Approved Drugs Organized by Generic Name (1998)

Generic Name: alprazolam
Brand Name: Xanax
Drug Description: antianxiety
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorder; short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety

Generic Name: amantadine
Brand Name: Symmetrel
Drug Description: anticholinergic
Approved Indication(s): treatment of parkinsonism and drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions

Generic Name: amitriptyline
Brand Name: Elavil; Endep
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): relief of depression, particularly endogenous depression

Generic Name: amitriptyline/chlordiazepoxide
Brand Name: Limbitrol
Drug Description: antidepressant/anxiolytic
Approved Indication(s): treatment for patients with moderate to severe depression associated with moderate to severe anxiety

Generic Name: amitriptyline/perphenazine
Brand Name: Etrafon; Triavil
Drug Description: antidepressant/antipsychotic
Approved Indication(s): treatment of moderate to severe anxiety and/or agitation and depressed mood; depressed patients with severe anxiety and/or agitation; schizophrenia with associated depressive symptoms

Generic Name: amoxapine
Brand Name: Asendin
Drug Description: antidepressant (dibenzoxazepine)
Approved Indication(s): relief of symptoms of depression in patients with neurotic or reactive depressive disorders as well as endogenous and psychotic depressions

Generic Name: atenolol
Brand Name: Tenormin
Drug Description: b-adrenergic receptor antagonist
Approved Indication(s): management of hypertension

Generic Name: benztropine
Brand Name: Cogentin
Drug Description: anticholinergic/antiparkinsonian
Approved Indication(s): adjunct in the therapy of parkinsonism; control of extrapyramidal disorders (except tardive dyskinesia) due to neuroleptic drugs

Generic Name: biperiden
Brand Name: Akineton
Drug Description: anticholinergic
Approved Indication(s): adjunct in the therapy of parkinsonism; control of extrapyramidal disorders secondary to neuroleptic drug therapy

Generic Name: bromocriptine
Brand Name: Parlodel
Drug Description: receptor agonist
Approved Indication(s): hyperprolactinemia-associated dysfunctions; acromegaly; Parkinson's disease

Generic Name: buprenorphine
Brand Name: Buprenex
Drug Description: opioid narcotic analgesic
Approved Indication(s): relief of moderate to severe pain

Generic Name: bupropion
Brand Name: Wellbutrin; Wellbutrin SR; Zyban
Drug Description: antidepressant (aminoketone)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression; smoking cessation

Generic Name: buspirone
Brand Name: BuSpar
Drug Description: antianxiety (azaspirodione)
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders; short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety

Generic Name: butabarbital
Brand Name: Butisol
Drug Description: sedative (barbiturate)
Approved Indication(s): sedative/hypnotic

Generic Name: butorphanol
Brand Name: Stadol
Drug Description: opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic
Approved Indication(s): management of pain; preoperative or preanesthetic medication

Generic Name: carbamazepine
Brand Name: Tegretol; Epitol
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): epilepsy; trigeminal neuralgia

Generic Name: carbidopa/levodopa
Brand Name: Sinemet; Atamet; others
Drug Description: antiparkinsonian drug
Approved Indication(s): idiopathic Parkinson's disease; postencephalitic parkinsonism; symptomatic parkinsonism

Generic Name: chlordiazepoxide
Brand Name: Librium
Drug Description: antianxiety (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): anxiety disorders

Generic Name: chlormezanone
Brand Name: Trancopal
Drug Description: antianxiety agent
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders; short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety; withdrawal symptoms of acute alcoholism; preoperative apprehension and anxiety

Generic Name: clidinium/chlordiazepoxide
Brand Name: Librax
Drug Description: anticholinergic
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety; withdrawal symptoms of acute alcoholism, and preoperative apprehension and anxiety

Generic Name: clomipramine
Brand Name: Anafranil
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic); antiobsessional
Approved Indication(s): treatment of obsessions and compulsions in patients with OCD

Generic Name: clonazepam
Brand Name: Klonopin
Drug Description: anticonvulsant (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): seizure disorders; panic disorder

Generic Name: clonidine
Brand Name: Catapres; Duraclon
Drug Description: antihypertensive
Approved Indication(s): treatment of hypertension

Generic Name: clorazepate
Brand Name: Tranxene
Drug Description: antianxiety (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders; short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety

Generic Name: clozapine
Brand Name: Clozaril
Drug Description: antipsychotic (dibenzazepine)
Approved Indication(s): management of severely ill schizophrenic patients who fail to respond adequately to standard antipsychotic treatment.

