Zimhi: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More

Zimhi is a prescription medicine used in adults and children for the treatment of an opioid emergency such as an overdose or a possible opioid overdose with signs of breathing problems and severe sleepiness or not being able to respond.

Zarontin: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More

 Zarontin Generic name: ethosuximide Drug class: Succinimide anticonvulsants Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD. What is Zarontin? Zarontin is a prescription medicine used to treat absence (petit mal) seizures. Description Zarontin (ethosuximide) is an anticonvulsant succinimide, chemically designated as alpha-ethyl-alpha-methyl-succinimide, with the following structural formula: Each Zarontin capsule contains 250 mg ethosuximide, USP. Also contains: polyethylene glycol 400, […]

Zanaflex: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More

Zanaflex Generic name: tizanidine Drug class: Skeletal muscle relaxants Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD. What is Zanaflex? Zanaflex is a prescription medicine that is used to relax muscles. Zanaflex may be given to you for other reasons. Description Zanaflex® (tizanidine hydrochloride) is a central alpha2-adrenergic agonist. Tizanidine HCl is a white to off-white, fine crystalline powder, which is […]

Zebeta: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More

Zebeta Generic name: bisoprolol Drug class: Cardioselective beta blockers Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD. What is Zebeta? Zebeta is a prescription medicine that is used to treat high blood pressure. Zebeta may be given to you for other reasons. Description ZEBETA (bisoprolol fumarate) is a synthetic, beta1-selective (cardioselective) adrenoceptor blocking agent. The chemical name for bisoprolol […]

Zulresso: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More

Zulresso Generic name: brexanolone Drug class: Miscellaneous antidepressants Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD. What is Zulresso? Zulresso is a prescription medicine used in adults to treat a certain type of depression called Postpartum Depression. Description ZULRESSO contains brexanolone, a neuroactive steroid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor positive modulator, that is chemically identical to endogenous allopregnanolone. The […]

Zortress: Uses, Dosage, Side effects & More

Zortress is a prescription medicine used to prevent transplant rejection (antirejection medicine) in people who have received a kidney transplant or liver transplant. Transplant rejection happens when the body’s immune system perceives the new transplanted kidney as “foreign” and attacks it.

Zortress is used with other medicines called cyclosporine, corticosteroids and certain other transplant medicines to prevent rejection of your transplanted kidney. Zortress is used with other medicines called tacrolimus and corticosteroids to prevent rejection of your transplanted liver.

It is not known if Zortress is safe and effective in transplanted organs other than the kidney and liver.

It is not known if Zortress is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.