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Nicotine
Nicotine is an ingredient found in multiple stop-smoking products — including gum, lozenges, nasal spray, and inhaler — used to reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings when quitting smoking.
What it’s for: Nicotine replacement products are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms, including nicotine cravings, that occur when you stop smoking.
That's a really common concern, and it's worth addressing. Nicotine replacement products do deliver nicotine, but in a much more controlled way — without the tar, carbon monoxide, and hundreds of other harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke.
Over-the-counter medicines carry a standardized “Drug Facts” label, a format the FDA introduced in 1999.
Generics often look different from the brand because U.S. trademark law doesn’t let them copy its exact color, shape or markings.
Warfarin’s story began in the 1920s, when cattle bled to death after eating spoiled sweet clover.
Read about WarfarinHepatitis C became curable for most people with direct-acting antivirals like sofosbuvir, first approved in late 2013. Today’s all-oral regimens cure more than 95% of patients.
Read about SofosbuvirSkin patches can deliver medicine steadily for anywhere from several hours to a week, depending on the product.
Atropine comes from deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. “Belladonna” means “beautiful lady,” from its old use to widen the pupils.
Read about AtropineAntibody drug names ended in “-mab” for decades. In 2021 the WHO introduced four new endings for new ones: -tug, -bart, -mig and -ment.
Read about Adalimumab InjectionWarfarin is named after WARF, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that funded its discovery, plus “-arin” from coumarin.
Read about WarfarinClopidogrel (Plavix) is a “prodrug” that the liver enzyme CYP2C19 has to activate. People with a weak version of that gene may get less benefit.
Read about ClopidogrelThe first monoclonal antibody drug, muromonab-CD3, was approved in 1986 to treat kidney-transplant rejection.
Insulin must never be frozen. Many in-use insulin pens can stay at room temperature for about a month, but check your product’s label.
“-conazole” antifungals (fluconazole) and “-prazole” acid reducers (omeprazole) share letters but are completely different families.
Read about Fluconazole⭐ Popular medications
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- Clear Eyes Redness Relief, Lubricant/Redness Reliever Eye Drops (Glycerin 0.25%, Naphazoli... Class II Sep 15, 2026
- Clear Eyes Redness Relief, Lubricant/Redness Reliever Eye Drops (Glycerin 0.25%, Naphazoli... Class II Sep 15, 2026
- Nystatin Sep 14, 2026
- Dopamine Hydrochloride Class II Sep 4, 2026
- Chlorthalidone Class II Sep 3, 2026
- Fentanyl Citrate, 1,000 Mcg/100 Ml (10Mcg/Ml) Injection Solution In 100 Ml, 0.9% Nacl Bag,... Class II Sep 3, 2026
- Lidocaine Class II Aug 31, 2026
- Trokendi Xr, (Topiramate) Extended-Release Capsules, 50 Mg, 30 Capsules, Rx Only, Manufact... Class III Aug 31, 2026
- Exenatide Class II Aug 28, 2026
- Olanzapine Class III Aug 27, 2026
- Mycophenolate Mofetil Class II Aug 26, 2026
- Fluphenazine Hydrochloride Class III Aug 25, 2026
- Povidone Iodine 1.25% / Proparacaine Hcl 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution, 10 Ml Per Dropper Bottl... Class III Aug 24, 2026
- Trazodone Hydrochloride Class II Aug 24, 2026
- Ramipril Class II Aug 24, 2026
- Thyroid Class I Aug 21, 2026
- Prasugrel Class II Aug 21, 2026
- Broadway Joe's Pain Cream, 3000 Gm Cbd, (Histamine Dihydrochloride 0.025%) (Cdb Isolate 30... Class II Aug 21, 2026
- Broadway Joe's Pain Cream, (Histamine Dihydrochloride 0.025%), 1500Mg Cbd Isolate, 1000Mg... Class II Aug 21, 2026
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5% Solution Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Major Lubrifresh P.m. Nighttime Ointment, Net Wt. 0.125 Oz. (3.5 G) Tubes, Distributed By:... Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Sodium Chloride Hypertonicity Ophthalmic Solution, 5% Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Lubricant Eye Drops-Cameron Pharmaceuticals, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5%, Eye Lubri... Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Class II Aug 20, 2026
- Sodium Chloride Class I Aug 19, 2026
- Elapegademase-Lvlr Class III Aug 19, 2026
- Buprenorphine Class III Aug 19, 2026
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Class II Aug 18, 2026
- Prasugrel Class II Aug 17, 2026
