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National HIV Testing Day

Today, in honor of National HIV Testing Day, The Druggist encourages you to get tested for HIV. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. The only way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. Many people with HIV don’t have any symptoms. In...

Drug of the Week (Monodox)

Generic Name: Doxycycline Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body. Doxycycline is used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as acne, urinary tract infections, intestinal infections, eye infections, gonorrhea, chlamydia,...

Drug of the Week (Onfi)

Generic Name: Clobazam Onfi (clobazam) is a benzodiazepine (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peen). Clobazam affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety. Onfi is used in combination with other medications to treat seizures caused by Lennox-Gastaut...

Drug of the Week (Kaletra)

Generic Name: Lopinavir Kaletra contains a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir. Lopinavir and ritonavir are antiviral medications that prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Kaletra is used to treat HIV, which causes the...

Drug of the Week (Zyprexa)

Generic Name: Olanzapine Zyprexa (olanzapine) is an antipsychotic medication that affects chemicals in the brain. Zyprexa is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and (manic depression) in adults and children who...

Drug of the Week (Zyvox)

Generic Name: (linezolid) Zyvox (linezolid) is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body. Linezolid is also an MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor. Zyvox is used to treat different types of bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, skin infections, and infections...