Information about Psychoactive Drugs

Yesterday I posted an article about antipsychotic drug use on our elders in nursing homes. Today I post this table for your use. It is a list of all the drugs that CMS looks for in reporting on usage of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes.

 

You can Google the name of any drug here and learn much more about that drug's intended (on label, FDA-approved) use and its side effects.

 

DRUG	On Label Use	Trade Name(s)
Clozapine	Schizophrenia	Clozaril, Gen-Clozapine
Haloperidol Deconate	acute psychosis, schizophrenia, and Tourette's syndrome	Haldol
Droperidol	Used as an antiemetic and antipsychotic. Droperidol is also often used for neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia (a state of quiescence) and sedation in intensive-care treatment	Inapsine, Droleptan, Dridol, Xomolix, Innovar
Loxapine	Loxapine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Loxitane
Thioridazine	Thioridazine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Mellaril
Molindone	Molindone is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Moban
Theothixene	Thiothixene is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Navane
Olanzapine	is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Zyprexa
Pimozide	Pimozide is an atypical antipsychotic drug used to treat serious motor and verbal tics associated with Tourette's syndrome	Orap
Fluphenazine Deconate	An antipsychotic medication used to treat Schizophrenia. It is a highly potent behavior modifier with a markedly extended duration of effect.	(This is an injection medication.)
Fluphenazine	Fluphenazine is an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and hostility.	Prolixin, Permitil
Quetiapine	Quetiapine tablets and extended-release (long-acting) tablets are used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Seroquel
Risperidone	Risperidone is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Risperdal
Mesoridazine	Mesoridazine is a neuroleptic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia.	Serentil
Promazine	An older medication used to treat schizophrenia.	Sparine
Trifluoperazine	Trifluoperazine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Stelazine
Chlorprothixene	Chlorprothixene's principal indications are the treatment of psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia) and of acute mania occurring as part of bipolar disorders.	Cloxan, Taractan, Truxal
Chlorpromazine	Chlorpromazine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Thorazine
Acetophenazine	Acetophenazine is an antipsychotic drug of moderate-potency. It is used in the treatment of disorganized and psychotic thinking. It is also used to help treat hallucinations or delusions.	Tindal
Perphenazine	Perphenazine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Trilafon
Lorazepam	Lorazepam is in a group of drugs called benzodiazepines and is used to treat anxiety disorders. Includes	Ativan
Oxazepam	Oxazepam is used to relieve anxiety, including anxiety caused by alcohol withdrawal	Serax
Prazepam	Prazepam is indicated for the short term treatment of anxiety.	Centrax
Diazepam	Diazepam is used to relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures and to control agitation caused by alcohol withdrawal.	Valium, Valrelease
Clonazepam	Clonazepam is used alone or in combination with other medications to control certain types of seizures. It is also used to relieve panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks).	Klonopin or Klonapin
Hydroxyzine	Hydroxyzine is used to relieve the itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness.	Vistaril, Atarax
Halazepam	Halazepam is indicated for the treatment of anxiety.	Alapryl, Pacinone
Chlordiazepoxide	Chlordiazepoxide is used to relieve anxiety and to control agitation caused by alcohol withdrawal.	Angirex, Elenium, Klopoxid, Librax, Libritabs, Librium, Mesural, Multum, Novapam, Risolid, Silibrin, Sonimen and Tropium.
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia	Abilify
Alprazolam	Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic disorder	Niravam, Xanax
Amoxapine	Amoxapine is used to treat depression.	Asendin
Nortriptyline	Nortriptyline is used to treat depression	Aventyl, Pamelor
Wellbutrin	Wellbutrin is used to treat depression. Bupropion is also used to treat seasonal affective disorder	Buproprion
Trazodone	Trazodone is used to treat depression	Desyrel, Oleptro
Venlafaxine	Venlafaxine is used to treat depression.	Effexor
Amtriptyline	Amitriptyline is used to treat symptoms of depression	Elavil, Endep, Vanatrip
Lithium	Lithium is used to treat and prevent episodes of mania (frenzied, abnormally excited mood) in people with bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder; a disease that causes episodes of depression, episodes of mania, and other abnormal moods).	Eskolith, Lithobid
Maprotiline	Maprotiline is used to treat depression, bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder; a disease that causes episodes of depression, episodes of mania, and other abnormal moods), and anxiety.	Ludiomil
Isocarboxazid	Isocarboxazid is used to treat depression in people who have not been helped by other antidepressants	Marplan
Phenelzine	Phenelzine is used to treat depression in people who have not been helped by other medications	Nardil
Serzone	Nefazodone is used to treat depression.	Nefazodone
Desipramine	Desipramine is used to treat depression.	Norpramin, Pertofrane)
Tranylcypromine	Tranylcypromine is used to treat depression in people who have not been helped by other medications.	Parnate
Paroxetine	Paroxetine tablets are used to treat depression, panic disorder and social anxiety disorder	Paxil, Pexeva
Fluoxetine	Fluoxetine is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, some eating disorders, and panic attacks	Prozac, Sarafem, Fontex
Sertraline	Sertraline is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety disorder	Zoloft
Doxepin	Doxepin is used to treat depression and anxiety.	Sinequan, Adapin, Silenor
Imipramine	Imipramine tablets and capsules are used to treat depression	Tofranil
Protriptyline	Protriptyline is used to treat depression.	Vivactil
Flurazepam	Flurazepam is used to treat insomnia	Dalmane
Quazepam	Quazepam is used to treat insomnia	Doral, Dormalin
Estazolam	Estazolam is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia	ProSom
Temazepam	Temazepam is used on a short-term basis to treat insomnia	Restoril
Triazolam	Triazolam is used on a short-term basis to treat insomnia	Halcion
Zolpidem	Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia	Ambien, Edular, Intermezzo, Zolpimist