Generic Name: cyproheptadine
Brand Name: Periactin
Drug Description: antihistamine
Approved Indication(s): allergic disorders: perennial and seasonal rhinitis; vasomotor rhinitis; allergic conjunctivitis due to inhalant allergans and foods; mild, uncomplicated allergic skin manifestations of urticaria and angioedema

Generic Name: dantrolene
Brand Name: Dantrium
Drug Description: antispasticity
Approved Indication(s): manifestations of clinical spasticity resulting from upper motor neuron disorders; preoperatively to prevent or attenuate the development of signs of malignant hyperthermia

Generic Name: desipramine
Brand Name: Norpramin
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression

Generic Name: dextroamphetamine
Brand Name: Adderall; Dexedrine
Drug Description: sympathomimetic psychostimulant
Approved Indication(s): attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; narcolepsy

Generic Name: dezocine
Brand Name: Dalgan
Drug Description: synthetic opioid agonist-antagonist analgesic
Approved Indication(s): management of pain

Generic Name: diazepam
Brand Name: Valium; Diastat; Dizac
Drug Description: antianxiety (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders; short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety; in acute alcohol withdrawal - may be useful in the symptomatic relief of acute agitation, tremor, impending or acute delirium tremens and hallucinosis; adjunct for the relief of skeletal muscle spasm due to reflex spasm to local pathology

Generic Name: diphenhydramine
Brand Name: Benadryl
Drug Description: antianxiety; antihistamine; antiparkinsonism
Approved Indication(s): motion sickness; Parkinson's disease

Generic Name: disulfiram
Brand Name: Antabuse
Drug Description: antiaddiction
Approved Indication(s): aid in management of selected chronic alcoholic patients who want to remain in a state of enforced sobriety

Generic Name: divalproex sodium
Brand Name: Depakote
Drug Description: treatment for bipolar disorder; anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): sole and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of simple and complex absence seizures; adjunctive therapy in patients with multiple seizure types that include absence seizures

Generic Name: donepezil
Brand Name: Aricept
Drug Description: cholinesterase inhibitor
Approved Indication(s): mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type

Generic Name: doxepin
Brand Name: Sinequan
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of psychoneurotic patients with depression and/or anxiety; depression and/or anxiety associated with alcoholism; depression and/or anxiety associated with organic disease; psychotic depressive disorders

Generic Name: estazolam
Brand Name: ProSom
Drug Description: hypnotic (trizolobenzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): short-term management of insomnia characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, frequent nocturnal awakenings, and/or early morning awakenings

Generic Name: ethosuximide
Brand Name: Zarontin
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): control of absence (petit mal) epilepsy

Generic Name: felbamate
Brand Name: Felbatol
Drug Description: anti-seizure
Approved Indication(s): for use only in patients who have not responded adequately to alternative treatments and whose epilepsy is so severe that a substantial risk of aplastic anemia and/or liver failure is deemed acceptable in light of the benefits by its use for the treatment of partial generalized seizures

Generic Name: flumazenil
Brand Name: Romazicon
Drug Description: imidazobenzodiazepine
Approved Indication(s): complete or partial reversal of the sedative effects of benzodiazepines

Generic Name: fluoxetine
Brand Name: Prozac
Drug Description: antidepressant (SRI)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bulimia nervosa

Generic Name: flurazepam
Brand Name: Dalmane
Drug Description: benzodiazepine hypnotic
Approved Indication(s): management of insomnia characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, frequent nocturnal awakenings, and/or early morning awakenings

Generic Name: fluvoxamine
Brand Name: Luvox
Drug Description: antidepressant (SSRI); OCD
Approved Indication(s): treatment of obsessions and compulsions in patients with OCD

Generic Name: fosphenytoin
Brand Name: Cerebyx
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): short-term parenteral administration when other means of phenytoin administration are unavailable, inappropriate or deemed less advantageous