- Dextrose Injection, Usp, 70 %, 2000 Ml Bags, Rx Only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation Deerfi... Class I Aug 17, 2026
- Sodium Chloride Class I Aug 17, 2026
- The One Spf 50 Invisible Sunscreen Gel, (Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 7%, Octocrylene 10%, Oc... Class II Aug 14, 2026
- The One Spf 50 Invisible Sunscreen Gel, (Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 7%, Octocrylene 10%, Oc... Class II Aug 14, 2026
- The One Spf 50 Invisible Sunscreen Gel, (Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 7%, Octocrylene 10%, Oc... Class II Aug 14, 2026
- The One Spf 50 Invisible Sunscreen Gel, (Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 7%, Octocrylene 10%, Oc... Class II Aug 14, 2026
- Fluphenazine Hcl Elixir, Usp, 2.5 Mg Per 5 Ml, Delivers: 5 Ml, Oral Elixir, Pai, Alcohol 1... Class II Aug 13, 2026
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Sources: FDA Drug Shortages, FDA Enforcement Reports (recalls), DailyMed/openFDA drug labels, and FDA FAERS adverse-event reports.
🧠 The Daily Rx Quiz
Five quick questions about brand names, drug families, what medicines are for and how they are taken. Same quiz for everyone today — new one tomorrow.
Question 1 of 5 · Brand → generic
Plavix is the brand name for which generic drug?
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Answer: clopidogrel. Plavix = clopidogrel, used for preventing blood clots. Read the Clopidogrel guide →
Question 2 of 5 · What’s it for?
Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) is mainly used for…
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Answer: Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) is used for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. Read the Upadacitinib guide →
Question 3 of 5 · Decode the name
The “-dronate” in alendronate tells you it belongs to which family?
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Answer: Bisphosphonates. -dronate = Bisphosphonates. Slow the cells that break down bone, helping keep bones strong. Read the Alendronate guide →
Question 4 of 5 · Generic → brand
Which brand name belongs to pregabalin?
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Answer: Lyrica. Pregabalin is sold as Lyrica (for nerve pain). Read the Pregabalin guide →
Question 5 of 5 · Brand → generic
Leqvio is the brand name for which generic drug?
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Answer: inclisiran. Leqvio = inclisiran, used for high cholesterol. Read the Inclisiran Injection guide →
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Educational trivia, not medical advice. Brand names are trademarks of their owners. Drug-family answers use the official USAN naming stems. Finished scores are counted anonymously (no account, no names) so we can see which questions trip people up.
🔀 Sound-alike showdown
Some drug names are a syllable apart yet treat completely different things — a real cause of medication errors. The FDA keeps an official list of these look-alike name pairs and asks for “Tall Man” capitals so the difference jumps out. Can you tell them apart?
Which one is for transplant rejection?
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- cycloSPORINE — preventing transplant rejection; also severe psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis Read more →
- cycloSERINE — tuberculosis (a second-line antibiotic)
💡 An immune-suppressing drug and a TB antibiotic.
See all 22 look-alike name pairs on the FDA’s Tall Man list ▾
These are the drug-name pairs the FDA’s Name Differentiation Project asks manufacturers to print with “Tall Man” capital letters, because each pair has been mixed up in real prescriptions. The capitals below are the FDA’s own; the uses are our short summaries.
💡 A diabetes pill and a glaucoma pill, one syllable apart.
💡 Both are brain medicines with similar names, but they treat different things and work in different ways.
💡 An antipsychotic and a blood-sugar pill that share their first eight letters.
⚠️ Same family: Same platinum family, but the doses are very different — a swap can mean a serious overdose or underdose.
💡 A fertility medicine and an antidepressant-type medicine for OCD.
💡 An immune-suppressing drug and a TB antibiotic.
⚠️ Same family: Same anthracycline family, different doses and different cancers.
💡 Dimenhydrinate actually contains diphenhydramine plus a caffeine-like stimulant, so doubling up is easy.
💡 Both are hospital IV drugs given in emergencies, which is exactly when a mix-up is most likely.
