Medication
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- ADHD Stimulants
Prescription stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Alcohol
Ethanol — a CNS depressant and hepatotoxin with a broad interaction footprint.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Antibiotics
Drugs that kill or stop bacteria — short courses with long gut shadows.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Anticoagulants (Warfarin)
Warfarin is a vitamin-K-antagonist anticoagulant with a narrow therapeutic window measured by INR.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Antiplatelets
Drugs that reduce platelet clumping to prevent arterial clots.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Blood-Pressure Medications
The families of drugs that lower blood pressure — ACE inhibitors, ARBs, calcium-channel blockers, beta-blockers.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Corticosteroids
Potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant steroids.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Digoxin
A narrow-therapeutic-window heart drug used in some heart-failure and rhythm settings.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Diuretics
'Water pills' that increase fluid and electrolyte excretion.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- DOACs
Direct oral anticoagulants — newer blood thinners that, unlike warfarin, need no routine INR monitoring.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Grapefruit
Not a drug — a food, but a potent and long-lasting inhibitor of the CYP3A4 enzyme in the gut, which is why it has a drug-like interaction profile.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Immunosuppressants
Drugs that suppress the immune system to prevent transplant rejection or control autoimmunity.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Levothyroxine
Synthetic thyroid hormone (T4) replacement — one of the most-prescribed drugs in the world.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- MAOIs
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors — older, powerful antidepressants with the strictest interaction profile in psychiatry.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Metformin
The first-line drug for type 2 diabetes, also used in prediabetes and PCOS.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- NSAIDs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain, fever, and inflammation.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Oral Contraceptives
Estrogen/progestin (or progestin-only) pills for contraception and cycle control.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- PPIs
Proton-pump inhibitors — powerful stomach-acid reducers for reflux and ulcers.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- SSRIs & SNRIs
Selective serotonin (and serotonin-norepinephrine) reuptake inhibitors — first-line drugs for depression and anxiety.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026
- Statins
The first-line LDL-cholesterol-lowering drugs, with strong outcome evidence.
Medication · revised Jul 10, 2026