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Labetalol

Labetalol is a beta blocker used in the treatment of hypertension.

Lamotrigine

Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant medication, also used for treatment of bipolar disorders. Brand name Lamictal.

Lapatinib

Submit only sites about the drug, Lapatinib, also known as Tykerb.
Lapatinib is classified as a signal transduction inhibitor - tyrosine kinase inhibitor, inhibitor of EGFR and HER2. Lapatinib is marketed as Tykerb and is used in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer that is HER-2 positive. The drug may also be used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs or for the treatment of other cancers.

Latanoprost

Latanoprost is used for the treatment of Glaucoma.

Lepirudin

Lepirudin (brand name Refludan) is an anticoagulant drug, derived from the saliva of the leech and used in the treatment of high-risk thromboembolic patients who have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thus are not able to take heparin.

Levonorgestrel

Levonorgestrel is a synthetic progesterone-like hormone.

Levothyroxine

Sites related to the thyroid drug - Levothyroxine.

Linezolid

Linezolid is an antibiotic used to treat infections of the blood, lungs, and skin. It is generally only used when other antibiotics fail.

Lithium

Lithium salts (such as lithium carbonate) are used in treatment of bipolar disorder and sometimes in other forms of mental illness. There are numerous formulations of lithium.

Lofexidine

Used in UK for opiate detox

Loperamide

Loperamide HCl is used in the treatment of diarrhea.

Lovastatin

Lovastatin is a cholesterol-reducing drug.

Lubiprostone

Indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.

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