Generic Name: gabapentin
Brand Name: Neurontin
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures with and without secondary generalization in adults with epilepsy

Generic Name: haloperidol
Brand Name: Haldol
Drug Description: antipsychotic (butyrophenone)
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorders; control of tics and vocal utterances of Tourette's Disorder in children and adults; treatment of severe behavior problems in children of combative, explosive, hyperexcitability; also effective in the short-term treatment of hyperactive children who show excessive motor activity with accompanying conduct disorders consisting of some or all of the following symptoms: impulsivity, difficulty sustaining attention, aggressivity, mood lability and poor frustration tolerance.

Generic Name: haloperidol decanoate
Brand Name: Haldol Decanoate
Drug Description: antipsychotic (butyrophenone)
Approved Indication(s): management of patients requiring prolonged parenteral antipsychotic therapy

Generic Name: hydroxyzine
Brand Name: Atarax; Vistaril
Drug Description: antianxiety; antihistamine
Approved Indication(s): symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension associated with psychoneurosis and as an adjunct in organic disease states in which anxiety is manifested; as a sedative when used as premedication and following general anesthesia

Generic Name: imipramine
Brand Name: Tofranil
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): endogenous depression

Generic Name: imipramine pamoate
Brand Name: Tofranil-PM
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): relief of depression - endogenous depression is more likely to be alleviated than other depressive states

Generic Name: levodopa/carbidopa
Brand Name: Atamet; Laradopa; Sinemet; others
Drug Description: aromatic amino acid
Approved Indication(s): treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease; postencephalitic parkinsonism; symptomatic parkinsonism following injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxication and manganese intoxication

Generic Name: lamotragine
Brand Name: Lamictal
Drug Description: anticonvulsant; antiepileptic
Approved Indication(s): adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy

Generic Name: levothyroxine
Brand Name: Levothyroid; Synthroid; Levoxyl
Drug Description: thyroid hormone
Approved Indication(s): replacement or supplemental therapy for diminished or absent thyroid function

Generic Name: liothyronine
Brand Name: Cytomel
Drug Description: thyroid hormone
Approved Indication(s): as replacement or supplemental therapy in patients with hypothyroidism of any etiology, except transient hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis

Generic Name: lithium
Brand Name: Eskalith; Lithobid; others
Drug Description: antimanic
Approved Indication(s): treatment of manic episodes of manic-depressive illness

Generic Name: lorazepam
Brand Name: Ativan
Drug Description: antianxiety (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety or anxiety associated with depressive symptoms

Generic Name: loxapine
Brand Name: Loxitane; Loxapine
Drug Description: antipsychotic (dibenzoxazepine)
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorder

Generic Name: mephobarbital
Brand Name: Mebaral
Drug Description: antianxiety; anticonvulsant (barbiturate)
Approved Indication(s): use as a sedative for the relief of anxiety, tension, and apprehension, and as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and petit mal epilepsy

Generic Name: meprobamate
Brand Name: Miltown; Equagesic; Equanil
Drug Description: anxiolytic
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety

Generic Name: mesoridazine
Brand Name: Serentil
Drug Description: antipsychotic (phenothiazine)
Approved Indication(s): schizophrenia; behavioral problems in mental deficiency and chronic brain syndrome; alcoholism - acute and chronic; psychoneurotic manifestations

Generic Name: methadone
Brand Name: Dolophine
Drug Description: synthetic narcotic analgesic
Approved Indication(s): methadone treatment programs only

Generic Name: methamphetamine
Brand Name: Desoxyn
Drug Description: psychostimulant
Approved Indication(s): attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; exogenous obesity

Generic Name: methotrimeprazine
Brand Name: Levoprome
Drug Description: phenothiazine
Approved Indication(s): the relief of pain of moderate to marked degree of severity in nonambulatory patients; obstetrical analgesia and sedation where respiratory depression is to be avoided; preanesthesia medication

Generic Name: methsuximide
Brand Name: Celontin
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): control of absence (petit mal) seizures that are refractory to other drugs

Generic Name: methylphenidate
Brand Name: Ritalin
Drug Description: psychostimulant
Approved Indication(s): attention deficit disorders; narcolepsy

