Non-oral Rx’s: topicals, vaccines, patches, etc

By 30outof10

Topicals, gels & patches; Injections(including Insulins); vaccines; non-oral meds that are not inhalers or nasal sprays

Apidra (insulin glulisine) – DM 1 – rapid acting insulin injection
Altabax (retapamulin) – topical tx impetigo due to Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
Azopt (Brinzolamide) – eye drops / lower eye pressure (glaucoma)
BenzaClin Topical Gel – acne
Daytrana (methylphenidate) – patch for ADHD in peds, but can be ok for adults
Desoximetasone Cream USP, 0.25% – topical corticosteroid
Duragesic (Fentanyl Transdermal) – pain patch
Durezol (difluprednate) – tx pain & inflammation after ocular surgery
Efudex (Fluorouracil) – basal, squamous cell carcinomas & pre-cancerous skin lesions
Elidel (pimecrolimus cream, 1%) – eczema
Flector patch – (diclofenac epolamine topical patch) 1.3% – rx topical nsaid
Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus ( types 6, 11, 16, 18 ) recombinant vaccine) – HPV vac
Lantus (insulin glargine injection) – DM 1 & 2
Lotrisone (Clotrimazole and Betamethasone) – cream and lotion
NovoLog (insulin)
Olux (Clobetasol Propionate) topical – psoriasis
Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% – tx “dry eyes”/^ tear production
Rotarix (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral) – prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis caused by G1 and non-G1 types (G3, G4, and G9) in peds
Rotateq (rotavirus vaccine)
Sancuso (granisetron); For chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (patch)
Temovate (Clobetasol Propionate) – cream /topical corticosteroid – skin conditions
Tobradex (Tobramycin and Dexamethasone) – ophthalmic
Travatan (Travoprost) ophthalmic for glaucoma
Tretinoin Emollient Cream 0.05% (generic) for Renova
*Triamcinolone (Kenalog, Kenacort, Aristocort, Atolone) – “anti allergy” (comes in creams, injection, etc)
-*Triamcinolone -{Tri-am-cin-o-lone} … Kenalog, Kenacort, Aristocort, Atolone, Azmacort // cream, injectable, etc.
* Triazolam (Halcion, Novodorm, Songar) derivative of benzodiazepine
Vaniqa – cream for hirsutism
Verdeso (desonide) – atopic dermatitis
Vigamox (moxifloxacin HCl ophthalmic solution) 0.5% as base /a 4th-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial
Voltaren Gel (diclofenac topical) – topical pain.
VoSol HC (Hydrocortisone and Acetic Acid) otic aka Acetasol, Burrow’s, Vasolate – “swimmers ear”
Zonalon (Doxepin) cream – relieve itching from some eczemas
Zostavax – live virus vaccine for tx herpes zoster

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