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Medication guide

Medications A–Z

Plain-English guides to 338 medicines, built from official public sources: the FDA drug label, the National Library of Medicine's RxNorm and DailyMed. Each page explains what the label says the medicine is used for, what it looks like, and its most important warnings.

Prescription medicines in the United States come with official product labeling written for prescribers and pharmacists. Those labels are thorough but long and technical. These pages pull out the parts people most often look for — the labeled uses, the names and forms a medicine comes in, what tablets and capsules look like according to the manufacturers' product data, and the boxed warnings and other cautions — and link back to the original label so you can read it word for word.

We are an educational portal, not a pharmacy or a medical provider. Nothing here tells you whether to take a medicine or how much; those are decisions for you and your prescriber. If a pill looks different from what you expected, ask your pharmacist before taking it.

Injured at work

Common after a work injury

Medicines that often come up after workplace injuries, grouped by the general reason they are discussed. Whether any of them is appropriate for a particular person is a decision for the treating clinician. Read the full work-injury medication guide →

Pain & inflammation (NSAIDs)

Muscle spasm (muscle relaxants)

Nerve pain

Creams, gels & patches

Pain relief (analgesics, including opioids)

Infection & wound care

Corticosteroids

Sleep, anxiety & mood after an injury

Stomach protection

Nausea

After surgery: blood-clot prevention

Tetanus protection

Headache & concussion

Most prescribed

Among the most commonly prescribed medicines

Some of the medicines prescribed most often in the United States, according to widely cited lists compiled from national prescription data.

Drug classes

Browse by class

Groupings use the FDA's “established pharmacologic class” recorded in each label (or, where none is recorded, the WHO ATC class).

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Resources

If you were hurt at work

Whether a medicine is right for you is a decision for your prescriber. If you were injured on the job, these educational guides explain the next steps and who can help.

Prescriptions.plus is an educational portal. We are not a pharmacy, law firm, medical provider, insurer or claims administrator, and nothing here is medical or legal advice. Educational purposes only. Medical emergency? Call 911.