Generic Name: midazolam
Brand Name: Versed
Drug Description: sedative
Approved Indication(s): intramuscularly or intravenously for preoperative sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia; intravenously as an agent for sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia prior to or during diagnostic, therapeutic or endoscopic procedures; intravenously for induction of general anesthesia, before administration of other anesthetic agents; continuous intravenous infusion for sedation of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients as a component of anesthesia or during treatment in a critical care setting

Generic Name: mirtazapine
Brand Name: Remeron
Drug Description: antidepressant
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression

Generic Name: molindone
Brand Name: Moban
Drug Description: antipsychotic (dihydroindolone)
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorders

Generic Name: naloxone
Brand Name: Narcan
Drug Description: narcotic antagonist
Approved Indication(s): complete or partial reversal of narcotic depression; may be useful as adjunctive agent to increase blood pressure in management of septic shock

Generic Name: naltrexone
Brand Name: Trexan; ReVia
Drug Description: opioid antagonist
Approved Indication(s): treatment of alcohol dependence; blockade of the effects of exogenously administered opioids

Generic Name: nefazodone
Brand Name: Serzone
Drug Description: antidepressant
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression

Generic Name: nimodipine
Brand Name: Nimotop
Drug Description: calcium channel inhibitor
Approved Indication(s): the improvement of neurological outcome by reducing the incidence and severity of ischemic deficits in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage from ruptured congenital aneurysms who are in good neurological condition post-ictus

Generic Name: nortriptyline
Brand Name: Pamelor; Aventyl
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): relief of symptoms of depression

Generic Name: olanzapine
Brand Name: Zyprexa
Drug Description: antipsychotic
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorders

Generic Name: oxazepam
Brand Name: Serax
Drug Description: antianxiety (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety; anxiety associated with depression

Generic Name: paroxetine
Brand Name: Paxil
Drug Description: antidepressant (SRI)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression; treatment of obsessions and compulsions in OCD patients

Generic Name: pemoline
Brand Name: Cylert
Drug Description: CNS stimulant
Approved Indication(s): attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Generic Name: pentobarbital
Brand Name: Nembutal
Drug Description: non-selective CNS depressant
Approved Indication(s): sedative; hypnotic, for short-term treatment of insomnia; preanesthetic

Generic Name: pergolide
Brand Name: Permax
Drug Description: ergot derivative
Approved Indication(s): adjunctive treatment to levodopa/carbidopa in the management of the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Generic Name: perphenazine
Brand Name: Trilafon
Drug Description: antipsychotic (phenothiazine)
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorders; control of severe nausea and vomiting in adults

Generic Name: phenelzine
Brand Name: Nardil
Drug Description: antidepressant (MAOI)
Approved Indication(s): effective in depressed patients clinically characterized as "atypical," "nonendogenous," or "neurotic."

Generic Name: phenobarbital
Brand Name: Arco-Lase Plus; Donnatal; others
Drug Description: sedative (barbiturate)
Approved Indication(s): "possibly" effective as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Generic Name: physostigmine salicylate
Brand Name: Antilirium
Drug Description: cholinergic; cognition enhancer
Approved Indication(s): to reverse the effect upon the CNS caused by clinical or toxic dosages of drugs capable of producing the anticholinergic syndrome

Generic Name: pimozide
Brand Name: Orap
Drug Description: antipsychotic (diphenylbutylpiperidine)
Approved Indication(s): suppression of motor and phonic tics in patients with Tourette's Disorder

Generic Name: primodone
Brand Name: Mysoline
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): the control of grand mal, psychomotor, and focal epileptic seizures

Generic Name: prochlorperazine
Brand Name: Compazine
Drug Description: antipsychotic; antiemetic
Approved Indication(s): control of severe nausea and vomiting; short-term treatment of generalized non-psychotic anxiety

Generic Name: procyclidine
Brand Name: Kemadrin
Drug Description: antiparkinsonian
Approved Indication(s): treatment of parkinsonism; often successfully relieves the symptoms of extrapyramidal dysfunction

