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Medication Reference

Medications A-Z

A library of drug guides focused on a single question: how is this medication different for Black patients? Every page leads with the published evidence, cites FDA labels and professional-society guidelines, and flags uncertainty where the research is mixed or absent.

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All indications ADHD ADHD (off-label) Acne Advanced CKD Allergic rhinitis Angina Antiphospholipid syndrome Anxiety Anxiety disorders Arthritis Asthma Asthma (add-on) Asthma (including SMART) Asthma (rescue) Atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation rate control Atypical pneumonia Bulimia CKD COPD COPD exacerbation CV prevention Cardiovascular risk reduction Cardiovascular risk reduction in T2D Chlamydia Community-acquired pneumonia Coronary artery disease DKA DVT/PE DVT/PE treatment and prevention Delayed sleep phase disorder Dental prophylaxis Depression Depression (FDA); Insomnia (off-label Diabetic kidney disease Edema Epilepsy adjunct; widely used off-label for neuropathic pain Erosive esophagitis Exercise-induced bronchospasm Fever GERD Generalized anxiety Generalized anxiety disorder Gestational diabetes Gonorrhea (with ceftriaxone) Gout flare H. pylori (with antibiotics) H. pylori component HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV treatment component HIV-1 treatment HIV-1 treatment (initial and switch) Heart failure Heart failure (reduced + preserved EF) Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Hypertension (second-line) Hypertension with low eGFR Hypothyroidism Inflammation Insomnia (off-label) Jet lag Mechanical heart valves Menstrual cramps Mild-to-moderate pain Moderate to moderately severe pain Narcolepsy OCD Obesity Obstructive sleep apnea with obesity Otitis media PAD PAD (low dose + aspirin) PCOS PCOS hirsutism PMDD PTSD Pain Panic disorder Pediatric depression Peptic ulcer disease Post-MI Post-herpetic neuralgia (FDA) Post-stent Prediabetes Primary aldosteronism Primary and secondary CV prevention Resistant hypertension Seasonal affective disorder Shift-work sleep disorder Sinusitis Smoking cessation Social anxiety Strep pharyngitis Strep pharyngitis (PCN-allergic) Stroke prevention (lacunar) Stroke prevention in LVH TSH suppression in thyroid cancer Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes UTI Vasomotor symptoms of menopause (Brisdelle) Zollinger-Ellison syndrome anxiety fibromyalgia insomnia most common US use)

Dulaglutide

GLP-1 receptor agonist

Brand: Trulicity

The REWIND trial (Gerstein et al., Lancet 2019;394:121–30, PMID 31189511) enrolled 9,901 T2D patients and showed a 12 percent relative reduction in …

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Empagliflozin

SGLT2 inhibitor

Brand: Jardiance, Synjardy, Glyxambi

Empagliflozin's outcome evidence in Black patients is robust across multiple landmark trials:EMPA-REG OUTCOME (Zinman et al., NEJM 2015;373:2117–28, PMID 26378978) — 38 …

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Glipizide

Sulfonylurea

Brand: Glucotrol

Sulfonylureas work similarly across racial groups. But the ADOPT trial (Kahn et al., NEJM 2006;355:2427–43, PMID 17145742) showed glyburide (a related sulfonylurea) …

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Insulin

Insulin (basal and prandial)

Brand: Humalog, NovoLog, Lantus, Basaglar, Tresiba, Toujeo, Levemir, Humulin, Novolin

Insulin itself works equally well across racial groups. But Black patients face documented disparities in insulin access, starting, and adherence that drive …

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Metformin

Biguanide

Brand: Glucophage, Glumetza, Fortamet, Riomet

Metformin works effectively across racial groups. The UKPDS, Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), and subsequent trials found consistent A1C reductions and consistent cardiovascular …

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Semaglutide

GLP-1 receptor agonist

Brand: Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus

Semaglutide's cardiovascular and glycemic benefits are consistent across racial groups in the trials that enrolled Black participants:SUSTAIN-6 (Marso et al., NEJM 2016;375:1834–44, …

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Tirzepatide

GLP-1 / GIP dual receptor agonist

Brand: Mounjaro, Zepbound

SURPASS-2 (Frías et al., NEJM 2021;385:503–15, PMID 34170647) and SURMOUNT-1 (Jastreboff et al., NEJM 2022;387:205–16, PMID 35658024) established tirzepatide's glycemic and weight-loss …

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