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Drug
Purpose
Digoxin
congestive heart failure
Bumetanide
reduce swelling
Clopidogrel
reduce heart disease risk
Clopidogrel
reduce stroke risk
Dipyridamole
prevent blood clot
Ticlopidine
prevent blood clot
Spironolactone
lowers blood pressure
Spironolactone
congestive heart failure
Spironolactone
reduce swelling
Chlorthalidone
lowers blood pressure
Chlorthalidone
reduce swelling
Indapamide
reduce swelling
Indapamide
lowers blood pressure
Indapamide
congestive heart failure
Metolazone
reduce swelling
Metolazone
congestive heart failure
Metolazone
lowers blood pressure
Nystatin
Candida infection
Exenatide
type 2 diabetes
Acarbose
type 2 diabetes
 
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High-blood-pressure-meds
1
32
ACE-inhibitor
11
17
alpha-blocker
10
14
ARB
10
8
beta-blocker
9
calcium-channel-blocker
12
10
Vasodialator
2
Antiarrhythmic
11
4
Antianginal
5
4
Statins
9
High-cholesterol
2
Anticoagulant
14
7
Antiplatelet
6
5
Acne-Agent
2
alkylating-agent-antineoplastic
6
Allergy-and-Asthma
12
Alpha-agonist
2
Antacid
4
Antibiotic
1
22
Antifungal
3
5
Antiviral
14
7
Anti-Inflammatory
16
9
Pain
5
14
Opioid
1
Muscoskeletal
14
Muscle-relaxant
1
Corticosteroid
1
Antidiarrhea
2
Antiflatulent
2
Antihypoglycemic
2
Stop-Vomit
4
Motion-Sickness
2
Antineoplastic
2
3
Anticonvulsant
11
10
Antiulcer
9
Appetite-Suppresant
2
Antisecretory
3
Diuretic
8
10
Diabetes
14
Digestive-Enzymes
2
Digitalis-Glycosides
2
Genitourinary
10
Hormones
6
Laxative
2
Mental-Health
9
30
Anti-anxiety
1
Antidepressant
1
Stimulant
1
muscarinic-antagonist-anticholinergic
4
potassium-sparing-diuretic
2
Thrombolytic
8
4
Opthalmic
7
Neuro
10
Ear
3
Respiratory
11
Bronchodilator
1
Antihistamine
1
Contraceptive
1

Acarbose (INN) is an anti-diabetic drug used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2 and, in some countries, prediabetes. It is a generic sold in Europe and China as Glucobay, in North America as Precose, and in Canada as Prandase. It is cheap and popular in China, but not in the U.S. One physician explains the use in the U.S. is limited because it is not potent enough to justify the side effects of diarrhea and flatulence. However, a recent large study concludes "acarbose is effective, safe and well tolerated in a large cohort of Asian patients with type 2 diabetes." A possible explanation for the differing opinions is an observation that acarbose is significantly more effective in patients eating a relatively high carbohydrate Eastern diet.

Bumetanide, sold under the trade name Bumex among others, is a medication used to treat swelling and high blood pressure. This includes swelling as a result of heart failure, liver failure, or kidney problems. It may work for swelling when other medications have not. For high blood pressure it is not a preferred treatment. It is taken by mouth, or by injection into a vein or muscle. Effects generally begin within an hour and lasts for about six hours.

Chlortalidone, also known as chlorthalidone, is a diuretic medication used to treat high blood pressure, swelling including that due to heart failure, liver failure, and nephrotic syndrome, diabetes insipidus, and renal tubular acidosis. In high blood pressure it is a preferred initial treatment. It is also used to prevent calcium-based kidney stones. It is taken by mouth. Effects generally begin within three hours and last for up to three days.

Clopidogrel, sold under the trade name Plavix among others, is an antiplatelet medication used to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in those at high risk. It is also used together with aspirin in heart attacks and following the placement of a coronary artery stent. It is taken by mouth. Onset of effects is about two hours and lasts for five days.

Digoxin, sold under the brand name Lanoxin among others, is a medication used to treat various heart conditions. Most frequently it is used for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and heart failure. Digoxin is taken by mouth or by injection into a vein.

Dipyridamole is a nucleoside transport inhibitor and a PDE3 inhibitor medication that inhibits blood clot formation when given chronically and causes blood vessel dilation when given at high doses over a short time.

Exenatide, sold under the brand name Byetta and Bydureon among others, is a medication used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2. It is used together with diet, exercise, and potentially other antidiabetic medication. It is a less preferred treatment option after metformin and sulfonylureas. It is given by injection under the skin within an hour before the first and last meal of the day. A once-weekly injection version is also available.

Indapamide is a thiazide-like diuretic drug generally used in the treatment of hypertension, as well as decompensated heart failure. Combination preparations with perindopril are also available. The thiazide-like diuretics are more effective than the thiazide-type diuretics for reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in persons with high blood pressure and the thiazide-like and thiazide-type diuretics have similar rates of adverse effects.

Metolazone is a thiazide-like diuretic marketed under the brand names Zytanix, Metoz, Zaroxolyn, and Mykrox. It is primarily used to treat congestive heart failure and high blood pressure. Metolazone indirectly decreases the amount of water reabsorbed into the bloodstream by the kidney, so that blood volume decreases and urine volume increases. This lowers blood pressure and prevents excess fluid accumulation in heart failure. Metolazone is sometimes used together with loop diuretics such as furosemide or bumetanide, but these highly effective combinations can lead to dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities.

Nystatin, sold under the brandname Mycostatin among others, is an antifungal medication. It is used to treat Candida infections of the skin including diaper rash, thrush, esophageal candidiasis, and vaginal yeast infections. It may also be used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk. Nystatin may be used by mouth, in the vagina, or applied to the skin.

Spironolactone, sold under the brand name Aldactone among others, is a medication that is primarily used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. It is also used in the treatment of high blood pressure, low blood potassium that does not improve with supplementation, early puberty in boys, acne and excessive hair growth in women, and as a part of feminizing hormone therapy in transgender women. Spironolactone is taken by mouth.

Ticlopidine is an antiplatelet drug in the thienopyridine family which is an adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitor. Research initially showed that it was useful for preventing strokes and coronary stent occlusions. However, because of its rare but serious side effects of neutropenia and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura it was primarily used in patients in whom aspirin was not tolerated, or in whom dual antiplatelet therapy was desirable. With the advent of newer and safer antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel and ticagrelor, its use remained limited.