⚠️ Same family: Same sulfonylurea family, different doses — a swap can drop blood sugar too far.
💡 The classic mix-up: a blood-pressure medicine and an antihistamine for anxiety and itch.
⚠️ Same family: Same opioid family, very different strength: a hydromorphone dose given as if it were morphine is an overdose.
💡 Three hormones, three completely different jobs.
💡 Two rare-disease medicines, two letters apart.
💡 Both are chemotherapy drugs, but mitoxantrone is also an MS treatment.
⚠️ Same family: Same calcium-channel-blocker family, different products and doses.
⚠️ Same family: Nearly the same drug, but different products, forms and doses.
💡 An antipsychotic and a Parkinson’s medicine with opposite effects on dopamine.
⚠️ Same family: Two sulfa antibiotics with largely the same uses but different doses — and sulfisoxazole is no longer sold in the U.S.
⚠️ Same family: Same family, different doses.
💡 An antidepressant and an opioid painkiller — a common pharmacy and handwriting mix-up.
⚠️ Same family: Same vinca family, different doses; vincristine must never be given into the spine.
Name pairs and capitalization come from the FDA’s Name Differentiation Project; the FDA lists hydromorphone and mitoxantrone on their own, so their usual mix-up partners appear in plain lettering. Uses are simplified summaries of each drug’s labeling. When you pick up a prescription, say the full drug name back to your pharmacist.
🔤 Decode any drug name
Generic names aren’t random. Official “stems” like -pril, -sartan and -mab tell you a medicine’s family before you read a word of the label. Type one and see.
Works on generic names. Brand names (like Lipitor) are invented by marketers and don’t follow the stem rules.
Your decoded name will appear here.
Stems come from the official USAN stem list published by the American Medical Association. A stem describes a drug family, not whether a medicine is right for you.
🏆 Medicaid’s most-prescribed medicines
Prescriptions paid for by Medicaid, Q2 2025 – Q1 2026 — from the CMS State Drug Utilization Data. Spending is gross, before manufacturer rebates.
Most filled
- 🥇 Albuterol 19.5M fills
- 🥈 Ibuprofen 13.7M fills
- 🥉 Cetirizine 12.1M fills
- 4 Gabapentin 11.8M fills
- 5 Atorvastatin 11.5M fills
- 6 Amoxicillin 11.5M fills
- 7 Fluticasone 11.1M fills
- 8 Ondansetron 10.4M fills
- 9 Hydroxyzine 9M fills
- 10 Sertraline 8.9M fills
Most spent on
- 🥇 Semaglutide $6.3B
- 🥈 Bictegravir, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Alafenamide $3.5B
- 🥉 Adalimumab Injection $3.5B
- 4 Tirzepatide $3.3B
- 5 Dupilumab Injection $3B
- 6 Empagliflozin $2.5B
- 7 Paliperidone Palmitate $2.3B
- 8 Dulaglutide Injection $1.9B
- 9 Risankizumab-rzaa Injection $1.7B
- 10 Cariprazine $1.6B
Medicaid claims only — not every U.S. prescription. Rankings group every strength and form of the same ingredient.
📈 Pharmacy price movers
The medicines whose pharmacy purchase price moved the most over the last 4 weeks (Sep 9, 2026 → Oct 7, 2026), from CMS’s weekly NADAC survey. This is what pharmacies pay per tablet, mL or gram — not what you pay at the counter.
