Tag: Discontinued drug

The name 'Synalgo' can be confusing as it refers to two distinct medications with very different compositions and availability. To understand what is Synalgo for, it is essential to identify whether it is the discontinued opioid combination known as Synalgos-DC or the NSAID flurbiprofen, still available in some regions.

Though once prescribed for hypertension, both the brand-name version (Wytensin) and generic forms of **guanabenz** have been discontinued in the United States. So, **what does Guanabenz do** and how did it affect the body? It functioned primarily as a centrally-acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonist to lower blood pressure.

The brand name medication Xenaderm has been discontinued in the U.S., which often prompts people to ask: *what is the generic for Xenaderm?*. The answer lies not in a single generic product but in its active ingredients—a combination of balsam peru, castor oil, and trypsin—which are available in various alternative wound care products.

As of 2016, the combination medication Simcor was voluntarily withdrawn from the market in the United States, yet many still wonder what it was used for and why it is no longer available. It contained niacin and simvastatin and was prescribed to treat high cholesterol and triglycerides.

The brand name Declomycin, often associated with the query 'What is the drug Declo used for?', refers to the medication demeclocycline, a tetracycline antibiotic that has been discontinued. This medication was primarily used to treat various bacterial infections, but it also had a unique application in managing the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone secretion (SIADH).