Medicines Beginning With E

30 medicines in the Drug Guide begin with the letter E. 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.

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

Medicine	Brand names	Used for
Edoxaban	Savaysa	Preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation; Treating blood clots in legs and lungs
Eletriptan	Relpax	Migraine attacks; Migraine attacks with or without aura
Empagliflozin	Jardiance	Type 2 diabetes; Heart failure
Emtricitabine	Emtriva	HIV infection, combined with other HIV medicines; Preventing HIV infection (PrEP), in combinations
Enalapril	Vasotec	High blood pressure; Heart failure
Enoxaparin	Lovenox	Preventing blood clots after surgery or during hospital stays; Treating blood clots in legs and lungs
Entacapone	Comtan	Parkinson disease, with levodopa; Extending levodopa effect in wearing-off
Entecavir	Baraclude	Chronic hepatitis B; Suppressing hepatitis B during immune-suppressing treatment, on specialist advice
Epinephrine	EpiPen, Adrenalin	Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) — first-line treatment; Cardiac arrest and severe low blood pressure (hospital)
Eplerenone	Inspra	Heart failure after a heart attack; High blood pressure
Epoetin alfa	Epogen, Procrit	Anemia of chronic kidney disease, including on dialysis; Anemia from chemotherapy
Erenumab	Aimovig	Migraine prevention; Reducing monthly migraine days in chronic and episodic migraine
Ergocalciferol	Drisdol, Vitamin D2	Vitamin D deficiency; Low parathyroid function (hypoparathyroidism)
Ertapenem	Invanz	Abdominal and pelvic infections; Diabetic foot infections
Erythromycin	Ery-Tab, E.E.S.	Certain respiratory and skin infections in penicillin-allergic patients; Speeding stomach emptying in some situations
Escitalopram	Lexapro	Depression; Generalized anxiety disorder
Esmolol	Brevibloc	Fast heart rhythms during or after surgery (hospital); Blood pressure emergencies (hospital)
Esomeprazole	Nexium	Acid reflux and heartburn (GERD); Stomach and intestinal ulcers
Estradiol	Estrace, Climara, Vivelle-Dot	Menopause symptoms such as hot flashes; Preventing bone loss after menopause (in selected patients)
Eszopiclone	Lunesta	Insomnia; Long-term insomnia treatment in selected patients
Etanercept	Enbrel	Rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune arthritis types; Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Etelcalcetide	Parsabiv	Overactive parathyroid glands on hemodialysis; Parathyroid overactivity not controlled by oral calcimimetics
Ethambutol	Myambutol	Tuberculosis, combined with other TB medicines; Certain other mycobacterial infections
Ethinyl estradiol	In many combined pills, patches, and rings	Birth control, as the estrogen part of combined pills, patches, and rings; Cycle control and acne (in approved combined products)
Ethosuximide	Zarontin	Absence (petit mal) seizures; Absence seizures in children
Etonogestrel	Nexplanon, NuvaRing (with ethinyl estradiol)	Long-term birth control (under-skin implant); Birth control (vaginal ring, combined with estrogen)
Everolimus	Zortress, Afinitor	Preventing organ rejection after kidney and liver transplants; Certain cancers (a related product)
Evolocumab	Repatha	High cholesterol, including inherited very high cholesterol; Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in heart disease
Exenatide	Byetta, Bydureon	Type 2 diabetes; Used with other diabetes medicines when targets are not met
Ezetimibe	Zetia	High cholesterol; Added to a statin when cholesterol stays high

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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