DrugUse/indication
Cilostazol (Pletal)Treatment of intermittent claudication
Aliperetinate (Panretin)Treatment of cutaneous lesions in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma
Ferric sodium gluconate complex (Ferrlecit)Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are receiving supplemental erythropoietin therapy
Amprenavir (Agenerase)A protease inhibitor indicated, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, for the treatment of HIV-1 infection
Orlistat (Xenical)Management of obesity, including weight loss and weight maintenance, when used in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet; also indicated to reduce the risk for weight regain after prior loss.
Rofecoxib (Vioxx)Relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, for the management of acute pain and treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
Rosiglitazone (Avandia)Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as monotherapy or in combination with metformin
Doxercalciferol (Hectorol)Reduction of elevated iPTH levels in the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing chronic renal dialysis
Ketotifen (Zaditor)Prevention of itching of the eye caused by allergic conjunctivitis
Pioglitazone (Actos)Improvement of glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, as monotherapy or in combination with a sulfonylurea, metformin or insulin, when diet and a single agent do not result in adequate glycemic control
Zanamivir (Relenza)Treatment of uncomplicated acute illness caused by influenza virus in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older who have been symptomatic for no more than two days
Ganirelix (Antagon)Inhibition of premature LH surges in women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
Technetium Tc-99m depreotide (Neotect)Patients presenting with pulmonary lesions on CT and/or chest radiograph who have known malignancy or who are highly suspect for malignancy
Temozolomide (Temodar)Treatment of adults with refractory anaplastic astrocytoma (i.e., patients at first relapse who have experienced disease progression on a drug regimen containing a nitrosourea and procarbazine)
Zaleplon (Sonata)Outpatients and inpatients as adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate tracheal intubation and provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgical procedures
Rabeprazole (Aciphex)Healing of erosive or ulcerative GERD; maintenance of healing of erosive or ulcerative GERD; healing of duodenal ulcer; treatment of pathologic hypersecretory conditions, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Sirolimus (Rapamune)Prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients receiving renal transplants
Epirubicin (Ellence)Component of adjuvant therapy in patients with evidence of axillary node tumor involvement following resection of primary breast cancer
Quinupristin and dalfopristin (Synercid)Treatment of patients with serious or life-threatening infections associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia
Pemirolast (Alamast)Prevention of itching of the eye caused by allergic conjunctivitis
Dofetilide (Tikosyn)Conversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter to normal sinus rhythm
Entacapone (Comtan)Adjunct to levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease who have signs and symptoms of end-of-dose “wearing off” (so-called fluctuation patients)
Exemestane (Aromasin)Treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed following tamoxifen therapy
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)Treatment for influenza A and B
Poractant alpha (Curosurf)Rescue treatment of RDS in premature infants
Levetiracetam (Keppra)Adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy
Aminolevulinic acid (Levulan Kerastick)With blue light irradiation (using the BLU-U Illuminator), is indicated for treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses of the face and scalp
Gadoversetamide (Optimark)With MRI in patients with an abnormal blood barrier or abnormal vascularity of the brain, spine and associated tissues; with MRI to provide contrast enhancement and facilitate visualization of lesions with abnormal vascularity in the liver in patients who are highly suspect for liver structural abnormalities identified on CT
Mequinol, tretinoin (Solage)Treatment of solar lentigines
Moxifloxacin (Avelox)Treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex)Sedation of initially intubated and mechanically ventilated adult patients in an ICU setting
Gatifloxacin (Tequin)Treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis, community-acquired pneumonia, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, UTIs, pyelonephritis and uncomplicated gonorrhea
Nitric oxide (INOmax)In conjunction with ventilatory support and other appropriate agents, for the treatment of term and near-term (> 34 weeks) neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure associated with clinical or echocardiographic evidence or pulmonary hypertension, where it improves oxygenation and reduces the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Bexarotene (Targretin)Treatment of cutaneous manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in patients who are refractory to at least one prior systemic therapy