Brand Name -NASACORT® AQ
Generic Name - triamcinolone acetonide
Use - To treat seasonal allergies.
Possible Benefict - Prescribed to treat multi-symptom relief from year-round seasonal allergies. It is non-drowsy and non-habit forming.
Possible risks - Headache and rhinitis. In children aged 6 to 12years, side effects included: asthma, epistaxis (nosebleeds), headache, infection, otitis media (a bacterial or viral infection of the middle ear), sinusitis and vomiting.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Aventis Pharmaceuticals 200 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807-2854
Customer Info - 1-800-207-8049

Brand Name -NASONEX®
Generic Name - mometasone furoate monohydrate
Use - For treating nasal symptoms.
Possible Benefict - These medicine is sprayed or inhaled into the nose to help relieve the stuffy nose, irritation, and discomfort of hay fever, other allergies, and other nasal problems.
Possible risks - Headache, viral infection, blood-colored mucus, coughing, vomiting.
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 -NEORAL® - DANDIMMUNE®
Generic Name - cyclosporine
Use - To reduce the body’s natural immunity in patients who receive organ transplants.
Possible Benefict - This medicine prevents white blood cells from rejecting organ transplants (kidney, liver, and heart). It is also used in treating severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other inflammatory (autoimmune) conditions.
Possible risks - High blood pressure, renal (kidney region) problems, trembling and shaking of hands. Less common: blood in urine, shortness of breath, convulsions, fever, chills and excessive hair growth.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Norvatis Consumer Health, Inc. 560 Morris Avenue Summit, New Jersey 07901-1312
Customer Info - 1-800-452-0051

Brand Name -NEORECORMON®
Generic Name - epoetin beta
Use - For treating anaemia.
Possible Benefict - For the treatment of anaemia in patients with multiple myeloma, low- grade Hodgkin’s lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia,
Possible risks - TBD.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Roche Pharmaceuticals Roche Laboratories, Inc. 340 Kingsland Street Nutley, NJ 07110-1199
Customer Info - 1-800-526-6367

Brand Name -NEULASTA®
Generic Name - triamcinolone acetonide
Use - Helps to protect chemotherapy patients against the complications of a low white blood cell count.
Possible Benefict - This medication helps your body make more white blood cells to help protect you against chemotherapy-related complications like infection. With a sufficient white blood cell count, you may have a better chance of sticking to your chemotherapy regimen.
Possible risks - Side effects include: serious allergic reactions causing a rash, shortness of breath, wheezing, dizziness (a drop in blood pressure), swelling around the mouth or eyes, fast pulse, or sweating. If you have an allergic reaction during the injection of Neulasta®, stop the injection right away. The most serious side effect not attributed to the underlying disease or chemotherapy was a single case of low oxygen in the blood. The most common side effect is mild to moderate bone pain.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Amgen Pharmaceuticals One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799
Customer Info - 1-800-282-6436 Fax: 1-800-292-6436

Brand Name -NEUPOGEN®
Generic Name - filgrastim
Use - For cancer patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy
Possible Benefict - NEUPOGEN is precribed to reduce the incidence and duration of sequelae of neutropenia (eg‚ fever‚ infections‚ oropharyngeal ulcers) in symptomatic patients with congenital neutropenia‚ cyclic neutropenia‚ or idiopathic neutropenia.
Possible risks - Most common side effects were skin rash‚ urticaria‚ facial edema‚ respiratory (wheezing‚ dyspnea) problems. Other side-effects that may develop are rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, hives, itching, or skin rash.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Amgen Pharmaceuticals One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799
Customer Info - 1-800-282-6436 Fax: 1-800-292-6436

Brand Name -NEURONTIN®
Generic Name - gabapentin
Use - With other medications to control epileptic seizures.
Possible Benefict - Helps control certain types of seizures that are brief and with no loss of consciousness; as well as partial seizures that impair consciousness. The medication works as long as the patient continues to take it.
Possible risks - Blurred or double vision, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, itchy, runny nose, nausea, tremor, vomiting.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Parke-Davis (A Warner-Lambert Division) A Pfizer Company 201 Tabor Road Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950
Customer Info - 1-800-223-0432

Brand Name -NEXIUM®
Generic Name - esomeprazole magnesium
Use - To treat conditions in which there is too much acid in the stomach.
Possible Benefict - Provides relief from frequent, persistent heartburn symptoms, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux diseases (backflows of stomach content upward into the esophagus),.
Possible risks - Most frequently reported side effects with this medication are headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - AstraZeneca LP Wilmington, Delaware 19850
Customer Info - 1-800-236-9933

