Iodine is available in dietary supplements, usually in the form of potassium iodide or sodium iodide. Many multivitamin-mineral supplements contain iodine. Dietary supplements of iodine-containing kelp (a seaweed) are also available. Iodine supplements might interact with anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (TapazoleÂ®), used to treat hyperthyroidism. 2  Taking high doses of iodine with anti-thyroid medications could cause your body to produce too little thyroid hormone.
Five medications are commonly used by physicians licensed in United States to prevent malaria: mefloquine, doxycycline, atovaquone/proguanil, chloroquine, and under special circumstances, primaquine. 1 Mefloquine, chloroquine, and doxycycline work only on the erythrocytic stage of malaria.
Doxepin (brand name sinequan) is an older prescription antidepressant (a tricyclic available generically) that is mostly used nowadays as a sleep aid. It also has anxiety-relieving effects. Common side effects include dry mouth, blurred vision, and constipation, but unlike many other prescription sleep aids, it is non-addictive....Read more