Brand Name -REBIF®
Generic Name - interferon beta 1a
Use - For treating multiple sclerosis (MS).
Possible Benefict - Effective in three key ares- 1.reducing the number of brain lesions associated with MS. 2. reducing frequency of relapses. 3. delays the progression of disability.
Possible risks - Side effects related to injection-site are soreness, redness, pain, bruising, or swelling at the plce of the injection. Other side effects are flu-like symptoms like fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches, and fatigue. For people suffering from depression you might feel like hurting yourself or others, therefore you must tell your doctor if you have ever had any mental illness, including depression, and if you take any medications for depression.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Serono, Inc., is a global biotechnology leader. Marketer: Pfizer, Inc. 215 east 42nd Street New York, NY 10017-5755
Customer Info - 1-800-438-1985

Brand Name -RELENZA®
Generic Name - zanamivir
Use - An antiviral drug used against the flu.
Possible Benefict - Works by interfering with the spread of virus in the respiratory tract.
Possible risks - Abdominal pain, bronchitis, cough, diarrhea, dizziness, ear infection, earache, fatigue, fever. NOTE: If this medication gives you an allergic reaction, you should not take it.
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 -RELPAX®
Generic Name - eletriptan HBr
Use - To relieve the pain and symptoms of even the worst migranes.
Possible Benefict - RELPAX is believed to block the release of substances from nerve endings in the brain. These substances cause the swelling of blood vessels around the brain. This swelling is thought to cause migraine pain. These susbtances are also thought to cause other symptoms of migraines, such as nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.
Possible risks - The most common side effects incude: dizziness, nausea, weakness, and tiredness, pain or pressure (in the chest or throat). In very rare cases, patients taking tiptans, such as RELPAX, may experience serious side effects, including heart attacks. Call your doctor right away is you have severe chest pains and/or shortness of breath Important Information – Talk to your doctor if you have risk factors for heart disease, such as smoking, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, or if you’re pregnant or nursing. RELPAX should not be used within at least 72 hours of treatment with the following medications: Nixoral®, Sporanox®, Serzone®, TAO®, Biaxin®, Norvir®, and Viracept®. RELPAX comes in 20 mg and 40 mg tablets.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Pfizer, Inc. 215 east 42nd Street New York, NY 10017-5755
Customer Info - 1-800-438-1985

Brand Name -REMERON®
Generic Name - mirtazapine
Use - For treating mental depression.
Possible Benefict - Effective reduction of total cholesterol and low-density cholesterol in Type IIA
Possible risks - Constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, back pain, increased need to urinate, thirst, trembling, vomiting, weakness. Also less common: decreased sexual ability, menstrual pain, seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there (hallucinations), mood swings, sores , sore throat, chills, or fever. Also increased appetite, weight gain
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Roche Pharmaceuticals (Roche Laboratories Inc.) 340 Kingsland Street Nutley, New Jersey 07110-1199
Customer Info - 1-800-526-6367

Brand Name -REMICADE®
Generic Name - infliximab
Use - For treating rheumatoid arthritis.
Possible Benefict - Prescribed for treating the pain and stiffness of rheumatoid arthritis. Also inhibits joint damage progression and improves physical function.
Possible risks - NOTE: This medication is not for everyone, many people with heart failure should not take it. Tell your doctor if you have had a recent or past exposure to people with tuberculosis (TB). Some side effects are: respiratory infections (sinus infection and sore throat), low blood pressure, coughing, stomach pain, rash or itchy skin.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Centocor, Inc. 200 West Valley Parkway Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
Customer Info - 1-866-207-8063

Brand Name -REQUIP®
Generic Name - ropinole HCI
Use - For treating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Possible Benefict - This medicine helps improve control of various body movements, which begins to slow or become irregular in early Parkison’s disease, therepy helping patients to maintain the ability to do many daily activities, such as dressing, cooking, writing and walking. Recently, it has also been approved to treat Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS).
Possible risks - The most commonly reported side effects are nausea, headache, dizziness, drowsiness or sleepiness, and dyskinesia (uncontrolled movements).
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 -REYATAZ®
Generic Name - atazanavir sulfate
Use - To treat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Possible Benefict - Reyataz is a prescription medicine used in combination with other medicines to treat people who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Possible risks - NOTE: A change in the way your heart beats may occur and could be a symptom of a heart problem. Diabetes and high blood sugar may occur in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like Reyataz. Other side effects are yellowing of the skin and/or eyes, rash (redness and itching), nausea, headache, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, depression, fever, dizziness, trouble sleeping, numbness, and tingling or burning of hands or feet.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Bristol-Myers Squibb P.O. Box 4500 Princeton, NJ 08543-4500
Customer Info - 1-800-321-1335

Brand Name -RISPERDAL®
Generic Name - risperidone
Use - To treat psychotic disorders.
Possible Benefict - Used in the treatment of schizophrenia–a serious mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality (psychosis).
Possible risks - Anxiety or nervousness, changes in vision, decreased sexual desire or performance, menstrual changes. Also constipation, coughing, diarrhea, drowsiness, dryness of mouth, headache, heartburn, increased dream activity and/or length of sleep, nausea, unusual tiredness, weight gain.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, L.P. (Sub. Of Johnson & Johnson) 1125 Trenton Harbourton Road P.O. Box 200 Titusville, New Jersey 08560-1404
Customer Info - 1-800 JANSSEN (1-800-526-7736)

Brand Name -RITALIN®
Generic Name - methylphemidate hydrochloride
Use - For treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children
Possible Benefict - Given as part of a treatment program that includes psychological, educational, and social measures aimed at alleviating problems in children with short attention span, hyperactivity, emotional changeability, and impulsiveness.
Possible risks - May include insomnia, rapid or arrhythmic heart beat, dizziness, irritability, and headaches. More severe reactions include agitation, changes in appetite and sleep habits, weight loss, and facial tics. NOTE: Overdose is possible.
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 -RITUXAN®
Generic Name - rituximab
Use - For treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a type of cancer).
Possible Benefict - It is a monoclonal antibody that attaches to lymphoma cells (malignant cancers) and releases a toxic substance to kill them.
Possible risks - Dizziness, swelling of tongue or throat, fever, chills, headache, itching, nausea, shortness of breath, tiredness, vomiting.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Idec Pharmaceuticals Corporation 3030 Callan Road San Diego, California 92121
Customer Info - 1-858-431-8500

Brand Name -ROCEPHIN®
Generic Name - ceftriaxone sodium
Use - An antibiotic for treating infections.
Possible Benefict - Used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as respiratory tract infections, skin infections and urinary tract infections.
Possible risks - Difficulty in breathing, skin rash, hives, itching, nausea, vomiting, severe stomach cramps, watery or bloody diarrhea, fever or unusual weakness either while using Rocephin or after discontinuing use. Also persistent sore throat, easy bruising or bleeding or a change in amount of urine.
Check with your doctor for other benefits and side effects.
Maker - Roche Pharmaceuticals (Roche Laboratories Inc.) 340 Kingsland Street Nutley, New Jersey 07110-1199
Customer Info - 1-800-526-6367