: Pacerone

Generic: Amiodarone

What is amiodarone (Pacerone) used for?

Antiarrhythmic for serious abnormal heart rhythms

Brand: Norvasc

Generic: Amlodipine

What is amlodipine (Norvasc) used for?

Calcium channel blocker for hypertension and angina

Brand: Eliquis

Generic: Apixaban

What is apixaban (Eliquis) used for?

Factor Xa inhibitor used to prevent and treat blood clots

Brand: Bayer

Generic: Aspirin

What is aspirin (Bayer) used for?

NSAID and antiplatelet used for pain or cardiovascular protection.

Brand: Tenormin

Generic: Atenolol

What is atenolol (Tenormin) used for?

Beta blocker for hypertension and angina

Brand: Lipitor

Generic: Atorvastatin

What is atorvastatin (Lipitor) used for?

Statin used to lower LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk

Brand: Coreg

Generic: Carvedilol

What is carvedilol (Coreg) used for?

Alpha and beta blocker for heart failure and hypertension

Brand: Thalitone

Generic: Chlorthalidone

What is chlorthalidone (Thalitone) used for?

Thiazide-like diuretic for hypertension

Brand: Catapres

Generic: Clonidine

What is clonidine (Catapres) used for?

Central alpha-2 agonist for hypertension

Brand: Plavix

Generic: Clopidogrel

What is clopidogrel (Plavix) used for?

P2Y12 inhibitor used to prevent blood clots

Brand: Lanoxin

Generic: Digoxin

What is digoxin (Lanoxin) used for?

Cardiac glycoside for heart failure and atrial fibrillation

Brand: Cardizem CD

Generic: Diltiazem

What is diltiazem (Cardizem CD) used for?

Calcium channel blocker for hypertension, angina, and arrhythmias

Brand: Lovenox

Generic: Enoxaparin

What is enoxaparin (Lovenox) used for?

Low-molecular-weight heparin used to prevent and treat clots

Brand: Repatha

Generic: Evolocumab

What is evolocumab (Repatha) used for?

PCSK9 inhibitor used to lower LDL cholesterol

Brand: Zetia

Generic: Ezetimibe

What is ezetimibe (Zetia) used for?

Cholesterol-absorption inhibitor

Brand: Tricor

Generic: Fenofibrate

What is fenofibrate (Tricor) used for?

Fibrate used primarily to lower triglycerides

Brand: Lasix

Generic: Furosemide

What is furosemide (Lasix) used for?

Loop diuretic for edema, heart failure, and hypertension

Brand: Primarily generic

Generic: Heparin

What is heparin used for?

Anticoagulant used to prevent and treat blood clots

Brand: Primarily generic

Generic: Hydralazine

What is hydralazine used for?

Direct vasodilator for hypertension and heart failure

Brand: Microzide

Generic: Hydrochlorothiazide

What is hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide) used for?

Thiazide diuretic for hypertension and edema

Brand: Primarily generic

Generic: Isosorbide mononitrate

What is isosorbide mononitrate used for?

Long-acting nitrate used to prevent angina

Brand: Zestril

Generic: Lisinopril

What is lisinopril (Zestril) used for?

ACE inhibitor for hypertension, heart failure, and kidney protection

Brand: Zestoretic

Generic: Lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide

What is lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide (Zestoretic) used for?

ACE inhibitor and thiazide combination for hypertension

Brand: Cozaar

Generic: Losartan

What is losartan (Cozaar) used for?

ARB for hypertension and kidney protection

Brand: Hyzaar

Generic: Losartan/hydrochlorothiazide

What is losartan/hydrochlorothiazide (Hyzaar) used for?

ARB and thiazide combination for hypertension

Brand: Toprol-XL

Generic: Metoprolol succinate

What is metoprolol succinate (Toprol-XL) used for?

Extended-release beta blocker for hypertension and heart failure

Brand: Lopressor

Generic: Metoprolol tartrate

What is metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) used for?

Immediate-release beta blocker for hypertension and cardiac conditions

Brand: Procardia XL

Generic: Nifedipine

What is nifedipine (Procardia XL) used for?

Calcium channel blocker for hypertension and angina

Brand: Nitrostat

Generic: Nitroglycerin

What is nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) used for?

Short-acting nitrate used to relieve angina

Brand: Benicar

Generic: Olmesartan

What is olmesartan (Benicar) used for?

ARB for hypertension

Brand: Klor-Con

Generic: Potassium chloride

What is potassium chloride (Klor-Con) used for?

Electrolyte replacement for hypokalemia

Brand: Inderal LA

Generic: Propranolol

What is propranolol (Inderal LA) used for?

Nonselective beta blocker for cardiovascular and neurologic conditions

Brand: Xarelto

Generic: Rivaroxaban

What is rivaroxaban (Xarelto) used for?

Factor Xa inhibitor used to prevent and treat blood clots

Brand: Crestor

Generic: Rosuvastatin

What is rosuvastatin (Crestor) used for?

Statin used to lower cholesterol and cardiovascular risk

Brand: Entresto

Generic: Sacubitril/valsartan

What is sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) used for?

ARNI combination used for heart failure

Brand: Zocor

Generic: Simvastatin

What is simvastatin (Zocor) used for?

Statin used to lower cholesterol

Brand: Aldactone

Generic: Spironolactone

What is spironolactone (Aldactone) used for?

Potassium-sparing diuretic and aldosterone antagonist

Brand: Diovan

Generic: Valsartan

What is valsartan (Diovan) used for?

ARB for hypertension and heart failure

Brand: Verelan

Generic: Verapamil

What is verapamil (Verelan) used for?

Calcium channel blocker for hypertension, angina, and arrhythmias

Brand: Jantoven

Generic: Warfarin

What is warfarin (Jantoven) used for?

Vitamin K antagonist used to prevent and treat blood clots