Going up
- +1082% Dilantin (extended phenytoin sodium) PHENYTOIN SODIUM 100 mg capsule $0.147 → $1.739 per each
- +78% Milnacipran Hydrochloride MILNACIPRAN HYDROCHLORIDE 12.5 mg tablet $0.441 → $0.782 per each
- +50% Vardenafil Hydrochloride VARDENAFIL HYDROCHLORIDE 10 mg tablet $1.91 → $2.87 per each
- +47% Verapamil Hydrochloride VERAPAMIL HYDROCHLORIDE 180 mg capsule $1.42 → $2.09 per each
- +44% Doxycycline Hyclate DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE 75 mg tablet $0.382 → $0.548 per each
- +38% Finzala 1-0.02(24)-75 Chew Tab $0.22 → $0.304 per each
- +32% Oxiconazole Nitrate OXICONAZOLE NITRATE 10 mg/g cream $3.11 → $4.10 per gram
- +31% Timolol Maleate TIMOLOL MALEATE 5 mg/mL solution/ drops $16.68 → $21.81 per mL
Going down
- -25% Fingolimod FINGOLIMOD HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg capsule $2.10 → $1.58 per each
- -23% Potassium Chloride POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 1.5 g powder $0.614 → $0.47 per each
- -23% Venlafaxine Hydrochloride VENLAFAXINE HYDROCHLORIDE 37.5 mg tablet $0.462 → $0.358 per each
- -22% Estradiol ESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75g gel $0.755 → $0.592 per each
- -21% Aripiprazole (aripiprazole orally disintegrating) ARIPIPRAZOLE 15 mg tablet $2.82 → $2.22 per each
- -21% Risedronate Sodium RISEDRONATE SODIUM MONOHYDRATE 35 mg tablet $2.01 → $1.60 per each
- -20% Milnacipran Hydrochloride MILNACIPRAN HYDROCHLORIDE 25 mg tablet $3.16 → $2.53 per each
- -19% Topiramate TOPIRAMATE 15 mg capsule $0.283 → $0.229 per each
See the 12-month movers (Feb 21, 2024 → Oct 7, 2026) ▾
Going up
- +3135% Acetaminophen And Codeine Phosphate solution $0.0145 → $0.4688 per mL
- +1412% Isoniazid ISONIAZID 100 mg tablet $0.115 → $1.732 per each
- +1411% Isosorbide Mononitrate ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE 20 mg tablet $0.152 → $2.291 per each
- +1322% Isoniazid 300 Mg Tablet $0.239 → $3.402 per each
- +510% Lamivudine LAMIVUDINE 100 mg tablet $1.55 → $9.48 per each
- +249% Glyburide And Metformin Hydrochloride tablet $0.0491 → $0.1715 per each
- +223% Metoclopramide Hydrochloride METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE 5 mg/5mL solution $0.039 → $0.1257 per mL
- +173% Doxepin Hydrochloride DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE 10 mg/mL solution $0.307 → $0.839 per mL
Going down
- -89% Varenicline Tartrate kit $3.634 → $0.397 per each
- -88% Dabigatran Etexilate DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE MESYLATE 75 mg capsule $6.359 → $0.75 per each
- -86% Varenicline 1 Mg Tablet $2.227 → $0.316 per each
- -85% Metformin Hydrochloride METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg tablet $2.193 → $0.336 per each
- -84% Fingolimod FINGOLIMOD HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg capsule $9.74 → $1.58 per each
- -84% Estradiol ESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75g gel $3.62 → $0.592 per each
- -80% Naproxen NAPROXEN 125 mg/5mL suspension $0.592 → $0.122 per mL
- -79% Theophylline THEOPHYLLINE 300 mg tablet $1.576 → $0.33 per each
Source: CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC), a weekly national average of what retail pharmacies paid per unit. It leaves out rebates, dispensing fees and your insurance, so a move here may or may not reach your copay. Only moves of 15% or more (and at least 2¢ a unit) are shown, one product per medicine.
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Each drug page is anchored to the manufacturer’s FDA-filed label of record (the same SPL documents published on DailyMed) plus the FDA’s National Drug Code directory of marketed products — synced on an automated weekly cycle so forms, strengths, and manufacturers stay current.
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Drug identities and relationships (generic ↔ brand ↔ product) follow RxNorm, the NLM’s standard medication vocabulary, and pages link out to MedlinePlus patient education from the same institution.
🧑⚕️ Written for people, reviewed by a pharmacist
The plain-language summaries are drafted with AI directly from the official label, then reviewed by a licensed pharmacist before anything is published — no page goes live automatically. Curated by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist.
📊 Safety & cost context
Shortage and recall status come from FDA feeds, adverse-event report counts from FDA FAERS, pharmacy-cost benchmarks from CMS (NADAC), Medicaid prescribing from CMS State Drug Utilization Data, and supplement-interaction data from the licensed Natural Medicines database — each labeled with its source where it appears.
This directory reflects our drug database as of October 8, 2026. Labels, listings, and safety feeds re-sync on automated schedules (most weekly, some daily).
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