Drugs

  1. Accutane:  Manufactured by Hoffmann – La Roche Pharmaceuticals (until 2009) as a medication to fight Acne.
  2. Actos:  Manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals to treat Type 2 Diabetes.
  3. Alli:  Manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline as a weight-loss supplement
  4. Avandia:  Manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline to treat Type 2 Diabetes.
  5. Byetta:  Manufactured by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co to treat Type 2 Diabetes.
  6. Exenatide:  Generic version of Byetta.
  7. Gardasil:  Manufactured by Merck and Company as a vaccine supposed to protect against the human papillomavirus.
  8. Ocella:  Generic version of Yaz.
  9. Meridia: Weight-Loss pill manufactured by Abbott Laboratories.
  10. Plavix: Manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Meyers Squibb to protect against the formation of blood clots.
  11. Prempro:  Manufactured by Wyeth (now owned by Pfizer) as a hormone replacement therapy drug.
  12. Rosiglitazone:  Generic version of Avandia.
  13. Sibutramine:  Chemical component of Meridia, weight loss drug marketed by Abbott Laboratories.
  14. Xenical:  Over the counter version of Alli.
  15. Yasmin:  Manufactured by Bayer as a form of birth control medication.  Yasmin contains about 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol.
  16. Yaz:  Manufactured by Bayer as a form of birth control medication.  Yaz contains about 20 mcg of Estradiol.

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