Brand Name -NICODERM®
Generic Name - nicotine polacrilex
Use - A nicotine replacement therapy to help smokers to quit.
Possible Benefict - Reduces the craving for of nicotine and helps in withdrawal effects when used as part of smoking-cessation treatment program. NicoDerm CQ® is a patch. It releases a steady flow of nicotine into your body through your skin. Nicorette® gum is nicotine gum. It releases nicotine into your body through the lining of your mouth while providing a little oral gratification.
Possible risks - Dizziness, high blood pressure, nausea and redness of the skin. Feeling of dependence, joint pain, shortness of breath, swelling of gums, mouth, or tongue. Tingling in the arms, legs, hands, or legs
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 -NICORETTE® – NICORETTE® DS
Generic Name - nicotine polacrilex
Use - A nicotine replacement therapy to help smokers to quit.
Possible Benefict - Reduces the craving for of nicotine and helps in withdrawal effects when used as part of smoking-cessation treatment program. Nicorette® gum is a form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Nicorette® gum is sugar-free and provides nicotine to your system. It works as an aid to help smokers quit by reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Though it comes in the form of a gum, it is not to be chewed. Maker recommends user to take just a few, slow, deliberate bites (15 or so) until user gets a peppery taste and a "tingle". Then park it between the cheek and gum.
Possible risks - Dizziness, high blood pressure, nausea and redness of the skin. Feeling of dependence, joint pain, shortness of breath, swelling of gums, mouth, or tongue. Tingling in the arms, legs, hands, or legs
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 -NORDITROPIN®
Generic Name - somatropin
Use - For the treatment of growth hormone insufficiency in adults and children.
Possible Benefict - Norditropin® is supplied as a solution in the prefilled Norditropin NordiFlex® (somatropin [rDNA origin] injection) pen or in premixed cartridges for the treatment of adult growth hormone deficient patients.
Possible risks - Side effects include: hip or knee pain, limping, increased thirst or hunger, increase in how much or how often you urinate, nausea, vomiting, vision changes, severe headache. Less serious side effects include: coldness, unusual tiredness, weight gain, dry, puffy skin, headache, muscle pain or stiffness, pain, redness, burning, swelling, or a lump where the shot is given, swelling in your hands, ankles, or legs, rapid weight gain.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Novo-Nordisk Pharmaceuticls, Inc. 100 College Road West Princeton, NJ 08540
Customer Info - 1-800-727-6500 After hours – 1-609-987-5800

Brand Name -NORVASC®
Generic Name - amlodipine besylate
Use - For the treatment of angina.
Possible Benefict - Angina is an illness producing severe chest pain that usually results from not enough oxygen reaching the heart due to clogged arteries. This medication is also prescribed for high blood pressure.
Possible risks - Dizziness, fatigue, fluid retention and swelling, headache, and throbbing heartbeats.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Parke-Davis (A Warner-Lambert Division) A Pfizer Company 201 Tabor Road Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950
Customer Info - 1-800-223-0432

Brand Name -NOVALDEX®
Generic Name - tamoxifen
Use - To treat breast cancer in women or men.
Possible Benefict - Prevention of cancer in high risk adults. May also be used to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your physician.
Possible risks - For both men and women: Blistering, peeling, or loosening of skin and mucous membranes, blurred vision (cataracts in the eye), confusion, pain, shortness of breath, sleeplessness. For women: Change in vaginal discharge or bleeding, pain in the pelvis, NOTE: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the makers of tamoxifen, sold as Novaldex, to carry the strongest type of warning saying that tamoxifen increases the risk of potentially fatal strokes, blood clots and cancer of the endometrium, the lining of the uterus.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - AstraZeneca LP Wilmington, Delaware 19850
Customer Info - 1-800-236-9933

Brand Name -NOVOLIN®
Generic Name - Human insulin isophane suspension
Use - For the treatment of adult patients with diabetes mellitus (also known as hyperglycemia).
Possible Benefict - Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) is a condition in which the body does not make enough insulin required by the body. Insulin is one of the hormones that helps the body turn the food we eat into energy.
Possible risks - Convulsions (seizures), unconsciousness, low blood sugar, anxious feelings, behavioral changes that might be mistaken for drunkenness, blurred vision, cold sweats, drowsiness, excessive hunger, fast heartbeat, restless sleep, shakiness, slurred speech, tiredness and weight gain.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 100 College Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Customer Info - 1-800-727-6500

Brand Name -NOVOLOG®
Generic Name - insulin aspart [rDNA origin]
Use - For the treatment of adult patients with diabetes.
Possible Benefict - Prescribed for use in adult patients with diabetes to control high blood glucose. This medication is different from regular human insulin. It works faster and will not work as long as regular human insulin. A Novolog injection should be immediately be followed by a meal. Because of its short duration of action, patients also require longer acting insulin to maintain adequate glucose control. Remember: low blood glucose is the most common side effect of insulin therapy.
Possible risks - As with any insulin therapy, possible side effects may include blood sugar levels that are too low (hypoglycemia); injection-site reactions, including changes in fat tissue at the injection site; allergic reactions; itching and rash.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 100 College Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Customer Info - 1-800-727-6500