Medicines Beginning With D

33 medicines in the Drug Guide begin with the letter D. Every name links to a plain-language page covering what the medicine is for, its common side effects, its major cautions and — for most — a kidney note.

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Medicine	Brand names	Used for
Dabigatran	Pradaxa	Preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation; Treating and preventing blood clots in legs and lungs
Dalteparin	Fragmin	Preventing blood clots after surgery; Treating blood clots, including in people with cancer
Dapagliflozin	Farxiga	Type 2 diabetes; Heart failure
Daptomycin	Cubicin	MRSA bloodstream infections; Heart valve infections (endocarditis) from staph
Darbepoetin alfa	Aranesp	Anemia of chronic kidney disease, including on dialysis; Anemia from chemotherapy
Denosumab	Prolia, Xgeva	Osteoporosis in women and men; Bone loss from hormone treatment for prostate or breast cancer
Desloratadine	Clarinex	Seasonal and year-round allergies; Hives
Desmopressin	DDAVP	Diabetes insipidus (a water-balance disorder); Bedwetting in children
Desvenlafaxine	Pristiq	Depression; Menopausal hot flashes, on clinician judgment
Dexamethasone	Decadron	Severe inflammation and allergic reactions; Brain swelling
Dextromethorphan	Robitussin DM, Delsym	Temporary cough relief from colds; Pseudobulbar affect (in a combination product with quinidine)
Diazepam	Valium	Anxiety; Muscle spasm
Diclofenac	Voltaren, Cataflam	Arthritis and joint pain; Muscle and back pain
Dicloxacillin	Dynapen	Skin and soft tissue infections from staph bacteria; Bone and joint infections from staph
Dicyclomine	Bentyl	Irritable bowel syndrome cramps; Intestinal spasm pain
Digoxin	Lanoxin	Heart failure; Controlling heart rate in atrial fibrillation
Diltiazem	Cardizem, Tiazac	High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina)
Dimethyl fumarate	Tecfidera	Relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis; Clinically isolated syndrome and active secondary progressive MS (label forms)
Diphenhydramine	Benadryl	Allergy symptoms and hives; Allergic reactions, as an add-on treatment
Dipyridamole	Persantine	Preventing stroke, combined with aspirin; Preventing clots after heart valve replacement, combined with warfarin
Docusate	Colace	Preventing hard, dry stools; Reducing straining after surgery or with hemorrhoids
Dofetilide	Tikosyn	Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter
Dolutegravir	Tivicay	HIV infection, combined with other HIV medicines; Preventing HIV after exposure, in combination regimens
Donepezil	Aricept	Alzheimer disease dementia; Dementia in Parkinson disease (clinician-directed)
Doxepin	Sinequan, Silenor	Depression and anxiety; Insomnia (a specific low-amount product)
Doxercalciferol	Hectorol	Overactive parathyroid glands in chronic kidney disease; Overactive parathyroid glands in dialysis patients
Doxycycline	Vibramycin, Doryx	Acne and rosacea; Lyme disease and tick-borne infections
Dronedarone	Multaq	Atrial fibrillation in people whose rhythm has been restored; Reducing hospital visits for atrial fibrillation in selected patients
Drospirenone	Yaz, Yasmin (with ethinyl estradiol), Slynd	Birth control (in combined pills and a progestin-only pill); Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and acne (specific combined products)
Dulaglutide	Trulicity	Type 2 diabetes; Reducing heart risk in certain patients with type 2 diabetes
Duloxetine	Cymbalta	Depression; Generalized anxiety disorder
Dupilumab	Dupixent	Eczema (atopic dermatitis); Asthma of certain types
Dutasteride	Avodart	Enlarged prostate; Reducing risk of urinary retention and prostate surgery

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.

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