Brand Name -EFFEXOR® XR
Generic Name - venlafaxine hydrochloride
Use - For treating depression.
Possible Benefict - Relieves abnormal anxiety–particularly persistent anxiety that lasts at least 6 months. The symptoms include: changes in appetite, sleep habits, and mind/body coordination.
Possible risks - Abnormal vision, belching, bronchitis, changeable emotions, chest pain and difficulty in breathing.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals (Div. of American Home). P.O. Box 8299 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
Customer Info - 1-800-934-5556

Brand Name -ELOXATIN®
Generic Name - oxaliplatin
Use - Eloxatin is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum.
Possible Benefict - Eloxatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body. For the treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum whose disease has recurred or progressed during or within 6 months.
Possible risks - You should not receive this medicine if you have an allergic reaction (including difficulty breathing; sudden cough; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; rash or hives); decreased bone marrow function and blood problems (extreme fatigue; easy bruising or bleeding; black, bloody or tarry stools; or fever, chills, or signs of infection such as redness or swelling at the intravenous site, pain on swallowing, cough that brings up mucous, sore throat, shivering or pain on urination); diarrhea, frequent bowel movements or watery stools.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Sanofi-Aventis 300 Somerset Corporate Bvld. Bridgewater, NJ 08807-2854
Customer Info - 1-877-4ELOXATIN 1-877 –435-6928

Brand Name -ENBREL®
Generic Name - etanercept
Use - Treating moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Possible Benefict - Relieves pain in joint inflammations–including pain in hands and feet–in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Also relieves tiredness and duration of morning stiffness.
Possible risks - Abdominal pain, cough, dizziness, headache, indigestion, infection, nausea, rash ands respiratory problems.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals (Div. of American Home). P.O. Box 8299 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
Customer Info - 1-800-934-5556

Brand Name -ENGERIX B®
Generic Name - TBD
Use - A vaccine recombinant for treating Hepatitis B.
Possible Benefict - This vaccine helps the body to produce protective levels of hepatitis B antibodies which protect against infeaction from hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B (HBV) is a serious disease caused by a virus. HBV is spread through contact with the blood and body fluids of an infected person. Hepatitis B infection can cause shorterm (acute) illness that leads to loss of appetite; diarrhea and vomiting; tiredness; jaundice (yellow skin or eyes); or pain in the muscles, joints, and stomach. Vaccination with Engerix-B is recommended for all children younger than 18 years of age.
Possible risks - Some serious side effects include pain, swelling, or redness at the injection site; headache; mild fever or sore throat; tiredness; nausea; or diarrhea. This medication may cause irritation, redness, swelling, warmth, itching, bruising or pain at the injection site. Other side effects include headache, weakness, fatigue, sore throat, fever, nausea, dizziness, flu-like symptoms and general body discomfort.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - GlaxoSmith Kline Consumer Health Care P.O. Box 1467 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
Customer Info - 1-800-BEECHAM 1-800-233-2426

Brand Name -EPIVIR®
Generic Name - lamivudine
Use - For treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Possible Benefict - Will not cure or prevent HIV infection or the symptoms of AIDS; however, it helps keep HIV from reproducing, and appears to slow down the destruction of the immune system. NOTE: The “zidovudine” component of this combination medicine may cause bone marrow problems.
Possible risks - Abdominal cramps and pains, chills, depression, diarrhea, fever, hair loss, headache, hives, joint pain, loss of appetite.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - GlaxoSmithKline (Formerly Glaxo Wellcome Inc.) (Sub. Of Glaxo Wellcome plc Five Moor Drive Research Triangle Park North Carolina 27709-3398
Customer Info - 1-888-825-5249

Brand Name -EPOGEN®
Generic Name - epoetin alfa
Use - For stimulating the bone marrow to produce red cells when the body does not produce enough.
Possible Benefict - Used to prevent and treat anemia caused by AIDS, anemia (in cancer patients on chemotherapy) or surgery.
Possible risks - Allergic reaction, chest pain, cough, fatigue, headache, hypertension (increased blood pressure), shortness of breath.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Amgen Inc. One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, California 91320-1789
Customer Info - 1-800-772-6435

Brand Name -ERYTHROMYCIN®
Generic Name - erythromycin
Use - An antibiotic for treating infections of the eye.
Possible Benefict - Relieves infections of the eye. May also be used to prevent eye infections in newborn babies.
Possible risks - Dry or scaling skin, irritation, itching, stinging or burning feeling.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Abbott Laboratories Inc. Pharmaceutical Products Division P.O.Box 2226 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
Customer Info - 1-800-255-5162

Brand Name -ETRAFON®, ETRAFON® (CD), ETRAFON-A® (CD)
Generic Name - perphenazine and amitrptyline hydrochloride
Use - For treating patients with moderate to severe anxiety/and or agitation and depressed mood.
Possible Benefict - This medicine is considered in therapy for schizophrenic patients with symptoms of depression. Effective in patients in whom depression and anxiety cannot be clearly differentiated. Has shown beneficial effects on thinking, mood and behavior and moderately effective in controlling nausea and vomiting.
Possible risks - Aching and numbness of the limbs, restlessness, tight feeling in the throat, slurred speech, convulsive seizures.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Schering Corporation (Sub. of Schering-Plough Corporation) Galloping Hill Road Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
Customer Info - 1-800-222-7579

Brand Name -EVISTA®
Generic Name - raloxifene hydrochloride
Use - To treat and prevent osteoporosis–a brittle-bone disease that strikes women after menopause.
Possible Benefict - Reduces bone loss and increases bone density. Because this medication does not have estrogen-like effects on the uterus and breasts, it is not likely to increase the risk of cancer.
Possible risks - Abdominal pain, arthritis, breast pain, bronchitis, chest pain, depression, diarrhea, dizziness, fever, flue-like symptoms, gas, gynecological problems.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Eli Lilly and Company Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana
Customer Info - 1-800-545-5979<

Brand Name -EXELON®
Generic Name - rivastigmine tartrate
Use - To treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
Possible Benefict - Helps improve brain functions in some Alzheimer’s patients. It does not halts the progress of the disease.
Possible risks - Abdominal pain, accidental injuries, anxiety, aggression, confusion, constipation, depression, diarrhea, drowsiness, fainting, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Norvatis Consumer Health, Inc. 560 Morris Avenue
Customer Info - Summit, New Jersey 07901-1312