Generic Name: propranolol
Brand Name: Inderal
Drug Description: beta-adrenergic receptor blocker
Approved Indication(s): hypertension; angina pectoris due to coronary atherosclerosis; migraine; hypertropic subaortic stenosis

Generic Name: protriptyline
Brand Name: Vivactil
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of symptoms of mental depression in patients under close medical supervision

Generic Name: quazepam
Brand Name: Doral
Drug Description: hypnotic (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, frequent nocturnal awakenings, and/or morning awakenings

Generic Name: quetiapine
Brand Name: Seroquel
Drug Description: antipsychotic
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorders

Generic Name: riluzole
Brand Name: Rilutek
Drug Description: benzothiazole
Approved Indication(s): amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Generic Name: risperidone
Brand Name: Risperdal
Drug Description: antipsychotic
Approved Indication(s): management of the manifestations of psychotic disorders

Generic Name: secobarbital
Brand Name: Seconal; Tuinal
Drug Description: sedative (barbiturate)
Approved Indication(s): hypnotic, for short-term treatment of insomnia; preanesthetic

Generic Name: selegiline
Brand Name: Eldepryl; Atapryl
Drug Description: antidepressant (MAOI)
Approved Indication(s): adjunct in the management of Parkinsonian patients being treated with levodopa/carbidopa who exhibit deterioration in the quality of response to the treatment

Generic Name: sertraline
Brand Name: Zoloft
Drug Description: antidepressant (SRI)
Approved Indication(s): major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder

Generic Name: tacrine
Brand Name: Cognex
Drug Description: cognition adjuvant/reversible cholinesterase inhibitor
Approved Indication(s): treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type

Generic Name: temazepam
Brand Name: Restoril
Drug Description: hypnotic (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): short-term treatment of insomnia

Generic Name: thioridazine
Brand Name: Mellaril
Drug Description: antipsychotic (phenothiazine)
Approved Indication(s): management of the manifestations of psychotic disorders

Generic Name: thiothixene
Brand Name: Navane
Drug Description: antipsychotic (thixanthene)
Approved Indication(s): management of manifestations of psychotic disorders

Generic Name: topiramate
Brand Name: Topamax
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): adjunctive therapy in the treatment of adults with partial onset seizures

Generic Name: tramadol
Brand Name: Ultram
Drug Description: analgesic
Approved Indication(s): management of moderate to moderately severe pain

Generic Name: tranylcypromine
Brand Name: Parnate
Drug Description: antidepressant (MAOI)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of major depressive episode without melancholia

Generic Name: trazodone
Brand Name: Desyrel
Drug Description: antidepressant (atypical)
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression

Generic Name: triazolam
Brand Name: Halcion
Drug Description: hypnotic (benzodiazepine)
Approved Indication(s): short-term treatment of insomnia

Generic Name: trifluoperazine
Brand Name: Stelazine
Drug Description: antipsychotic (phenothiazine)
Approved Indication(s): management of the manifestations of psychotic disorders; short-term treatment of generalized non-psychotic anxiety

Generic Name: trihexyphenidyl
Brand Name: Artane
Drug Description: anticholinergic
Approved Indication(s): adjunct in the treatment of all forms of parkinsonism

Generic Name: trimipramine
Brand Name: Surmontil
Drug Description: antidepressant (tricyclic)
Approved Indication(s): relief of symptoms of depression

Generic Name: valproic acid
Brand Name: Depakene
Drug Description: anticonvulsant
Approved Indication(s): use as sole and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of simple and complex absence seizures

Generic Name: venlafaxine
Brand Name: Effexor; Effexor SR
Drug Description: antidepressant
Approved Indication(s): treatment of depression

Generic Name: zolpidem
Brand Name: Ambien
Drug Description: hypnotic (imidazopyridine)
Approved Indication(s): short-term treatment of insomnia

This list is provided for your convenience in referencing medications. Inclusion in no way constitutes an endorsement of any drug by faculty and staff of CME LLC, nor does omission of any psychotherapeutic drug indicate inacceptability as a treatment option. (Copyrights and trademarks are not shown.)

Updated by Frank J. Ayd Jr., M.D. in March, 1998. Dr. Ayd is the author of Lexicon of Psychiatry, Neurology, and the Neurosciences.