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Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil)
Aristada is long-acting aripiprazole. The point is not a new effect so much as steadier delivery and fewer missed-dose failures.
Feb 20, 2026
Abilify Maintena
Abilify Maintena turns oral aripiprazole into a monthly adherence tool. The question is whether that solves the real problem.
Feb 18, 2026
Armodafinil (Nuvigil)
Armodafinil is one of those drugs that lives in two different stories at once. In the boring real clinical story, it’s a wakefulness medication for excessive sleepiness in…
Feb 15, 2026
Azstarys
Azstarys is a two-speed dexmethylphenidate stimulant: one part starts fast, while the prodrug portion stretches the day.
Feb 13, 2026
Evekeo
Evekeo is plain amphetamine sulfate. It is older stimulant chemistry without the complicated release systems or marketing language.
Feb 10, 2026
Jornay PM
Jornay PM is an unusual ADHD stimulant because it is taken at night so it can start helping the next morning.
Feb 7, 2026
Daytrana
Daytrana is a methylphenidate patch for ADHD when the problem is pill swallowing, school dosing, or needing more control over the day.
Feb 5, 2026
Qelbree (viloxazine)
Qelbree is a nonstimulant ADHD medication, which makes it useful for some patients and overmarketed for others.
Feb 2, 2026
Mydayis
Mydayis is an Adderall XR relative built to release later into the day, which some adults love and others feel lasts too long.
Jan 30, 2026
Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine)
Dexedrine is classic dextroamphetamine: effective, direct, and deserving of both its clinical respect and its cautions.
Jan 28, 2026
Concerta
Concerta is methylphenidate in a long-release form many adults wish all stimulants came in: steadier, longer, and less fiddly.
Jan 25, 2026
Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
Dexmethylphenidate is methylphenidate narrowed to the more active isomer. In practice, it is familiar, not exotic.
Jan 23, 2026
Lofexidine (Lucemyra)
Lofexidine can lower some opioid withdrawal symptoms without being another opioid, but it does not treat the whole disorder.
Jan 20, 2026
Methadone
Methadone is one of the most effective medications in addiction medicine and one of the most misunderstood in public life.
Jan 17, 2026
Lemborexant (Dayvigo)
Lemborexant is a newer insomnia medication that works through orexin signaling instead of simply sedating the brain.
Jan 15, 2026
Ramelteon (Rozerem)
Ramelteon is the sleep medication people often want to be more dramatic than it is. It isn’t a knockout pill. It isn’t a benzodiazepine. It isn’t a Z-drug…
Jan 12, 2026
Zaleplon (Sonata)
Zaleplon is a short sleep medication for falling asleep, not staying asleep. It gets judged unfairly when used for the wrong job.
Jan 10, 2026
Oxazepam (Serax)
Oxazepam is a slower, less flashy benzodiazepine. That can make it useful when boring is exactly the point.
Jan 7, 2026
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Chlordiazepoxide is old, but not irrelevant. It still matters most in alcohol withdrawal and selected anxiety situations.
Jan 4, 2026
Temazepam (Restoril)
Temazepam is a classic sleep benzodiazepine: effective for the same reason it can become a problem.
Jan 2, 2026
Diazepam (Valium)
Diazepam is a classic benzodiazepine with a long half-life, fast familiarity, and risks that should not be waved away.
Dec 30, 2025
Nefazodone
Nefazodone is split between a useful antidepressant profile and a liver-risk history that keeps it a selective tool.
Dec 27, 2025
Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
Isocarboxazid is an old MAOI that can work extremely well and still makes clinicians cautious because the rules matter.
Dec 25, 2025
Selegiline patch (Emsam)
The selegiline patch is a genuinely unusual antidepressant option: MAOI biology with a delivery system that changes the risk math.
Dec 22, 2025
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Tranylcypromine is a serious MAOI for treatment-resistant depression. It can work when cleaner drugs fail, but the diet and interaction rules matter.
Dec 20, 2025
Acamprosate (Campral)
Acamprosate (Campral) helps you stay sober after detox, not get you there. Non-addictive, renally cleared, six pills a day. Who it fits and who it doesn't.
Dec 18, 2025
Phenelzine (Nardil)
Phenelzine is an old MAOI that can still beat newer options for atypical or resistant depression, if the food and medication rules are realistic.
Dec 17, 2025
Desipramine (Norpramin)
Desipramine is an older norepinephrine-leaning tricyclic. It can still work, but it asks for more side-effect and safety respect.
Dec 14, 2025
Clomipramine (Anafranil)
Clomipramine is an older TCA for OCD that can hit hard when SSRIs fall short, but side effects, safety rules, and follow-up matter.
Dec 12, 2025
Minoxidil (Rogaine)
Minoxidil (Rogaine): what it does, who it works for, topical foam versus low-dose oral minoxidil, the dread shed, and the side effects worth knowing.
Dec 9, 2025
Imipramine (Tofranil)
Imipramine is an old tricyclic that can help depression and panic, but the burden is harder to justify when cleaner options fit.
Dec 9, 2025
Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
Nortriptyline is an older tricyclic that still does real work without feeling as blunt as amitriptyline for some patients.
Dec 7, 2025
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Amitriptyline is an older medication that still hangs around because it does several useful things at once, not because it's clean.
Dec 4, 2025
Quviviq (Daridorexant)
Quviviq (daridorexant) is a newer orexin-blocker for insomnia with a shorter half-life than Belsomra, so less morning fog. What it does and who it's for.
Dec 3, 2025
Mood stabilizers and the math of staying in the lane
Lithium, lamotrigine, valproate, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine. What each one does, what it does not, and why the drug is the line and the work is yours.
Nov 30, 2025
PDE5 inhibitors and the men’s sexual health math
Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Stendra, Trimix. What each one does, when it fits, and why the pill is leverage, not a substitute for the cardiovascular work.
Nov 29, 2025